In episode 1866, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, activist, and host of The Bitchuation Room, Francesca Fiorentini, to discuss… Trump’s Tax Bill, Trump Demands Major Investigation Into Springsteen, Beyonce and Oprah For Their Work For Harris? Dystopia Corner - The ICE Reality Show Is a Real Thing? And more!
Trump’s Tax Bill
How Trump's 'bribe now, pain later' budget scheme hit a surprise roadblock
Trump Demands Major Investigation Into Springsteen, Beyonce and Oprah For Their Work For Harris?
Dystopia Corner - The ICE Reality Show Is a Real Thing?
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem is backing insane reality TV show where immigrants compete for fast-tracked citizenship

LISTEN: I Dreamed I Dream by Sonic Youth

In episode 1866, Miles and guest co-host <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pallavi.bsky.social">Pallavi Gunalan</a> are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, activist, and host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-bitchuation-room-31121510/">The Bitchuation Room</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/franifio/">Francesca Fiorentini</a>, to discuss&hellip; Trump&rsquo;s Tax Bill, Trump Demands Major Investigation Into Springsteen, Beyonce and Oprah For Their Work For Harris? Dystopia Corner - The ICE Reality Show Is a Real Thing? And more!
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<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/18/house-budget-vote-reconciliation-bill/">Trump&rsquo;s Tax Bill</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-congress-budget-tax-cuts-chip-roy-rcna207299">How Trump's 'bribe now, pain later' budget scheme hit a surprise roadblock</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-demands-investigation-beyonc-three-124010605.html?guccounter=1&amp;amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJkfxTQQiIpuIIbXnw_6sVMpDYUgE0Yi2gwnwLv_y2-V-BBds7Fov80YuOhZL6G8Zfjmxpi41RDcdx1FGhY3btM83yNfAfSsaubFwHpl-3btetsBWA_L_gPw5oxtdu9H61otEI46AW-xmp1NqITOlGcWzBapLwzAfRLrbWJ4SUKd">Trump Demands Major Investigation Into Springsteen, Beyonce and Oprah For Their Work For Harris?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/homeland-security-immigration-reality-show.html">Dystopia Corner - The ICE Reality Show Is a Real Thing?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14713113/DHS-Secretary-Kristi-Noem-reality-TV-immigrants-compete-US-citizenship.html">ICE Barbie Kristi Noem is backing insane reality TV show where immigrants compete for fast-tracked citizenship</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3cMx6TvjyX0DHUqR8KwHas">I Dreamed I Dream by Sonic Youth</a>

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.

The Daily Zeitgeist

Citizenship Game Show? Big Bad Bill Incoming 05.20.25

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In this episode, Jack and Miles are joined by novelist/humorist/TikToker Jason Pargin to talk about one of humanity's favorite royalty-free characters:

The Alien Grays!

They'll explore their evolution through history, the couple who locked in their character design, and their lasting influence!
Extraterrestrial Iconography.pdf
Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? (1995) VHS Trailer

In this episode, Jack and Miles are joined by novelist/humorist/TikToker Jason Pargin to talk about one of humanity's favorite royalty-free characters:
The Alien Grays!
They'll explore their evolution through history, the couple who locked in their character design, and their lasting influence!
<ol>
<li><a href="https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/1997/09/22165003/p18.pdf">Extraterrestrial Iconography.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7fbVLi4YGQ">Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? (1995) VHS Trailer</a></li>
</ol>

Icon #13 - The Grays: Big Head. Tiny Mouth. No Junk.

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 428 (3/2/26-3/6/26)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 428 (3/2/26-3/6/26)

Weekly Zeitgeist 421 (Best of 3/2/26-3/6/26)

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In episode 2018, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Abolish Everything, Chandler Dean, to discuss… Noem’s TERRIBLE Week, RFK Jr vs Dunkin, You Can Blame Big Oil and Big Golf For Daylight Saving Time and more!
Tillis to Noem: "Those are bad decisions made in the heat of the moment, not unlike what happened in Minneapolis."
Rep. Kamlager-Dove enters articles in the congressional record with headlines like, "Lewandowski taking out trash at Noem's DC home" and "ICE Barbie's mile high private chamber with alleged lover exposed"
Noem Gets Grilled Over Government Contracts
RFK Jr vs Dunkin
RFK Jr. took aim at Dunkin'. Mass. residents threatened revolts
Your favorite iced summer coffee could contain 46 teaspoons of sugar — the same as drinking 5 cans of Coke
British Columbia Will Change Clocks on Sunday for the Last Time
7 Things to Know About Daylight Saving Time
The dark side of daylight saving time
B.C.'s premier is celebrating the move to permanent daylight time. Others aren't so sure
Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Stalls In Congress Again
What Happened the Last Time the U.S. Tried to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
The Real Reason Why Daylight Saving Time Is a Thing
The stakeholders of daylight saving time
Golf industry tees up fight to keep daylight saving time
The business of Daylight Saving Time, from golf to oil
9 Things You Probably Don't Know About Daylight Saving Time
The Reasoning Behind Changing Daylight-Saving
Is permanent daylight saving time a good idea? Lobbyists, lawmakers and sleep experts are split.
What would ‘half-daylight saving time’ look like?

LISTEN: Mesa Mesa by Yuuf

In episode 2018, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of <a href="https://nebula.tv/abolish">Abolish Everything</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chandlerjdean">Chandler Dean</a>, to discuss&hellip; Noem&rsquo;s TERRIBLE Week, RFK Jr vs Dunkin, You Can Blame Big Oil and Big Golf For Daylight Saving Time and more!
<ol>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2028891464340566304">Tillis to Noem: "Those are bad decisions made in the heat of the moment, not unlike what happened in Minneapolis."</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2029562877116371240?s=20">Rep. Kamlager-Dove enters articles in the congressional record with headlines like, "Lewandowski taking out trash at Noem's DC home" and "ICE Barbie's mile high private chamber with alleged lover exposed"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RepJoeNeguse/status/2029553169026417120">Noem Gets Grilled Over Government Contracts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/nation/rfk-jr-kennedy-dunkin-sugar/">RFK Jr vs Dunkin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/03/04/rfk-dunkin-sugar-war">RFK Jr. took aim at Dunkin'. Mass. residents threatened revolts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-healthy-is-iced-coffee-2023-8">Your favorite iced summer coffee could contain 46 teaspoons of sugar &mdash; the same as drinking 5 cans of Coke</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/canada/daylight-savings-bc-time.html">British Columbia Will Change Clocks on Sunday for the Last Time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/7-things-to-know-about-daylight-saving-time">7 Things to Know About Daylight Saving Time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-dark-side-of-daylight-saving-time">The dark side of daylight saving time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/premier-eby-says-bc-will-make-daylight-time-permanent-11946787">B.C.'s premier is celebrating the move to permanent daylight time. Others aren't so sure</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/11/01/bill-to-make-daylight-savings-time-permanent-stalls-in-congress-again/">Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Stalls In Congress Again</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-happened-the-last-time-the-us-tried-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-180979742/">What Happened the Last Time the U.S. Tried to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://time.com/4549397/daylight-saving-time-history-politics/">The Real Reason Why Daylight Saving Time Is a Thing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://businessjournalism.org/2020/10/the-stakeholders-of-daylight-saving-time/">The stakeholders of daylight saving time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91293540/golf-industry-tees-up-fight-daylight-saving-time">Golf industry tees up fight to keep daylight saving time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://qz.com/daylight-savings-time-business-golf-candy-farmers-bbq-1851320487#the-business-of-daylight-saving-time-from-golf-to-oil">The business of Daylight Saving Time, from golf to oil</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelwmiller/everything-you-think-you-know-about-daylight-saving-time-is">9 Things You Probably Don't Know About Daylight Saving Time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2007/03/08/7779869/the-reasoning-behind-changing-daylight-saving">The Reasoning Behind Changing Daylight-Saving</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/03/is-permanent-daylight-saving-time-a-good-idea-lobbyists-lawmakers-and-sleep-experts-are-split/">Is permanent daylight saving time a good idea? Lobbyists, lawmakers and sleep experts are split.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5745912-what-would-half-daylight-saving-time-look-like/">What would &lsquo;half-daylight saving time&rsquo; look like?</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1msa48qu8yDKW3KKza18Nk">Mesa Mesa by Yuuf</a>

Noem More Noem! Daylight Savings Oppression! 03.06.26

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Citizenship Game Show? Big Bad Bill Incoming 05.20.25

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