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 Trends of Theseus, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss Wendy's crazy new burger (available in Canada only), a quick check in with the box office, the upcoming 'Skibidi Toilet' film (directed by Michael Bay), the US treasury ending the penny next year, Sesame Street moving to Netflix and much more!
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In episode 1868, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian and co-host of The Worst Idea Of All Time, Tim Batt, to discuss… Climate Change OG, Have the Experience of Stealing From a Porch Without All the Risk, Kevin Spacey Compares Himself To Victims Of The Blacklist During Unhinged Cannes Speech, Is The World The Way It Is Because Billionaires Are Too Dumb To Understand A Sci-Fi Book Series? An...
In this edition of Final DestinaTrend: Blood Zeits, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss the "water based cooking" trend on TikTok, Mr. Beast being hot now (???), Trump making it nigh impossible for Americans to get COVID boosters, UK kids thinking they'd be better off without the internet, Trump's pick for the IRS and much more!
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Miles and Producer Jabari were joined by podcaster and host of iHeart's The G.O.T.E Travonne Edwards for today's conversation about the Conference Finals matchups. The trio offered their predictions and thoughts on the matchups!
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In episode 1867, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, voiceover artist, and musician, Shahjehan Khan, to discuss… Is The AI Future Just More Gig Work For Humans? Staffing Cuts Are Leading To More Deadly Weather Events? Did They Make Another Jurassic World Movie Purely To Promote A Theme Park Ride? Good News: The Universe May Be Ending Sooner Than Expected and more!
In this edition of TrendnerT, Jack and Miles discuss airline safety, Trump "shoving it" up all our "asses", Kristi Noem having no idea what Habeas Corpus is, Rep. McIver getting charged with assault after an ICE protest (featuring ineffectual and mealy-mouthed behavior from the Dems), police secretly monitoring New Orleans with facial recognition cameras, the NY Knicks heading to the NBA finals and much more!
In episode 1866, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, activist, and host of The Bitchuation Room, Francesca Fiorentini, to discuss… Trump’s Tax Bill, Trump Demands Major Investigation Into Springsteen, Beyonce and Oprah For Their Work For Harris? Dystopia Corner - The ICE Reality Show Is a Real Thing? And more!
In this edition of Wreckx-Trend-Effect, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss their respective weekends, Joe Biden's cancer prognosis, James Comey's "86-47" post, Trump not posting about Elon anymore, the Romanian presidential elections, that kindergartener who brought jello shots to school, Trump's branded watch fail and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 388 (5/12/25-5/16/25)
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In episode 1865, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian behind the comedy special Recommended Based On Your Search History, Joe Kwaczala, to discuss… Oh Grok Is Now Feeding Into The White Genocide Conspiracy, You Got That 2025 Topps Pope Leo XIV Rookie Card?! Wrestling Childcare Away From Private Equity Is The Winning Issue Democrats Keep Ignoring and more!
In this edition of Zeit Trendocide, Jack and Miles discuss Netflix using AI to "marry products with content", the long awaited sequel to 'Passion of the Christ' (and America's 2004 torture boner), Walmart: Everyday Raised Prices, how most Americans are broke af, a cure for the 'Sunday Scaries' and much more!
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In episode 1864, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Shanna Christmas, to discuss… America Just Got Whiter By 59 People…, Max Shall Now Be Known As… HBO Max, So That Whole VR Revolution Never Happened and more!
In this edition of McTrendald's Truck, Jack and Miles discuss Trump vs. Medicaid, the first images from Nicholas Cage's new John Madden movie, Hasan Piker getting detained at the airport, Jesse Watters swimming in poop water, Cannes cracking down on red carpet nudity or "excessively voluminous clothing", the Oklahoma Education System is mandating students identify 2020 election discrepancies and much more!
Miles and Jack were pleased to be joined by Bleacher Report NBA writer and podcaster Dan Favale for today's conversation. The trio discussed the Knicks vs Celtics, Brunson's brilliance and plenty more from around the league!
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In episode 1863, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of Rebrand, Mort Burke, to discuss… WHY DO THEY ALL WANT TO BE ARTISTS?!!?! Amazon Doubles Down On Evilest Game Show In History and more!
In this edition of No Pun InTrended, Jack and Miles discuss Arby's testing new menu items made from real steak, what the Dems are talmbout (spoiler alert: they ain't talmbout nothing), Trump trying to overthrow the postal service… again, the new novelty popcorn bucket for Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and much more!
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In episode 1862, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by award-winning tv writer, comedian, and creator of Gone Native, Joey Clift, to discuss… Trump Accepts $400M Jet From Qatar…No Strings Attached! Just A Massive Metal Chain Around His Neck? Brain Worms Is At It Again…, Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner’s New Blood-Testing Startup Is Somehow Not An AI-Generated Hoax, Tom Cruise Just Can’t...
In this edition of Too Sexy For These Trends, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, more Trumpfake Trade War nonsense, the "first town purpose built to be car-free"*, AI stealing copyrighted works, Pope Leo: a Cubs or White Sox fan? and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 387 (5/5/25-5/9/25)
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In episode 1861, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, musician, writer, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Fetterman Looks Like Another Democrat That May Need To Step Down…, MAGA Had It’s Own Fyre Fest of Sorts… and more!
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