Burnie and Ashley discuss the toppling of the Syrian government, missing journalist, Morning Somewhere’s Story of the Year 2024, open nominations for Person of the Year, Timothée Chalamet’s shocking College Gameday appearance, Ashley’s Christmas movie bracket, and Burnie’s completely unbiased picks for the NCAA Football playoffs.
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Story of the Year
- Vote Now: The Year’s Craziest Events – Morning Somewhere
- Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies: How did they explode and who did it? – BBC News
Person of the Year
- Chappell Roan is the freaky, fun pop star you need to know – BBC News
- Sabrina Carpenter’s pop hit Espresso crowned biggest song of 2024 by BBC Radio 1
- They went to space for eight days – and could be stuck until 2025 – BBC News
- Who is ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl? Meet Haliey Welch and her take on going viral
- Hawk Tuah girl: Online star faces crypto coin criticism – BBC News
Hoodie Hunter
- FBI offers $50,000 reward for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer | AP News
- UHC CEO’s Death Celebrated With Look-a-Like Contest in NYC
- Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest in NYC | AP News
Year of the Chalamet
- Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest in NYC | AP News
- Timothée Chalamet Goes Full-On Football Analyst on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’
- College GameDay on X: “TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET ELITE BALL KNOWLEDGE 😤 😂 @RealChalamet https://t.co/Vci23UK8nx” / X
- Dune: Part Two (2024) – IMDb
College Football Bracket
Syrian Rebellion
- The US believes journalist Austin Tice is alive after disappearing in Syria in 2012, Biden says | AP News
- Russian state news agencies say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad is in Moscow | AP News
Box Office Heroes
- ‘Moana 2’ cruises to another record weekend and $600 million globally | AP News
- 2024 Worldwide Box Office – Box Office Mojo
- ‘Moana 2′ Sails To $600M Global; ‘Wicked’ Tops $450M; India’s ‘Pushpa 2′ Breaking Records – International Box Office
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) – IMDb
- Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) – IMDb