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 2, 2025 • 20min
BuTrendo Saka 4/2: Liberation Day, Elon Musk, Supreme Court/FDA, Nintendo Switch 2, Jean Claude Van Damme, CBP/Burner Phones
In this edition of BuTrendo Saka, Miles and special guest co-host Jacquis Neal discuss Trump's Liberation Day speech, Elon being an even bigger loser, the Supreme Court siding with the FDA?, the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement, Jean Claude Van Damme catching a case in Romania on sex trafficking charges, Amazon trying to buy TikTok?, Canadian Border Patrol being allowed to search your phone and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 2, 2025 • 51min
MJGMB #159: Tell Us Where to Go in the Playoff Races with Charlie Cummings
Miles and Producer Jabari were pleased to be joined by DraftKings and Swish Theory writer Charlie Cummings on the latest episode. The trio discussed the state of the Warriors as we gear up for the postseason and plenty more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 2, 2025 • 1h 2min
Dumbest Road In America! Surrounded By Stupids! 04.02.25
In episode 1839, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by comedian, Mort Burke, to discuss… US Added To Global Human Rights Watchlist After Civil Liberties Increasingly Threatened, Abortion Advocates Get A Win In Alabama, Marine Le Pen And The Persistence Of The Far Right In Europe, The Feds Deported A Father In Maryland To El Salvador By Mistake…, Jesus Christ They Put Out Another Jubilee Video About Vaccines…, Seussical-Ass Road In Pennsylvania, Kid Rock In The White House and more! ‘Revenge is his number one motivation’: how Trump is waging war on the media Abortion Advocates Get A Win In Alabama French far-right leader Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial European political landscape shifts right in 2024 as far-right gains ground "RFK Jr. is a public health threat" | Doctor Mike takes on 20 anti-vaxxers in our latest episode of Surrounded (Clip) Dr. Mike vs. Anti-Vaxxer (Clip) Dr. Mike Debunks Anti-Vaxxer (Clip) Number one deadly thing? Accidents! (Clip) Neighbors are calling for change after new road design in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania Kid Rock In The White House Kid Rock is now in the White House. (Clip) “Did Biden do news conferences like this?" (Clip) LISTEN: H.B.W. by Saya Gray WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 1, 2025 • 22min
Hooter's Files For BankZeitcy 4/1: Luigi Mangione, Ye/DJ Akademiks, Cory Booker, Hooter's
In this edition of Hooter's Files For BankZeitcy, Miles and special guest co-host Jacquis Neal discuss prosecutors seeking the death penalty in the Luigi Mangione case, Ye's interview with DJ Akademiks, Cory Booker's record-breaking filabuster, the new 4-part Beatles biopic, Hooter's going bankrupt and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 1, 2025 • 1h
Myanmar: A New Kind Of Revolution (with James Stout) 04.01.25
In episode 1838, Miles and guest co-host Francesca Fiorentini are joined by journalist and co-host of It Could Happen Here, James Stout, to discuss... The Revolution In Myanmar and more! LISTEN: Wu Punk by Georgia Anne Muldrow WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2025 • 52min
Anti-Trends Legislation 3/31: Trump 3rd Term, Elon Musk/Wisconsin, Signalgate, John Fetterman, NJ Police Chief Pranks
In this edition Anti-Trends Legislation, Miles and special guest co-host Francesca Fiorentini discuss their respective weekends, Trump 'not joking' about running for a 3rd time, Elon handing out million dollar checks to sway Wisconsin's judicial race, Signalgate getting dumber, John Fetterman having a stroke… of bad publicity, a NJ police chief's sick pranks, Idaho's latest anti-trans legislation just dropped and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 30, 2025 • 55min
Weekly Zeitgeist 364 (Best of 3/24/25-3/28/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 381 (3/24/25-3/28/25)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 28, 2025 • 1h 5min
Crofton vs The Matrix, Can’t Spell SUS Without U.S. 03.28.25
In episode 1837, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, musician, comedian, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Crofton Infiltrates Corporate America, This IS Us…Unfortunately and more! This IS Us…Unfortunately Route 66 - John T Davis Epic Documentary - Shot in 1981 - Here It Is! LISTEN: The Star by Nice Biscuit WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 27, 2025 • 21min
Zeitsassins Trend: Shadows 3/28: Joe Rogan, Canada, Stephen A. Smith, LeBron James, Kristi Noem, 'One Battle After Another'
In this edition of Zeitsassins Trend: Shadows, Jack and Miles discuss Joe Rogan's nuanced take on tyranny, Stephen A. Smith vs LeBron James, Kristi Noem's El Salvadorian prison photo op (feat. Rolex), the trailer for PT Anderson's new film 'One Battle After Another' and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 27, 2025 • 1h 3min
Investigate My Thumbs, Princess M-Oh No… Y’all OK? 03.27.25
In episode 1836, Jack and Miles are joined by podcaster Andrew Michaan, to discuss… the Bomb Bros group chat fallout, people Ghibli-fying images of themselves with OpenAI's new image generator and much more! Eric Daugherty on X: "BREAKING: Mike Waltz announces he spoke with @ElonMusk and said tech experts are going to figure out how The Atlantic's Jeff Goldberg got into the Signal chat. "I can tell you for 100%... I don't text him, he wasn't on my phone." Goldberg Got The Scoop By Accident - Media Matters OpenAI's viral Studio Ghibli moment highlights AI copyright concerns | TechCrunch Hayao Miyazaki on the use of AI: "I am utterly disgusted" LISTEN: Keep Those Teardrops from Falling - Natalie Bergman WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
