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 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!
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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In episode 1960, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, John Hastings, to discuss… Fash Tears Raining Down On Us, The Legal Sandwich RECKONING IS NIGH, Did Kim Kardashian Just Make The Worst TV Show Of All Time? And more!
In this edition of Zohran Trendani, Jack and Miles discuss the midterm elections (and MAGA's trip to the copium den in Cope-nhagen), Zohran Mamdani's big win in NYC and much more!
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In episode 1959, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler, to discuss… Hellhole Cities Suffering From Precipitous DROP IN CRIME YOU F**KWITS, Coke Is Using AI To Ruin Christmas Yet Again, Cybertruck Cop Cars Are Here and more!
In this edition of Daylight Trending Time, Jack and Miles discuss the passing of world-class war criminal: Dick Cheney, Trump threatening to defy judges' orders on SNAP benefits, a check-in on Election Day and much more!
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In episode 1958, Jack and Miles are joined by artist and musician, Janie Danger, to discuss… 9% of NYC Will Self Rapture If Mamdani Wins!!! What’s The Deal With Erika Kirk And JD Vance? Mariah Carey Announces Christmas Season By Union Busting Santa’s Elves, New Lorre Lore…Chuck Lorre (Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men) Wrote The TMNT Theme and more!
In this edition of I Left My Trends Back Home…, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Trump hosting a 'Great Gatsby' party hours before SNAP benefits lapse, Julia Fox's interesting Jackie O costume, Kash Patel thwarting a "Halloween terror spot" and using a gov't jet for date night, Prince Andrew getting kicked out of Windsor Castle and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 412 (10/27/31 - 10/31/25)
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In episode 1957, Jack and Miles are joined by actor and screenwriter, Dani Fernandez, to discuss… Trump Decides To Bring Back Nuclear Weapon Testing, Nobody Wants To Live In Donald Trump’s “Haunted” Childhood Home, This Is Why People Will Never Stop Being Afraid Of Clowns and more!
In this edition of PolterZeitgeist, Jack and Miles discuss the upcoming midterm elections, "6-7" entering the lexicon, that AI 'Friends' video, Feds charging Kat Abughazaleh with conspiracy for… protesting, Google Trends 2025 list of top Halloween costumes and much more!
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In episode 1956, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, improvisor, comedian and founder of Sweet Tea Studios, Douglas Widick, to discuss… Maybe Don’t Give Nazis The Superhero Movie Poster Treatment? Amazon To Go On AI-Inspired Layoff Spree, Why Is The Ghostface Mask So Iconic? And more!
In this edition of The Texas Trendsaw Massacre, Jack and Miles discuss Master Chief @ the White House, Trump: "It's too bad" he can't run for a 3rd term, an ape escape on a Mississippi highway, and a chat with Ayumi Shinozaki about Japan's struggle with creeping fascism!
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In episode 1955, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler, to discuss… Trump’s Brain Def Working Good? So Good That He Doesn’t Know Where To Walk? Another Great One From Business Insider and more!
In this edition of A Zeitmare On Trend Street, Jack and Miles discuss yet another "Storm of the Century": Hurricane Melissa, Halloween candy shrinkflation, anti-vaxx pet owners worried about "pawtism", the Texas AG suing Johnson & Johnson over… lies, an update on the World Series and much more!
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In episode 1954, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Otherworld, Jack Wagner, to discuss… Ouija Episodes, The Power Of The Unconscious Mind and more!
LISTEN: Distant Land by Madlib
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Trendsaw Man 10/27: Trump MRI, Scott Bessent: Soy Bean Farmer, Air Traffic Controllers, Chainsaw Man
In this edition of Trendsaw Man, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Donald Trump meeting with the giant magnetic donut, Scott Bessent feeling the 'pain' from China tariffs, the air traffic controller shortage amid the gov't shutdown, a quick box office check-in and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 411 (10/20/25-10/24/25)!
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In episode 1953, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by creator and host of HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story and the upcoming podcast JennaWorld, Molly Lambert, to discuss… Cuomo Follows Awkward Debate Performance With Racist AI Slop, The Stranger Things Finale Is Coming To The Big Screen, “Canada’s Trump” Talks Up A.I. Actors While Promoting “Marty Supreme” and ...
In this edition of I Wanna Trend Me Da, Jack and Miles discuss some NBA news, Terry Rozier and others getting arrested in a gambling probe, Fentanyl: a weapon of mass destruction?, the millions on SNAP benefits possibly losing their benefits, Buddy Kennedy winning the World Series, and much more!
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