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.

Episodes

March 28, 2024 22 mins

In this edItion of Trend Body Problem, Jack and Bryan the Editor discuss Netflix's '3 Body Problem' adaptation, another MAGA candidate loses in a special election, Harvard FINALLY getting rid of their book bound in human leather, Jerry Seinfeld's new film… about Pop Tarts, DoorDash's delivery drones coming to Australia and much more!

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In episode 1649, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian behind the new comedy album Ice Cream Money and host of TV I Say w/ Ashley Ray, Ashley Ray, to discuss… The Supreme Court of Hypotheticals, Trump Is Hawking Bibles Now, Companies Are Trying To Cash In On The Upcoming Solar Eclipse and more!

  1. The Supreme Court of Hypotheticals
  2. Trump Is Hawking Bibles Now
  3. After 2016 Bible Slip, Trump Lashed Out at ‘So-Called Christians,’ ...
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In this edition of, Jack and Miles discuss Martin Scorsese's new show on Fox Nation?, their favorite confirmation saints, how to properly eat a sandwich without looking like a 'psycho', the $15 'Campfire Milkshake' by the Chicago White Sox, and much more!

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In episode 1648, Jack and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by comedian and co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss... Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses... Fox News Blames Migrants, We Don’t Understand The Universe And Never Have? The Titanic Door That Kate Winslet Selfishly Monopolized Just Sold For Over $700,000 and more!

  1. Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship hits major ...
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In this edition of Super Trendtendo Sega Trendesis, Jack and Bryan the Editor discuss Sean "P. Diddy" Combs AKA "The Diddler" getting his homes raided by Homeland Security, Trump claiming Joe Biden (or possibly Joe Budden?) "MISINFORMATES and DISINFORMATES all the time", Netanyahu being PISSED that the U.S. didn't veto the U.N.'s ceasefire resolution, a California law prohibiting law enforcement agencies from posting mugshots on so...

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The guys were joined by Bucks analyst Ti Windisch on the latest episode. The trio discussed the state of the Bucks, the suddenly scorching hot Rockets and the play-in!

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In episode 1647, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of You Are Good and You're Wrong About, Sarah Marshall, to discuss…  Some of Our Favorite Episodes of You're Wrong About including; The Pro-Life Movement, Survival in the Andes, Human Trafficking and more!

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In this edition of Hot 4 Gators, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Boeing's CEO Dave Calhoun stepping down (with a big fat payout, most likely), Biden signing a $1.2 trillion spending package for govt. funding (including a nice little bag for Israel to continue their rendition of Stage 9 of "The 10 Stages Of Genocide"), Trump getting a little more time to weasel his way of the trouble he's in, Kate Middleton NOT get...

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 330 (3/18/24-3/22/24)

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In episode 1646, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, producer, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… Trump’s Lawyer Doesn’t Rule Out Taking Foreign Payments For Legal Bills, How To Fix America’s Corpse Problem and more!

  1. Trump’s Lawyer Doesn’t Rule Out Taking Foreign Payments For Legal Bills (Clip)
  2. “WTF”: Alina Habba’s answer raises alarms amid concerns Trump may need foreign money for legal bills
  3. How ...
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In this edition of Shohei OTrendy, Jack and Miles discuss the US "finally" "demanding" a "ceasefire", Subway switching to Pepsi, the DoJ suing Apple (again) over alleged iPhone monopoly, the Dodgers firing Shohei Ohtani's interpreter amid allegation of 'massive theft', and an update on America's Sweetheart, Kyle Rittenhous

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In episode 1645, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian behind the stand-up special My Brain Is Blowing Me Crazy and co-host of The Worst Idea of All Time, Guy Montgomery, to discuss… Biden’s Car Pollution Crackdown Is Still Disappointing, New Happiness Numbers Just Dropped, “Australia’s Trump” Wants To Rebuild The Titanic and more!

  1. Biden announces new rule for gas car emissions that could boost EV sector
  2. New Happiness Numbe...
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In this edition of Peak TrendMoji, Jack and Miles discuss the new emoji drop, an update on the primaries and Trump's finances, Biden's continued inaction in Gaza, the Willy Wonka Experience getting a documentary already, and much more!

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The guys were pleased to be joined by The Athletic's NBA writer Tony Jones for today's episode. The trio discussed the state of the Denver Nuggets, the Knicks and the postseason, the future 'face of the league' and more!

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In episode 1644, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of The Bechdel Cast and author of Raw Dog, Jamie Loftus, to discuss… Only In America - Recessions Are Actually BETTER for People’s Health, The U.S. Is Finally... (Sort Of) Almost Banning Asbestos, Inflation Keeps Going Up “More Than Expected”, Now Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theorists Have Their Own Zapruder Film To Analyze and more!

  1. Only In America - Recessions Are Actuall...
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In this edition of BarTrend Fink, Jack and Miles discuss what happens if Trump can't pay, private equity buying up everything (this time your favorite musicartists catalogs), the new Lindsay Lohan film 'Irish Wish', the return of Harry Hole and much more!

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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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