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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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Oct 2, 2025 • 1h 16min
Fox News Horny For Barron, Tariff-ying Halloween! 10.02.25
In episode 1941, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-author of Muddy Waters Too, Ben Katzner, to discuss… Fox News Is Being Creepy As Hell About Barron Trump’s Date, Is Trump Already Ruining Halloween? Cops Pull Over A Waymo For An Illegal U-Turn…, Is The Future Of Hollywood The Plot Of A Shitty Al Pacino Movie?? And more! Fox News Is Being Creepy As Hell About Barron Trump’s Date First son Barron Trump went on a date — and it wreaked havoc inside Trump Tower: report Is Trump Already Ruining Halloween? Spirit Halloween Is Selling a Whole Line of ‘Sinners’ Halloween Costumes Economy Not Scaring Americans From Record Spending on Halloween Pricey Halloween: Tariffs causing some spooky price hikes Is the Home Depot's viral 12-foot skeleton a victim of President Trump's tariffs? 12 ft. Grave & Bones Giant-Sized Skelly with LifeEyes™ LCD Eyes H5 Al Pacino's Only Sci-Fi Movie Gave Us A Startling Warning About Hollywood's Future Simone (2002 film) Simone (2002) Official Trailer - Al Pacino, Winona Ryder Sci-Fi Movie HD Who is Tilly Norwood? Why this AI actress is sparking backlash from real Hollywood stars. Emily Blunt brands AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood 'terrifying' SAG-AFTRA Slams AI Actress: “Tilly Norwood Is Not an Actor — It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion” Meet Tilly Norwood, an AI Actress Causing a Stir in Hollywood Who is Tilly Norwood? AI actress has Hollywood agents vying to sign her up Talent Agents Circle AI Actress Tilly Norwood As Studios Quietly Embrace AI Technology – Zurich Summit AI Commissioner | Comedy Sketch | Particle6 LISTEN: F**K EVERYONE by Lola YoungSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 1, 2025 • 33min
When September Trends 10/1: Baseball, Government Shutdown, Trump's "Ceasefire" Proposal
In this edition of Wake Me Up when September Trends, Jack and Miles discuss Postseason baseball, The government shutdown, Trump's non-ceasefire proposal for Israel, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban getting divorced, and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 1, 2025 • 1h 3min
Mr Beast Is Just Jigsaw Now? Rapture = NEXT Week (For SURE) 10.01.25
In episode 1940, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Reading Glasses & Reading Smut, Mallory O'Meara & Brea Grant, to discuss…Ooops! Yall Thought The Rapture Was LAST Week? Naw... It’s Actually NEXT Week! Dynamic Pricing Doesn’t Just Cost The Rich, Jigsaw--Uh... Mr. Beast Defends Trapping Man In Burning Building and more! Ooops! Yall Thought The Rapture Was LAST Week? Naw... It’s Actually NEXT Week! Dynamic Pricing Doesn’t Just Cost The Rich Jigsaw--Uh... Mr. Beast Defends Trapping Man In Burning Building LISTEN: Your Soul & Mine by BADBADNOTGOODSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 30, 2025 • 27min
No More Fat Trenderals 9/30: Eric Adams, The Word "Nuclear"
In this edition of No More Fat Trenderals, Jack and Miles discuss Eric Adams dropping out of the New York mayoral race, Trump being upset that he can't use the word "Nuclear", and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 30, 2025 • 1h 8min
MedBed Can Cure Dead? Gaping Mouths > Taping Mouths 09.30.25
In episode 1939, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ridiculous History, and Wrongful Conviction, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… Elon Deleted That Tweet About Trump Being In The Epstein Files... Musk Also In Files Tho? Trump Isn’t Polling Well But At Least He Can Offer Us Medbeds? This Just In: Don’t Tape Your Mouth Shut At Night, Saudi Arabia And Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Firm Are Buying Electronic Arts For $55 Billion and more! Trump Isn’t Polling Well But At Least He Can Offer Us Medbeds? Viral mouth-taping trend ‘sus’ says Canadian sleep expert Viral ‘mouth taping’ TikTok trend labelled ‘dangerous’ Some people tape their mouths shut at night. Doctors wish they wouldn’t LISTEN: IDONTMIND by ZEP, Moses YoofeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 29, 2025 • 55min
Weektrend Zeitgeist 9/29: Bad Bunny, War with Portland, Comey Indictment
In this edition of the Weektrend Zeitgeist, Jack and Miles discuss Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl, Trump beginning a war with Portland, James Comey being indicted, and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 28, 2025 • 1h 1min
Weekly Zeitgeist 400 (Best of 9/22/25-9/26/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 407!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 26, 2025 • 1h 5min
Worst Epstein Excuse Ever? LAPD In Space! 09.26.25
In episode 1938, Miles and co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian and co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… Loser Democrat Is Already Weaponising The Kirk Shooting In The Dumbest Way, Trump Just looks Guiltier Every Time He Talks About Epstein, 9-1-1 Continues To Be Pure Madness and more! Loser Democrat Is Already Weaponising The Kirk Shooting In The Dumbest Way Trump Just looks Guiltier Every Time He Talks About Epstein First teaser for ‘9-1-1’ going to space in Season 9. 9-1-1 Continues To Be Pure Madness No, the 9-1-1 team didn't use real bees for the 'bee-nado' — but still got stung by dead ones! The ‘9-1-1’ Bee-Nado Episodes Were Gloriously Ridiculous Event TV How 9-1-1 Mastered the Art of the TV Disaster ‘9-1-1’ Season 5 First Look: Things Get Wild as Zoo Animals Roam LA During Blackout Why Do We Want to Watch the World Burn? LISTEN: Ready. Set. Flex. by Shigeto, Zelooperz, Ian MaciakSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 25, 2025 • 28min
Trendtal Decline 9/25: Grindr, Zohran Mamdani, ICE Shooting, Gaza Floatilla, GQ Etiquette Guide
In this edition of Trendtal Decline, Jack and Miles discuss the Arizona Grindr outage, Zohran Mamdani leading the polls, details about the ICE facility shooting, the Gaza aid floatilla (and Israel's continued war crimes), GQ's guide for modern gentlemen and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 25, 2025 • 1h 7min
Keep Crying Theo Von, Disrespecting The Dearly Departed 09.25.25
In episode 1937, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian, musician, host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, and subject of the documentary Nashville Famous, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Please Cry For Theo Von, A.I. Stan Lee May Be The Worst Dead Celebrity Grift Yet and more! Please Cry For Theo Von An AI Stan Lee Hologram Will Speak With Fans at L.A. Comic Con Marvel Fans Slam 'Ghoulish' L.A. Comic Con Decision to Resurrect Stan Lee Via an AI Hologram and Charge $20 for a 3-Minute Conversation Proto’s Text-To-Persona AI Holographic Twin demonstration with Howie and Raffi Suzanne Somers AI robot Eternal Celebrities: The Multi-Billion Opportunity Coming Raising the Dead: Understanding Post-Mortem Rights of Publicity The Last Days of Stan Lee Marvel Signs Deal to Insert CGI Stan Lee Cameos Into Future Films The late Stan Lee's Twitter account is being used to hawk NFTs and people are pissed Stan Lee Becomes NFT Superhero, Illustrating A Downward Shift In Prices The Powell Memo LISTEN: Sideways by Balu BrigadaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.