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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 features Jack and co-host Miles Gray spending 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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- 3 days ago1h 9m
Cops vs Toddler Soccer Player? Tech Bro Fortune Cookies 10.28.26
In episode 2149, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian, Sofiya Alexandra, to discuss… RFK Jr. Goes On Racist Rant As CDC Continues To Implode, Black Kid TOO Good At Soccer So…They Called The Cops? Elvis Fans Are Suddenly Concerned About Song-Stealing, Fortune Cookies Have Quietly Been Turned Into Tech Bro Propaganda and more! Robert F Kennedy Jr. says Arabs don’t produce science or literature RFK Jr. Goes on Stunning Rant Against Arabs: ‘They Don’t Produce Literature,’ Only ‘Hatred’ and ‘War’ Senior CDC official to quit amid turmoil over Trump's vaccine policies: report Police called on 3-year-old soccer player for being “too good” Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models "Claude admitted: ‘These renders keep landing very close to the originals: same structure, same hooks reused with light rewording, and full sets of verses/choruses/bridges'”: AI firm Anthropic hit with $41 million lawsuit by owners of Elvis catalogue Fortune Cookies Have Quietly Been Turned Into Tech Bro Propaganda Man Cracks Open Fortune Cookie, Disgusted by What He Finds Inside Customer opens fortune cookie from takeout, finds pharmaceutical ad instead of fortune Fortune Cookie Firm OpenFortune Puts Branding —Literally—Into the Hands of Consumers Fortune Cookie Ad Scheme May Offer a Glance into OOH Future Why The Future Of Media Might Be Inspired By A Fortune Cookie AI Is Coming for Your Fortune Cookies This fortune cookie fortune ‘What Does The Future Hodl?’—Elon Musk Primes Bitcoin And Crypto For A Tesla Bombshell After Extreme Price Swings In the Wake of Collapse, FTX Fortune Cookies Are Still on the Menu The Surprising Origins of the Fortune Cookie LISTEN: by OakkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 days ago30 min
The Trendren Of The Corn 10/27: Midterms, CA MillIonaire Tax, Trump’s Panic Tour, Israeli Elections
In this edition of The Trendren Of The Corn, Jack and Miles discuss the midterms, California’s billionaire tax, Trump’s panic tour, the Israeli elections, AI in education and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago1h 7m
CHOPPED UNC MAXXING!!! The Odyssey (All Caucasian Version) 10.27.26
In episode 2148, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, director, and comedian, Mel Stephens, to discuss… Oh Elon Really Made That Sh*tty AI Odyssey ‘Movie’, Robert Reich Suggests We Nationalize Starlink and SpaceX And Elon Suggests Jailing Him, Dictionary.com Is Lame-Maxxing With 2026 Word Of The Year, Ebenezer Scrooge Is Giving Away Pennies On Venmo and more! Watch Episode 1 of Odyssey series made with Grok Imagine. Robert Reich: Democrats Should "Defund Musk," Start "Laying Groundwork To Nationalize Starlink And SpaceX" We Regret to Inform You That ‘Maxxing’ Is Dictionary.com’s 2026 Word of the Year ‘Maxxing’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year: ‘It’s cooler than saying you’re doing more’ ‘Ebenezer’ Creates a Real Venmo Profile for Scrooge, Which Hands Out Money and Accepts It, Too The ‘EBENEZER’ account on Venmo crashed down yesterday due to overwhelming requests. LISTEN: PopUp Dubplate by BSEARLSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago44 min
Trendy Minaj For Press Secretary? 10/26: Trump/Nicki Minaj, Brazilian Presidential Election, Vivek Ramaswami
In this edition of Trendy Minaj For Press Secretary?, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Trump and Nicki Minaj in Michigan, the Brazilian presidential election, Vivek still doubling down on his BS ahead of the midterms and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 5 days ago1h 10m
Fright-con #43 - Creepy Kids: Can't Work With Em, Can't Scare Without Em
In this spooky edition of ‘The Fright-conigraph’, Jack and Miles are joined by author/TikTok influencer Jason Pargin to talk about the only icon we could easily punt 40 yards with decent hang-time: Creepy Kids! They’ll explore the history of creepy children, why we’re so scared of them, why they have terrible haircuts and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 6 days ago55 min
Weekly Zeitgeist 453 (Best of 10/19/26-10/23/26)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 461 (10/19/26-10/23/26)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago56 min
Airbnb Indentured Servitude, GTA Flu 10.23.26
In episode 2147, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian and host of The Faucet & Broccoli and Ice Cream, Myq Kaplan, to discuss… Airbnb Hosts Can’t Force You To Do Dishes And Laundry Anymore, Get Ready For An Outbreak Of The “GTA Flu”, “The Bachelorette” But It’s Casting James Bond, Where Aren’t They Now: The Woke Free Beer Guy Wait, “Woke-Free” Beer Was A Scam?? And more! Airbnb Says Guests Shouldn’t Have to Do the Dishes Anymore Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rules Airbnb Hosts Shamed Over Outrageous ‘Chores’—But Short-Term Rentals Are Thriving 'GTA 6' could cause $1 billion sick day as 1.5 million estimated to skip work: reports GTA 6 release date has millions ready to book off sick with 'GTA flu' James Bond Screen Tests to Happen This Weekend: Finalists Emerge for Next 007 Movie Bud Light Boycotters Are Still Waiting for Their ‘Woke-Free’ Beer Fragile right-wing dad mocked for launching ‘woke-free’ beer amid Dylan Mulvaney backlash Ultra Right Beer Dips Back Into Culture Wars With the Launch of a Conservative Tequila-Alternative People Still Waiting for Ultra Right Fight Beer $300,000 of free beer, late shipments, “Karen” meltdowns, the return of Ultra Right Beer, and mistakes I’ve made along the way. LISTEN: Back Outside by BNXN, SarzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago31 min
The Trend That Got Away 10/22: PHP Vulnerability, Jaime West, Video Gish Gallop
In this edition of The Trend That Got Away, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss how PHP is completely borked, Jaime West (drunk) on Piers Morgan, the Right’s reality distortion field and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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 features Jack and co-host Miles Gray spending 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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