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 stories driving the headlines, to help you find the signal in the noise, with a few laughs thrown in for free.
Episodes
In this edition of Trendbow Parties, Jack and Miles discuss Trump TV hitting the airwaves, JD Vance’s “fart left” comments, Shaq’s obsession with the cops (feat. Kash Patel), the first human/robot fight and much more!
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In episode 2129, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, Marcella Arguello, to discuss… Logan Brothers At Pentagon, Tilly Norwood Speaking Chinese On Piers, Movie Theater Pepper Sprayer Goes Viral, That Elephant Graveyard Video Messing With Rogan? And more!
In this edition of Once Upon A Zeit In Trendywood , Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, a White House weekend update (feat. Wendy’s and Greenland), Ed Sheeran continuing his dead ahh tour, the sequel to ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’, and much more!
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In this edition of ‘The Iconograph’, Jack and Miles are joined by podcaster/author Bridget Todd to talk about the "Queen of All Media":
Oprah Winfrey!
They'll discuss her legendary daytime talk show, her beef with the beef industry, bees and much more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 456 (9/14/26 - 9/18/26)
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In episode 2128, Jack and Miles are joined by journalist, host of Natural Causes, co-host of It Could Happen Here, and author of Against the State: Anarchists and Comrades at War in Spain, Myanmar, and Rojava, Dr. James Stout, to discuss… Antichrist Continues To Give Lectures Warning People About Himself…, Speaking of Weird Culty Sh*t, Resident Evil Is Officially The Best-Reviewed Video Game Movie Ever...
In this edition of The Trendford Prison Experiment, Jack and Miles discuss Mitch McConnell AKA the mummified remains of Yertle the Turtle returning to work, Ed Sheeran’s poorly timed ‘Open for Legends’ contest, the US screwing up gas prices for everyone and much more!
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In episode 2127, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, writer, and host of Worse Than You, Mo Fry Pasic, to discuss… Even Ed Sheeran’s Band Has Quit The Ed Sheeran Tour, FBI - Federal Bestiality Investigations? Netflix Is Rebooting The Stanford Prison Experiment??! And more!
In this edition of Trend Me Like One Of Your French Gourds, Jack and Miles discuss Trump sending 40k boom-booms to Israel, the EPA caping for power plants, JD Vance’s never Trumpery in this dancery, Elon finally releasing the Robo Taxis (with predictable results) and much more!
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In episode 2126, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian and host of The Mary Houlihan Show, Mary Houlihan, to discuss… Sony/Playstation Is On A Generational Run Of Trying To F**k Over Its Customers, Video Stores Are Making A Comeback Thanks To Gen Z, This Weirdly Horny Pumpkin and more!
In this edition of Trendarrhea-Maxxing, Jack is joined by Pallavi Gunalan & Bryan The Editor to discuss the Emmys (feat. Taylor Swift), Mitch McConnell being spotted at least somewhat alive, why AI CEOs might suddenly be calling for regulation (of brown people using their tech) and much more!
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In episode 2125, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Bananas, Scotty Landes & Kurt Braunohler, to discuss… Nashville Will Finally Name Their Airport After Dolly Parton! CONGRATS LYDIA!!!! Booing Ted Cruz Is The Best College Sport, Supervillains Continue To Show Up At City Council Meetings, Oprah Is *Finally* Playing The Sphere and more!
In this edition of These Are My Trendfessions, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the DoJu/Bettina wedding (feat. shady Russian oligarchs), speaking out against genocide is *checks notes* antisemitism?, Jasmine Crockett <3 Chris Brown & Usher, ‘Digger’ is a musical? and much more!
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Bello! In this edition-o de "The Iconograph", Jack e Miles are joined by comedian/author/podcaster/absolute legend-o Jamie Loftus to discuss-a la most iconic henchmen of all time:
Minions!
They'll explore-a their creation myth(s), their henching throughout the ages, what the hell they're even made of, e mucho-mucho more!
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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 455 (9/7/26-9/11/26)
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In episode 2124, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, host of Never Seen It, and creator of Boast Rattle, Kyle Ayers, to discuss… Mamdani Is Sending Ghost Messages To Hologram Osama Bin Laden? United Airlines Decides That 9/11 Flyover Might Be A Bad Idea Actually, Never Forget: Trump Used 9/11 To Sell His Reality Show, Online Conspiracy Theorists Think Tom Cruise’s Oscar Bait Movie Is A Secret Musical and more!
...In this edition of The KirkTrendiversary, Jack and Miles discuss the Kirk-iversary, the “new” Gateside by TSA PreCheck system, the litty af Republican “Midterm Convention” (feat. Grindr) and much more!
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In episode 2123, Jack and Miles are joined by musician, poet, activist, and host of Hood Politics, Jason Petty AKA Propaganda, to discuss… Lebron’s Polymarket Ad / Sydney Sweeney’s Novig Ad, They Handed Out The Ig Nobels, South Park Continues To Say F**K YOU TRUMP In Creative Ways and more!
In this edition of NaTrend Fielder, Jack and Miles discuss an AI guy saying something about AI that i can’t be bothered typing, Netanyahu using Oct. 7th as Israeli 9/11?, the *not* ‘Entourage’ gambling ad, The Washington Sun rising from the ashes of the Washington Post, Burning Man death watch and much more!
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In episode 2122, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by poet, former public defender, co-founder & Executive Director of Partners for Justice, and author of Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt, Emily Galvin Almanza, to discuss… Mamdani Releases Damning 9/11 Air Quality Documents, Legally-Dubious Trump-Branded Coin Sells Out, Silicon Valley Grifters = The Biggest Movie Stars Of 2026? And more!
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