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.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-daily-zeitgeist-28516718/

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episode 1: Christopher Nolan's The OddyZeit 11/24: Mamdani vs. Trump, MTG Resigns, Trump Crypto, DOGE  

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In this edition of The OddyZeit, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the baffling Mamdani/Trump meeting, MTG resigning from Congress, Trump's crypto troubles, the disappearance of DOGE and much more!

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episode 2: Trump DEMANDS 'Rush Hour 4', MAGA Is HUGE In Nigeria 11.25.25  

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In this episode, Jack and Miles are joined by writer/comedian/podcaster Katie Goldin (Instagram) to discuss… Twitter's new location feature exposing the true origin of many popular US political accounts,  the COP30 climate talks, the Trump administration demanding Paramount revive the Rush Hour franchise and much more!

  1. X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts - The New York Times
  2. COP30 Climate Summit Ends With Dire Warnings...


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episode 3: Campbell’s Soup Is For Poors, Prime MinisterĀ 67 11.25.25  

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In this episode, Jack and Miles are joined by writer/comedian/podcaster Caitlin Durante to discuss… Campbell's (of soup fame) getting caught malfeasing it up, Meta's own research into how bad its' products are for kids, PM Kier Starmer rizzin' the yute dem in skibidy Ohio (67), Disney's new robot Olaf and much more!

  1. Campbell’s Soup VP Mocks ‘Poor People’ Who Buy Its Food in Secret Recording - Newsweek
  2. Aakash Gupta on X: "this is an absolute...


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episode 4: Black Friday = Corporate Propaganda, EDM Pope 11.28.25  

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In this episode, Jack and special guest co-host Mort Burke are joined by comedian Amy Miller, to discuss... the slowest news week of the year, the new Six Flags CEO looking like the old Six Flags mascot, Pope Leo pulling up to the DJ set with a heavenly light show and drops of biblical proportions, the many myths of Black Friday and much more!

  1. Struggling Six Flags names new CEO...


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