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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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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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Weekly Zeitgeist 402 (Best of 10/6/25-10/10-25)

10/12/2025
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 409 (10/6/25-10/10-25)! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:57:51

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Resistance via MAGA Self Owns, Tron = AI PsyOp? 10.10.25

10/10/2025
In episode 1946, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, and host of Podcast But Outside, Andrew Michaan, to discuss… The Comey ‘Prosecution’ Is Another Example of American Slop Fascism, Norway Is Afraid That Trump Will Retaliate For Nobel Prize Snub, Jordan Peterson Almost Died And Nobody Even Noticed, New Study Has Concerning Trends Regarding AI Use In Schools…, Is Tron 3 Secretly Disney’s Pro-AI Psyop? And more! Trump Accidentally Posted Message That Could Destroy Entire Comey CaseCentral witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: SourcesNorway Is Afraid That Trump Will Retaliate For Nobel Prize SnubJordan Peterson Almost Died And Nobody Even NoticedNew Study Has Concerning Trends Regarding AI Use In Schools…If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?Tron: Ares review – even Gillian Anderson can’t slap this mind-bendingly dull sci-fi into shapeJared Leto’s Tron: Ares Is Getting Demolished In Some Early ReviewsTron: Ares is so bad it makes you wish AI would hurry up and destroy HollywoodAI Is Inevitable and Looks Like Jared LetoNine women accuse Jared Leto of sexual impropriety in new reportJared Leto Is Running a Cult Straight Out of a True Crime Docuseries'Tron: Ares' Wants Us to Consider That A.I. Can Be Used for Both Good and Evil‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Disney’s Buggy Upgrade Introduces Jared Leto as an AI Determined to Enter the Real WorldDisney Will Use AI in Movies & TV but Has 3 Rules for ItDisney Scrapped Dwayne Johnson Deepfake For ‘Moana’ & AI-Generated Soldier For ‘Tron: Ares’: “Company Couldn’t Risk The Bad Publicity”Tesla Optimus: Tried to start a fight at the Tron: Ares premiereTesla’s Optimus robot steals spotlight at 'Tron: Ares' premiere with kung fu antics | WatchElon Musk Reacts To Trailer Of Jared Leto-Starrer Sci Fi Thriller Tron: Ares That Explores Feelings Of Rogue AI: WatchJared Leto Invests in Generative AI Video StartupJared Leto invests in $500M AI startup despite calls from other stars to shut down the controversial tech LISTEN: Bolero Dub by Isenberg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:07:36

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Trendual Matador 10/9: Israel/Gaza, ICE, Parents Television & Media Council, Dolly Parton, Survivor

10/9/2025
In this edition of Trendual Matador, Jack and Miles discuss the possible ceasefire in Gaza, the justification for sending military to Chicago and Portland, the end of the Parents Television & Media Council, an update on Dolly Parton's health, a Survivor contestant getting bitten by a venomous snake and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:29:56

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Rapture Gooning, Jesse <3 Stephen? 10.09.25

10/9/2025
In episode 1945, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Go Home Bible, You're Drunk and White Homework, Tori Williams Douglass, to discuss… Rapture? Jesse Watters Is Either F**king Stephen Miller’s Wife Or Is F**king Stephen Miller, Going Woke *Doesn’t* Mean Going Broke? And more! Jesse Watters Is Either F**king Stephen Miller’s Wife Or Is F**king Stephen Miller‘Go woke, go broke’? New study challenges claims progressive films flop at the box officeKnow Your Meme: "Get Woke Go Broke"Contrarian Cli-Fi 0.08: The Last CenturionJohn Ringo is a caricature of a wingnutConservatives Take Aim at ‘One Battle After Another’: “Year’s Most Irresponsible Movie” LISTEN: Supa Anxious by Cruza See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:05:18

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I'm Five Foot Trend 10/8: JB Pritzker vs. Trump, Ted Cruz, MTG, Gov't Shutdown

10/8/2025
In this edition of I'm Five Foot Trend, Jack and Miles discuss JB Pritzker vs Donald Trump, a "broken clock is right twice a day" update, some consequences of the gov't shutdown and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:30:12

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mOrE oN-sCrEeN vIrGiNs, Algorithms Ruining Hip Hop? 10.08.25

10/8/2025
In episode 1944, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Rebrand, Mort Burke, to discuss… Alpha Hardcore Bad Ass Stephen Miller NOT Bothered, A Christian Counselor’s Conversion Therapy Tantrum Has Made It To The Supreme Court, Algorithms Ruining Hip-Hop? Barri Weiss’s 150 Million Blog Writes Creepy Ass Article About Tilly Norwood and more! Alpha Hardcore Bad Ass Stephen Miller NOT BotheredA Christian Counselor’s Conversion Therapy Tantrum Has Made It To The Supreme CourtChristian therapist seeks right to counsel gay teens to change attractionUS supreme court appears poised to overturn Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’Alliance Defending Freedom: Staunch Enemy of EqualityA Debate Over ‘Conversion Therapy,’ Once Widely Condemned, Is BackBarri Weiss’s 150 Million Blog Writes Creepy Ass Article About Tilly Norwood LISTEN: Together by Ruff Sqwad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:08:20

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Romancing The Trend 10/7: Oregon GOP, Trump/Nobel Prize, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Trump/Heaven

10/7/2025
In this edition of Romancing The Trend, Jack and Miles discuss Oregon Republicans being "bad memers", some Nobel Prize news, MTG making… sense?, Trump still trying to get into heaven and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:27:55

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Elon’s Kung Fu Robot! They Suck, We’ll Win! 10.07.25

10/7/2025
In episode 1943, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, host of How To Be A Better Human, and author of the upcoming book Humor Me, Chris Duffy, to discuss… Since The Cars Are Mostly Cooked--Elon Now Really Betting Big On The Robot S**t, Shutdown Not Popular? ICE Is Already Ruining The Super Bowl and more! Cofounder of Roomba Maker Says Elon Musk Is in for a Terrible Surprise With Humanoid RobotsTesla Optimus learning Kung FuHotdog Making Robot Fails || ViralHogKristi Noem Says ICE Will Be ‘All Over’ the Super BowlNFL officials won’t be ‘able to sleep at night’ after tapping Bad Bunny for Super Bowl halftime show, Kristi Noem says LISTEN: Tennis Bracelet by Rebounder See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:02:00

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The Zeit of a Trendgirl 10/6: Diddy Sentenced, Ghislaine Maxwell, U.S. Navy, Trump/Portland, Taylor Swift, Italian General Strike

10/6/2025
In this edition of The Zeit of a Trendgirl, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Diddy getting sentenced to 4 years in prison, Ghislaine Maxwell's SCOTUS appeal getting denied, Dear Leader's Navy celebration, an Oregon judge blocking Trump from sending troops to Portland, Taylor Swift's 'The Life Of A Showgirl' going boffo at the box office, Italy's general strike for Gaza and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:43:32

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Weekly Zeitgeist 401 (Best of 9/29/25-10/3/25)

10/5/2025
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 408! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:13:23

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Least Hardcore Person Ever, HE IS NOT SENILE!!! 10.03.25

10/3/2025
In episode 1942, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, actor, and stand-up comedian, Marcella Arguello, to discuss… Ninja Goebbels - Totally NOT A Punk Ass B***h, In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This News" - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the Scenes, Mainstream Comedians Are Fucking Losers, Google AI Gives Trump’s Apparent Dementia The Streisand Effect Treatment and more! Stephen Miller's Totally Hardcore Rant (Video)In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This" News - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the ScenesJimmy Fallon on new unscripted series 'On Brand': 'It's like gamified Shark Tank'Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementiaAre ‘Donald Trump Dementia’ Searches Being Blocked by Google? What To KnowTrump 'cognitive decline and dementia' searches blocked? Google AI overview under fire for biased filteringGoogle AI Overview appears to block results on searches for ‘Trump cognitive decline’ but not for BidenThis Is What Proves Trump’s Dementia: PsychologistTrump mocked his father as he started succumbing to Alzheimer's, according to his niece's upcoming tell-all LISTEN: Company (With Orion Sun) by Hether See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:03:54

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Geist Minds Think a Zeit 10/2: Gov Shutdown, Criminalized Dissent, Jane Goodall

10/2/2025
In this edition of Geist Minds Think a Zeit, Jack and Miles discuss What's happening now that the government is shut down, How the expanding of the definition of terrorism is being used to criminalize dissent, The passing of Jane Goodall, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:28:12

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Fox News Horny For Barron, Tariff-ying Halloween! 10.02.25

10/2/2025
In episode 1941, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-author of Muddy Waters Too, Ben Katzner, to discuss… Fox News Is Being Creepy As Hell About Barron Trump’s Date, Is Trump Already Ruining Halloween? Cops Pull Over A Waymo For An Illegal U-Turn…, Is The Future Of Hollywood The Plot Of A Shitty Al Pacino Movie?? And more! Fox News Is Being Creepy As Hell About Barron Trump’s DateFirst son Barron Trump went on a date — and it wreaked havoc inside Trump Tower: reportIs Trump Already Ruining Halloween?Spirit Halloween Is Selling a Whole Line of ‘Sinners’ Halloween CostumesEconomy Not Scaring Americans From Record Spending on HalloweenPricey Halloween: Tariffs causing some spooky price hikesIs the Home Depot's viral 12-foot skeleton a victim of President Trump's tariffs?12 ft. Grave & Bones Giant-Sized Skelly with LifeEyes™ LCD Eyes H5Al Pacino's Only Sci-Fi Movie Gave Us A Startling Warning About Hollywood's Future Simone (2002 film)Simone (2002) Official Trailer - Al Pacino, Winona Ryder Sci-Fi Movie HDWho is Tilly Norwood? Why this AI actress is sparking backlash from real Hollywood stars.Emily Blunt brands AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood 'terrifying'SAG-AFTRA Slams AI Actress: “Tilly Norwood Is Not an Actor — It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion”Meet Tilly Norwood, an AI Actress Causing a Stir in HollywoodWho is Tilly Norwood? AI actress has Hollywood agents vying to sign her upTalent Agents Circle AI Actress Tilly Norwood As Studios Quietly Embrace AI Technology – Zurich SummitAI Commissioner | Comedy Sketch | Particle6 LISTEN: F**K EVERYONE by Lola Young See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:15:45

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When September Trends 10/1: Baseball, Government Shutdown, Trump's "Ceasefire" Proposal

10/1/2025
In this edition of Wake Me Up when September Trends, Jack and Miles discuss Postseason baseball, The government shutdown, Trump's non-ceasefire proposal for Israel, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban getting divorced, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:32:45

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Mr Beast Is Just Jigsaw Now? Rapture = NEXT Week (For SURE) 10.01.25

10/1/2025
In episode 1940, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Reading Glasses & Reading Smut, Mallory O'Meara & Brea Grant, to discuss…Ooops! Yall Thought The Rapture Was LAST Week? Naw... It’s Actually NEXT Week! Dynamic Pricing Doesn’t Just Cost The Rich, Jigsaw--Uh... Mr. Beast Defends Trapping Man In Burning Building and more! Ooops! Yall Thought The Rapture Was LAST Week? Naw... It’s Actually NEXT Week!Dynamic Pricing Doesn’t Just Cost The RichJigsaw--Uh... Mr. Beast Defends Trapping Man In Burning Building LISTEN: Your Soul & Mine by BADBADNOTGOOD See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:02:38

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No More Fat Trenderals 9/30: Eric Adams, The Word "Nuclear"

9/30/2025
In this edition of No More Fat Trenderals, Jack and Miles discuss Eric Adams dropping out of the New York mayoral race, Trump being upset that he can't use the word "Nuclear", and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:27:11

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MedBed Can Cure Dead? Gaping Mouths > Taping Mouths 09.30.25

9/30/2025
In episode 1939, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ridiculous History, and Wrongful Conviction, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… Elon Deleted That Tweet About Trump Being In The Epstein Files... Musk Also In Files Tho? Trump Isn’t Polling Well But At Least He Can Offer Us Medbeds? This Just In: Don’t Tape Your Mouth Shut At Night, Saudi Arabia And Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Firm Are Buying Electronic Arts For $55 Billion and more! Trump Isn’t Polling Well But At Least He Can Offer Us Medbeds?Viral mouth-taping trend ‘sus’ says Canadian sleep expertViral ‘mouth taping’ TikTok trend labelled ‘dangerous’Some people tape their mouths shut at night. Doctors wish they wouldn’t LISTEN: IDONTMIND by ZEP, Moses Yoofee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:08:12

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Weektrend Zeitgeist 9/29: Bad Bunny, War with Portland, Comey Indictment

9/29/2025
In this edition of the Weektrend Zeitgeist, Jack and Miles discuss Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl, Trump beginning a war with Portland, James Comey being indicted, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:55:09

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Weekly Zeitgeist 400 (Best of 9/22/25-9/26/25)

9/28/2025
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 407! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:01:01:15

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Introducing: The Moment with Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos

9/27/2025
Hello, Daily Zeitgeist Listeners! We want to share a new show you might enjoy, The Moment with Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos. About the show: The Moment unpacks these uncertain times with legendary journalist Jorge Ramos and acclaimed author and MSNBC contributor Paola Ramos. Together, father and daughter will sit down with some of the biggest thinkers, politicians, artists and activists to bring you thought-provoking conversations from a unique Latino perspective. Listen here and subscribe to The Moment with Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duración:00:02:51