The Daily Zeitgeist
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 w…Social links:
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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 W…
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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…
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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. DeGet…
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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, Th…
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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 Dai…
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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)…
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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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