Saturday Nov 22, 2025

Thanksdingus special (FEAT Lindsey Halligan)

In Trump's America, stepping on a rake can be a way of life. This week, interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan got flamed for bypassing the grand jury by moving an indictment that all the jurors hadn't seen in former FBI director James Comey's case. Of course, this was after Halligan misstated Comey's Constitutional rights and missteps in the investigation.

Put it simply, it's embarrassing. Another egg on the Trump Administration's vindictive face and ours.

On this episode of DINGUS OF THE WEEK, hosts LYZ LENZ and ZACHARY OREN SMITH yell about the wages of military-grade incompetence.

Also on this week's show...

An objective review of the Thanksgiving table...
AND why the aspic is the way of the future (History)
Why doing the bare minimum doesn't make you a hero, Marjorie Taylor Greene
2025's Dingus Pardons
The world's most mischievous (and probably dead) weasel (NPR)
An olive branch to Seans/Shawns everywhere
Things to watch for your Thanksgiving off-time
Mark Ruffalo's moment to shine (The Hollywood Reporter)

DINGUS OF THE WEEK is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday.

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ZACHARY OREN SMITH writes about politics for Iowa Starting Line. He's the host of Cornhole Champions, a weekly Iowa podcast.

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SHOW RUNDOWN:

(00:27) - Thanksgiving is here. Lyz hates it. But booze could help?

(06:53) - The best (and worst) food on the Thanksgiving table: sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, oyster dressing, in-the-butt v. out-of-the-butt, jello salad, and canned cranberry sauce.

(16:43) - Defending the aspic... and like also fruit concentrate while we're at it...

(22:25) - Fuck, marry, kill: Thanksgiving edition

(25:06) - Intro

(27:38) - This week's dingus: Lindsey Halligan's prosecutorial disaster

(38:01) - Is DOTW targeting women now?

(40:37) - US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's suddenly doing the ABSOLUTE bare minimum

(47:27) - Break

(47:35) - 2025's Dingus Pardons

(01:16:42) - Listener Dingus: One motivated weasel (Thanks, G!)

(01:21:12) - Listener Dingus: Sean haters (Thanks, Sean... and sorry!)

(01:26:53) - Movies for Thanksgiving break: Begonia, Knives Out 3, Wicked: Part 2...

(01:33:35) - TASK SEASON 2 (and why time for the baby-dad-ification of Mark Ruffalo)...