

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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Apr 24, 2023 • 21min
Tucker CarlsTrend/Don LemTrend Out! 4/24: Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, Fantasmic!, Police=Plug, TikTok, Meghan Trainor
In this edition of Tucker CarlsTrend/Don LemTrend Out!, Jack and super producer Becca discuss the departures of Tucker Carlson from Fox and Don Lemon from CNN, some destructive viral videos, the Police being the Plug, the Wes Anderson TikTok trend, and Meghan Trainor's thoughts on teachers!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 24, 2023 • 59min
Blue Check Purge, Rasmussen Polls = Garbage 04.24.23
In episode 1469, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by creator of The Red Dot Comics, Kim Winder, to discuss… Rasmussen Polls Are Nazi Trash, Michigan Republicans Still Want To Jail Unmarried Couples Living In Sin, Twitter’s Blue Check Purge Is A Real Sh*tshow, New Promising Parkinson’s Research Just Dropped and more! Rasmussen Polls Are Nazi Trash Scott Adams’s racist comments were spurred by a badly worded poll AP FACT CHECK: Trump cites questionable job approval rating Michigan Republicans Still Want To Jail Unmarried Couples Living In Sin Michigan Republicans Fight Lifting Ban on Unmarried Couples Living Together Florida lawmakers: Couples can move in without saying 'I do' Sorry, Sluts: It’s Still a Crime for Unmarried Couples to Live Together in Michigan SHACKIN’ UP & THE LEGAL EFFECTS OF COHABITATION IN MISSISSIPPI Loopy Laws: In Mississippi It’s A Crime For Unmarried Couples To Live Together If There Are “Circumstances Which Show Habitual Sexual Intercourse.” No Shacking Up: Yes, 'Living In Sin' Is Still A Crime Is Cohabitation Before Marriage Illegal in North Carolina? Twitter’s Blue Check Purge Is A Real Sh*tshow Elon Musk Is Paying for Stephen King’s Blue Checkmark to Try to Make It Cool Again Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay Twitter’s blue check purge claims top political figures, risking imposters A Twitter Blue Account Is Spreading Dangerous Misinformation About the Sudan Conflict New Promising Parkinson’s Research Just Dropped LISTEN: Black & Decker by Downhill2k10See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 23, 2023 • 1h 2min
Weekly Zeitgeist 271 (Best of 4/17/23-4/21/23)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 283 (4/17/23-4/21/23)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 21, 2023 • 16min
Good & Trendy 4/21: Supreme Court, NFL, Coke Bear, Rust, Polling, Havana Syndrome
In this edition of Good & Trendy, Jack and super producer Becca discuss the Supreme Courts ruling on abortion pill access, the Detroit Lions gambling scandal, the real life "Coke Bear", Alec Baldwin getting his manslaughter charges dropped, WSJ polling indicating that Republicans care more about fighting "wokeness" than anything ele, and the Pentagon getting a bigger budget to investigate Havana Syndrome!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 21, 2023 • 1h
Elon Musk Victim Of ‘The Bubble’? RIP Netflix DVDs 04.21.23
In episode 1468, Jack and super producer DJ Danl Goodman are joined by writer, comedian, and host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Launches, Immediately Blows Up, McDonald’s Will Soon Sell Packets of Big Mac Sauce, Netflix Is Shutting Its DVD Service Down... Which Sucks and more! SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Launches Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket blows up minutes after launch SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes after launch Elon Musk’s Plan to Send a Million Colonists to Mars by 2050 Is Pure Delusion McDonald’s Will Soon Sell Packets of Big Mac Sauce McDonald's Canada Offers Big Mac Sauce in Dipping Sauce Cups for Limited Time The Secret to Big Mac Sauce, According to a Former McDonald’s Chef Netflix Is Shutting Its DVD Service Down... Which Sucks Netflix is killing its DVDs-by-mail service, shuttering one of the great libraries of physical media Netflix Originals Now Make Up 50% of Overall US Library Netflix Stats (Twitter Thread) In Search of the Last Great Video Store A Look Back At How The Content Industry Almost Killed Blockbuster And Netflix (And The VCR) Redbox Owner Interested in Buying Netflix’s DVD Business LISTEN: I'm God by Clams CasinoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 20, 2023 • 21min
I Wanna Get Zeit, So Zeit 4/20: Van Leeuwen, World's Largest Edible, Pennsylvania, Frank Ocean, Buzzfeed
In this edition of I Wanna Get Zeit, So Zeit, Jack and DJ Danl discuss Van Leeuwen X Hidden Valley's Ranch Ice Cream, the worlds largest cannabis edible, Pennsylvania cops offering Doritos to stoners, Frank Ocean not returning for week 2 of Coachella, and the death of Buzzfeed news!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 20, 2023 • 1h 2min
It’s 420 Expunge Weed Records, Garbage Patch Ecosystem 04.20.23
In episode 1467, Jack and super producer DJ Danl Goodman are joined by writer, host, and actor, Dani Fernandez, to discuss… Bipartisan HOPE Act to Encourage Expunging Weed Records, Newsmax and OAN Decide To Not Report The Fox-Dominion Settlement, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is Now So Huge And Permanent That A Coastal Ecosystem Is Thriving On It--Scientists Say, Did Major League Baseball Change Its Rules Just To Sell More Beer? Netflix Weirds The Internet Out With Pillow-Humping Scene and more! Bipartisan HOPE Act to Encourage Expunging Weed Records Newsmax and OAN Decide To Not Report The Fox-Dominion Settlement Newsmax and OANN, Both Facing Lawsuits From Dominion, Cover the Fox Settlement The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is Now So Huge And Permanent That A Coastal Ecosystem Is Thriving On It--Scientists Say Did Major League Baseball Change Its Rules Just To Sell More Beer? MLB Teams Extend Beer Sales After Pitch Clock Shortens Games Shorter Baseball Games Are a Beer Vendor's Dream Netflix Weirds The Internet Out With Pillow-Humping Scene Obsession review – the actors in this erotic thriller all seem to need the toilet NETFLIX'S 'OBSESSION' Pillow Scene Goes ViralVIEWERS GROSSED THE HELL OUT!!! Richard Armitage ‘improvised’ wild scene humping a pillow in Netflix’s kinky new BDSM show Obsession Netflix forced to issue warning over 'intense' Obsession pillow scene LISTEN: Acid Raindrops by People Under the StairsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 19, 2023 • 18min
Horizon ForbidTrend West 4/19: Horizon Forbidden West, Twilight, Gun Crime, Tennessee, Ben Shapiro, Dunkin Donuts, Twitter, Florida
In this edition of Horizon ForbidTrend West, Jack and DJ Danl discuss the release of Horizon Forbidden West, the 'Twilight' TV series, a quick round-up of all the totally preventable gun crime destroying young lives, Tennessee lowering the permitless carry age to 18, Ben Shapiro's 'Frozen 4' fears, Dunkin Donuts bringing back an old favorite, Twitter declaring open season on the LGBTQ+ community in their TOS, and Florida's "Don't Say Gay Bill" getting expanded to all school aged children!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 19, 2023 • 49min
MJGMB #56: Playoff Talk with ESPN’s Justin Tinsley
Jack and Producer Jabari were honored to be joined by the Anscape writer, author and Around The Horn Panelist Justin Tinsley for today’s episode. The trio reacted to each series and provided insight on what to possibly expect moving forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 19, 2023 • 1h 2min
I Fought The Mouse And The Mouse Won 04.19.23
In episode 1466, Miles and special guest co-host Joelle Monique are joined by Neha Aziz, to discuss... NRA's Pure Evil Fest 2023 in Indiana, DeSantis vs. Disney (tagline: Whoever Wins, We Lose), The Joe Biden/Scooby Doo Mask Conspiracy Theory and more! Everything Trump Said About Mass Shootings in NRA Speech (newsweek.com) Kids as young as six handle real firearms at the NRA convention | Daily Mail Online A timeline of the DeSantis-Disney fight in Florida (tampabay.com) Viral Video of Joe Biden Scratching Neck Sparks Wild Conspiracy Theory (newsweek.com) LISTEN: Zone 1 to 6000 by Nabihah Iqbal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


