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 this edition of The Great DisappoinTrend, Jack and Miles discuss Dr. Trump making an unproven link between autism and Tylenol, Kamala Harris' "ringing endorsement" of Zohran Mamdani, western nations "recognizing" Palestine's statehood (to what end??) and much more!
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In episode 1935, Jack and Miles are joined by linguist and author of Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language, Adam Aleksic AKA Etymology Nerd, to discuss… Who Makes Our Language? America’s Kids Ain’t Able To Read Good Or Math Good, Words As Windows Into History, What Is Even Sincere Expression In The Age Of Algorithmic Language And Content? And more!
In this edition of Central Perk from Triends, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Charlie Kirk's funeral, Tom Brady's strange commentary, the incipient Rapture, Trump pushing Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes, the abandoned Tom Homan bribery investigation, NYC finally getting a 'Central Perk' cafe and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 406 (9/15/25-9/19/25)
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In episode 1934, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… Meta’s New AI Glasses Not Only LOOK Like Sh*t... They Also Functionally Suck Sh*t, Kash Patel Helping Keep The Epstein Story Alive and more!
In this edition of We Are But A SecTrend Rate Podcast, Jack and Miles discuss the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel, that weird moment when you are forced to agree with Tucker Carlson, the 'One Battle After Another' reviews rolling in and much more!
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In episode 1933, Jack and Miles are joined by Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… Trump’s UK Visit Is Full Of Pageantry And Massive Epstein Photos, TRUMP WAS OBSESSED WITH PRINCESS DIANA…, Slight cope: Jeanine Piro is TERRIBLE at prosecuting THE LEFT, “You May Already Be F**ked”: Publishers Clearing House Is Cutting Off Their Sweepstakes Winners and more!
In this edition of Indecent Trendposal, Jack and Miles discuss Kash Patel having some 'splaining to do in front of Congress, white supremacy and domestic terrorism STILL being America's biggest threat, Asteroid FA22 doing a close flyby (by astronomical standards), social media companies being fine hosting extremely violent content and much more!
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In episode 1932, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by host of Next We Have and co-host of The Dollop, Gareth Reynolds, to discuss… Trump Wants You To Think Fentanyl Will Make You A Spooky Blue Ghost, Jesus We Are In Dark Waters - Pam Bondi Just Making Up Laws Now, Google Is Being Sued Over Its Janky AI Overview, Social Media Companies Are Fine With Graphic Murder Videos... Apparently and more!
In this edition of RIP Robert Trendford, Miles and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss JD Vance hosting Charlie Kirk's show, Trump "knocking off" another Venezuelan boat, UN commission finding that Israel is guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, a Florida woman punching an alligator, selling your soul with LaBuBus, the passing of Robert Redford and much more!
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In episode 1931, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Mary Houlihan, to discuss… Racist Policies Bad For Investment? Fox and Friends Host Apologizes For Suggesting That The Government Should Straight-Up Murder Unhoused People, Gov. Kathy Hochul Endorses Zohran Mamdani and more!
In this edition of Miles Of Gray Day, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the capture of Charlie Kirk's shooter, Trump's droopy 9/11 face, the Emmy Awards and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 405 (9/8/25-9/12/25)
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In episode 1930, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Finding My Audience, Allen Strickland Williams, to discuss… Spot The Difference Between The Right’s Response To Charlie Kirk vs Melissa Hortman, It’s Been A Privilege And An Honor Podcasting With You... Now The AI Wave Will Consume Us, Kamala Harris Dunks On White House In New Memoir (Which Readers Will Likely Never Finish and more!
In this edition of Hot-Crossed Trends, Jack and Miles discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, some Eurovision drama and much more!
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In episode 1929, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Blair Socci, to discuss… CLASS WAR! Cuomo Gathers Landlords And Developers To Plot Against Mamdani, Zohran Is Taking On FIFA’s Dynamic Pricing, Charlie Kirk Is Shot At Event, The Conjuring Franchise Continues Its Legacy Of Exploitation And Fraud and more!
In this edition of I Have A Very Particular Set of Trends, Jack and Miles discuss Trump's trip to Joe's Prime Seafood in DC, the initial reactions to Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another', CBS' new ombudsman, Lachlan Murdoch taking over for Fox Corp., Larry Ellison topping Elon Musk, Apple's latest uneventful keynote, Israel's latest war crime and much more!
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In episode 1928, Jack and Miles are joined by award-winning tv writer, comedian, and creator of Gone Native, Joey Clift, to discuss… Capitalism Popularity At A New All Time Low, Do NOT Say These WOKE WORDS If You Are A Democrat Running For Office…, AI Art Turning The Bible Into An Action Movie and more!
In this edition of Would A Spy Trend Himself?, Jack and Miles discuss the release of Trump's lewd birthday card to Epstein, the Supreme Court lifting the restraining order that restricts racial profiling by ICE, The Rock's new film "The Smashing Machine", Mariah Carey finally winning a VMA and much more!
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In episode 1927, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism and Beauty, Kaila Yu, to discuss… Mike Johnson Walks Back Claim That Trump Helped The FBI Take Down Epstein, Eric Adams To Stay In Mayor’s Race... Until He Loses And Becomes A Saudi Ambassador, Women Are Going To Turkey For Limb Shortening Procedures? And more!
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