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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.... Show More

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Worst Mueller Report Take, WT Actual F Ancestry.com? 4.22.19
April 22, 2019 • 76 min

In episode 375, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and Nerdificent podcast co-host Ify Nwadiwe to discuss MoviePass losing most of its users, a new racist Ancestry.com ad, Lil Dicky's new viral video, the Game of Thrones soundtracking sounding similar to the Black Panther soundtrack, hot takes on the Mueller Report, Joe Biden running for president in 2020, Republicans not being able to handle AOC's heat, Ariana Grande being paid more than Beyonce to perform at Coachella, the new shell on challenge, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. MoviePass Loses 90% of Its Subscribers in Less Than a Year

2. ANCESTRY.COM’S RACIST AD TUMBLES INTO A CULTURAL MINEFIELD

3. Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber are CGI animals in this generation’s “We Are the World”

4. The Weeknd’s Bad Song For Game of Thrones Sounds Like His Bad Song For Black Panther

5. Excerpts and Analysis From the Mueller Report

6. Joe Biden Is Running for President

7. GOP lawmaker withdraws invite for AOC to visit Kentucky mine

8. Kentucky Republicans Worried Inviting AOC to Meet with Coal Miners Might Backfire

9. Coachella paid more for Ariana Grande than they did Beyoncé and this is what they got...

10. It’s crazy that Beyoncé invented stamina. #BeyonceHomecoming

11. Coachella Day 3: Ariana Grande’s $8 Million Payday Brings Nsync, Diddy and Nicki Minaj

12. WATCH: Doctors warning about dangers of shell on challenge

13. WATCH: Arcanum - Show Me the Body

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