The Daily Zeitgeist

The Daily Zeitgeist

There’s more news and less comprehension today than any historical period that didn’t involve literal witch trials, and trying to stay on top of it all can feel like playing a game of telephone with 30 people, except everyone’s speaking at the same time and like a third of them are openly racist for some reason. From Cracked co-founder Jack O’Brien, THE DAILY ZEITGEIST is stepping into that fray with some of the funniest and smartest comedic and journalistic minds around. Jack and co-host Miles Gray spend up to an hour every weekday sorting through the events and stories driving the headlines, to help you find the signal in the noise, with a few laughs thrown in for free.

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March 19, 2024 59 mins

In episode 1643, Jack and Miles are joined by author, archaeologist, and Professor of Comparative Archaeology, Professor David Wengrow, to discuss him and David Graeber's book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity and more!

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In this edition of Kate MiddleTrend's Photo Editor, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Tucker Carlson getting pranked by "Kate Middleton's Photo Editor", airline tickets probably getting more expensive… thanks to Boeing's fuck ups and capitalism, federal regulators being sick of McDonalds' ice cream machines being broken, Trump's latest word-salad-jazz-solo in Ohio, a veritable cornucopia of Mandela Effect (feat. Fru...

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from season 329 (3/11/24-3/15/24)

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In episode 1642, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, poet, performance artist, and author of How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Declonial Memoir, Shayla Lawson, to discuss… Google’s Chatbot Will Play Dumb During Election Season, Is Justin Timberlake Like…Annoying Now? Bernie Introduced A Bill Proposing 4 Day Work Weeks and more!

  1. Google’s Chatbot Will Play Dumb During Election Season
  2. Microsoft’s AI Chatbot Replies to ...
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In this edition of MnuchTrend Wants To Buy TikTok, Jack and Miles discuss America's desperate attempts to ban/buy TikTok (feat. Sinophobia, perceptual control, and capitalist ghouls), Trader Joe's new mini tote bag (for hypebeasts only), Biden hosting an Irish Taoiseach for St. Patrick's Day, and parents 'folding' their babies (not what you think)!

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The guys were joined by comedian and Sixers diehard Blake Wexler to discuss the state of the team, their chances once Embiid returns and plenty of action from around the league!

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In episode 1641, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Bigfeets and author of I'm Starting To Worry About This Black Box of Doom, Jason Pargin, to discuss… House Just Passed A Bill To Ban Or Force The Sale Of TikTok, Rats Are Getting High Thanks To New Orleans Cops and more!

  1. House Just Passed a Bill to Ban or Force the Sale of TikTok
  2. Gen Z recruits in the US Army are taking to TikTok to complain about the food, pay, and body...
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In this edition of Burn After Trending, Jack and Miles discuss Katie Britt looking to capitalize on her SOTU debacle, Neil Young returning to Spotify, Nancy Pelosi lying about sending arms to Israel, Ben Shapiro's thoughts on retirement… and weekends... and vacation, a Boeing Door-Buster update, the 'Don't Say Gay' bill getting thrown out and much more!

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In episode 1640, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian behind the comedy special Daddy Long Legs, Blake Wexler, to discuss… Boeing Whistleblower Dies In Most Suspicious Way Possible, A Brief History Of Trump’s Hitler Fandom, Pentagon: Nothing To See Here No Such Thing As UFOs Bye, Did Millennials Kill Chewing Gum Too? And more!

  1. Boeing Whistleblower Dies In Most Suspicious Way Possible
  2. Police investigate death of Boeing whis...
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In this edition of A Few Good Trends, Jack and Miles discuss the typos on the Kobe Bryant Statue, AirBNB banning indoor security cameras, the GOP fundraiser with a Biden effigy, Trump getting saved (financially) by Evan Greenberg, the states who get the most/least exercise and much more!

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In episode 1639, Jack and Miles are joined by movement lawyer, political commentator, public defender, and host of Olurinatti, Olayemi Olurin, to discuss… The Social Impact Of Copaganda, The Menu Of Shows Is Staggering, There Are Some Pretty Staggering Myths Buried In Law And Order Specifically, More Than The Cops This Helps Obfuscate The Role Of Prosecutors, Selection Bias, We Never Defunded The Police and more!

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In this edition of I'm Just Trend by Ryan Gosling, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the state of the uniion address, Neil Degrasse Tyson pounding sand, the Oscars: winners & snubs, Kate Middleton conspiracy theories and much more!

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 328 (3/4/24-3/8/24)

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In episode 1638, Jack and Miles are joined by Ethio-American vocalist, songwriter, and composer, Meklit Hadero, to discuss… Meet Mark Robinson The GOP Candidate For NC Governor, The VA Just Backtracked On Their Plans To Ban A Controversial WWII Photo, Making Hospitals More Musical Could Save Lives--Study Finds and more!

  1. Mark Robinson, the North Carolina GOP nominee for governor, is off the rails even by MAGA standards
  2. The V...
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In this edition of Madame Trend, Jack and Miles discuss Biden courting Nikki Haley voters, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed getting convicted of involuntary manslaughter as the armorer on 'Rust', the AI boom straining the U.S. power grid, Netflix getting rid of their 'Basic' plan (feat. Jake Paul, for some reason), Sydney Sweeney killing wokeness… with her boobs and much more!

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In episode 1637, Jack and Miles are joined by the comedian behind the new stand-up album Feeling Myself, Emily Van Dyke, to discuss… “Uncommitted” Made A Strong Showing In “Super Tuesday”, MAGA World Is Using AI To Make Trump Look Like He’s Good At The Cookout, German Man Got Vaccinated Over 200 Times, RuPaul’s Online Bookstore Is Full of Anti-LGBTQ+ Books For Some Reason and more!

  1. “Uncommitted” Made A Strong Showing In “Sup...
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In this edition of Lieutenant Frank DrebTrend, Jack and Miles discuss the new 'Naked Gun' remake, the results from Super Tuesday, the NYC Subway turning into a subterranean militarized police state, Big Pharma losing its fight to avoid prescription drug price negotiations, the new Harry Styles-inspired rom-com 'The Idea of You' and much more!

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Miles and Jack were very pleased to be joined by comedian Josh Gondelman on today's episode! The trio talk Josh's Celtics, their historic winning streak, the league being TOO DANG GOOD at offense, and much more!

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In episode 1636, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Ridiculous Crime, Zaron Burnett & Elizabeth Dutton, to discuss… Trump Wants To Create A “Public Health Catastrophe” In Schools, Despite That... Voters Pretty Chill About Trump Not Being A Dictator, Guy In Vegas Got Stung On The Ball Bag By A Scorpion... Scam Or No Scam? Kellogg’s “Cereal For Dinner” Strategy Is Blowing Up In Their Faces and more!

  1. Trump Wants To Creat...
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In this edition of Who Do You Trend You Are? I Am!, Jack and Miles discuss (HBO) Max cracking down on password sharing, TastingTable's outrage-bait sandwich list, Cookie Monster getting in on the 'shrinkflation' craze, Kamala Harris (sort of) calling for a ceasefire, France enshrining access to abortions and much more!

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