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 will 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.... Show More

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 97 (8/26/19-8/30/19.)

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In episode 464, Jack and Miles are joined by Suicide Buddies podcast co-host and comedian Dave Ross to discuss Matthew McConaughey joining the University of Texas faculty, the rich warning of a coming recession, the third Democratic debates, Trump criticizing Fox News, Disney Plus, the film IP bubble about the burst, space crime, and more!

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In episode 463, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Nick Vatterott to discuss the new Joker trailer, Trump trying to make the wall happen ASAP, a Aunt Becky and the admissions scandal check in, KFC getting plant based meat, the exhausted Popeyes employees, Martin Scorsese's new film The Irishman, and more!

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In episode 462, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Dan Ahdoot to discuss the return of Pumpkin Spice Latte, the VMA's with Sebastian Maniscalco, Bret Stephens' meltdown over being called a bedbug, the Jeffrey Epstein hearing, Saudi Arabia's future city and their huge roller coaster, whether Red Bull actually gives you wings, Eva Longoria directing a Flamin' Hot Cheetos movie, #BoycottOliveGarden, and more!
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In episode 461, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Kimia Behpoornia to discuss nuking hurricanes, Popeye's Chicken's free advertisement from black twitter, Trump ignoring climate change, Amazon lacking some serious quality control on their site, Hasbro buying Death Row Records, NFL playing Andrew Luck retiring, and more!

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In episode 460, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, author, and Noble Blood host Dana Schwartz to discuss the death of David Koch, the G7 Summit, Trump trying to go to war with China, Ruth Bader Ginsburg in treatment for a tumor, Fox New's thoughts on homelessness and marijuana, A$AP Rocky not thanking Trump, a giant volcano that could end human life, the new socialism-themed Monopoly game, and more!

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 96 (8/19/19-8/23/19.)

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August 23, 2019 71 min

In episode 459, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Chinedu Unaka to discuss the new Apple card, the fires burning in the Amazon, Sarah Sanders joining Fox News, Trump denying detainees vaccines, Joe Walsh possibly knocking Trump out of the race, the big business of scavenging, the Spider-man Sony / Marvel debacle, and more!

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In episode 458, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Clark Jones to discuss a new cooking game show show on Quibi, Trump being upset that he can't buy Greenland, Trump's thoughts on Jews voting for Democrats, celebrities falling for an Instagram hoax, the new Dancing With The Stars cast, the sandwich wars, a bagel boss guy update, and more!

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In episode 457, Miles and special guest host Laci Mosley are joined by comedian and Sports Without Balls host Erin Foley to discuss Robert De Niro's company suing their ex-employee, Trump's approval ratings, Trump's claims of voter fraud, the cop who choked out Eric Garner finally being fired, California passing a law to protect people from being murdered by the police, an Instagram influencer's motorcycle accident,... Read more

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In episode 457, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and Alchemy This! improvisor Craig Cackowski to discuss molecular coffee, the right not believing that a recession is possible, Obama and Biden's relationship, the weight watchers app for children, Amazon's Maisel Day, issues with books from Amazon's Bookstore, and more!

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In episode 456, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer and Ethnically Ambiguous co-host Anna Hossnieh to discuss the right scamming old people, Trump trying to buy Greenland, Trump trying to pump himself up for the election, Fox News polls, insurance companies being very shady, more Jeffrey Epstein crap, best burger in every state, vaping-linked breathing problems, Pumpkin Space spam, and more!

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 95 (8/12/19-8/16/19.)

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August 16, 2019 62 min

In episode 455, Jack and Miles are joined by Stuff Mom Never Told You's co-host Samantha McVey to discuss Jay-Z's NFL deal, Trump demanding Israel deny entry to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, Joe Biden's team trying to hide his gaffes, updates on the Jeffrey Epstein suicide, a white savior leading to the deaths of Ugandan children, Sarah Silverman being fired from a job because of an old blackface sketch, why Once Up... Read more

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In episode 454, Jack and Miles are joined by Ridiculous History and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know's Ben Bowlin to discuss Trump's years long pettiness towards people, Facebook being shady as usual, Chernobyl 2.0, Jeffrey Epstein updates, the anti-spoiler A.I., Arizona Iced Tea getting into cannabis, and more!

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August 14, 2019 68 min

In episode 454, Jack and Miles are joined by Ron Burgundy Podcast's Carolina Barlow to discuss Chris Cuomo yelling at people who called him names, Trump's pettiness towards Justin Trudeau, the trades wars with China, protests going on in Hong Kong, the presidential candidates that should give up and run for senate, the new Princess Diana musical, Olive Garden's Pasta Pass, the death of cable, and more!

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In episode 453, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Dunkin Donuts bringing Pumpkin Spice out early, Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, falcons chasing away seagulls in Ocean City, another possible nuclear explosion in Russia, Jason Blumhouse's The Hunt film no longer being released, and more!

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August 12, 2019 65 min

In episode 452, Miles and special guest host Laci Mosley are joined by comedian Greta Titelman to discuss The Lady and The Tramp live action remake, the Home Alone remake, another Joe Biden gaffe, Walmart pulling video game displays yet continuing to sells guns, Elizabeth Warren surging in the polls, Jared Kushner using the presidency to dig himself out of debt, Chernobyl vodka, the internal workings of MoviePass, the pass... Read more

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 94 (8/5/19-8/9/19.)

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Ron Burgundy is back for season 2 of his hit podcast with bigger guests, bigger laughs, and a bigger Ron - proving once again that he is the most naturally handsome podcaster that has ever lived. Will Ferrell reprises his role as Ron Burgundy in the Ron Burgundy Podcast! Each episode has a different theme in which Ron engages in conversation with another notable person on the topic at hand. In true Ron Burgundy fashion, these ... Read more

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