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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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Jan 3, 2024 • 51min
Worst Predictions 2023/Our Predictions 2024
In this special episode, Jack and Miles are joined by Super Producer Becca to discuss the worst predictions for 2023 and their respective predictions for 2024!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 2, 2024 • 36min
Prestige Casting! 2023's Most Underrated/Overrated TV
In this special episode, Jack is joined by Supers Producers Anna, Becca, Victor and writer JM to discuss their favorite TV shows from 2023!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 29, 2023 • 37min
The Origins Of New Years Traditions
In this special holiday episode, Jack is joined by Supers Producers Anna, Becca and Victor to discuss the origins of our New Years traditions and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 28, 2023 • 1h 12min
TDZ Top 5 Of 2023: #1 Overrated A.I. (9.26.23)
In episode 1553, Jack and Miles are joined by A.I. Researcher and co-host of The Good Robot, Dr. Kerry McInerney, to discuss… Ways The Future Of AI Might Look Different Big And Small, The Pause Letter, Taking The Profit Motive Out? Alternatives to the Corporate Capitalism Stuff? There’s A Bias In The Media To Make It Seem Like AI’s Plotting Against Us, Are We Overrating AI? How Movies Shape How We Picture AI, What Should We Be Reading/Watching Instead? And more! PRE-ORDER The Good Robot: Why Technology Needs Feminism NOW! LISTEN: White Science feat. ZelooperZ by John FM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 28, 2023 • 47min
2023's Most Underrated/Overrated Movies
In this special holiday episode, Jack is joined by Supers Producers Anna, Becca, Victor, Bryan the Editor, and writer JM McNab to discuss some of the most underrated, overrated, and appropriately rated films of 2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 27, 2023 • 1h
TDZ Top 5 Of 2023: #2 Five Knife Freddy (10.27.23)
In episode 1572, Jack and Miles are joined by New York Times Bestselling author of Raw Dog, Jamie Loftus, to discuss… Critics Hate Five Nights At Freddy’s... The Video Game Movie Written By A MAGA Republican, Michelle Williams Reading Britney Spears Memoir Is Going Viral and more! Critics Hate Five Nights At Freddy’s Five Nights At Freddy’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Debuts With Decisive Splat Five Nights At Freddy’s Creator Scott Cawthon Retires Amid Controversy Scott Cawthon Trump: Scott Cawthon Controversy Explained Michelle Williams Reading Britney Spears Memoir Is Going Viral Michelle Williams’s Role of a Lifetime (Britney’s Audiobook) Britney Spears Audiobook Should Earn Michelle Williams a Grammy, Fans Say: ‘This Is How You Get the EGOT’ WATCH: Puddles & Wishing Wells Music Video featuring Henry Winkler! LISTEN: Over and Over by The AltonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 27, 2023 • 42min
2023's Year In Review, In Review
In this holiday special, Jack and Miles are joined by super producers Anna Hossnieh and Becca Ramos to do a review of the year in review. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 27, 2023 • 50min
MJGMB #93: The Best of Rapid Fire 2023
This week, we put together the best of 2023’s Rapid Fire, featuring comedians Josh Gondelman and Ian Karmel, NBA analysts Izzy Gutierrez and Imman Adan, and journalists Jared Wade and Lina WashingtonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 26, 2023 • 1h 5min
TDZ's Top 5 Of 2023: #3 No Further Answers Your Honor (9.8.23)
In episode 1544, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Marcella Arguello, to discuss… Trump Says He Will Take the Stand (He Won’t) Says He Is Protected Under PRA (He Isn’t), AI Doctors Are Already A Thing, Rotten Tomatoes Bribery Scheme Revealed and more! Donald Trump is lying about the Presidential Records Act Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages Trump/Hugh Hewitt Interview (Clip) AI Doctors Are Already A Thing AI has better ‘bedside manner’ than some doctors, study finds Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals Hospital bosses love AI. Doctors and nurses are worried. Health care start-up says A.I. can diagnose patients better than humans can, doctors call that ‘dubious’ Safety of patient-facing digital symptom checkers Gender bias concerns raised over GP app Is Babylon Health the Next 'Theranos'? Why Heart Disease in Women Is So Often Missed or Dismissed Babylon Disrupted the UK’s Health System. Then It Left. A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now, It Helps Do Paperwork. Giving Back 3 Hours a Day to Doctors At Startup That Says Its AI Writes Medical Records, Humans Do a Lot of the Work AI medical record startup riddled with errors uses humans for backup Cigna accused of using an algorithm to reject patients' health insurance claims Rotten Tomatoes Bribery Scheme Revealed Rotten Tomatoes Under Fire After PR Firm's Scheme to Pay Critics for Positive Reviews Uncovered Rotten Tomatoes Quietly Buried Film at Center of Exposé Rotten Tomatoes under fire for timing of ‘Justice League’ review LISTEN: Freedom 2 by KwengfaceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 26, 2023 • 1h
Christmas Comedown 12.26.23
In this special 'Christmas Comedown' episode Jack and Miles are joined by super producers, Justin Connor, Victor Wright, and comedian Chris Crofton, to discuss… Holiday Songs/Movies/Traditions to Retire, Christmas Meals, A More Sex Forward XXX-Mas, Holiday Clothing, One Gift We Always Wanted But Never Got and more! READ: The Advice King Anthology by Chris CroftonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


