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
In episode 1994, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by Finding My Audience, Allen Strickland Williams, to discuss… Dems Are All Asking To Be Primaried, Candace Ownes Saying She and Charlie Kirk Are Like the XMen? Is Chris Pratt’s Copaganda AI Thriller The Worst Movie Of 2026? And more!
In this edition of Zeitos… The Trendmaker, Miles and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss the Oscar noms, more on Trump's Davos appearance and Board of Peace, the death of Pitchfork and much more!
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In episode 1993, Jack and Miles are joined by English professor, author of The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics, and host of Nerd from the Future, Ramzi Fawaz, to discuss… Trump Continues To Prove The Haters Right, Minneapolis PD Says Off Duty Officers (Of Color) Being Targeted by ICE, The Right Is Trying To Claim Star Trek and more!
In this edition of We Sometimes Finish Each Others' Sandwiches, Jack and Miles discuss Lindsey Halligan leaving her post as US attorney after being completely unqualified, Usha Vance gregnant?, Trump's embarrassing appearance at Davos and much more!
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In episode 1992, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… President Pump Fake? One of Our Sh*ttiest Senators Is Being Sued Under A HOMEWRECKER LAW? Analyst Warns: The Bank Of England Should Prep For Aliens, Brooklyn Beckham Calls Out His Famous Parents and more!
In this edition of Milk… It Trends A Body Good, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Trump "winning" the Nobel Peace prize* & launching his "Peace Board", the right wing whole milk culture war and much more!
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This week we catch up on the unhinged AFCON final, Carabao Cup results and thank the heavens that every other team sucked just a little bit more than Arsenal this round!
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A round-up of some of our favorite "Overrated/Underrated/Search History" segments for MLK Jr. Day!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 421 (1/12/26-1/16/26)
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In episode 1991, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by co-host of Pod Yourself A Gun & Mad Yourself A Man, Vince Mancini, to discuss… They Threw PEEPEE On Meeeee!!!! Waaaaaa!!!! Greenland - EU solidarity, Americans DO NOT WANT GREENLAND AT ALL, Even Trump Doesn’t Want To Watch Amazon’s Stupid Melania Documentary, Marty Supreme Was Nearly A Vampire Movie? And more!
In this edition of This Is Your Brain On Trends, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss ICE shooting another person in Minnesota, Kristi Noem getting impeached?, the EPA caping for businesses instead of humans, the FBI raiding journalists homes, Texas A&M cancelling Plato and much more!
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In episode 1990, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, and host of The Bitchuation Room, Francesca Fiorentini, to discuss... Markwayne Mullin Not Sure What A Regime Is Or What Change Is, RFK Jr With A BANGER Appearance On Katie Goebbels’ Podcast Between Two Swastikas, Dems Willing To Stay Out Of Power To Appease Donors and more!
Foucault's Trenderang 1/14: Trump vs. Ford Workers, CBS Evening News, Tariff Checks, Olds vs. Youngs
In this edition of Foucault's Trenderang, Jack and Miles discuss Trump's Ford plant tour, how things are going on CBS Evening News, what's up with those Trump tariff checks, the elderly stealing Gen Z's jobs?!, and much more!
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In episode 1989, Jack and guest co-host Mort Burke are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler, to discuss… At Least Zohran Is Getting Busy, The Trump Administration Wants Us To Believe That They Havana Syndrome-d Venezuela, Finally An App To Ensure You’re Not Dead, Now Stranger Things Fans Are Convinced That ChatGPT Wrote The Finale and more!
In this edition of The Trend Shop by 2 Zeit Crew, Jack and special guest co-host Mort Burke discuss a brief history of Democrats NOT abolishing ICE, Disney tanking the Star Wars IP, and much more!
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In episode 1988, Jack and Miles are joined by journalist, co-host of It Could Happen Here, and author of Against the State: Anarchists and Comrades at War in Spain, Myanmar, and Rojava, James Stout, to discuss… Continued Attempts At Controlling The Narrative, Turning Point Has SUCH A HUGE SURPRISE In Store For The Super Bowl…, At Least Zohran Is Getting Busy and more!
This week it’s FA Cup Third Round, PL and secret nightclubs and bad fake IDs at Stamford Bridge!
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In this edition of Virtual Trendsanity, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the Golden Globe awards (feat. PolyMarket?), the nation-wide ICE protests following the summary execution of Renee Good, Trump vs. The Federal Reserve and much more!
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Hello, The Internet!™, and welcome to this spinoff episode of The Daily Zeitgeist we’re calling The Iconograph: a show about icons.
In this episode, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian/musician/podcaster Chris Crofton to talk about the (usurper) king of rock & roll/shooting televisions:
Elvis Presley
They'll examine his upbringing, his rise to stardom, and what he's got going on down there!
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 420 (1/5/26-1/9/26)
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