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The Daily Zeitgeist
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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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Dave Portnoy = Grok Odysseus, OpenAI Fake Judgement Day 07.23.26
2w ago00:51:52Tap to summarizeIn episode 2096, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… OpenAI Is Going Full Skynet, Robocop Being Rebooted By Omnicorps– I Mean... Amazon, Elon Musk Promises That Grok Will Make The Best Odyssey Movie Of 2026 and more! OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face ‘Robocop’ Reboot Series Set at Prime Video Amazon Promises "Unwavering" Commitment to Police, Military Clients Using AI Technology Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI Surveillance As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers Elon: Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer Elon Musk is promising to make The Odyssey 'historically accurate' with AI slop A tale of two Odysseys: Nolan's blockbuster gets AI-generated competition AI slop movies are the new direct-to-video cash grabs LISTEN: Runnin' by OMASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Pendin’ For A Trendin’ 7/22: Tesla Cybertruck, DSA FTW, Pete Kegseth, McDonald's Fries
3w ago00:30:37Tap to summarizeIn this edition of Pendin’ For A Trendin’, Jack, Miles and Anna discuss the failure of the Cybertruck (it’s worse than the Edsel & the Pinto), another DSA candidate FTW, Pete Kegseth being out of money, the latest McDonald's scalding incident and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Diarrhea Farms, AI Is For The Birds 07.22.26
3w ago01:00:19Tap to summarizeIn episode 2095, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… Taco Bell’s Foot Traffic Is Down Following Diarrhea News, Flock Cameras, AI Is Even Ruining Birdwatching Now and more! Trump Admin Denies Colluding With Taylor Farms Over Cyclospora: ‘FAKE NEWS’ It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11 Taco Bell sees drop in foot traffic amid cyclosporiasis outbreak Not just Taco Bell: Parasite outbreak tied to lettuce dents restaurant traffic It's not just Taco Bell. Taylor Farms supplies lettuce to many US brands Whole Foods Offering Steep Discount on Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce Police say Flock cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’ The Screen-Free Hobbies Everyone’s Talking About — From Needlepoint to Birdwatching Here’s Why Everyone You Know Is Suddenly Into Bird-Watching (and Why You Should Be Too) Why birdwatching has become a favourite pastime for Gen Z ‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app The Sound of Merlin: Like Shazam, but for Birds Identify birds in photos with Merlin Bird ID I Went Birding With the World’s First AI-Powered Binoculars AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk Can AI Ruin Something as Innocent as Birdwatching? LISTEN: Carry Me feat. Seun Kuti & Aziza Jaye by Nubiyan TwistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Trending Hard or Hardly Trending? 7/21: Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Highway, Trump vs. Canada, China Snake Flood, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
3w ago00:31:36Tap to summarizeIn this edition of Trending Hard or Hardly Trending?, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Anna Hossnieh to discuss the death of Charlie Kirk’s memorial highway, Trump’s Canada wildfire tariffs, China’s snake flood, the trailer for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Worst aRt Ever? Taco Bell Is Sorry! 07.21.26
3w ago00:56:48Tap to summarizeIn episode 2094, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer, Anna Hossnieh, to discuss… Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Taco Bell’s Explosive Diarrhea Scandal Is More Confusing Than Ever, Spain Scrubs Trump From World Cup Win, Idiot Sculptor Tried To Make Charlie Kirk Figure To Make Money, WE LOVE JIMOTHY!!! And more! Trump threatens increased tariffs for wildfire smoke that has 'unnecessarily invaded' U.S. Ford defends wildfire budget that may have left crews under-prepared Mark Carney Boosts Alberta Pipeline While Ontario Wildfires Rage Smoke from U.S. wildfires affecting air quality in B.C. CDC, FDA link Taco Bell lettuce supplier to multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak Taylor Farms recalls lettuce in 27 states amid cyclosporiasis outbreak: What to know Taco Bell posted a notes app non-apology Taco Bell Hit With Federal Lawsuits Over Cyclosporiasis Infections FDA says Taylor Farms Cyclospora lettuce test was a false positive Spain edge Argentina after extra time to win 2nd World Cup title The Muppets highlight star-studded World Cup halftime show Elmo made a new friend at the game!! Mr. Tom Cruise!!! Donald Trump has to let it linger as he hangs on for Spain’s World Cup celebrations Trump absent from Spain's World Cup celebration picture shared to social media Jimothy origin story revealed in baby videos of a ‘raccoon-colored koosh ball’ LISTEN: THE LEAK by Nate Smith w/ Kiefer, CARRTOONS, & Kenny BeatsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Who Let The Trends Out? 7/20: World Cup Final, ‘The Odyssey’, Data Centers, The Tate Bros
3w ago00:45:43Tap to summarizeIn this edition of Who Let The Trends Out?, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the World Cup Final, ‘The Odyssey’ going boffo at the BO, data centers being unpopular?, the Tate Bros getting got and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Icon #30 - David Lynch: He's Magically De-Lynch-ious
3w ago01:50:19Tap to summarizeIn this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by artist/musician Janie Danger to discuss the man who taught Americans that this whole world is wild at heart and weird on top: David Lynch! They’ll explore his baffling rise to fame, his inspirations, his introduction to poppers and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Weekly Zeitgeist 439 (Best of 7/13/26-7/17/26)
3w ago00:46:10Tap to summarizeThe weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 447 (Best of 7/13/26-7/17/26)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Democracy Scarecrow, AI Nino Brown 07.15.26
4w ago01:04:46Tap to summarizeIn 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 Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It's Stupid and Bad, Research Finds LISTEN: Happy To Be Alive by Sango & Vic MensaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bum Oui
4w ago01:20:40Tap to summarizeQuarterfinals, bum wee, bum passes, xenophobia againSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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