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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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  • Yesterday · 1 hr 29 min

    Icon #37 - Minions: Tulaliloo Ti Amo

    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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S455 · E4
    Friday · 1 hr

    Meet Me At 9/11! 09.11.26

    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! Clay Matthews Wild New Look Turns Heads Paladino on Mamdani: The same way it's a message when he goes down to 9/11–it's a message to Osama Bin laden that, look, we conquered New York. Somebody, somewhere in NYC for whatever reason recorded the New York 1 morning news broadcast on Sept. 11, 2001. Airline involved in low stadium flyover turns over black box data as investigators probe if safety rules were violated United cancels planned 9/11 flyover featuring passenger plane escorted by fighter jets What Was Trump Doing After 9/11? Evolution of His Version of Events Fact-checking Trump's stories about his own 9/11 response Trump says ‘we worked long and hard’ on NY construction project the day after 9/11 in latest dubious claim Benny Johnson: “Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.” Trump rages over ‘fake news’ questioning his 9/11 record in furious Truth Social rant Trump pushes own Ground Zero plan New York billionaire Donald Trump has attacked the plans for a new skyscraper on the Ground Zero site, describing the Freedom Tower design as "disgusting". Donald Trump thought the plan for the new World Trade Center was 'disgusting' — here's what he wanted to do American Beat: Master Builder IT’S TWO MUCH TRUMP – HYPES WTC, SHOW The Trouble With Peak Trump Did Donald Trump And ‘The Apprentice’ Really Help NBC’s ‘Failed Lineup’ In The Ratings? New ‘Digger’ Trailer Reveals More Of Tom Cruise’s Crusty Oil Baron, A Role That Took The Actor 40 Years To Prepare They’re singing…… okay so was sandra hüller lying when she said she’s not gonna be singing in Digger because this sure looks like something you would see in a musical Tom Cruise’s Digger Is A Musical According To A Surprisingly Believable Theory Hollywood Is Hiding Its Musicals Joker: Folie à Deux Followed a Marketing Trend Everyone Is Tired Of Why Does Hollywood Hate Marketing Musicals as Musicals? What the Sweeney Todd trailer failed to tell us about the film LISTEN: the man with money in his hands by Jessie Mazin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S455 · E3
    Thursday · 1 hr 13 min

    Urinals: SOLVED, Sydney Sweeney > LeBron? 09.10.26

    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! The Riyadh Comedy Festival of Sports Commercials Sydney Sweeney Goes Nude in Provocative Ad for Novig Sports Trading App Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners LISTEN: the precipice by Jessie Mazin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S455 · E2
    Wednesday · 1 hr 5 min

    That Nathan Fielder Trailer, Tech CEO Movie Reckoning 09.09.26

    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! Rudy Giuliani: It offends me that Bartiromo fired, Mamdani coming to 9/11 Rudy Giuliani calls for Mamdani to skip 9/11 memorial ceremonies: ‘It offends me’ Records Show City Health Officials Misled New Yorkers on Air Quality After 9/11 Attacks NYC Mayor Mamdani releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero New Yorkers were 'lied' to about toxic air after 9/11 attacks, says Mamdani New York issuing 'recovery notes' to help city rebuild Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century The $1 Trump coin: legal tender, depending on what you mean by legal Trump $1 coins out of stock hours after going on sale You Can See Everything | Official Teaser HD | A24 Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Doc Hits Theaters in October From A24 — Watch the Trailer Now Nathan Fielder Drops Weird Trailer for Secret Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything’ Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Doc Met With Shock and Awe at Secret Screening Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything’: First Reactions Nathan Fielder’s Secret Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Is Sheer Craziness Musk - Official Teaser Trailer (2026) Elon Musk documentary trailer drops ahead of Venice premiere: 'Man who's lost his mind' ‘Musk’ Review: World’s Richest Man, And His Digital Avatar, Thrashed In Damning Alex Gibney Doc – Venice Film Festival Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ to World Premiere at New York Film Festival Artificial - Official Teaser Trailer - In Theaters Christmas Day ‘The Social Reckoning’ New Trailer: Aaron Sorkin Returns To The World Of Facebook & “That Guy” Big tech goes to Hollywood: is Silicon Valley ready for a silver-screen reckoning? Pallavi's Piece of Media LISTEN: Drive by Fousheé See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 8 · 55 min

    Zeitoween: The Game 9/8: MAGA Arcade, Trump’s New ‘Do, ‘Halloween: The Game’

    In this edition of Zeitoween: The Game, Jack and special guest co-hosts Pallavi Gunalan & Bryan The Editor discuss their respective weekends, MAGA’s crappy (possibly copyright infringing) flash game arcade, Trump’s new hairdo, why ‘Halloween: The Game’ is banned in Australia and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 7 · 1 hr 37 min

    Icon #36: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mt. Rushmore

    In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by podcaster Will Poole AKA Kristi Yamaguchimane to talk about one of the top 4 groups of 4: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! They'll explore the turtles' thoroughly unserious creation, their turn from violent comic to kid friendly franchise, and the fact that there is no "secret of the Ooze"... it's just Ooze, ok? Find a new angle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    September 4 · 1 hr 1 min

    Running From Gadot, Fake Heists = New PR Grift? 09.04.26

    In episode 2121, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, and host of Podcast But Outside, Andrew Michaan, to discuss… Another Great Use For AI - Getting Totally Fucking Lost On A Mountain ‘Hike’, Are Brands Faking Heists To Score Free Publicity? New Worst Gal Gadot Performance Just Dropped, Mr. Beast Is Bribing Fans To Buy His Stupid Book and more! Hikers’ AI-Planned Mountain Climb Goes Horribly Wrong Southern California’s great beer heist was almost completely ignored Pabst Blue Ribbon Sets a Deadline After 40,000 Pounds of Beer Stolen Pabst Blue Ribbon Issues 18-Day Ultimatum To Thieves After 40,000 Pounds Of Beer Is Stolen Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to help find its missing beer The Great KitKat Heist—Truckload Of Formula 1 KitKats Hijacked Pabst Blue Ribbon pulls a KitKat: Why brands are turning cargo theft into marketing stunts From Crisis to Viral: How KitKat Turned a 12-Ton Heist into Marketing Gold How hair-care brand Jupiter turned product theft into a marketing campaign Turning Crisis into Creativity: How Böcker Used the Louver Heist to Elevate Its Brand Plotting a Heist? This German Company Wants to Give You a Lift. Stunt or no stunt, KitKat’s heist comms alerted my PR Spidey senses Southern California’s great beer heist was almost completely ignored Know Your Meme: 'Enough champagne to fill the Nile...' Snow White viewers share withering verdict on Gal Gadot’s performance Former DC Star’s New Movie Earns Disastrous Rotten Tomatoes Score That Is Almost Impressive Read my book, you could win a $1,000,000! Is MrBeast and James Patterson’s Novel Collaboration Headed for a Disastrous Debut? LISTEN: Sleep Rules Everything Around Me by WUGAZI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 3 · 29 min

    Coulda Been A ConTrender 9/3: Kawhi Leonard/Clippers, Gloria Steinem, JD Vance

    In this edition of Coulda Been A ConTrender, Jack and Miles discuss the whole Kawhi Leonard/Clippers situ, the passing of Gloria Steinem, JD Vance going “Will Smith” on Al-Sayed (in the least convincing way possible) and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S454 · E4
    September 3 · 1 hr 13 min

    NFL’s GOAT? Joe Rogan Of Nazareth 09.03.26

    In episode 2120, Jack and Miles are joined by actor and screenwriter, Dani Fernandez, to discuss… Joe Rogan of The Left Might Just Be Joe Rogan’s Name Like Jesus of Nazareth, “What If Ebenezer Scrooge Had A Point?” Is The Premise Of That Johnny Depp Movie, No... Pheromone-Maxxing Isn’t A Thing, A Fake NFL Player/Scammer Has Taken Over The Sports World and more! Joe Rogan: "What if there’s no more poverty?" ‘Imagine how much less crime there would be’: Joe Rogan does not hold back on ‘rich people controlling the country’ How Ebenezer star Johnny Depp makes Scrooge ‘an unlikable guy’ with ‘humor and charm’ Pheromone-maxxing Is The Latest Internet Dating Hack For Men Gen Z men are skipping showers before dates: Here's why Some Gen Z men are 'pheromone-maxxing.' What does that mean? Men are skipping showers before dates for a reason that may surprise women Introducing Pheromone Maxxing, TikTok’s Latest Disgusting Dating Trend What Is Pheromone-Maxxing? Sex Experts Explain the Science of Body Scent and Attraction How an alleged fake 49ers wideout wooed women and took $1.3 million: ‘That’s Google, not me’ Who would fall in love with a fake NFL player? Plenty of sensible people Daejon Love Will Go Down As A Scammer For The Ages Fake 49ers player Daejon Love posted practice drills at the beach and always made sure to carry a 49ers helmet with him everywhere. Part 2 on Daejon Love Woman who went on date with alleged 49ers fraudster says she saw through his claims: "Too good to be true" Daejon Love Accused of Posing as 49ers Player in $1.3M Dating App Scam FBI arrests fake 49er accused of scamming women out of $1.3 million via dating apps Current, former 49ers weigh in with hilarious reactions to Daejon Love scandal Believe it or not I’m in the NFL 49ers, Chargers top sports world poking fun at man who posed as 49ers player 49ers rookie trolled for jersey number amid Daejon Love scandal 49ers rookie De’Zhaun Stribling explains number change, reveals goal for Australia trip NY Mets: 'running like daejon love' Fake Daejon Love rookie cards on eBay Fake Daejon Love jersey on eBay LISTEN: Leg Day by Surprise Chef See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S454 · E3
    September 2 · 1 hr 16 min

    Free Butt Camera?! Chopped AF Unc Jelly Roll 09.02.26

    In episode 2119, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, writer, improvisor, and co-host of Drag Her and We Love Trash, Mano Agapion, to discuss… USPS Whistleblower Reveals The F**kery Operation, Nick Adams Drops Another Gem of Man on the Street Reporting, New Awesome CEO Alert and more! Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms Nick Adams Drops Another Gem of Man on the Street Reporting During this interview, John Morgan, started tooting his own cruel horn for his genius way to root out LAZY WORK FROM HOME employees… LISTEN: Gravitron by Paul Spring See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 1 · 33 min

    28 Trends Later 9/1: Mapquest, Tupac, Mylie, SBA Reality Show, CBC vs. 9/11

    In this edition of 28 Trends Later, Jack and Miles discuss Mapquest becoming the number 1 app thanks to Trump, the Tupac Shakur murder case, a new mononym drop: Mylie, the ‘Shark Tank’-esque SBA reality show (feat. Nicki Minaj & Dean Cain), CBC vs. 9/11 and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S454 · E2
    September 1 · 1 hr 6 min

    Hooters: The Movie? Midterm Horse Race Update 09.01.26

    In episode 2118, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, host of How To Be A Better Human, and author of Humor Me, Chris Duffy, to discuss… Republicans See The Issue--Trump Not So Much…, ICE Deports ICE Fan Milo Yiannopoulos, Hooters: The Movie Gets Greenlight From… Hooters and more! The Republican Party’s Midterm Nightmare Is Taking Shape Milo Yiannopoulos Wanted Millions Deported. He Didn't Mean Himself. Milo Yiannopoulos, Right-Wing Agitator, Deported Home to U.K. Milo Yiannopoulos in ICE Custody After Feud-Fueled Tip-Off ICE’s recent detention data: What journalists need to understand ‘Hooters: The Movie’ In The Works About Chicken-Wing Eatery’s Origins Hooters history: 40 years ago in Clearwater, the breastaurant was born Miles Piece of Media: How Dudes With NO close friends, NO job, social skills or effort, AND NO social media expect to meet their soul mate LISTEN: Loving Arms by Bay Ledges See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S454 · E1
    August 31 · 54 min

    Coyote vs. Trendme 8/31: The Pentagon, Freedom Fuel, Trump vs. Canada, Coyote vs. Acme

    In this edition of Coyote vs. Trendme, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the Pentagon’s influencer psyop, an update on Freedom Fuel, Trump’s trade war with Canada (feat. Lake America), the release of ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 31 · 1 hr 26 min

    Icon #35 - Garfield: The Cat, Not The President

    In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by writer/comedian Joey Clift to talk about the only icon to be routinely found stuck to the inside of people’s car windows: Garfield! They’ll explore his creator Jim Davis, his staunchly apolitical rise to fame, how he may have perpetrated 9/11 and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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