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 1800, Jack and co-host Caitlin Durante are joined by comedian behind the stand-up special Spiritually Filthy, Mort Burke, to discuss… New Yorker Article On Ultra Processed Foods Suggests It’s Not the Processing... It’s The Calorie Density, Get Ready For A Whole Lot Of Unhinged Jesus Movies and more!
In this edition of Newsferatu, Jack and special guest co-host Caitlin Durante discuss NY's congestion pricing working?, the Israel/Hamas ceasefire deal, the return of 'Severance', Trump's deportation bill and much more!
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Jack and Producer Jabari were pleased to be joined by SB Nation’s Harrison Faigen for today’s episode. The trio discussed the state of affairs with the Lakers and whether they should still be active ahead of the trade deadline. They also looked around the league and speculated on which teams may take a swing at Jimmy, Zach LaVine and others.
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In episode 1799, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… The Racist Politicization of the Wildfires Continues, RedNote Taking Over, Matt Gaetz Is Now An Ivermectin Pitchman, Other Impressive Acts of Buzz Marketing for Ivermectin: Mel Gibson Absolutely Flying on the Joe Rogan Podcast and more!
In this edition of NosferaTrends, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss The Jack Smith Report Part 1 , Neil Gaiman: Sex Crim, the Consumer Electronics Show (and how it's basically a scam) and much more!
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In episode 1798, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by host of White Homework and Go Home Bible, You're Drunk, Tori Williams Douglass, to discuss… Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing, Bad Weekend To Be In The Trump Prosecuting Business, Lake Superior State University releases Words to Retire and more!
In this edition of Male PaTrend Baldness, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss the L.A. wildfires, Loser Of The Week: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dunkin Donuts running out of donuts, Robbie Williams' "Better Man" doc flopping hard at the box office and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 370 (1/6/2025-1/10/2025)
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In this edition, Jack and Bryan The Editor relay an important message from Miles and address Henry Winkler and Andrew Huberman's arson rumors.
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In this episode, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by writer/actor/comedian Blake Wexler to discuss… the L.A. wildfires, that one press conference that perfectly illustrated the juxtaposition between the LAPD and the LAFD (and who should get a bigger budget), New York introduces congestion pricing in Manhattan, Girl Scout cookies getting cancelled?!, and much more!
In this edition of CongesTrend Pricing, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss the L.A. wildfires, the subtly Q-coded Jason Statham film 'The Working Man', Jimmy Carter's funeral and much more!
- 'A Working Man' Trailer: Jason Statham Hunts for Missing Teen in Movie
- Obama and Trump have a long chat at Jimmy Carter’s funeral. What to know | The Independent
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Jack and Producer Jabari were pleased to be joined by NBA analyst and writer Chris Barnett for today's episode. The trio discussed the continued domination of the Cavs and Thunder before transitioning to the Jimmy trade rumors and where he might land in the event Miami wants to truly move on!
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In this edition of Steve Trendenberg: Local Hero, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss the firestorm in Los Angeles and all the chaos surrounding it (feat. Steve Guttenberg), Donald Trump doing/saying dumb stuff and much more!
In this episode, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by writer/comedian Joey Clift to discuss… that article we missed about Joe Biden being soooooo old, Madame Web being ineligible for best picture at the Oscars, 2025 was supposed to be the year of sex bots and much more!
In this edition of Trend Square Ball Drop, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss the new windy city: Los Angeles, Meta going full 'mask-off' MAGA, the weird popcorn bucket trend continuing with… whatever the hell you want to be a bucket (including Cinemark's BYOBucket event) and much more!
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In episode 1795, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… MAGA Time Is Nigh…Infighting Is Already Here Though, Trudeau Resigns, How Movies Envisioned 2025 and more!
In this episode, Jack and Miles discuss their respective holidays, and all the news they missed over the last couple of weeks!
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners! Here is your #1 favorite episode of 2024: Chris Crofton’s Video Cart: Election Day Time Capsule 11.06.24
In episode 1771, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, musician, author of The Advice King Anthology, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton, to discuss… The Video Cart Presentation Chris Brought For The Class Today an...
In this special episode, Jack and Miles are joined by super producers Anna Hossnieh, Bei Wang and Catherine Law to talk the best/worst predictions of 2024 and make a few of their own for the new year!
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We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners! Up next, #2: ACAB Includes Candy Buybacks, MAGA Campaign Abductees? 11.01.24
In episode 1769, Jack and Miles are joined by writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, bestselling author, and co-host of Quick Question with Soren and Daniel, Daniel O'Brien, to discuss… MAGA Boys Wondering Where Their Bros Are At With The Voting, Well If You&rs...
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