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 1899, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler, to discuss… CEO’s Affair Was Clearly The Best Part of Coldplay Concert, Wow This Guy’s Brain Is Lookin Like Sous Vide Sh*t, Annabelle The Doll Isn’t Even As Evil As The Guy Who Owned It and more!
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In this edition of Coldplay Trends Cam, Jack and Miles discuss THAT couple on Coldplay's KissCam, Trump supporters burning their MAGA hats, job cuts at the State Dept., Tiny Chef getting uncancelled by Nickelodeon, UNO coming to Vegas casino tables (sort of) and much more!
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In episode 1898, Jack and Miles are joined by Rebrand, Mort Burke, to discuss… Epstein Flailing Continues, Stephen King’s Epstein List Tweet Was Even Worse Than “Maximum Overdrive”, Hopefully Superman Won’t Be As Bad For Dogs As 101 Dalmatians Was and more!
In this edition of Trends In Black, Jack and Miles discuss Avelo Airlines shutting down its west coast operations, Derek Huffman playing himself (and, unfortunately, his family), the National Guard getting an escape from L.A., the "Millennial Stare", the makers of Candy Crush crushing their staff in favor of AI, ICE lawyers hiding their names in immigration court and much more!
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In episode 1897, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… Democrats Have A ‘New’ Strategy Going Into The Midterms, Andrew Cuomo Declares Intention To Win Mayoral Election In Spite Of Reality, Adult Man That Brings Haunted Doll Around On Tour Died Mysteriously…, Big-Ass Mars Rock Is Going Up For Auction and more!
In this edition of RELEASE THE TRENDSTEIN FILES, Jack and Miles discuss MAGA spiraling over the Epstein cover-up (feat. Trump, Charlie Kirk and the usual suspects), SCOTUS letting Trump cook the DoE, US ambassador to Malaysia Nick Adams being very unpopular in Malaysia (and in general), WeTransfer's wild new terms of service and much more!
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In episode 1896, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, and host of The Bitchuation Room, Francesca Fiorentini, to discuss… Trump Epstein, JD Vance Risked His Family’s Lives For A Trip To Disneyland, Old Stinky Piece of Sh*t Gets In The Way Of Trophy Presentation… and more!
In this edition of This Is Culturally Trendappropriate, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Trump having a little trouble with his anti-pedo base, an ICE raid update, (not) Elmo tweeting hate speech and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 396 (7/7/25-7/11/25)
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In episode 1895, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by writer, playwright, and co-host of The Inner Cities Podcast, A. Zell Williams, to discuss… Epstein WAS A GOOD GUY Rebrand, Even Before Praising Hitler... Grok Was Literally Poisoning People, What Is A Micro-Retirement? Inside The Latest Gen Z Trend and more!
In this edition of TrendBO MAX, Miles and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss the return of HBO MAX, Kristi Noem being a POS, Pope Leo signing a Pokemon card, people using ChatGPT on the dating apps, Netflix's 'Poop Cruise' documentary, British teens limiting their own screen time and much more!
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In episode 1894, Jack and Miles are joined by science fiction and fantasy writer, author of Riot Baby and co-host of The Inner Cities Podcast, Tochi Onyebuchi, to discuss… It’s Ok That Medicaid Is Being Cut... YOU CAN NOW TOIL IN THE FIELDS, Is AI A Good Daddy? And more!
In this edition of Trendrey Epstein: The Snyder Cut, Jack and Miles discuss Squid Game's baffling VIP ADR, Charlie Kirk's very racist Texas flood "theory", the FTC's 'click to cancel' rule getting blocked, an update on the 'ICE Block' app and much more!
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In episode 1893, Jack and Miles are joined by the host of RnR with Courtney Act, Courtney Act, to discuss… ICE And California National Guard Do a Military Display in MacArthur Park, MMMmmmmm That Ole BBL Smell, TSA Ending Shoe Removal At The Airport and more!
In this edition of Trend Cruz Slamdunk Fail Video, Jack and Miles discuss Ted Cruz' vacation getting cruelly interrupted, Pam Bondi's missing minute mitigation, Kevin James becoming an action star, the initial reviews for 'Superman' and much more!
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In episode 1892, Jack and Miles are joined by podcaster and writer of Double Acts in Pop: An Incomplete Survey, Molly Lambert, to discuss… Elon Musk Is Now Starting A Political Party…, DOJ And FBI Conclude That Epstein Didn’t Keep The Client List That The Attorney General Already Confirmed and more!
In this edition of Zohran Trendani's Rice Crimes, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the Texas floods (and the Right's typical non-response), Elon totally not editing Grok AI answers about his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, Trump busting out his classic "Tariff Trumpfake" moves and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 395 (6/30/25-7/4/25)
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In episode 1891, Jack and Miles are joined by NYT best selling author and comedian Jim Tews to discuss… the Chinese tariffs messing with America's fireworks (and the switch to totally tariff-proof drone shows!), Dr. Phil turning the page… to Chapter 11, the Chuck E. Cheese for adults and much more!
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