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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.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 1h 3min
Dew Conspiracies, Radioactive Wasps (The Insect Kind) 08.05.25
In episode 1908, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… Texas Democrats Leave The State To Deny Texas Republicans A Quorum For Their Gerrymandering Plan, Smithsonian Takes Down Trump Impeachment Exhibit... Then Says It Will Put It Back Up After Public Pressure, Elon Musk Continues To Be A Weird Freak About Women, Radioactive Wasps, Why Are There So Many Mountain Dew Conspiracy Theories? And more! Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting Trump wants 5-seat pickup from redraw of Texas congressional map Smithsonian Takes Down Trump Impeachment Exhibit... Then Says It Will Put It Back Up After Public Pressure Trump Administration: "RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY" Top Trump Aide Shares Ominous Post About ‘Indefinite’ Presidential Terms Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows Elon Musk Continues To Be A Weird Freak About Women Radioactive Wasps ‘Hot Wasps’ Found at Nuclear Facility in South Carolina Chilling claim Mountain Dew flavors predicted four deadly US disasters The Mountain Dew Conspiracy Theory That Has Us Second-Guessing Everything Wild Theory Connects New Mountain Dew Flavor to Catastrophic Events There's a mountain dew conspiracy every time they focus on a new flavor a big event happens. A new conspiracy is born and already spreading over Facebook Mountain Dew drink doesn’t prove Maui fires were ‘planned’ Conspiracy Theorists Think the Government Used Lasers to Start Maui Wildfires on Purpose Mtn DEW conspiracy. What are elites doing? What do you think? Is this Predictive Programming? It’s Time for a Mountain Dew Smackdown Don't Believe This Mountain Dew Fertility Myth Mountain Dew Shrinks Testicles Tropical Fantasy Renders Blacks Sterile Rumor Almost Ruins Small Soda Firm : Race relations: A flyer in Harlem said Tropical Fantasy was part of a Ku Klux Klan scheme to ‘make you sterile.’ The firm fought back with the truth--and won back most of its customers. MTN DEW | Your Soul Needs DEW | Lizard Mountain Dew reptilian commercial Pallavi's Piece of Media (Video) LISTEN: Big Bear by Mae MartinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 4, 2025 • 59min
CELSIUS® ASTRO ZEIT™ 8/4: Sydney Sweeney, Trump, Jobs Report, Charlamagne Tha God, High Noon, CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE™
In this edition of CELSIUS® ASTRO ZEIT™, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss their respective weekends, Sydney Sweeney getting dragged for being republican?, Trump vs. Economics, Trump vs. Charlamagne Tha God, High Noon's "CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE™ Energy Drink Sparkling Blue Razz Edition with a silver top" recall and much more! WATCH: Coyotes on a Trampoline: Watch the Action! | TikTok Funny moment huge bear attempts to take a nap in a hammock | SWNSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 3, 2025 • 1h 2min
Weekly Zeitgeist 392 (Best of 7/28/25-8/1/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 399 (Best of 7/28/25-8/1/25)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 8min
GOP = Good Ole Perverts, Elon’s Incel Eatery 08.01.25
In episode 1907, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Diva Down, Carmen Laurent, to discuss… Why Is It Always The Decent God Fearing Folks? How Did Elon Musk F**k Up A *Diner* This Badly? Ocelots and Possums Seem To Be Conspiring Together In The Amazon Rainforest and more! Investigation inquiry underway after reports of naked women on Ryan Walters office TV Ryan Walters's Statement As board members call Walters’ collusion accusation ‘ludicrous,’ third-party report offers new TV details Board members: TV in Ryan Walters’ office displayed nude women during executive session The Tesla Diner is officially open ‘from now until forever.’ What we learned on Day 1 ‘We got a lot of honks in solidarity’: anti-Musk protests ripple at LA’s Tesla Diner ‘World’s Worst Rave’: Neighbors Say Living Next to Tesla Diner Is ‘Absolute Hell’ Living Next To Tesla Diner Is 'Absolute Hell,' Neighbors Say Tesla Diner Los Angeles Outdoor Patio Covering Crashes Down on Woman's Head Elon Musk’s Tesla Diner Is the Cybertruck of Restaurants Ocelots and Possums Seem To Be Conspiring Together In The Amazon Rainforest LISTEN: Brown's by Trus'meSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 31, 2025 • 26min
HerediTrendy 7/31: South Park, Democrats:, Gaza Famine, Presidential Fitness Exam, Sydney Sweeney/White House, Oreo X M&M's
In this edition of HerediTrendy, Jack and Miles discuss the huge success of South Park's season 27 premiere, Democrats: WTF are they up to?, Trump admitting that human suffering exists?, the return of the Presidential Fitness Exam, the White House weighing in on the Sydney Sweeney/"Good Jeans" controversy, Parade Magazine's hard-hitting coverage on… M&M's and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 31, 2025 • 1h 12min
Ghislaine To The Rescue? Shrooms = Invincibility Hack! 07.31.25
In episode 1906, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Lydia Popovich, to discuss… Ghislaine Maxell Asking For Immunity to Testify? Life May Be In Danger? Maybe Not, Trump Says He Fell Out With Epstein Because He Was ‘Stealing’ Spa Workers, CALLED IT: Shrooms Will Make You Live Forever… and more! Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Immunity to Testify Before Congress Ghislaine Maxwell’s Life May Be at Risk in Prison: Author Trump Says He Fell Out With Epstein Because He Was ‘Stealing’ Spa Workers Did Trump Just Confess He Learned about Virginia Giuffre before Jeffrey Epstein Recruited Someone Else at Mar-a-Lago? CALLED IT: Shrooms Will Make You Live Forever… LISTEN: A So The System Work by Rudolph FrancisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 30, 2025 • 25min
The Naked Trend starring Liam Zeitson7/30: Tsunami Watch, Tom Cruise, Anna De Armas, Trump/Diddy, Joe Rogan's Austin Comedy Scene, Reese's X Oreo
In this edition of The Naked Trend starring Liam Zeitson, Jack and Miles discuss the huge Russian earthquake and subsequent tsunami watch, Tom Cruise dating Anna De Armas?, Trump considering pardoning Diddy, a "how it's going" update on Joe Rogan's Austin "comedy" scene, Reese's X Oreo and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 30, 2025 • 1h 12min
Science R U OK? The Legal Right To Creep 07.30.25
In episode 1905, Jack and Miles are joined by wildlife ecologist and conservationist, host of Going Wild, and co-host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, to discuss… Is Science Going To Be Ok? 4000 NASA Employees Are Leaving, Thanks To Trump Cuts, Cheating Ex-CEO May Sue Coldplay Over Kiss Cam and more! EPA moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation Republicans across the country are pushing bills to stop government 'weather modification' Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week 4000 NASA Employees Are Leaving Trump's NASA cuts will 'compromise human safety,' hundreds of employees say in letter Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest role is ‘very temporary’ Astronomer spokesperson Ex-Astronomer CEO Andy Byron to sue Coldplay for 'emotional distress' & 'invasion of privacy' over kiss-cam video: 'They made me a...' Should You Expect Privacy at a Concert? Coldplay Incident Sparks Debate Sleeping fan files $10M lawsuit Yankees Fan Caught Sleeping Sues ESPN for $10 Million (Video) Fan sleeps in stands during game vs. Red Sox Yankee Fan's Defamation Suit Is Put To Sleep The Problem With Using Face Recognition on Fans at a Taylor Swift Concert Madison Square Garden uses facial recognition tech to scan for legal adversaries Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and Beyond Artists boycotting venues that use facial recognition technology LISTEN: Chroma 008 Tangz feat. ELIZA by BICEPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 29, 2025 • 25min
Cuatro Trendtasticos 7/29: Manhattan Mass Shooting, Israel, Epstein Files, Benjamin Black, Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry
In this edition of Cuatro Trendtasticos, Jack and Miles discuss the Midtown Manhattan mass shooting, Israel IS doing a genocide?, an Epstein Files update, Benjamin Black getting (suspiciously) nominated to lead the US International Development Finance Corporation, Justin Trudeau & Katy Perry in a relationship (?) and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 29, 2025 • 1h 3min
American Eagle Pissed Genes, Men Bad At Dating Apps??? 07.29.25
In episode 1904, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Blair Socci, to discuss… Dating Study Finds That Men Are…Holy Sh*t The Comment Section, Online PI’s Thriving, Sydney Sweeney Ad Campaign Is Taking Heat For Its Nazi Vibes and more! Dating Study Finds That Men Are…Holy Sh*t The Comment Section Online PI’s Thriving Sydney Sweeney poses in jeans, skips her top for new ad campaign Sydney Sweeney’s Spicy Jeans Campaign Sends American Eagle Stock Soaring Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle Ad Sparks Outrage, But Fans Praise Her For 'Killing Woke Advertising' Sydney Sweeney’s new campaign draws fire for racial undertones Know Your Meme: "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans" American Eagle Ad Brooke Shields Says She Was "Naive" About Her Racy Calvin Klein Commercial SEE BLAIR SOCCI @ Dallas Comedy Club AUG. 2, 2025! LISTEN: Handle With Care by ConductaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


