JessKidding Podcast

This episode dives into the major headlines shaking things up — starting with Joe Kent stepping down and what his resignation says about growing tension around the Iran conflict. We also tap into global sports as Venezuela celebrates a huge win in the World Baseball Classic beating the US. On the music side, we cover Flea’s new solo album. To wrap it up, we’ve got a show recommendation with Paradise — a series worth adding to your watchlist. News, culture, and a little bit of everything — just how we like it.

Kristi Noem’s DHS exit, Ryan Gosling hosting SNL, and Apple’s new MacBook Neo in Nerd Nook. We also cover Paralympics highlights and Bruno Mars’ new album The Romantic. Our show pick this week: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms from the Game of Thrones universe.

This week, we get into the fuel crisis in Cuba and what happens when oil shipments get blocked. We take a moment to talk about the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson. We switch gears to the Olympics and our favorite moments from the Games, plus our thoughts on Baby Keem’s new album: Casino. We wrap it all up with a show recommendation you’ll definitely want to check out, “Mercy for None.”

Minnesota stays in the spotlight, Sinners leads the Oscar race with a record-breaking 16 nominations. Tennis fans saw Naomi Osaka exit the Australian Open early due to injury, A$AP Rocky ended an eight-year hiatus with his new album, Don’t Be Dumb. We cap it off with a watch pick: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy because it’s still January.

Flu season is in full force, politics continue to be… politics, and somehow retro is back and cooler than ever. The 49ers are still here (we’re thankful), Doechii dropped a new song, and our show of the week is Pluribus.

Nicki Minaj pops up at Turning Point and sets the internet on fire, Venus Williams gets married, and Stranger Things prepares to emotionally ruin us one last time. GTA fans are once again told to wait, and we finish with holiday movie picks to help you ignore the chaos and pretend to relax. Finishing off 2025 strong, ready for 2026.

Episode 11 moves fast. TSA is sharing admin data with ICE, the Supergirl trailer finally dropped, and Keipher officially entered his Analog era. Then the last Friday before Christmas gets violent when Jake Paul’s jaw gets broken by Anthony Joshua. We hit the new KWN album and wrap up the episode with three holiday movie picks to survive the season. Listen now!

On Episode 10, we get into Netflix dropping billions like pocket change, the Diddy doc that has everyone side-eyeing, Apple folding iPhones like laundry, and the Clippers cutting CP3 in his final season. To close the episode, we highlight our tv show pick of the week: 1923.