The Daily Zeitgeist

In episode 1869, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian, actor, and writer, Titi Lee, to discuss… The Enhanced Games Are Coming to Vegas, A Punk Band Just Released An Album That Smells Like Gwenyth Paltrow’s Vagina Candle, Almost Half of Young People Would Prefer A World Without Internet--UK Study Finds, Will The Eighth Mission: Impossible Really Heal America? And More! Titi Lee: Good Girl Gone Baddie The Enhanced Games Are Coming to Vegas Donald Trump Jr. Invests in Thiel-Backed ‘Olympics With Drugs’ Enhanced Games Promo A Punk Band Just Released An Album That Smells Like Gwenyth Paltrow’s Vagina Candle Gwyneth Paltrow Is Still Defending Goop’s ‘Smells Like My Vagina’ Candle: ‘Women Are Socialized to Feel a Lot of Shame and I Loved This Punk Rock Idea’ Almost Half Of Young People Would Prefer A World Without Internet--UK Study Finds Tom Cruise Sidesteps Talk About Trump’s Hollywood Tariffs at ‘Mission: Impossible’ Press Stop: ‘We’d Rather Answer Questions About the Movie’ Simon Pegg - "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" | The Daily Show Who is the enemy in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’? Let’s investigate Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski: ‘Of all Tom Cruise’s characters, Maverick might be closest to his real personality’ The War on Our Screens 25 years later, how ‘Top Gun’ made America love war Top Gun is the sleekest, horniest recruitment ad of the 1980s TOPGUN: The Navy’s First Center of Excellence ‘Top Gun’ and the Complicated Legacy Facing ‘Maverick’ Why Tom Cruise Is Such An Effective Propaganda Tool CIA may have used contractor who inspired ‘Mission: Impossible’ to kill RFK, new book alleges MAHEU SAYS HE RECRUITED MAN FOR C.I.A. IN CASTRO POISON PLOT ClandesTime 270 – The CIA and Mission: Impossible How the CIA Hoodwinked Hollywood Mission: Impossible—a Post-Cold War Deconstruction of the ’60s Ideology and Cold War Identity in Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible Is 25 Years Old: Its Big Twist Would Cause Outrage Today On “Mission: Impossible” and Unaccountable Government Mission: Impossible - Fallout Is The Franchise's Most Political Movie To Date The U.S. tried to change other countries’ governments 72 times during the Cold War Mission: Impossible—Fallout’s Wolf Blitzer Cameo and the Possible Perils of Fake Fake News Op-Ed: Journalists need to stop playing themselves in movies LISTEN: Cominthru by S. FidelitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of Trends of Theseus, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss Wendy's crazy new burger (available in Canada only), a quick check in with the box office, the upcoming 'Skibidi Toilet' film (directed by Michael Bay), the US treasury ending the penny next year, Sesame Street moving to Netflix and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1868, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian and co-host of The Worst Idea Of All Time, Tim Batt, to discuss… Climate Change OG, Have the Experience of Stealing From a Porch Without All the Risk, Kevin Spacey Compares Himself To Victims Of The Blacklist During Unhinged Cannes Speech, Is The World The Way It Is Because Billionaires Are Too Dumb To Understand A Sci-Fi Book Series? And more! Dallas Comedy Club Presents: PALLAVI GUNALAN Climate Change OG Have the Experience of Stealing From a Porch Without All the Risk Kevin Spacey faces another civil sexual assault lawsuit in UK Fact check: Is Kevin Spacey really being honoured at Cannes? 'Nice to be back,' Kevin Spacey says, accepting achievement award in Cannes Writers Guild Censures ‘Schooled’ Showrunner Tim Doyle for Posting Lynching Image in Facebook Joke Kevin Spacey Compares His Plight to Hollywood Blacklist in Fiery Defense in Cannes: History ‘Often Repeats Itself’ Writers Guild Scribe Apologizes for “Epically Horrible” Joke Gone Wrong Using Lynching Image The Culture War: Iain M. Banks’s Billionaire Fans - Why Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos love Iain M. Banks’ anarcho-communist space opera. Why does Elon Musk love this socialist sci-fi series? Jeff Bezos: ‘We will have to leave this planet … and it’s going to make this planet better’ Elon Musk Names SpaceX Drone Ships in Honor of Iain M. Banks 30 years of Culture: what are the top five Iain M Banks novels? Amazon TV adaptation of Iain Banks' Culture series is cancelled A man of culture Ethical future? Science fiction and the tech billionaires Jack's Piece of Media: Future Adam Curtis B-Roll LISTEN: Little Things by Still WoozySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of Final DestinaTrend: Blood Zeits, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss the "water based cooking" trend on TikTok, Mr. Beast being hot now (???), Trump making it nigh impossible for Americans to get COVID boosters, UK kids thinking they'd be better off without the internet, Trump's pick for the IRS and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles and Producer Jabari were joined by podcaster and host of iHeart's The G.O.T.E Travonne Edwards for today's conversation about the Conference Finals matchups. The trio offered their predictions and thoughts on the matchups!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1867, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, voiceover artist, and musician, Shahjehan Khan, to discuss… Is The AI Future Just More Gig Work For Humans? Staffing Cuts Are Leading To More Deadly Weather Events? Did They Make Another Jurassic World Movie Purely To Promote A Theme Park Ride? Good News: The Universe May Be Ending Sooner Than Expected and more! Is The AI Future Just More Gig Work For Humans? Staffing Cuts Are Leading To More Deadly Weather Events? Jurassic World Rebirth | Official Trailer 2 Final Trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth Shows the River Raft Scene From Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, More of the D-Rex, and the Mutadon Jurassic World Rebirth Has a Sequence From Michael Crichton’s First Jurassic Park Novel That Didn’t Make It Into the Original Movie — and Fans Have Ideas for What It Could Be An Oral History of Jurassic Park: The Ride The Forgotten Story Behind Jurassic Park: The Ride Good News: The Universe May Be Ending Sooner Than Expected Gravitational Pair Production and Black Hole Evaporation Universe decays faster than thought, but still takes a long time How Stephen Hawking Transformed Our Understanding of Black Holes 'Hawking radiation' may be erasing black holes. Watching it happen could reveal new physics. Scientists calculate when the universe will end — it's sooner than expected LISTEN: Assumptions (Kaytranada Edit) by Sam GellaitrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of TrendnerT, Jack and Miles discuss airline safety, Trump "shoving it" up all our "asses", Kristi Noem having no idea what Habeas Corpus is, Rep. McIver getting charged with assault after an ICE protest (featuring ineffectual and mealy-mouthed behavior from the Dems), police secretly monitoring New Orleans with facial recognition cameras, the NY Knicks heading to the NBA finals and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1866, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, activist, and host of The Bitchuation Room, Francesca Fiorentini, to discuss… Trump’s Tax Bill, Trump Demands Major Investigation Into Springsteen, Beyonce and Oprah For Their Work For Harris? Dystopia Corner - The ICE Reality Show Is a Real Thing? And more! Trump’s Tax Bill How Trump's 'bribe now, pain later' budget scheme hit a surprise roadblock Trump Demands Major Investigation Into Springsteen, Beyonce and Oprah For Their Work For Harris? Dystopia Corner - The ICE Reality Show Is a Real Thing? ICE Barbie Kristi Noem is backing insane reality TV show where immigrants compete for fast-tracked citizenship LISTEN: I Dreamed I Dream by Sonic YouthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of Wreckx-Trend-Effect, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss their respective weekends, Joe Biden's cancer prognosis, James Comey's "86-47" post, Trump not posting about Elon anymore, the Romanian presidential elections, that kindergartener who brought jello shots to school, Trump's branded watch fail and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 388 (5/12/25-5/16/25)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.