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 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

November 21, 2025 64 mins

In episode 1968, Jack and Miles are joined by host of American Hysteria, Chelsey Weber-Smith,, to discuss… The Self-Victimization Is Really Out Of Control On The Right, US Border Patrol Monitoring our Driving To Minority Report Us, Fox News Suggests That Adults Don’t Need Christmas Presents and more!

  1. The Self-Victimization Is Really Out Of Control On The Right
  2. US Border Patrol Monitoring our Driving To Minority Re...
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In this edition of Trender Act II: Back In The Habit, Jack and Miles discuss Trump joining the Lynch Mob, Trump agreeing to release the Epstein files, FOX's 'The Life of Jesus Podcast' (feat. a bunch of hapless famous actors), shady ICE agents doing crimes and much more!

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In episode 1967, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Zahra Noorbakhsh, to discuss… Insurance Lawyer Lady F**ked Up Big Time? Being Epstein’s “Wingman” Isn’t Helping Larry Summers’ Career, Billionaire Out Here Telling Us How To Make Life Better, This Warner Bros. Discovery Sale Is A Disaster In The Making and more!

  1. Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
  2. Judge say...
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In this edition of Planes, Trends, & Automobiles, Jack and Miles discuss MBS @ the White House, the Epstein bill flies through the House & Senate,  the very fake AI Buckingham Palace X-mas market, the stock market (and the AI bubble) bracing for Nvidia's earnings report and much more!

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In episode 1966, Jack and Miles are joined by journalist and author of Becoming Baba: Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Meaning in AmericaAymann Ismail, to discuss… Trump Kicks Off Affordability Tour? White House Posts Then Deletes MAGA Grimace, Can’t Get Past Inflation, Corruption And The Epstein Files? HOW ABOUT A BRIBE? LAPD Continues to Protect Us (From Accurate Statistics About How Bad They Are At Their Job), ...

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In this edition of Trendflix House, Jack and Miles discuss today's CloudFlare's outage, Trump being rude to a reporter?, an update on the Epstein Files, Trump's 'tariff dividend' plan, the Trump admin caping for that OTHER famous sex crim, and much more!

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In episode 1965, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Rebrand, Mort Burke, to discuss… Megyn Kelly Launches SiriusXM Channel With Defense of Jeffrey Epstein, Megyn Kelly: Fairweather Pedo Defender, Meanwhile... Is Trump Warming Up The Band For Some Illegal Warfare Distractions? Zohran Needs A Proper Security Clearance To Be Mayor; Will Trump Grant It? Brad Sherman Got Caught Looking at Dirty Pictures On A P...

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In this edition of Trending Bubba, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the 'Blowing Bubba' Epstein email that sent the internet mad, Marjorie Taylor Greene singing a different tune, Hitler having a micropenis?, a quick box office update and much more!

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November 17, 2025 68 mins

Hello, The Internet!™, and welcome to this spinoff episode of The Daily Zeitgeist we’re calling The Iconograph: a show about icons.

In our inaugural episode, Miles and Jack are joined by writer/comedian/podcaster Michael Swaim to talk about the Stein...

Burt Einstein. 

We’re starting with a big one... Genius, visionary, silly billy, rogue, sex maniac?

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 414 (11/10/25-11/14/25)

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A round-up of some of our favorite "Overrated/Underrated/Search History" segments!

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In episode 1964, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan, are joined by actor, writer, improvisor, host of the Bad Drag Race comedy show, Drag Her, and We Love Trash, Mano Agapion, to discuss… Newly-Released Epstein Emails Reveals Trump Knew About “The Girls”, THIS IS THE GREATEST UNVEILING OF AN AI HUMANOID ROBOT EVER and more!

  1. House Democrats release new Epstein emails referencing Trump
  2. Trump knew abou...
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In this edition of EVERYBODY TRENDS NOW!, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss those new Epstein emails, Trump being unpopular for some reason, Rockstar Games busting unions?, the death of the penny and much more!

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In episode 1963, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian and host of The Faucet & Broccoli and Ice Cream, Myq Kaplan, to discuss… More Emperor’s New Clothes, Target Is Forcing Employees To Smile and more!

  1. Bezos's Evil Sci-Fi Fantasy World (Clip)
  2. Great Job, Internet!: Joyce Carol Oates ethers Elon Musk on his own platform
  3. Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
  4. Target has a new ...
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In this edition of What We Trend In The Showers, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss Democrats calling for Chuck Schumer to resign, Funko Pops going extict?, an update on ICE in Chicago, Fox News flipping on Trump? (not really) and much more!

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In episode 1962, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of No Such Thing, Devan Joesph & Manny Fidel, to discuss… You A Talentless Dipsh*t With A Lot Of Money And No Musical Experience? The Emperor’s New Clothes Era is Upon Us..., Rudy Giuliani And Mark Meadows Pardoned Via Tweet, Ghislaine Is Going To Get Out? And more!

  1. MAGA Loyalist With No Experience Conducts Orchestra at Trump’s Kennedy Center
  2. Ghislaine ...
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In this edition of The Great Lock In, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, that Dr. Oz meeting at the Oval Office last week, Kim Kardashian's new legal drama "All's Fair", SCOTUS upholding Obergefel vs. Hodges (for now), 8 cowardly Dem snakes ending the gov't shutdown (for nothing in return) and much more!

  1. Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound | The New Yorker

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 413 (11/3/25-11/7/25)

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In episode 1961, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Alex Schmidt, to discuss… FAA To Start Canceling Flights On Friday, Nancy Pelosi Is Finally Retiring… In Two Years, Meta Is Really Taking Ad Industry Jobs Over With AI and It Looks Like Sh*t, Tom Brady Turns Dead Dog Into Sponsored Content and more!

  1. U.S. government shutdown to force flight reductions at 40 'high-traffic' air...
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In this edition of GremTrends 3, Jack and Miles discuss the return of Gremlins, some new details about the Louvre heist, more news on the election results and much more!

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