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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

Redlining 9.0 04.02.24

In episode 1651, Jack and Miles are joined by affordable housing advocate, Yusuf Dahl , to discuss… Yusuf's Work On Overturning The Thurmond Amendment, Modern Day Redlining and more! LISTEN: AMAMA by Crumb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 02, 202450 minSeason 332Ep. 2

April FoolsTrend 4/1: April Fools' Jokes, Air Force One, Niagara Falls, Easter

On this edition of April FoolsTrend, Jack and Miles discuss April Fools' Day jokes (both personal and corporate), People stealing stuff from Air Force One and selling it, Transgender Day of Visibility being on thesame day as Easter (and the Right lost their minds), Niagara Falls declaring a state of emergency over eclipse tourists, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 01, 202453 minSeason 332Ep. 1

Weekly Zeitgeist 315 (3/25/24-3/29/24)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 331 (3/25/24-3/29/24) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 31, 202458 min

Chocolate Easter War And The Hotdog Flavored Water 03.29.24

In episode 1650, Jack and guest co-host Ben Bowlin are joined by co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating , Alex Schmidt , to discuss… 7-Eleven’s Hot Dog Seltzer Is Probably/Hopefully A Joke, The “War on Easter” Is Raging In The UK and more! 7-Eleven’s Hot Dog Seltzer Is Probably/Hopefully A Joke Hot dog-flavored hard seltzer and barbecue sauce beer? Yes, really This Hard Seltzer Is Brewed with Leftover Hot Dog Water The “War on Easter” Is Raging In The UK ‘Gesture eggs’: Britain’s next ‘war’ ...

Mar 29, 20241 hr 7 minSeason 331Ep. 5

Trend Body Problem 3/28: 3 Body Problem, MAGA L's, Harvard's Special Leather Book, Unfrosted, DoorDash Drones

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 28, 202423 min

Total Eclip$e, Bible Trumpers 03.28.24

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! The Supreme Court of Hypotheticals Trump Is Hawking Bibles Now After 2016 Bible Slip, Trump Lashed Out at ‘So-Called Christians,’ Book Says Donald Trump Quotes Scripture, Sort of, at Liberty University ...

Mar 28, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 331Ep. 4

Deep Thoughts On Astrophysics And The Door From ‘Titanic’ 03.27.24

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! Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship hits major Baltimore bridge with construction crew on it At least 6 people unacco...

Mar 27, 202457 minSeason 331Ep. 3

Super Trendtendo, Sega Trendesis 3/26: P. Diddy, Misinformates/Disinformates, Krispy Kreme, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mugshots

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 social media, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Mar 26, 202420 min

MJGMB #106: State of the Bucks with Ti Windisch

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 26, 202452 minSeason 3Ep. 23

We’re Wrong About So Many Things With Sarah Marshall 03.26.24

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! LISTEN: May Ninth by Khruangbin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 26, 20241 hr 7 minSeason 331Ep. 2

Hot 4 Gators with Jack 'n' Miles 3/25: Boeing, Biden's Billions (for Israel), Trump, Kate Middleton, Box Office

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 getting a BBL, a box office update (feat. Sidney Sweeney) and much m...

Mar 25, 202453 minSeason 331Ep. 1

Trump Not NOT Taking Foreign Money, America’s Corpse Problem 03.22.24

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! Trump’s Lawyer Doesn’t Rule Out Taking Foreign Payments For Legal Bills (Clip) “WTF”: Alina Habba’s answer raises alarms amid concerns Trump may need foreign money for legal bills How To Fix America’s Corpse Problem Could the Funeral of the Future Help Hea...

Mar 22, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 330Ep. 5

Shohei OTrendy 3/21: Gaza Ceasefire, Subway, Apple vs. DoJ, Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Rittenhouse

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 21, 202425 min

Billionaire Misses Point of ‘Titanic,’ American Youth NOT Happy??? 03.21.24

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! Biden announces new rule for gas car emissions that could boost EV sector New Happiness Numbers Just Dropped “ Australia’s Trump” Wants To Rebuild The Titanic Exper...

Mar 21, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 330Ep. 4

Peak TrendMoji 3/20: Emojis, Trump, Biden, Willy Wonka Experience Doc

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 20, 202423 min

MJGMB #105: Are the Nuggets Inevitable? with Tony Jones

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 20, 202449 minSeason 3Ep. 22

That Ain’t Kate! Recessions Are Healthy! 03.20.24

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! Only In America - Recessions Are Actually BETTER for People’s Health The U.S. Is Finally... (Sort Of) Almost B...

Mar 20, 202455 minSeason 330Ep. 3

BarTrend Fink 3/19: Trump, Private Equity, Irish Wish, The Snowman

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 19, 202422 min

Upending Our Understanding Of Human History 03.19.24

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 19, 20241 hrSeason 330Ep. 2

Kate MiddleTrend's Photo Editor 3/18: Tucker Carlson, Boeing, McDonalds, Trump, Fruit of the Loom

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. Fruit of the Loom), and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Mar 18, 202448 minSeason 330Ep. 1

A.I. Discourages Voting! Justin Timberlake = Washed? 03.15.24

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! Google’s Chatbot Will Play Dumb During Election Season Microsoft’s AI Chatbot Replies to Election Questions With Conspiracies, Fake Scandals, and Lies AI: Googl...

Mar 15, 20241 hr 8 minSeason 329Ep. 5

MnuchTrend Wants To Buy TikTok 3/14: TikTok Ban, Trader Joe's Tote Bags, St. Patrick's Day, Baby Folding

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)! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 14, 202423 min

MJGMB #104: The State of the 76ers with Blake Wexler

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 14, 202451 minSeason 3Ep. 21

TikTok BAD…For U.S. Tech Companies, Weed Rats? 03.14.24

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! House Just Passed a Bill to Ban or Force the Sale of TikTok Gen Z recruits in the US Army are taking to TikTok to complain about the food, pay, and body shaming TikTok isn’t creating false support for Palestine. It’s just r...

Mar 14, 202459 minSeason 329Ep. 4

Burn After Trending 3/13: Katie Britt, Neil Young, Nancy Pelosi, Ben Shapiro, Boeing, 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 13, 202425 min

Pentagon: UFOs Ain’t Real OK?! Millennials Killed Chewing Gum 03.13.24

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! Boeing Whistleblower Dies In Most Suspicious Way Possible Police investigate death of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett after he was found dead in his truck in a hotel ...

Mar 13, 20241 hrSeason 329Ep. 3

A Few Good Trends 3/12: Kobe Bryant Statue, AirBNB, Biden Effigy, Trump, Exercise By State

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 12, 202427 min