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 381 (3/24/25-3/28/25)
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In episode 1837, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, musician, comedian, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Crofton Infiltrates Corporate America, This IS Us…Unfortunately and more!
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In this edition of Zeitsassins Trend: Shadows, Jack and Miles discuss Joe Rogan's nuanced take on tyranny, Stephen A. Smith vs LeBron James, Kristi Noem's El Salvadorian prison photo op (feat. Rolex), the trailer for PT Anderson's new film 'One Battle After Another' and much more!
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In episode 1836, Jack and Miles are joined by podcaster Andrew Michaan, to discuss… the Bomb Bros group chat fallout, people Ghibli-fying images of themselves with OpenAI's new image generator and much more!
In this edition of Saratoga Trend Water, Jack and Miles discuss Subway's new Footlong Doritos Nachos, DisneyCrats blaming the left for Snow White's failure, Trump's new voter suppression executive order just dropped, scalpers selling free DMV appointments and much more!
The guys were pleased to be joined by NBA writer (The Guardian), vocalist and songwriter for Tiny Deaths, Claire De Lune on today's episode to discuss the state of the Los Angeles Lakers now that LeBron and Rui are back in the rotation. The trio also dove into some contenders vs pretenders from around the league.
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In episode 1835, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Alex Schmidt, to discuss… I Guess Cringe Music Videos Worshipping Musk Were…Inevitable? Time To Spin That Disastrous Group Chat Oopsie, Well That Was Fast … Morning Routine Guy Compares Himself to Jesus and more!
In this edition of The Zeiteous Trendstones: The Final Season, Jack and Miles discuss Jasmine Crockett dunking on Gov. HotWheels, Tiger Woods slurping on DoJu's sloppy seconds, Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal getting attacked by Israeli "settlers", the White House opening Trump's Easter Egg Roll to corporate sponsorships, the FBI's "Keep Tesla Safe" task force, 23andMe going bankrupt and much more!
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In episode 1834, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Zahra Noorbakhsh, to discuss… The JFK Files Were Full Of Social Security Numbers, There Were Already Worried About Some ‘Nage With These Dummys, Trump Cabinet Includes The Atlantic’s EIC On Text Thread About Attacking Houthis, Now You Can Get Getting Potentially Life-Ruining Loans To Pay For Fast Food and more!
In this edition of Zeit Lotus Spoilers, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Bernie & AOC's anti-oligarchy tour drawing big crowds and a quick check-in with the Dems, how unprofitable Apple TV is, 'Snow White' going "woke" and, subsequently, broke (not really) and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 380 (3/17/25-3/21/25)
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In episode 1833, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Kristen Toomey, to discuss… The Founder of Pirates Booty Thinks He Is Elon Musk or Some Sh*t, PLS BUY TSLA, Netflix’s Willy Wonka Reality Show Won’t Involve Killing Greedy Children and more!
In this edition of Baron Trend: Computer Hacker, Jack and Miles discuss Baron Trump being really good at computer, Andrew Schulz's take on all the Elon hate, Trump dismantling the DOE, calls for Chuck Schumer to step down, the World Happiness Report and much more!
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In episode 1832, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Never Scene It, Kyle Ayers, to discuss… Web Site Scrubbing Is The New Book Burning, Donald Trump’s Vision For The Kennedy Center Is Even Worse Than We Thought: It Involves CATS, The Biggest Snow White Controversy Is That Walt Disney Was A Dick and more!
In this edition of No Smoking Trend…, Jack and Miles discuss who REALLY killed JFK, Trump removing segregation prohibition from government facilities, the possible release of 'Coyote vs. Acme', the incipient postal worker strike and much more!
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Miles and Jack were pleased to be joined by Bucks podcaster Ti Windisch for today's discussion. The trio tapped in with the state of the Milwaukee Bucks and their title chances, the continued dominance of OKC and the sudden streaks of the Rockets and Wolves!
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In episode 1831, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, comedian, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… Joe Exotic Is Back Asking Trump For A Pardon, Quick Check In On Tesla…Media Still Can’t Say ‘Nazi’? Elon Musk On Rogan From a Few Weeks Ago, Backlash on the Double Sell Out and more!
In this edition of We're All Tracy MorgTrend, Jack and Miles discuss Israel breaking their ceasefire agreement (feat. Bill Burr), the new Netflix doc: 'The Twister: Caught in the Storm', Pepsi acquiring Poppi, the White House's "Closing Time" video, the elderly groupies following Trump around, Darren Aronofsky's remake of 'Cujo' and much more!
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In episode 1830, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News, Alec Karakatsanis, to discuss… Seemingly Liberal Institutions That Do A Ton of Damage, Copaganda, Mahmoud Khalil Case and more!
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In this edition of St. PaTrends Day, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Chuck Schumer caving to non-existent pressure, Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, Canada's 'secret weapon' in the trade war, Tesla halting Cybertruck deliveries (because they are falling apart), Conan O'Brien getting tapped for the Oscars again and much more!
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