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 Is Henry KisTrender Dead?, Jack and Miles discuss the passing of one of the worst humans to have ever lived, Henry Kissinger, Julianna Margulies ripping her mask off (for Israel), George Santos still refusing to resign, The Daily Wire casting for a new animated series (with some curious names attached), and a brief history of the White House Christmas Trees!
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In episode 1589, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Beauty Translated, Carmen Laurent & Janie Danger, to discuss… TikTok Is Really Into Bad Outdated Advice On Relationships…, KFC Perfume Is Now A Thing and more!
In this edition of The Zeitzpinklers, Jack and Miles discuss Sitzpinklers (men who sit when they pee), Fruit Loops being too woke nowrr, the Golden Bachelor hit pieces (TL;DR Gerry's a fuccboi), Spotify Wrapped 2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene's new "book" , and the initial reviews for the new Wonka movie!
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The guys were back in action this week and pleased to be joined by The Deseret News beat writer Sarah Todd on today's episode. The trio discussed the surprising starts of teams like the Timberwolves, Thunder and Orlando before transitioning into the state of the Utah Jazz.
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In episode 1588, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… Is The WaPo Editorial Board Just A Bunch Of Incels? Elon’s Genius Plan To Save Twitter: Bring Back Pizzagate and more!
In this edition of Trend Onto Your Butts!, Jack and Miles discuss Florida trying to preemptively ban reparations for the descendants of "certain individuals", Taylor Swift being a straight up demon worshipping witch, Doritos finding a way to integrate AI into chips, and Plex's controversial new sharing feature!
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In episode 1587, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and author of The Advice King Anthology, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Hall Just Got a Restraining Order Against Oates and more!
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In this edition of The 4-Day WeekTrend Update, Jack and Miles discuss their respective Thanksgivings, Fox News really running out of stuff to get outraged about this holiday season, Goop's holiday gift guide, the top albums that came out 25 years ago, the brief interruption of the Macy's T-giving Day parade, the new song from "AI singer/songwriter" Anna Indiana and much more!
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In this edition of ThanksTrending, Jack and Miles discuss Joe Biden brokering a "ceasefire" in Gaza, the shortage of air marshalls on US flights (and why that might be a good thing), and the Squid Game reality show and it's "incompetencies of scale"!
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Jack and Producer Jabari were joined by True Hoop podcaster Jarod Hector on today’s episode. The trio discussed some of the top rookies in terms of expectations vs performance and plenty more in this episode.
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In episode 1586, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by hosts of Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily, Steven Phillips-Horst and Lily Marotta, to discuss… X Is Suing Media Matters For Pointing Out Their Obvious Nazi Problem, JFK Assination Tourism Is Kinda Weird and more!
In this edition of Macaroni Trend Cheese, Jack and Bryan the Editor discuss Thanksgiving turkey prices, Biden's 81st birthday, media literacy courses in schools, Elon Musk suing Media Matters for saying what they see (feat. Andrew Tate), Enrique Iglesias getting outed as a bad singer, and the Bob Dylan-core trend on TikTok!
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In episode 1585, Jack and guest co-host Joelle Monique are joined by Professor of Alaska Native Languages at the University of Alaska Southeast and host of The Tongue Unbroken, X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell, to discuss… Indigenous Languages: The State Of Them, The Impact Of Representation In Media On Marginalized Communities and more!
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In this edition of The WeekTrend Update, Jack and Bryan the Editor discuss Sam Altman getting fired from OpenAI (and immediately rehired at Microsoft), the new Andre 3000 album, Snoop Dogg quitting smoke (by way of a smokeless fire pit), Bill Clinton's botched Rosalynn Carter statement, and another in a long line of exploded SpaceX rockets!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 313 (11/13/23-11/17/23)
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In episode 1584, Jack and Miles are joined by stand-up comedian, Marcella Arguello, to discuss… Senator Tiny Man SRSLY WOULDA FUCKED UP THAT TEAMSTER BRO, Scam Goddess - George Santos, TikTok Can’t Stop Talking About Osama bin Laden, The War On Christmas Is Really Struggling This Year and more!
In this edition KnockTrend The Boots, Jack and Miles discuss Bruce Willis in Pearl Harbor?!, Snoop Dogg "giving up smoke", the latest marathon cheater (this time in Scotland), some new polling for Republicans to ignore, an update on the I-10 freeway underpass fire in L.A., and people getting nasty in the Rage Room!
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In episode 1583, Miles and guest co-host super producer Justin Connor are joined by comedian, Jackie Keliiaa, to discuss… GOP Congressman ALMOST Starts To Figure It Out, A Plane Had To Fly Back To JFK Because Of… A Horse?? Orcas Continue To F*ck Up Yachts And Boats…There Is A Solution Though, Reminder: True Lies Is Islamophobic Trash and more!
In this edition of Trendyth Paltrow's Ski Crash Musical, Miles and Bryan the Editor discuss the new Gwenyth Paltrow skiing accident musical, the new Madame Web movie, the new Supreme Court code of ethics, Americans thinking Alaska is an island, Markwayne Mullin literally asking for it, and Clay Higgins' weird "ghost bus" rant!
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Miles and Producer Jabari were pleased to be joined by comedian Blake Wexler for today’s episode. The trio discussed the tremendous starts by the Sixers and Mavericks before transitioning into what the answer might be for the Los Angeles Clippers. Be sure to check out Blake’s comedy special (https://youtu.be/aEnGRBHbyw4?si=Aai5BmrcxZTcHo0n)
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