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
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 421 (1/12/26-1/16/26)
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In episode 1991, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by co-host of Pod Yourself A Gun & Mad Yourself A Man, Vince Mancini, to discuss… They Threw PEEPEE On Meeeee!!!! Waaaaaa!!!! Greenland - EU solidarity, Americans DO NOT WANT GREENLAND AT ALL, Even Trump Doesn’t Want To Watch Amazon’s Stupid Melania Documentary, Marty Supreme Was Nearly A Vampire Movie? And more!
In this edition of This Is Your Brain On Trends, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss ICE shooting another person in Minnesota, Kristi Noem getting impeached?, the EPA caping for businesses instead of humans, the FBI raiding journalists homes, Texas A&M cancelling Plato and much more!
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In episode 1990, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, and host of The Bitchuation Room, Francesca Fiorentini, to discuss... Markwayne Mullin Not Sure What A Regime Is Or What Change Is, RFK Jr With A BANGER Appearance On Katie Goebbels’ Podcast Between Two Swastikas, Dems Willing To Stay Out Of Power To Appease Donors and more!
Foucault's Trenderang 1/14: Trump vs. Ford Workers, CBS Evening News, Tariff Checks, Olds vs. Youngs
In this edition of Foucault's Trenderang, Jack and Miles discuss Trump's Ford plant tour, how things are going on CBS Evening News, what's up with those Trump tariff checks, the elderly stealing Gen Z's jobs?!, and much more!
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In episode 1989, Jack and guest co-host Mort Burke are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler, to discuss… At Least Zohran Is Getting Busy, The Trump Administration Wants Us To Believe That They Havana Syndrome-d Venezuela, Finally An App To Ensure You’re Not Dead, Now Stranger Things Fans Are Convinced That ChatGPT Wrote The Finale and more!
In this edition of The Trend Shop by 2 Zeit Crew, Jack and special guest co-host Mort Burke discuss a brief history of Democrats NOT abolishing ICE, Disney tanking the Star Wars IP, and much more!
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In episode 1988, Jack and Miles are joined by journalist, co-host of It Could Happen Here, and author of Against the State: Anarchists and Comrades at War in Spain, Myanmar, and Rojava, James Stout, to discuss… Continued Attempts At Controlling The Narrative, Turning Point Has SUCH A HUGE SURPRISE In Store For The Super Bowl…, At Least Zohran Is Getting Busy and more!
This week it’s FA Cup Third Round, PL and secret nightclubs and bad fake IDs at Stamford Bridge!
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In this edition of Virtual Trendsanity, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the Golden Globe awards (feat. PolyMarket?), the nation-wide ICE protests following the summary execution of Renee Good, Trump vs. The Federal Reserve and much more!
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Hello, The Internet!™, and welcome to this spinoff episode of The Daily Zeitgeist we’re calling The Iconograph: a show about icons.
In this episode, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian/musician/podcaster Chris Crofton to talk about the (usurper) king of rock & roll/shooting televisions:
Elvis Presley
They'll examine his upbringing, his rise to stardom, and what he's got going on down there!
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 420 (1/5/26-1/9/26)
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In episode 1987, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… Trump Is Trying To Get The Pot To Boil Over And Declare Martial Law, At Least The RFK Jr. Hidey Bear Files Have Been Released, Wait, Robin Hood Is A Villain Now? And now!
In this edition of the show, Jack and Miles discuss the summary public execution of American citizen Renee Nicole Good and how long we, the American public, are gonna let this cook?
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In episode 1986, Jack and Miles are joined by filmmaker, tv writer. host of Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast and author of I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going To Anyway), Chelsea Devantez, to discuss… RFK Jr. Latest Vaccine F**kery “Blindsided” The CDC, Who’s Taking The Over On NUCLEAR APOCALYPSE? Peace to Duffman, Disneyland Line-Cutting Leads To Brutal Fight and more!
In this edition of Trend Roof Rusted, Jack and Miles discuss the finale of Stranger Things (or is it?), PolyMarket vs. Venezuela, Google's AI Overview STILL being inaccurate, Hampton Inn cancelling ICE?, anti-Venezuelan invasion protesters getting arrested and much more!
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In episode 1985, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… The New And Improved CBS Evening News Was A Total Clusterfuck, Guess What Trump Is Talking About In This Speech, Machado Still Trying To Get That Trump Co-Sign, Speaking of OIL, Stranger Things Fans Are Going Full QAnon After Series Finale and more!
In this edition of McTrendalds, Jack and Miles discuss the Jan. 6th bomber, an update on how many Epstein files there really are, the McRib class action lawsuit, Tim Walz dropping out of the governor's race and much more!
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In episode 1984, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Rebrand, Mort Burke, to discuss… Trump: People Say I’m Jealous But My Kink Is Just Karma, Benny Johnson: Venezuela Rigged The 2020 Election! So Yeah! Trump Health? John Krasinski Laid The Groundwork For Venezuela Attack and more!
This week your boiz take a moment to reflect on the Festive Fixtures and wonder who will get the sack next, City’s injury woes and load…management?
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