In episode 1626, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by writer, producer, columnist, and author of the memoir Why Didn't You Tell Me?, Carmen Rita Wong, to discuss… Russia Space Nuke Meltdown Hits Washington, Applying For Jobs Is Now Even Worse Thanks To “A.I.”, Cybertrucks Are Already Rusting and more!
Russia Space Nuke Meltdown Hits Washington
Applying For Jobs Is Now Even Worse Thanks To "A.I."
AI Chatbots Are The New Job Interviewers
A face-scanning algorithm increasingly decides whether you deserve the job
A Milton resident’s lawsuit against CVS raises questions about the use of AI lie detectors in hiring
Cybertrucks Are Already Rusting?
Are Brand-New Tesla Cybertrucks Rusting in the Rain?

LISTEN: Watching You by Charlotte Dos Santos

In episode 1626, Jack and guest co-host <a href="https://www.blakewexler.com/">Blake Wexler</a> are joined by writer, producer, columnist, and author of the memoir <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677394/why-didnt-you-tell-me-by-carmen-rita-wong/">Why Didn't You Tell Me?</a>, <a href="https://www.carmenritawong.com/">Carmen Rita Wong</a>, to discuss… Russia Space Nuke Meltdown Hits Washington, Applying For Jobs Is Now Even Worse Thanks To “A.I.”, Cybertrucks Are Already Rusting and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/russia-mulls-putting-a-nuclear-weapon-in-space-us-intelligence-finds/ar-BB1ihBag">Russia Space Nuke Meltdown Hits Washington</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/low-paying-jobs-require-bizarre-personality-evaluation-from-ai-company/">Applying For Jobs Is Now Even Worse Thanks To "A.I."</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2023/07/26/ai-chatbots-are-the-new-job-interviewers/?sh=1540055b2e3a">AI Chatbots Are The New Job Interviewers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/22/ai-hiring-face-scanning-algorithm-increasingly-decides-whether-you-deserve-job/">A face-scanning algorithm increasingly decides whether you deserve the job</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.boston.com/news/the-boston-globe/2023/05/22/milton-residents-lawsuit-cvs-ai-lie-detectors/">A Milton resident’s lawsuit against CVS raises questions about the use of AI lie detectors in hiring</a></li>
<li><a href="https://futurism.com/cybertruck-owners-already-rusting">Cybertrucks Are Already Rusting?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-rust-reports-analysis/">Are Brand-New Tesla Cybertrucks Rusting in the Rain?</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0SsKmpQnyk4AAOY11yXS40">Watching You by Charlotte Dos Santos</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.

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Cybertruck Bulletproof But Not Waterproof, The Russian Space Nuke Panic 02.16.24

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In this edition of Bam Trendabayo, Jack and Miles discuss Bam Adebayo's 83-pt game, LorazePam Bondi going into hiding with other disgraced Trump officials, a college prank gone wrong, some good election news in NH, the 'Pawn Stars' controversy and much more!

In this edition of Bam Trendabayo, Jack and Miles discuss Bam Adebayo's 83-pt game, LorazePam Bondi going into hiding with other disgraced Trump officials, a college prank gone wrong, some good election news in NH, the 'Pawn Stars' controversy and much more!

Bam Trendebayo 3/11: Bam Adebayo, LorazePam Bondi, High School Prank Gone Wrong, NH Special Election, 'Pawn Stars' Controversy

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In episode 2020, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Go Fact Yourself, J. Keith van Straaten, to discuss… Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Spending Billions On War... And Millions On Lobster, Trump Playing 4D Checkers Baby With Save Act,Old Habits…Iran/Midterms, Is Hollywood’s UFO Trend A Government PSYOP? And more!
Is the Iran war really costing the US $2bn per day?
Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It” September
Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab
Hollywood Is Suddenly Taking UFOs Seriously, With Rival “Disclosure” Projects in the Works (Exclusive)
‘A lot of stories but very few facts’: sceptics push back on buzzy UFO documentary
MAGA Congresswoman Claims UFOs Might Be ‘Interdimensional Beings’
UFOs, Aliens & Steven Spielberg's 20-Year Obsession
Close Encounters: Cultural Impact
Claim: NASA tried to stop Spielberg's 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
CIA Influence on 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
The Day the Earth Stood Still: Rejected by the US Air Force, but aided by the CIA?

LISTEN: blackbird by Victoria Canal

In episode 2020, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of <a href="https://gofactyourpod.com/">Go Fact Yourself</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jkeithdotnet/?hl=en">J. Keith van Straaten</a>, to discuss&hellip; Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s Pentagon Is Spending Billions On War... And Millions On Lobster, Trump Playing 4D Checkers Baby With Save Act, Old Habits&hellip;Iran/Midterms, Is Hollywood&rsquo;s UFO Trend A Government PSYOP? And more!
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<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/is-the-iran-war-really-costing-the-us-2bn-per-day">Is the Iran war really costing the US $2bn per day?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/pentagon-should-focus-on-defense">Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B &ldquo;Use-It-or-Lose-It&rdquo; September</a></li>
<li><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab">Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ufo-disclosure-movies-spielberg-kosinski-roswell-1236522458/">Hollywood Is Suddenly Taking UFOs Seriously, With Rival &ldquo;Disclosure&rdquo; Projects in the Works (Exclusive)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/the-age-of-disclosure-ufo-documentary">&lsquo;A lot of stories but very few facts&rsquo;: sceptics push back on buzzy UFO documentary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/maga-congresswoman-claims-ufos-might-be-interdimensional-beings-2000642770">MAGA Congresswoman Claims UFOs Might Be &lsquo;Interdimensional Beings&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theankler.com/p/steven-spielberg-ufo-aliens-close-encounters-third-kind">UFOs, Aliens &amp; Steven Spielberg's 20-Year Obsession</a></li>
<li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/liverpool-scholarship-online/book/37761/chapter-abstract/332135354">Close Encounters: Cultural Impact</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.metabunk.org/threads/claim-nasa-tried-to-stop-spielbergs-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind.11611/">Claim: NASA tried to stop Spielberg's 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/123762648/The-CIA-the-Movie-Mogul-and-The-Day-the-Earth-Stood-Still">CIA Influence on 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.spyculture.com/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-rejected-by-the-us-air-force-but-aided-by-the-cia/">The Day the Earth Stood Still: Rejected by the US Air Force, but aided by the CIA?</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0GKHsu9HyyL93RakAtXWNO">blackbird by Victoria Canal</a>

Pentagon Pete’s Spending Spree, Spielberg = Pied Piper Of Idiots? 03.11.26

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In this edition of Fool Me Once, Trend On… You?, Jack and Miles discuss Mario Day, Rosanna Arquette on Tarantino's use of the N-word, that AI Wes Anderson trailer, islamophobia on Southwest 2094 and much more!

In this edition of Fool Me Once, Trend On&hellip; You?, Jack and Miles discuss Mario Day, Rosanna Arquette on Tarantino's use of the N-word, that AI Wes Anderson trailer, islamophobia on Southwest 2094 and much more!

Fool Me Once, Trend On… You? 3/10: Mario Day, Rosanna Arquette vs. Tarantino, AI Wes Anderson, Southwest 2094

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Cybertruck Bulletproof But Not Waterproof, The Russian Space Nuke Panic 02.16.24

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