The Daily Zeitgeist
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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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May 22, 2018 • 1h 1min
Cohen Claims Onion Headline Lied, ‘Veep’ Officially Less Ridiculous Than Trump 5.22.18
In episode 153, Jack and Miles are joined by podcast host and writer J. Keith van Straaten to discuss the McGurk effect, Trump's royal decree on Twitter and Rod Rosenstein's response, the new commemorative coin for the North Korea peace talks that hasn't happened yet, voting machines still having the ability to be hacked and no one in Congress seeming to care, how Michael Cohen thinks The Onion is real, Publix censoring their cakes, & more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 21, 2018 • 1h 8min
NRA Blames Doors and Ritalin, Royal Wedding Beer Pong 5.21.18
In episode 152, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Jamie Loftus to discuss the Santa Fe Texas Shooting and how Ollie North (new NRA President), Dan Patrick (Lt. Governor of Texas) and more want to blame video games, movies, abortion, Ritalin and NOT guns for gun violence, Donald Trump getting cold feet in regards to North Korea and China, Mueller / Trump Investigation continues to accelerate both sides In opposite directions, The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle, and More! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2018 • 53min
Weekly Zeitgeist 24 (Best of 5/14/18-5/18/18)
The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 31 (5/14/18-5/18/18.) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18, 2018 • 1h 5min
Droidsexual, You Thought Laurel Vs. Yanni Was Weird … 5.18.18
In episode 151, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Caitlin Durante to discuss the black magic version of the laurel/yanny debate, Star War's character Lando coming out as pansexual, the one year anniversary of the Mueller investigation, the NRA giving money to schools, bloidwatch, royal wedding prop bets, the death of Young King Dave aka the 'smoking big ole doinks in Amish' man, & more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 17, 2018 • 1h 8min
LeBron Sees The Matrix, C’mon New York Times 5.17.18
In episode 150, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Anna Salinas to discuss the Yanni/Laurel debate, Lebron James freakishly good memory, Hawaii's Kilauea volcano entering a new phase, Sherrod Brown's new tax reform ideas that are actually quite needed, Trump calling Sean Hannity every night to gossip, Pete Davidson's details on what Trump was really like at SNL, the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation, new info on the Royal Wedding, and more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 16, 2018 • 1h 5min
Do You Hear Laurel Or Yanni? Problematic Tech Giants 5.16.18
In episode 149, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Laci Mosley to discuss Solange's selfie game, the recent primaries across the US and women and progressives sweeping them, North Korea getting cold feet about peace talks with the US, Airbnb and it's history of racism, Uber updating it's sexual harassment/assault claims policy, the infamous yanny/laurel debate of the internet, the dine and dash date scammer, and more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 15, 2018 • 1h 6min
Infinity War Is About The Election, Danger: Poor People Organizing 5.15.18
In episode 148, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Edgar Momplaisir of Culture Kings to discuss Trump bringing more jobs to China and a possible pay to play situation going on, more info on the Israel / Palestine protests at the Gaza Strip, the blocking of the Poor People's Campaign, movies that are capturing the zeitgeist like The Quiet Place, & more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 15, 2018 • 1h 4min
Gambling Legal, Media Cool With Israel Murdering People 5.14.18
In episode 147, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Kaseem Bentley to discuss the Supreme Court's decision to favor sports betting, the US opening an embassy in Jerusalem, main stream media's coverage of the Palestine / Israel protests, an interesting story involving Qatar, Ice Cube, and Steve Bannon, a NY Times opinion piece on liberals being dumb, & more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2018 • 51min
Weekly Zeitgeist 23 (Best of 5/7/18-5/11/18)
The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 30 (5/7/18-5/11/18.) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 11, 2018 • 1h 11min
The Incredible Shrinking Blue Wave, Putin “Scores” 5 “Goals” 5.11.13
In episode 146, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Sara June to discuss the upcoming hurricane season, the disappointing blue wave in midterm elections, the Watergate hangover for the left, NPR's weird conservative bias on certain stories, Putin's hockey game, bloidwatch, & more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
