The Daily Zeitgeist

The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 65 (1/14/19-1/18/19.) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 312, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Zainab Johnson to discuss Dick Run Claire, a new Trump-inspired Space Force comedy from The Office creators, Rudy Giuliani claiming he never said 'no collusion,' Michael Cohen paying an IT firm to appear likable, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's critique of fact-checking, a Girl Scout Cookie and beer festival, if aliens are finally among us, the return of the Motorola Razr, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. Meet 'Dick Run Claire,' the Woman Who Draws Dicks with Running Apps2. Netflix recruits Steve Carell for the Trump-inspired comedy ‘Space Force’3. WATCH: Giuliani: I never said there was no collusion in the campaign4. WATCH: Rudy Giuliani: Russian collusion is 'fake news'5. Trump says he didn't say Mexico would write US a check for border wall. But he did6. Michael Cohen: I Rigged Online Polls for Trump7. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Critique of Fact-Checking Is Valid8. Girl Scout Cookie And Beer Festival: We want to go to there9. Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua10. The Motorola Razr may return as a foldable phone — for $1,50011. Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count12. WATCH: Joomanji - Chasin Rhymes (Feat. Saara Maria) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 311, Jack and Miles are joined by Yo Is This Racist host Andrew Ti to discuss the new Gillette ad, Mike Huckabee's new weekly show, Brexit and Theresa May surviving the no-confidence vote, Trump losing support, Karen Pence's new job at an anti-LGBTQ school, Travis Scott and Big Boi agreeing to the Super Bowl half time show, Netflix raising their subscription prices, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. 'You just alienated about half of your customers': Hundreds of British men threaten to boycott Gillette over #MeToo-inspired advert as they share angry #GetWokeGoBroke tweets2. An Open Letter To Men Irreparably Traumatized By The Recent Gillette Ad3. Why Nike’s Woke Ad Campaign Works and Gillette’s Doesn’t4. Mike Huckabee's youtube show is—and i cannot possibly overstate this—the least funny thing that has ever existed by any conceivable metric.5. He had this guest "comedian" on recently. from what i can tell, this first bit is just him saying the word "doile" a bunch of times in a row.6. I'm so glad that some guy tried to steal a bike because it lead to mike huckabee doing the best 15 seconds of comedy that there is. i take back everything that i said. this one is so fucking good.7. WATCH: Jeb Bush: "Please clap"8. Labour rebuffs May offer of plan B Brexit talks after no-confidence motion fails – Politics live9. Trump Is Losing. His Nativist Message Is Winning.10. Trump loses support from key constituency of white people without a college degree: poll11. Karen Pence Is Working At A School That Bans LGBTQ Employees And Kids12. SUPER BOWL 2019 HALFTIME SHOW: TRAVIS SCOTT AGREED TO PERFORM ONLY AFTER NFL DONATED TO SOCIAL INJUSTICE CHARITY13. Disney’s new streaming service will be called Disney+, chief executive says14. Netflix raises prices to pay for original content15. Inside Netflix’s all-out blitz to win a Best Picture Oscar for Roma16. WATCH: Makaya McCraven - Black Lion Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 310, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Tamer Kattan to discuss the best television shows since The Sopranos, William Barrs memo on the Mueller investigation, Trump's dinner for the Clemson crew, Republicans coming for Steve King's racist comments, how sex offender and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein got a 'non-prosecution agreement,' Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, the Fyre Festival documentary wars, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. The 20 Best TV Dramas Since ‘The Sopranos’2. William Barr’s Slick Performance Shouldn’t Fool Anyone3. President Trump’s extravagant, $3,000, 300-sandwich celebration of Clemson University4. President Trump welcomed the NCAA national champion Clemson Tigers football team to the White House with a shutdown smorgasbord of fast food offerings he called "great American food," including piles of pizza and fries and more than 300 burgers. 5. WATCH: The Simpsons Skinner and The Superintendent: Aurora Borealis6. Romney calls on Steve King to resign after comments on white supremacy7. Why are Republicans suddenly outraged over Steve King’s racism?8. Even from jail, sex abuser manipulated the system. His victims were kept in the dark9. How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime10. Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Finds Its Maria, Anita, Bernardo & Chino11. 17-year-old high school student cast in West Side Story after worldwide search12. Hulu Debuts Fyre Festival Doc Days Before Rival Netflix Project13. WATCH: Ty Segall: "My lady's on fire" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 309, Jack and Miles are joined by Reality Bytes co-host Courtney Kocak to discuss fake news about The Rock, the weekend box office, Trump's popularity level, Mueller looking into Trump's working relationship with Russia, the LA Unified School District going on strike, the egg that won Instagram, the real story behind the Havana Embassy attacks, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. Box Office Mojo - Escape Room2. Box Office Mojo - The Intouchables (U.S.-only)3. Kevin Hart's The Upside unseats Aquaman in unexpected box office victory4. Mueller Is Investigating Trump As a Russian Asset5. Fox News Alert: Jeanine Pirro Asked Trump if He's a Russian Agent 1/12/2019 THE FULL 7 Minutes6. F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia7. There’s a Pretty Good Chance President Trump Is Being Blackmailed8. A dozen problems with charter schools9. Tens Of Thousands Of Los Angeles Teachers Strike After Contract Talks Fail10. Charters are Cash Cows11. This is what the Los Angeles teacher strike means for schools across the country12. Egg picture beats Kylie Jenner as most-liked Instagram post of all time13. The Real Story Behind the Havana Embassy Mystery14. WATCH: Foxwarren - "Everything Apart" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 308, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Amy Miller to discuss how The Rock is a few more quotes away from being a Fox News pundit, Mueller putting the final touches on the report, Trump's iron clad wall argument, the Jayme Closs story, Coming To America 2 and more!FOOTNOTES:1. The Rock slams snowflakes as 'looking for reasons to be offended'2. As Robert Mueller writes his report, a potential battle brews over obstruction of justice3. If the shutdown lasts two more weeks, the cost to the economy will exceed price of Trump's wall4. John Lasseter left Pixar after a sexual harassment scandal. He’s now heading another animation studio.5.  Nine Days After Leaving Disney, John Lasseter Is Named Head Of Skydance Animation6.Missing teen Jayme Closs found alive7. COMING TO AMERICA 2 is happening 8. Millennials Are Killing Golf Courses9. Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen will testify publicly to House Oversight Committee before entering prison10. Trump: Wall=Wheel11. Trump not clear on how money works/MEXICO WILL PAY...in a way12. John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence From Pixar Amid "Missteps"13. Skydance Animators Grill CEO David Ellison on John Lasseter Hire14. Yeek - Solstice Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 64 (1/7/19-1/11/19.) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 307, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Candice Thompson to discuss the Bezos divorce, the government shutdown continuing and the Trump Administrations lack of understanding about it, Steve King's idiotic comments about white nationalism, the prediction that the US will drop to the third biggest economy, Facebook no longer being the best place to work, the Oscars deciding to go host-less, Taco Bell cleaning up their act, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. THE INNER BEZOS2. Why the Bezos Divorce Is So Riveting3. Jeff Bezos, Newly Divorcing, Now Seeing Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell4. Who Is Lauren Sanchez? All About the News Anchor Dating Billionaire Jeff Bezos5. Trump walks out of shutdown negotiations after Democrats reject wall money, calls meeting ‘total waste of time’6. The 'doomsday' scenario: Here's what happens if the shutdown drags on7. Before Trump, Steve King Set the Agenda for the Wall and Anti-Immigrant Politics8. United States will drop to become the world's THIRD biggest economy behind China and India by 2030, new financial rankings suggest9. Projected GDP Ranking (2018-2023)10. Facebook employees are reportedly outraged at exec appearing at Kavanaugh hearing11. Facebook is no longer the 'Best Place to Work,' according to new Glassdoor survey12. After Kevin Hart Debacle, Oscars Forge Ahead Hostless13. A Hostless Oscars? The Last Time the Academy Tried That, Things Got Ugly14. Oscars Team Scrambling to Reunite 'Avengers' on Telecast (Exclusive)15. WATCH: The 11 minutes that ruined Hollywood producer Allan Carr's career forever16. Taco Bell to test vegetarian menu this year 17. WATCH: Kaina - Cry Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 306, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and writer Carmen Angelica to discuss Woodstock 2019, Paul Manafort and the Trump Administration's collusion with Russia, the stuff discussed in Trump's press conference this week, Angela Davis losing a civil rights award for boycotting Israel, the current surplus of cheese in the United States, a nudest restaurant closing down in France, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. We’re Getting Another Woodstock, Now With Glamping2. Manafort Accused of Sharing Trump Polling Data With Russian Associate3. Paul Manafort Does Indeed Have Gout4. Marc Thiessen: Trump started the shutdown but Democrats are about to own it5. What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency6. Transcript: Trump's Address On Border Security And Democratic Response7. Trump’s wall won’t do anything about the opioid epidemic8. Drug-smuggling tunnel to Mexico found under abandoned KFC in Arizona9. Trump Administration Finally Adds Drug Czar – But Will He Be Able to Do His Job?10. Newest shutdown casualty: Trump’s own policies11. How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point12. Trump budget would effectively kill drug control office13. Kellyanne Conway Suggests Ice Cream Can Help Avoid Drug Addiction14. Angela Davis Says She’s ‘Stunned’ After Award Is Revoked Over Her Views on Israel15. Statement on the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute16. Nobody Is Moving Our Cheese: American Surplus Reaches Record High17. Nude restaurant in Paris clotheses citing lack of business18. WATCH: The Heliocentrics - Space Time Girl Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 305, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Megan Gailey to discuss the burnout generation, Trump's lack of knowledge about how the government shut down goes who it impacts, the continuous push for a border wall by the right, the lie Trump told about Syria, Kevin Spacey's delusional come back plan, pizza math, and more! Plus Behind The Bastards Robert Evans and super producer Anna Hossnieh join to discuss the story of the young Saudi woman trying to escape her family.FOOTNOTES: 1. How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation2. My Family Abducted And Tricked Me Into A Forced Marriage3. Saudi teenager who fled her family allowed to stay in Thailand for now4. Flying without a man: The mysterious case of Dina Ali5. “Which former presidents told President Trump, as he said, that he should’ve built a wall? All their representatives have denied that that was the case.” @halliejackson to @VPMike Pence6. OH: TRUMP DIDN’T REALIZE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WOULD SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT7. Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food stamps as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown’s consequences8. Delta, United, and JetBlue pilots are warning that flying will become more dangerous as government shutdown continues9. To build the wall, Trump is sacrificing airport security during the government shutdown10. ‘No different from my original statements’: Trump denies changes to Syria exit plan11. Fox News host fact-checks Sarah Sanders12. Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty in Nantucket court to indecent assault13. Kevin Spacey pulled over for speeding hours after appearing in court14. Kevin Spacey is plotting a comeback — and ‘is still getting acting offers’15. An 18-inch pizza has more pizza than two 12-inch pizzas, and people are losing it16. WATCH: Saba - SIRENS ft. theMIND (Official Video) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.