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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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Sep 10, 2025 • 1h 1min
Capitalism Crash Out, Dems Cancel 'Woke' Words 09.10.25
In episode 1928, Jack and Miles are joined by award-winning tv writer, comedian, and creator of Gone Native, Joey Clift, to discuss… Capitalism Popularity At A New All Time Low, Do NOT Say These WOKE WORDS If You Are A Democrat Running For Office…, AI Art Turning The Bible Into An Action Movie and more! Image of Capitalism Slips to 54% in U.S. The ‘woke’ words Democrats should cut from their vocabulary Fantasy or faith? One company's AI-generated Bible content stirs controversy LISTEN: End Of Summer by Tame ImpalaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 9, 2025 • 27min
Would A Spy Trend Himself? 9/9: Trump/Epstein, Supreme Court, 4th Amendment, 'The Smashing Machine', Mariah Carey
In this edition of Would A Spy Trend Himself?, Jack and Miles discuss the release of Trump's lewd birthday card to Epstein, the Supreme Court lifting the restraining order that restricts racial profiling by ICE, The Rock's new film "The Smashing Machine", Mariah Carey finally winning a VMA and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 9, 2025 • 58min
President Donald Brasco! Honey, I Shrunk My Leg 09.09.25
In episode 1927, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism and Beauty, Kaila Yu, to discuss… Mike Johnson Walks Back Claim That Trump Helped The FBI Take Down Epstein, Eric Adams To Stay In Mayor’s Race... Until He Loses And Becomes A Saudi Ambassador, Women Are Going To Turkey For Limb Shortening Procedures? And more! Mike Johnson claimed Trump was anti-Epstein informant, then retreated amid criticism BREAKING: Mike Johnson just claimed that Trump “was an FBI informant” to help take down Jeffrey Epstein. New York City Mayor Eric Adams being eyed as Saudi ambassador: Reports Adams Insists He’s Running for Mayor Despite Saudi Ambassadorship Talks Women Are Going To Turkey For Limb Shortening Procedures? LISTEN: Victory Lap feat. Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax by Fred again..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 8, 2025 • 58min
That's Gonna Brocc Up Real Zeit 9/8: White House Oligarchy Dinner, Venezuelan "Drug Boat", Trump @ the U.S. Open, Showrunner AI
In this edition of That's Gonna Brocc Up Real Zeit, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the oligarch dinner @ the White House, more on that Venezuelan "drug boat" full of "terrorists" that the U.S. military blew up, Trump @ the U.S. Open, RFK Jr. blaming Tylenol for autism now, Showrunner AI trying to recreate the destroyed 43 minutes of Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 7, 2025 • 1h 5min
Weekly Zeitgeist 397 (Best of 9/1/25-9/5/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 404 (8/18/25-8/22/25)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 5, 2025 • 1h 10min
Jets Silence The Haters! Smartphone Vs Rectum 09.05.25
In episode 1926, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, musician, and co-host of One of Us, Fin Argus, to discuss… Trump Tried To Drown Out The Epstein Survivor Presser With Jet Flyovers…, Smartphones Are Making Your Hemorrhoids Worse, The Growth of Executive Function Coaches to Fix Our Corporation Ruined Brains and more! LIVE: Reps. Khanna, Massie hold news conference with Epstein survivors Epstein Rape Victim Was Passed on to Donald Trump by Ghislaine Maxwell Smartphones Are Making Your Hemorrhoids Worse White-collar work is breaking people's brains. Some are turning to unorthodox coaches for a fix. LISTEN: Dark Kept Secret by EXUMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 4, 2025 • 26min
That'sa Trendy Meatball 9/4: RFK Jr., July Jobs Report 2025, Trump Drug Boat, Radioactive Shrimp, Melania AI
In this edition of That'sa Trendy Meatball, Jack and Miles discuss RFK Jr. getting grilled like a cheese, the TERRIBLE July jobs report (that no one is reporting on), Trump claiming the U.S. Military destroyed an alleged Venezuelan "drug boat" and killed 11 "terrorists", John Kennedy's horrifying radioactive shrimp presentation, Melania Trump's AI speech and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 4, 2025 • 1h 4min
Epstein Didn’t Go Away? New Zohran Attack Just Dropped 09.04.25
In episode 1925, Jack and Miles are joined by host of HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story and the upcoming podcast JennaWorld, Molly Lambert, to discuss… Congress Is Back From Summer Break…Did Epstein Go Away? F**K NO, Ahhh So They Are Out Of Their Minds With God Complexes…, A.I. Luigi Mangione Is Hawking Shirts For Shein, Oh No... Zohran Mamdani Is Working With Thirty-Year-Olds?? And More! House Republican Says Trump ‘May Be Covering for Some Rich and Powerful People’ in the Epstein Files 'Full blown panic attack.' Rep. Nancy Mace leaves meeting with Epstein victims in tears Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality Luigi Mangione's likeness used to model shirt on Shein Shein Used Luigi Mangione’s AI-Generated Face to Sell a Shirt Zohran Mamdani’s brain trust is full of young, privileged lefty radicals with little government experience — who could one day lead NYC LISTEN: Losing Focus by EXUMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 3, 2025 • 26min
Clear & Trending Danger 9/3: Kahwi Leonard, Florida Vaccines, Burning Man 2025, Dark Money Dems, Ding Dong Ditch Shootings
In this edition of Clear & Trending Danger, Jack and Miles discuss Kawhi Leonard's shady $28m endorsement deal, Florida ending vaccine requirements for children, the Burning Man homicide, the Dem's dumb dark money campaigns, TikTok's deadly "Door Kick" challenge and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 3min
Like Snatching A Hat From A Baby, The Wizard Of Ughhhs 09.03.25
In episode 1924, Jack and Miles are joined by creator and writer of The RedDot Comics, Kim Winder, to discuss… Whatever It Is Trump Definitely SOUNDS Like Sh*t, Israel Is Committing Genocide--World’s Leading Genocide Experts State, The Vegas Sphere’s Wizard of Oz Is Even Worse Than People Feared... Now Features A.I. David Zaslav and more! Audio of Trump posted by Scott Jennings. Sounding a little rough here. US Open hat snatcher identified as Polish CEO Piotr Szczerek — as tennis star Kamil Majchrzak meets with boy Polish CEO Who Snatched US Open Hat Apologizes For ‘Grave Mistake’ After Global Shaming Polish CEO Piotr Szczerek issues apology for stealing Kamil Majchzrak's hat from US Open fan CEO who snatched boy's hat at US Open says he made 'huge mistake' Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say The Wizard of Oz immersive effects at the Sphere in Vegas The Wizard of Oz and its flying monkeys debuted at Sphere Las Vegas 8/28/25 Is ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Sphere the Future of Cinema? Or the End of It? ‘Wizard of Oz at Sphere’ in Las Vegas is an eye-popping, yet soulless spectacle ‘The Wizard of Oz at Sphere’ Review: There’s Magic in the Experience, but the AI Technology Saps Dorothy and Friends of Their Humanity James Dolan and David Zaslav Appear as “Two-Second Characters” in the Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ Nightmare 'Wizard of Oz' Sphere Screening To Include David Zaslav’s Face LISTEN: Blushing Skies by ThingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.