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The Golden Crew wraps Season 2 with a gleefully unhinged Thanksgiving special — pardoned-turkey outrage, a made-up cruise-line bidding war, and the official launch of Thankmas, the holiday where you thank them. Beneath the silliness there's a genuinely thoughtful turn through the week's Carnival headlines, before the boys tee up Season 3 and pass the gravy.
What they covered
Topics on deck
Season 2 finale
Pardoned-turkey outrage
Winstar bidding-war bit
WKRP turkey toss
Overboard news
CBD-gummies ban
Thankmas launch
Season 3 on-ramp
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- The deadpan cold open — Trevor takes issue with this year's presidential pardon.
“I was really surprised of the turkey that the president chose to pardon this year. The crimes that he committed… He did not deserve it.”
- The fictional bidding war — A rival cruise line almost bought the show's name outright.
“The show was almost Winstar Cruising Podcastaways… I thought if they're willing to say $100,000, they might say two.”
- WKRP callback — The Durant turkey toss gets the classic sitcom treatment.
“imagine the scene from WKRP where they did that… from a helicopter… they kind of splattered all over the place.”
- Real compassion on the news — The tone shifts for a 20-year-old off the Carnival Glory in Nassau.
“I feel terrible for this family… hopefully there is a better outcome. I can't imagine what that family is going through.”
- The CBD-gummies ban — A woman banned before boarding on her 21st anniversary over 0.01% THC gummies.
“That is wild.”
- The Thankmas hard-sell — Trevor makes the ask crystal clear.
“I take any form of payment, cash, visa… Venmo, PayPal. You know, checks are made out to cash.”
- Meta season-finale wink — A firm denial that this was recorded back-to-back with the last episode.
“That would be stupid… We don't do those things.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- Thankmas rolls out — The Dec 9 holiday gets its full launch — a Facebook "thank us" thread, possible Thankmas gear, and a proposed 24-hour marathon stream of past episodes.
- Holiday-TV homage — The marathon idea riffs on WKRP, MST3K, Twilight Zone, It's a Wonderful Life, and A Christmas Story.
- "The butthole of Oklahoma" — The Durant callback returns, alongside the drive-to-Miami-nude tea-towel running gag.
- Gary all the best — The whole Winstar defection is a loving in-joke, and the crew explicitly wishes Gary "all the best" and sends fans to shower the traveling Mannings' YouTube videos with love.
- IMDb boost plea — The recurring ask to send traffic to the show's IMDb page, plus the "say you forgot" Facebook bit.
- The closing benediction — Season 2 signs off on the crew's signature blessing: "you're unique, you're special and you're loved."