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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.... Show More

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Alex Jones Lost The InfoWar, We Are All The Kardashians 8.6.18

August 6, 2018 • 72 min

In episode 205, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Kyle Ayers to discuss the Keeping Up With The Kardashian premiere, Alex Jones' podcast being pulled from Apple podcasts and more, how the age of mothers is the cause of the widening gap between the 'two Americas,' how Trump is worried about Donald Trump Jr.'s future, a viral photo of Trump supporters t-shirts from a Ohio rally, Trump hating on LeBron James, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. WATCH: KUWTK | Kim Kardashian to Kourt: "You're the Least Interesting to Look At" | E!

2. Apple Banned Alex Jones and Infowars, and Spotify and Facebook Followed Suit

3. The Age That Women Have Babies: How a Gap Divides America

4. Jobs boom favors Democratic counties, not Trump strongholds

5. Trump at a precarious moment in his presidency: Privately brooding and publicly roaring

6. WATCH: Seklow compares Flynn to Martin Luther King Jr.

7. Photo of Trump supporters' T-shirts from Ohio rally goes viral

9. Melania Trump contradicts her husband on LeBron James

10. Michael Jordan, Melania Trump praise LeBron James after Donald Trump insults him on Twitter

11. WATCH: Rebles - Sweetest Taboo

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