Current Events and Holiday Earworms

On today’s show: There is mounting concern about Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of defense after the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer dropped more bombshell allegations about the former Fox News host. Here’s everything we know.

Karen DeYoung with the Washington Post explains why the U.S. is closely watching South Korea’s political chaos. 

And one country’s sweeping plan to stop kids from using social media — will it work?

Plus, the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, the final outstanding House race is called for Democrats, and a tool to get rid of the jingle you can’t stop humming.

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.