The Daily Zeitgeist
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 stor...
Never Trust A Big Trend & A Smile 7/15: Trump, Todd Blanche, DST, Andrew Lloyd Weber
In this edition of Never Trust A Big Trend & A Smile, Jack and Miles discuss Trump saying/doing something, Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing, permanent Daylight Savings Time, billionaire Andrew Lloyd Weber’s dire warning and much more!
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Democracy Scarecrow, AI Nino Brown 07.15.26
In episode 2091, Jack and Miles are joined by musician, poet, activist, and host of Hood Politics, Jason Petty AKA Propaganda, to discuss… MAGA Still Fueling McConnell Conspiracies, Trump Gonna Dust Off Another Oldie, Nobody Wants To Wear Meta’s $500 Pervert Glasses, Who’s Running Coverage for the AI Industry, AI Fiction Can Be Detected By Its Suckiness... Study Finds and more!
GOP Senator Pushes Conspiracy About Mitch McConnell’s Proof of Life Trump Confidante Makes Eyebrow-Raising Claim About Mitch McConnell Drama Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Have Officially Earned the Public Nickname “Pervert Glasses” Amid a Massive Privacy Reckoning The...Bum Oui
Quarterfinals, bum wee, bum passes, xenophobia again
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Trendsplosive Diarrhea 7/14: Poop Plague, Trump, ICE Shooting, Nolan Wells, James Franco
In this edition of Trendsplosive Diarrhea, Jack and Miles discuss the potential cause of the Poop Plague in the US, Trump Hormuz 20% something something, the latest ICE murder, the Nolan Wells case, remembering Sam Neill, James Franco’s weird TikTok shenanigans and much more!
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Chris Crofton: I Don’t Need Your Mindfulness Techniques You F’ing Teenager 07.14.26
In episode 2090, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, musician, author of The Advice King Anthology, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Taco Bell Is Working To Prevent Diarrhea For Once, Al Pacino To Become Top 10 Oldest Ever and more!
What to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak hitting more than half of U.S. states Why we don’t know what food is spreading the parasite sickening thousands Why tracking down the source of 'explosive diarrhea' illness is tricky Taco Bells Makes Urgent Changes After Outbreak of Explosive DiarrheaLISTEN: Paper mach...
Proof Of Zeit 7/13: Lindsay Graham, Sam Neill, Mitch McConnell, ‘Moana’, Freedom Fuel
In this edition of Proof Of Zeit Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the passing of Lindsay Graham (rest in piss, Bozo), the passing of Sam Neill, Mitch McConnell’s proof of life photo, the live-action Moana’s disappointing opening weekend, the REAL owner of Freedom Fuel, something something Iran peace deal and much more!
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Icon #29 - Bjork: Possibly Maybe... An Alien?
In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by multi-disciplinary artist/podcaster Prop to talk about the only icon who rolls their R's almost entirely at random:
Bjork!
They'll explore her unusual upbringing, her Icelandic music career, her rise to mainstream stardom and much more!
WATCH: SNL Host Intros
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Weekly Zeitgeist 438 (Best of 7/6/26-7/10/26)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 446 (Best of 7/6/26-7/10/26)
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Happy Life Hidden Wife, Dumbest Trump Son? 07.10.26
In episode 2089, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… MAGA Rep hates his beautiful wife because Indian? Meta Data Center Donates Fecal Bacteria To Local Community, Eric Trump’s Bitcoin Venture Is Down $600 Million, Horror Is The One “Bright Spot” In Hollywood’s LGBTQ+ Representation, The Odyssey Trojan Horsed A Bunch Of Influencers Into Screenings and more!
MAGA Rep Blasted for Cutting Indian-American Wife Out of Ad AI Could Use as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, U.N. Report Warns 'I wouldn't want it anywhere': Officials t...Trendal Eclipse Of The Heart 7/9: Freedom Fuel, Graham Platner, Marco Rubio, Spencer Pratt
In this edition Trendal Eclipse Of The Heart, Jack and Miles discuss Trump's 'Freedom Fuel' initiative, Graham Platner being mad that people found out he's a sex crim, Marco Rubio's war with "far left extremists", Spencer Pratt feeling the fraud and much more!
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Good Luck Armie! Stop Microwaving Toys! 07.09.26
In episode 2088, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, author, and host of Scam Goddess, Laci Mosley, to discuss… Armie Hammer Comeback Not Going Well? One Of The Most Popular Toys In The Country Keeps Exploding, WINDOW SEAT MEANS YOU SIT BY A MOTHERF**KING WINDOW and more!
Controversial Uwe Boll Movie Citizen Vigilante Gets PS5 Tie-In Game Next Week — And It Looks as Rough As You'd Expect NeeDoh squishies have gone viral. 'It wasn't intentional,' the CEO tells me. Is NeeDoh the new Labubu? Here’s why everyone is obsessed with these viral squishies Jefferson County...Haaland = Shaq?
Round of 16, racist Senators, Haaland love
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WeekTrend At Bernie's 7/8: Iran, 'Moana', Emmy's, Meta, Mitch McConnell, ICE
In this edition of WeekTrend At Bernie's, Jack and Miles discuss the Iran "peace deal", the live-action Moana movie, the Emmy's, the $1.4 trillion Meta lawsuit, Mitch McConnell still on death watch, yet another ICE murder and much more!
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Mitch R U OK? Netflix Season 2 Mystery 07.08.26
In episode 2087, Jack and Miles are joined by tech journalist and host of Better Offline, Ed Zitron, to discuss… Reality Check: The State of AI, Mitch McConnell Death Watch Continues, Netflix Season 2 Fall Off: Pop Culture Mystery? And more!
McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why McConnell’s Daughter Deactivates X Account as Health Questions Swirl Trump Confidante Says Mitch McConnell, 84, Is ‘Brain Dead’ McConnell’s health emergency sparks questions on whether he will return to Senate Netflix Has Quietly Canceled 9 Shows After Just 1 Season Netflix Cancels 2 Shows After Just 1 Season ‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Don...CounTrend Road 7/7: World Cup/USMNT, Graham Platner, Trump/Greenland
In this edition of CounTrend Road, Jack and Miles discuss the USMNT losing their mojo and the World Cup, Graham Platner getting accused of being a sex crim, Trump starting up his Greenland ish… again, and much more!
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Swift Kelce: An American Wedding, Biohacked To Death 07.07.26
In episode 2086, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by co-hosts of Ridiculous Crime, Zaron Burnett & Elizabeth Dutton, to discuss… Blake Goes Viral, Immortal Biohacker Bryan Johnson Has “Incurable Autoimmune Disease”, AI “Actress” Tilly Norwood To Star In New Movie No One Will Ever Watch, HOW TO MIDTERM F**KERY, Could Being Annoyed At Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce’s Wedding Heal The Nation? And more!
The Surprising Reason Tech Entrepreneur and Anti-Aging Zealot Bryan Johnson Gets Botox in His Penis Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson says, ‘I don’t plan on dying, like actually I won’t die; I am 47, but b...Gianni Trendfantino 7/6: July 4th, AI, JD Vance, World Cup
In this edition of Gianni Trendfantino, Miles and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss… the 4th (and sometimes 5th) of July "festivities", AI bubble could be… bad?, JD Vance winning the game of thrones?, Trump's red card reversal and much more!
WATCH: July 4th Skydive Fail
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Icon #10 - Sherlock Holmes: ACAB Includes Sherlock (rebroadcast)
In this edition of the Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by writer/comedian Andrew Ti to discuss the 7% solution god:
Sherlock Holmes!
They'll explore his creation, his toxic fanbase, his less-than-great influence on modern policing and much more!
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Weekly Zeitgeist 437 (Best of 6/29/26-7/3/26)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 445 (6/29/26-7/3/26)
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Sturmbannführer Minion, Comrade Air Conditioning 07.03.26
In episode 2085, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by host of American Hysteria, Chelsey Weber-Smith, to discuss… Minions Creator Claims That The Minions Didn’t Work For Hitler, Great American Sh*t Show 250, Kentucky Church Has A Really Cool Summer Camp, The Air Conditioning Culture Wars Are Here (Again) and more!
‘Minions & Monsters’ Munches On $14M+ Opening Day, Lands A- CinemaScore – Box Office Update New Minions film heads to 1920s Hollywood in franchise refresh The Minions are Illuminati servants who faked the moon landing, according to the Internet How do Minions reproduce? Minions & Monsters director answers 3 extremely...It's Trending Home 7/2: MTG/Tucker Carlson, JD Vance, July 4th Fireworks, 'Wonka's Golden Ticket', InfoWars
In this edition of It's Trending Home, Miles and Jacquis discuss Mitch McConnell still being alive… sort of, MTG & Tucker Carlson starting their own party, JD being averse to "low wage foreigners", Trump's overly large July 4th fireworks display, the trailer for 'Wonka's Golden Ticket', The Onion's takeover of InfoWars and much more!
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Dems Hearing That Sax! Armie Hammer Is Back… 07.02.26
In episode 2084, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by comedian and host of Pod Yourself A Gun and Bad Hasbara, Matt Lieb, to discuss… DNC Is Hearing That Saxophone…, Armie Hammer’s Anti-Migrant Action Movie Isn’t A Monster Hit Despite Claims By The Right and more!
BREAKING: Rep. DeGette gets heated with a constituent pressing her on why she voted to send bombs to Israel: "If this the only issue that you care about is this issue, then you should not vote for me" Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028 Progress...Penalty Trend-Out 7/1: Trump's 2025 Financials, The Village People, GTA 6, Bryan Adams
In this edition of Penalty Trend-Out, Miles and special guest co-host Jacquis Neal discuss Trump's 2025 financial disclosures, the passing of that guy from the Village People, GTA 6's "physical" release, Bryan Adams' Canada Day protest song and much more!
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Debate Me, Child! Rainbow Fish CANCELLED?! 07.01.26
In episode 2083, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by English professor, author of The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics, and host of Nerd from the Future, Ramzi Fawaz, to discuss… GOP Rep Is Finally Back At Work After 116 Day…Medical Issue, The American Fair is a success STFU, TikTok’s Most Hated ‘90s Children’s Book Is Being Turned Into A Movie and more!
GOP Rep Is Finally Back At Work After 116 Day…Medical Issue GOP Rep. Tom Kean announces depression diagnosis after mysterious monthslong absence from Congress Just left the great Americ...MLS > The World
Knockouts, extortion, inquests, missed pens and hidden jamon
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Goodbye Germany & The Trenderlands 6/30: Supreme Court, ICE, Trump vs. Petro, AI Plants, Taylor Swift
In this edition of Goodbye Germany & The Trenderlands, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss the Supreme Court ruling on some more stuff, ICE abducting a literal nun, Trump pushing for cheaper gas, AI plant scams, the Swift/Kelce MSG wedding (allegedly) and much more!
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WE ARE CAPITALISTS!!! Lazy River 9/11 Memorial 06.30.26
In episode 2082, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by actor, voiceover artist, and musician, Shahjehan Khan, to discuss… Dem Establishment Still Not Sure What To Make Of This Surge To Their Left…, “What If Die Hard Was Israeli Propaganda?” Is The Premise of Jonathan Majors’ New Daily Wire Movie, New Vanilla Ice Profile Confirms That He’s The Absolute Worst and more!
Jonathan Majors Fell Through A Window On Daily Wire Action Flick, Leading Crew To Walk Off Set; Producers Say They “Don’t Negotiate With Communists” Run Hide Fight: Infidels | Official Teaser Trailer Jonathan Majors' Daily Wire movie i...Japan vs. Trendzil 6/29: 'Celebrate 250', Supreme Court, Texas Reading List, Noah Kahan/Poopgate, Great American State Fair, 'Supergirl'
In this edition of Japan vs. Trendzil, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss their respective weekends, the start of 'Celebrate 250' and how everybody's feeling about the American dream, the Supreme Court pretending to rule on stuff, Texas' mandatory reading list (feat. The Bible), Noah Kahan's 'Poopgate' controversy, views from the Great American State Fair, the disappointing release of 'Supergirl' and much more!
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Icon #28 - Uncle Sam: The REAL 2nd Amendment Santa
In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by journalist/podcaster/fictive 2nd Amendment Santa, Robert Evans to talk about everybody's favorite Unc:
Uncle Sam!
They'll explore his sexy creation, his tantalizing evolution, why he's so hot and everybody wants him and so much more!
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Weekly Zeitgeist 436 (Best of 6/22/26-6/26/26)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 444 (6/22/26-6/26/26)
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DSA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME! 06.26.26
In episode 2081, Jack and Miles are joined by filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and co-host of 1Upsmanship, Michael Swaim, to discuss… Establishment v Chill About The DSA Primary Wins…, Scammers Are Having a Field Day With GTA VI Pre-Order and more!
James Carville: What Just Happened In The NYC Primaries ‘GTA 6’ Reveals $80 Price, ‘Single-Player Experience’ Only for Game’s November Launch Pre-Orders For Grand Theft Auto VI—Decade's Most Anticipated Game—Will Open Thursday GTA 6 fans are getting tricked by early access scams ‘Build Vice City’: the GTA 6 scam that’s hitting gamers worldwideLISTEN: Drive Thru (Ekany Edit) by Tamae
See...
Behold A Pale Horse
Group stage wrap up, disappointments, hottest parent award?
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YUNG WASHINGTREND 6/25: Celebrate 250, War Powers Resolution, Military Flu Outbreak, Meta
In this edition of YUNG WASHINGTREND, Jack and Miles discuss Kash Patel's GF's big day at 'Celebrate 250', the Senate war powers resolution, the huge flu outbreak in the armed forces (thanks to Pete Hegseth), Zuck's latest late-to-the-party trend-chasing L and much more!
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Vance > Romance, Temu Helen Keller 06.25.26
In episode 2080, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Andrew Michaan to discuss... notable country music artist Kash Patel's GF headlining Celebrate 250, another very human moment from JD Vance, the upcoming (and hopefully not problematic) 'Magic Schoolbus' movie, the TRUTH about Helen Keller and much more!
Alexis Wilkins: Not An Israeli Spy! Lon Harris on X: "Not sure it's possible for two people to have less chemistry" / X 'Magic School Bus' Moving Forward with Elizbeth Banks as Ms. Frizzle Kate McKinnon's 'Ms. Frizzle' Gets Labelled Offensive By Fans Online Ex-Swimmer Riley Gaines Floats Helen Keller Conspiracy Theory Riley...Copa Trendial 6/24: Woke Trump, UN vs. Israel, Mamdani: The Kingmaker, Disneyland
In this edition of Copa Trendial, Jack and Miles discuss woke Trump, the Texas immigration center protesters getting sentenced to decades in prison, the UN saying the obvious about Israel, Mamdani: the Kingmaker, the log flume belly-slamming incident at Disneyland and much more!
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Yung WSHNGTN, Luckiest Man In America? 06.24.26
In episode 2079, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian Pallavi Gunalan to discuss... the luckiest (very ill and very powerful man) in America, the "vandalism" of the Lincoln Memorial Caustic Swamp, MTG & Tucker Carlson now the good guys?, the trailer for the latest right wing film grift 'Young Washington' and much more!
Eli Lilly gave mysterious access to weight loss drug to 79-year-old patient | STAT Acyn on X: "Leavitt: The vandalism is very real. Despite what Tim Walz wants to say. There have actually been six arrests at the Reflecting Pool where, again, these...Kylian Trendbappe 6/23: Iran "Peace Deal", 'Blair Witch Project', WH Lawn, California vs Kalibrate, AI, Alligator Alcatraz
In this edition of Kylian Trendbape, Miles and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss this fake ahh Iran peace deal, another 'Blair Witch' reboot incoming, the WH lawn dying after the UFC match, California vs. Kalibrate, Americans hating AI now, the death of Alligator Alcatraz and much more!
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A(I)24, New DEADLY Trend!!!! 06.23.26
In episode 2079, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Mel Stephens to discuss… A24 passing on Luca Guadagnino's new film for… AI?, some "details" on Trump's America Carnival, the 'Scuba Dance' panic and much more!
Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman Movie 'Artificial' Dropped by Amazon Netflix, Focus Pass on OpenAI-Sam Altman Movie Dropped by Amazon Kids spark safety concerns with 'Scuba Dance' social media trendLISTEN: Mars by Farhot
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HydroTrend PeroxZeit 6/22: Trump's Reflecting Swamp, Iran "Peace Deal", 'Toy Story 5'
In this edition of HydroTrend PeroxZeit, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the Trump reflecting pool drama, the Iran "peace deal", 'Toy Story 5' going boffo at the box office and much more!
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Icon #27 - Indiana Jones: The Original Performative Male
In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Allen Strickland Williams to talk about the only white guy with a bullwhip that is even remotely okay to support:
Indiana Jones!
They'll explore his "interesting" creation story, his signature 2 pieces of business (AKA, the hat and whip), his particularly destructive brand of archaeology and much more!
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