In this edition of BacTrendnator Surge Pricing, Jack and Miles discuss Wendy's introducing 'surge pricing', an update on the AI Biden robocall, the de-paving trend sweeping the world, Biden's ice cream outing with Seth Meyers and much more!

In this edition of BacTrendnator Surge Pricing, Jack and Miles discuss Wendy's introducing 'surge pricing', an update on the AI Biden robocall, the de-paving trend sweeping the world, Biden's ice cream outing with Seth Meyers and much more!

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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BacTrendnator Surge Pricing 2/27: Wendy's Surge Pricing, AI Biden Robocall, De-paving, Seth Meyers/Biden

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We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #6, we have:

 Least Hardcore Person Ever, HE IS NOT SENILE!!! 10.03.25

In episode 1942, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, actor, and stand-up comedian, Marcella Arguello, to discuss… Ninja Goebbels - Totally NOT A Punk Ass B***h, In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This News" - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the Scenes, Mainstream Comedians Are Fucking Losers, Google AI Gives Trump’s Apparent Dementia The Streisand Effect Treatment and more!
Stephen Miller's Totally Hardcore Rant (Video)
In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This" News - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the Scenes
Jimmy Fallon on new unscripted series 'On Brand': 'It's like gamified Shark Tank'
Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia
Are ‘Donald Trump Dementia’ Searches Being Blocked by Google? What To Know
Trump 'cognitive decline and dementia' searches blocked? Google AI overview under fire for biased filtering
Google AI Overview appears to block results on searches for ‘Trump cognitive decline’ but not for Biden
This Is What Proves Trump’s Dementia: Psychologist
Trump mocked his father as he started succumbing to Alzheimer's, according to his niece's upcoming tell-all

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We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #6, we have:
&nbsp;Least Hardcore Person Ever, HE IS NOT SENILE!!! 10.03.25
In episode 1942, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, actor, and stand-up comedian,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marcellacomedy.com/">Marcella Arguello</a>, to discuss&hellip; Ninja Goebbels - Totally NOT A Punk Ass B***h, In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This News" - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the Scenes, Mainstream Comedians Are Fucking Losers, Google AI Gives Trump&rsquo;s Apparent Dementia The Streisand Effect Treatment and more!
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<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3m26243zvof2g">Stephen Miller's Totally Hardcore Rant (Video)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/">In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This" News - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the Scenes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmsP_qBBz_Q">Jimmy Fallon on new unscripted series 'On Brand': 'It's like gamified Shark Tank'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/789152/google-ai-searches-blocking-trump-dementia-biden">Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/are-donald-trump-dementia-searches-being-blocked-google-10816459">Are &lsquo;Donald Trump Dementia&rsquo; Searches Being Blocked by Google? What To Know</a></li>
<li><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-trump-cognitive-decline-and-dementia-searches-blocked-google-ai-overview-under-fire-for-biased-filtering/articleshow/124273879.cms?from=mdr">Trump 'cognitive decline and dementia' searches blocked? Google AI overview under fire for biased filtering</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/google-trump-ai-search-cognitive-decline-biden-b2837381.html">Google AI Overview appears to block results on searches for &lsquo;Trump cognitive decline&rsquo; but not for Biden</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-what-demonstrates-donald-trumps-dementia-psychologist/">This Is What Proves Trump&rsquo;s Dementia: Psychologist</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mocked-father-for-alzheimers-mary-trump-book-claims-2020-6">Trump mocked his father as he started succumbing to Alzheimer's, according to his niece's upcoming tell-all</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5bw80qtCHR863QUcC4o8qM">Company (With Orion Sun) by Hether</a>

Top 10 of 2025: #6  Least Hardcore Person Ever, HE IS NOT SENILE!!! 10.03.25

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In this special episode, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Anna Hossnieh to talk their favorite movies, TV shows, and the most pretigious casting of 2025!

In this special episode, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Anna Hossnieh to talk their favorite movies, TV shows, and the most pretigious casting of 2025!

Prestige Casting 2025

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We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #7, we have:

Saint Ghislaine?! Marx’s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25

In episode 1903, Jack and Miles are joined by adult film star, activist, host of the upcoming 12-hour live-stream extravaganza Corn Telethon, and host of First Thirst, Siri Dahl, to discuss… Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell, Trump Is In The Files, They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION, Has Hollywood Made A Single Good Movie About The Pandemic? And more!
Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell
Burchett dismisses Trump being friends with Epstein: "It's just like me. I know a lot of dirtbags myself."
House Republicans back Epstein subpoena
House panel votes to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton over possible links to Ghislaine Maxwell
Swallowing Reservations, Democrats Go On Offense on Epstein Files
They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION
Eddington is a political satire by horror auteur Ari Aster. But is it also a western?
Covid, social media, Black Lives Matter: Ari Aster’s Eddington takes 2020 on and mostly succeeds
Eddington: Western Noir Chaos Made Boring
5 Years After COVID-19, Eddington Is The Best Pandemic Movie We've Gotten
Hollywood loves a world-shaking disaster – so why is it still silent about Covid?
For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect Set
How Pandemic Isolation Inspired Zach Dean To Write Scott Derrickson’s Genre-Bending Thriller ‘The Gorge’
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland on '28 Years Later' and how COVID influenced long-awaited sequel
The spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling

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We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #7, we have:
Saint Ghislaine?! Marx&rsquo;s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25
In episode 1903, Jack and Miles are joined by adult film star, activist, host of the upcoming 12-hour live-stream extravaganza <a href="https://www.corntelethon.com/">Corn Telethon</a>, and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://pod.link/1807103868">First Thirst</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k6j2c44fs4eb5mlyxdgbgyr3">Siri Dahl,</a> to discuss&hellip; Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell, Trump Is In The Files, They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION, Has Hollywood Made A Single Good Movie About The Pandemic? And more!
<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/media/4031844/embed/embed">Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3luq5f2yub42v">Burchett dismisses Trump being friends with Epstein: "It's just like me. I know a lot of dirtbags myself."</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/23/congress/house-panel-votes-to-subpoena-epstein-files-00472015">House Republicans back Epstein subpoena</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/23/us-news/house-panel-votes-to-subpoena-bill-and-hillary-clinton-over-possible-links-to-ghislaine-maxwell/">House panel votes to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton over possible links to Ghislaine Maxwell</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-democrats-republicans.html">Swallowing Reservations, Democrats Go On Offense on Epstein Files</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/workplace-boreout-is-real-heres-how-to-fix-it/">They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/eddington-movie-review-satire-western-1.7586672">Eddington is a political satire by horror auteur Ari Aster. But is it also a western?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/23/ari-aster-eddington-2020">Covid, social media, Black Lives Matter: Ari Aster&rsquo;s Eddington takes 2020 on and mostly succeeds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/07/eddington-western-noir-film-review">Eddington: Western Noir Chaos Made Boring</a></li>
<li><a href="https://screenrant.com/eddington-covid-19-best-pandemic-movie/">5 Years After COVID-19, Eddington Is The Best Pandemic Movie We've Gotten</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/27/hollywood-disaster-covid-films-trauma">Hollywood loves a world-shaking disaster &ndash; so why is it still silent about Covid?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/bad-luck-banging-or-loony-porn.html">For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect Set</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2025/02/17/how-pandemic-isolation-inspired-zach-dean-to-write-scott-derricksons-genre-bending-thriller-the-gorge/">How Pandemic Isolation Inspired Zach Dean To Write Scott Derrickson&rsquo;s Genre-Bending Thriller &lsquo;The Gorge&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/danny-boyle-alex-garland-28-140024088.html">Danny Boyle and Alex Garland on '28 Years Later' and how COVID influenced long-awaited sequel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-spectacular-frenzy-of-28-years-later-offers-a-new-breed-of-pandemic-storytelling-259579">The spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2GxSge6HAH6nt64yT83zmA">Sold My Soul by BSEARL</a>

Top 10 of 2025: #7 Saint Ghislaine?! Marx’s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25

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