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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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Feb 26, 2025 • 1h 2min
Media's Nazi Salute Confusion, A.I. Time Machine? 02.26.25
In episode 1819, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian and co-host of Rebrand, Mort Burke, to discuss… Seems to Be Some Confusion Over These Nazi Salutes, Those POV You Wake Up In Ancient Rome AI Videos Are a Mixed Bag and more! Hitler-loving white nationalist Nick Fuentes reacts to Steve Bannon throwing a Sieg Heil at CPAC: "It's getting even a little excessive for me." (Clip) Nick Fuentes On Elon Musk's "Straight-Up Sieg Heil' (Clip) Trump ‘victory lap’, Musk’s chainsaw, Bannon’s salute: Key CPAC takeaways Those POV You Wake Up In Ancient Rome AI Videos Are a Mixed Bag POV LAB: "History" TikTok AI VIDEOS POV: You Wake Up As A North Korean in 2025 AI Video LISTEN: CHOP SUEY (OSIVE x THNK PNK EDIT) by System of a Down WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 25, 2025 • 25min
Owner Of A Trending Heart 2/25: Trump Bruise, 'Conclave', Bernie Sanders, Hot Air Balloon Mile-High Club, StroidWatch, Barney The Dinosaur
In this edition of Owner Of A Trending Heart, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss the President's new bruise, the Pope being in a 'Conclave' type situation, Bernie's 'Fighting Oligarchy' Tour, the hot air balloon mile-high club, a StroidWatch update, an update on Daniel Kaluuya's new Barney the Dinosaur movie and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 25, 2025 • 1h 5min
DOGE Gone It, Chalamet Tha GOAT? 02.25.25
In episode 1818, Jack and Miles are joined by writer and co-host on It Could Happen Here, Garrison Davis, to discuss… State Of Play, State Of The Courts, Nobody Knows Who’s Going To Win At The Oscars Now and more! Nobody Knows Who’s Going To Win At The Oscars Now SAG Awards Snubs and Surprises: ‘Anora’ Shut Out After Recent Wins as Timothée Chalamet Takes Best Actor That’s What It’s Like When Timothée Chalamet Gives an Acceptance Speech? Timothée Chalamet Did Something Many Actors Are Afraid To Do In His Unconventional Acceptance Speech At The SAG Awards, And People Are Seriously Impressed This Netflix Star Was Basically Erased From Her Own Movie At The SAG Awards Garrison's Piece of Media: "How to misgender yourself for fun" Jack's Piece of Media: Pelican's Half-time Baby Race LISTEN: Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 24, 2025 • 1h 1min
Maria Full Of Trends 2/24: Elon Musk, CPAC, Hooters, Egg Smuggling
In this edition of Maria Full Of Trends, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Elon at CPAC, Hooter's going out of business (thanks to private equity), Americans smuggling in eggs from Mexico and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 23, 2025 • 60min
Weekly Zeitgeist 359 (Best of 2/17/25-2/21/25)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 376 (2/17/25-2/21/25)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 21, 2025 • 1h 1min
Scientists Flee Sinking (Dictator)ship, Plane Cra$h 02.21.25
In episode 1817, Jack and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by comedian, Caitlin Gill, to discuss… People Seem to Be Fleeing The US, Delta Offers $30,000 To Crash Passengers and more! People Seem to Be Fleeing The US Delta Offers $30,000 To Crash Passengers Legal experts weigh in on Delta's $30,000 'no strings attached' payment to passengers after crash-landing incident Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto Book A Joshua Tree Stargazing Tour With Caitlin Here! LISTEN: hyogo by BLVCK SVM Checkout Caitlin's shirts @ GuaranteeShirts.Com WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: DONATE: Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 21, 2025 • 28min
Buh-Bye Mitch McTrendell 2/20: Mitch McConnell, Carnivore Diet, Oreo, James Bond/Amazon, Mexico, Wendy's/Girl Scouts
In this edition of Buh-Bye Mitch McTrendell, Jack and Bryan The Editor discuss Mitch McConnell (finally) stepping down, the "Carnivore Diet" (which, apparently, consists mostly of butter and cheese?), Oreo flooding the zone with new flavors, James Bond vs. Amazon, Mexico vs. US, Wendy's new collab with the Girls Scouts and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 20, 2025 • 1h 3min
The Asteroid Will Not Save Us, DOGE = George Washington = SHUT UP 02.20.25
In episode 1816, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, host of All Fantasy Everything, and author of T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People, Ian Karmel, to discuss… Stroid Watch! Don’t Freak Out About The Apocalyptic Asteroid Hurtling Towards Earth, Based On Fox’s Coverage Of DOGE It Seems Their Viewers Aren’t Convinced… and more! Stroid Watch! Chances Of ‘City Killer’ Asteroid Hitting Earth Reach Record High, NASA Says The Tunguska Event Could an asteroid really hit Earth? Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 reach highest levels ever Odds of ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Earth increase again, hitting ‘historic’ milestone Neil deGrasse Tyson issues warning over 'city killer' asteroid as odds to hit Earth slashed by NASA Don't Freak Out, But the Chances of That City Killer Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Ticked Up Again 'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA Why “city-killer” asteroid YR4’s impact probability keeps increasing Asteroid Apophis: Will It Hit Earth? Your Questions Answered. Trump administration's funding freeze attempt could have stalled $1.2 billion in NASA spending Exclusive: Conservative think tank targeting NASA employees' communications about Musk, Trump Elon Musk’s DOGE auditing NASA: A conflict of interest with big consequences for Huntsville U.S. Asteroid Defense May Be Weakened By Musk's Budget-Slashing Despite Elon Musk’s alarmist tweet about an asteroid hitting Earth, NASA says there is no known threat NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space Jesse Watters: DOGE Is Math (Clip) LISTEN: Hino's Reggae by Terumasa Hino WATCH: Ian Karmel | Comfort Beyond God's Foresight (Full Comedy Special) WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: DONATE: Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 19, 2025 • 24min
It's Trend One Week Since You Geisted Me 2/19: Trump, Anti-Trans Military Order, National Parks Jobs
In this edition of It's Trend One Week Since You Geisted Me, Jack and Miles discuss Trump's anti-trans military order getting shot down, Apple's new "cheap" iPhone, Trump axing a thousand national parks jobs and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 19, 2025 • 48min
MJGMB #153: Playoff Races Start Now with Sarah Todd
Miles and Jack were pleased to be back together and happy to be joined by NBA beat reporter and podcaster Sarah Todd for today's episode! The trio broke down their creative suggestions for AS weekend moving forward, expectations for Luka now that he has settled in L.A. and plenty more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


