Weekly Zeitgeist 395 (8/18/25-8/22/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 402 (8/18/25-8/22/25) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 24, 2025•1 hr 1 min
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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Episodes
A Culture Of (Tiny) Bribes, Cracker Barrel Logo Hell 08.22.25
In episode 1919, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist? , Andrew Ti , to discuss… Eric Adams Campaign Advisers LOVE Bribes, In Better News the Anti Mamdani Movement Is Fizzling, Cracker Barrel’s Logo Sparks Right Wing Freak Out For Some Reason and more! Eric Adams Campaign Advisers LOVE Bribes The Anti-Mamdani Movement Is Fizzling Cracker Barrel stock tanks after unveiling a controversial logo change Cracker Barrel Logo Change Sparks Fury Cracker Barrel outrages...
Aug 22, 2025•58 min•Season 402Ep. 5
Trend & Stimpy 8/21: ICE Volunteers, TrumpMan, 2028 Elections, Drake's Warehouse, James Dobson, Netflix's Zodiac Watch List
In this edition of Trend & Stimpy, Jack and Miles discuss ICE asking for volunteers, Trump entering his Batman era?, Trump quipping about cancelling 2028 elections, Drake's new Amazon storefront, the passing of very influential evangelical weirdo James Dobson, Netflix's 'Zodiac Watch List' and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 21, 2025•25 min
MAGAvin Newsom!? History = Slander, I Guess? 08.21.25
In episode 1918, Jack and Miles are joined by the comedian behind the new stand-up special The Landlord Special , Beth Stelling , to discuss… Gavin Newsom Is Breaking MAGA Brains Somehow…, Trump’s Smithsonian Takeover Is All Because Of One Florida Tourist’s Idiotic Complaints, Cassette Tapes Are A Thing Again and more! Gavin Newsom Is Breaking MAGA Brains Somehow… The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis Trump White House calls out Smithsonian for pushing 'one-sided, divisive polit...
Aug 21, 2025•58 min•Season 402Ep. 4
How I Trended Your Mother 8/20: White House TikTok, JD Vance, Steven Miller, Shake Shack, PS5 Pricing, ICE/'Cornhusker Clink'
In this edition of How I Trended Your Mother, Jack and Miles discuss The White House joining TikTok (to zero fanfare), JD Vance & friends getting booed at Shake Shack, prices going up for the nearly EoL PS5, an ICE Goon/U.S. Concentration Camp update and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 20, 2025•21 min
Mosquitoes Are Taking Ov- IT’S CROFTON TIME! 08.20.25
In episode 1917, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, musician, host of Cold Brew Got Me Like , and subject of the documentary Nashville Famous , Chris Crofton , to discuss… Las Vegas Is Being Plagued By Mosquitos and more! Chris Crofton: Nashville Famous- LA premiere! Las Vegas Is Being Plagued By Mosquitos West Nile virus, pesticide resistance detected among Las Vegas mosquitoes Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens the U.S. Mosquitoes that carry West Nile are becoming re...
Aug 20, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 402Ep. 3
The Big Trend Theory 8/19: NOT Justin Bieber, Trump, Comcast/MSNBC, Washington D.C.
In this edition of The Big Trend Theory, Jack and Miles discuss that Justin Bieber impersonator in Vegas, Trump's new (totally not influenced by his meeting with Putin) attacks on voting, an update on Trump's declining health, Comcast getting rid of MSNBC, the (fictional) war for the soul of Washington D.C. and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 19, 2025•33 min
Grateful Debt! DC NOW SAFEST! 08.19.25
In episode 1916, Jack and Miles are joined by the hosts of Debt Heads , Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster , to discuss… So Many Articles About The Gen Z/ Millennial DEBT CRISIS... No Explanation Tho, Oh DC Is Actually Safe Now…, The Time Has Never Been Better to Do White Collar Crime! The Ultrawealthy Trend of Trying to Live Forever by Tad Friend and more! FBI ordered to prioritize immigration, as DOJ scales back white collar cases How to Live Forever and Get Rich Doing It LISTEN: Tema Barroco ...
Aug 19, 2025•59 min•Season 402Ep. 2
"That Wasn't Very Skibidi Trends Of You..." 8/16: Trump/Putin Meeting, 'Skibidi', Sydney Sweeney, Tom Cruise
In this edition of That Wasn't Very Skibidi Trends Of You, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the Trump/Putin meeting in Alaska, 'Skibidi' being entered into the Cambridge Dictionary, Sydney Sweeney's new movie a flop?, Tom Cruise turning down Trump's Kennedy Center offer and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 18, 2025•48 min
Weekly Zeitgeist 394 (Best of 8/11/25-8/15/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 401 (8/11/25-8/15/25) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 17, 2025•1 hr 8 min
MASS DRUG FIRE SHOOTINGS! THAT IS ALL! 08.15.25
In episode 1915, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating , Alex Schmidt , to discuss… DC Is So Unsafe! McDonald’s Latest Nostalgia Bait Meal Is A Rip Off In More Ways Than One and more! Benny Johnson on Washington, DC: “Entire neighborhoods, probably, need to be emptied, need to be bulldozed” Republican Senator Says He Doesn’t Wear Seatbelt in D.C. Because He Fears Being Carjacked: ‘I Don’t Buckle Up’ What are people doing with the Grimace...
Aug 15, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 401Ep. 5
The D.C. Trendwich Guy 8/14: D.C. Subway Guy, Trump/Putin Meeting, Infowars, The Onion, Colorado Mutant Bunnies, Ron Howard, Taco Bell
In this edition of The D.C. Trendwich Guy, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss the D.C. Subway Sandwich Guy, the incipient Trump/Putin meeting, an update on the Infowars/The Onion deal, the mutant bunnies in Colorado, rich white man Ron Howard doing/saying rich white man things, Taco Bell bringing back some fan favorites and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 14, 2025•19 min
Make America Go Away! Triangle Of Death Face 08.14.25
In episode 1914, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian, Shanna Christmas , to discuss… SHUT UP ABOUT EPSTEIN! Trump Now Thinking of Reclassifying Weed…, JD Vance’s Vacation Is The Worst Thing To Happen To The U.K. Since Ellen, There’s A TRIANGLE OF DEATH On Your Face? And more! MAGA Freaks Out Over Trump’s Plot to Reclassify Weed Trump Nemesis Is Bringing Epstein Victims to Capitol to Push for Files Release JD Vance’s English Countryside Vacation: Rolling Hills, Armored ...
Aug 14, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 401Ep. 4
Trump Hosts The Trendedy Center Award 8/13: Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony, DOGE, 'In Whose Name', 'War of the Worlds', James Bond, LaBuBu-Based Crime
In this edition of Trump Hosts The Trendedy Center Awards, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss Trump hosting the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, DOGE's actual savings being a small fraction of what was reported, Ye's upcoming (and upsetting) documentary 'In Whose Name', 'War of the Worlds' finally achieving a 3% on RT, Bezos being "obsessed" with getting his new wife in the next James Bond movie, a LaBuBu-based crime report and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Aug 13, 2025•23 min
Hide The Bad Economy! JD Vance = S**tty Dad? 08.13.25
In episode 1913, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian behind the new comedy special From The Future , Fabrizio Copano , to discuss… Can’t Have A Sh*tty Economy If There’s No Data To Analyze!, NO... AI Jesus Chatbots Are Predatory?! JD Vance Continues To Be A Sh*tty Dad and more! Can’t Have A Sh*tty Economy If There’s No Data To Analyze! NO... AI Jesus Chatbots Are Predatory?! JD Vance Continues To Be A Sh*tty Dad JD Vance says he used Grok to help make a customized chil...
Aug 13, 2025•59 min•Season 401Ep. 3
StevTrend Miller Loves Mayonaise 8/12: SCOTUS, GROK, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, Shrek 5, American Eagle
In this edition of StevTrend Miller Loves Mayonaise, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss SCOTUS possibly overturning same-sex marriage, GROK getting banned briefly… for being too based, Andrew Cuomo claiming Zohran looks tired and his apartment is too affordable?, Shrek 5 getting delayed, American Eagle and their good jeans getting curved and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 12, 2025•22 min
Seeking Drunken Crypto Bachelor, Samantha Jones Where Art Thou? 08.12.25
In episode 1912, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of The Worst Idea of All Time , Tim Batt , to discuss… Fellas, It’s Time To Get Into Woodworking, The Sex and the City Universe and more! Fellas, It’s Time To Get Into Woodworking LISTEN: Plain Sailing by Gold Panda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 12, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 401Ep. 2
RIP Dial-Up Trendernet 8/11: JD Vance, AOL, Trump/Putin Meeting, FBI, Washington D.C
In this edition of RIP Dial-Up Trendernet, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, JD Vance & Co. on damage control, AOL ending their dial-up internet service, Trump and Putin meeting in Alaska, the FBI taking over the DC police?, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 11, 2025•56 min•Season 401Ep. 1
Weekly Zeitgeist 393 (Best of 8/4/25-8/8/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 400 (8/4/25-8/8/25) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 10, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Celebrity Cruise Sets New Obliviousness Record 08.08.25
In episode 1911, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by co-host of Go Home Bible, You're Drunk and White Homework , Tori Williams Douglass , to discuss… Trump's Tariffs Hit Almost Every Single Major U.S. Trading Partner, Why Is This Song/Performance Suddenly All Over Social Media? Real World Glass Onion and more! Trump's Tariffs Hit Almost Every Single Major U.S. Trading Partner... Starting Around 15% And Being As High As 50% Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War Are...
Aug 08, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 400Ep. 5
ICE Trendgent Dean Cain 8/7: ESPN/WWE, Big Balls, L.A. Olympics, Dean Cain, Chicago Water Bill, United Unimatic, Ape Scrumping
In this edition of ICE Trendgent Dean Cain, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss, WWE coming to ESPN, a "descent into fascism' update (feat. Ex-DOGE staffer "Big Balls" and the L.A. Olympics), famed copgobbler Dean Cain joining ICE?, Chicago's extremely high water bills, United having trouble with their Unimatic flight tracking system, Dartmouth invesigating 'ape scrumping' and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 07, 2025•28 min
Pizza My Heart, US Tourism On Fire (The Bad Way) 08.07.25
In episode 1910, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by host of Creature Feature and co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating , Katie Goldin , to discuss…Tourism Is On Fire (In A Bad Way) In The U.S.: Vegas Tourism Crash, The Grand Canyon Wildfires, Foreign Tourists Avoiding U.S., Wolves Scared By Marriage Story, RFK Jr. Cancels 500 Million In Vaccine Research, 21 Cases of E. Coli Infection Reported in Florida Linked To Raw Milk, Curious Octopus and more! Grand Canyon Wildfire Sprea...
Aug 07, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 400Ep. 4
Big Boy Trend On The Roof 8/6: Mr. Ed, 'War Of The Worlds, Microplastics/Glass Bottles, B.C. Singing Camper, The Sphere, 'The Wizard Of Oz'
In this edition of Big Boy Trend On The Roof, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss the 63 year old TV show Mr. Ed, the new 0% rated Amazon adaptation of 'War of the Worlds', microplastics in GLASS bottles?!?!, the singing camper that sparked a rescue mission, 'The Wizard Of Oz' coming to the Vegas Sphere (featuring yet another useless implementation of AI) and much more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 06, 2025•38 min
DJ Vance's Panama Playlist, Rod Stewart's AI "Tribute" 08.06.25
In episode 1909, Jack and and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by stand-up comedian, Marcella Arguello , to discuss… The Panama Playlists Have Leaked And They Suuuck, Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Cushy Prison, Engineered Anti-Mamdani Headlines, Naked Maps, Rod Stewart Uses AI To Pay “Tribute” To Ozzy Osbourne and more! The Panama Playlists Have Leaked And They Suuuck JD Vance’s Leaked Spotify Playlist Is Bafflingly Full of Gay Anthems Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Cushy Prison Engineered Anti-Mamda...
Aug 06, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 400Ep. 3
Trendro Pascal 8/5: Trump On The Roof, Aalborg Zoo, Elon Musk, Grateful Dead/Nangs
In this edition of Trendro Pascal, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss Trump on a roof, the Copenhagen zoo asking people to donate their unwanted pets… as food, Elon Musk inspiring Hollywood (in the worst way possible), Grateful Dead fans getting icy off the nangs in SF and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 05, 2025•28 min
Dew Conspiracies, Radioactive Wasps (The Insect Kind) 08.05.25
In episode 1908, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan , to discuss… Texas Democrats Leave The State To Deny Texas Republicans A Quorum For Their Gerrymandering Plan, Smithsonian Takes Down Trump Impeachment Exhibit... Then Says It Will Put It Back Up After Public Pressure, Elon Musk Continues To Be A Weird Freak About Women, Radioactive Wasps, Why Are There So Many Mountain Dew Conspiracy Theories? And...
Aug 05, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 400Ep. 2
CELSIUS® ASTRO ZEIT™ 8/4: Sydney Sweeney, Trump, Jobs Report, Charlamagne Tha God, High Noon, CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE™
In this edition of CELSIUS® ASTRO ZEIT™, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss their respective weekends, Sydney Sweeney getting dragged for being republican?, Trump vs. Economics, Trump vs. Charlamagne Tha God, High Noon's "CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE™ Energy Drink Sparkling Blue Razz Edition with a silver top" recall and much more! WATCH: Coyotes on a Trampoline: Watch the Action! | TikTok Funny moment huge bear attempts to take a nap in a hammock | SWNS See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...
Aug 04, 2025•59 min
Weekly Zeitgeist 392 (Best of 7/28/25-8/1/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 399 (Best of 7/28/25-8/1/25) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 03, 2025•1 hr 2 min
GOP = Good Ole Perverts, Elon’s Incel Eatery 08.01.25
In episode 1907, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Diva Down , Carmen Laurent , to discuss… Why Is It Always The Decent God Fearing Folks? How Did Elon Musk F**k Up A *Diner* This Badly? Ocelots and Possums Seem To Be Conspiring Together In The Amazon Rainforest and more! Investigation inquiry underway after reports of naked women on Ryan Walters office TV Ryan Walters's Statement As board members call Walters’ collusion accusation ‘ludicrous,’ third-party report offers new TV details Boar...
Aug 01, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 399Ep. 5
HerediTrendy 7/31: South Park, Democrats:, Gaza Famine, Presidential Fitness Exam, Sydney Sweeney/White House, Oreo X M&M's
In this edition of HerediTrendy, Jack and Miles discuss the huge success of South Park's season 27 premiere, Democrats: WTF are they up to?, Trump admitting that human suffering exists?, the return of the Presidential Fitness Exam, the White House weighing in on the Sydney Sweeney/"Good Jeans" controversy, Parade Magazine's hard-hitting coverage on… M&M's and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 31, 2025•26 min
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