In episode 1697, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Prof. Emily M. Bender & Dr. Alex Hanna, to discuss… AI Is Breaking The Internet and The World AI, Debunking Lies About AI Magic, Dangerous And Harmful Ways AI Is Actually Being Used and more!

LISTEN: Out In The Sun (Hey-O) by The Beach-Nuts

In episode 1697, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of <a href="https://www.dair-institute.org/maiht3k/">Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000</a>, <a href="https://x.com/emilymbender">Prof. Emily M. Bender</a> &amp; <a href="https://x.com/alexhanna">Dr. Alex Hanna</a>, to discuss… AI Is Breaking The Internet and The World AI, Debunking Lies About AI Magic, Dangerous And Harmful Ways AI Is Actually Being Used and more!
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4CIryPe7XaSZyb6SKBn2ET">Out In The Sun (Hey-O) by The Beach-Nuts</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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Down The Stupid AI Rabbithole 06.25.24

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In episode 2141, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of This Day: A History Show, Jody Avirgan, to discuss… Katie Zacharia Eats Sh*t In First Day As Press Secretary, Somehow Baywatch Has Returned, Does America Have a Potty Training Problem? And more!
Jack's Piece of Media: Old clip of singing, dancing Quebecois boy goes viral
Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?
Katie Zacharia makes Karoline Leavitt seem like Winston Churchill
Katie Zacharia: “My president…excuse me, my husband.”
Katie Zacharia Bombs First Day as White House Press Secretary
Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, keeps first briefing short
BAYWATCH | Official Trailer | Premieres This January on FOX
‘Baywatch’ Reboot Full Trailer Release Ahead Of January 2027 Premiere On Fox
At its peak of popularity, Baywatch (NBC, then syndicated, USA) became the most widely viewed TV series in the world ever, with an estimated weekly audience of more than 1.1 billion in 142 countries in 1996.
The Problem With Child-Led Potty Training
Are more 5-year-olds coming to kindergarten in diapers?
Why are so many four-year-olds not potty-trained before school?
Utah parents: Make sure your kids are potty trained before kindergarten — it’s the law
Why this Utah lawmaker wants kids to be potty trained to enroll in kindergarten
Toilet Trouble
How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents
Who Decides When to Potty Train: You, Baby or Big Diapers?
Pampers 1998 Size 6 Diapers Commercial
Two Experts Do Battle Over Potty Training

LISTEN: Bang Bang Bang by Lambrini Girls

In episode 2141, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of <a href="https://www.jodyavirgan.com/political-history-show">This Day: A History Show</a><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-puzzler-with-aj-jacob-114688861/"></a>, <a href="https://www.jodyavirgan.com/">Jody Avirgan</a>, to discuss&hellip; Katie Zacharia Eats Sh*t In First Day As Press Secretary, Somehow Baywatch Has Returned, Does America Have a Potty Training Problem? And more!
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<li><a href="https://torontosun.com/news/old-clip-of-singing-dancing-quebecois-boy-goes-viral">Jack's Piece of Media: Old clip of singing, dancing Quebecois boy goes viral</a></li>
<li><a href="https://popular.info/p/trumps-new-press-secretary-katie">Trump&rsquo;s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she&rsquo;s a lawyer. Is she?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2110004302089478578">Katie Zacharia makes Karoline Leavitt seem like Winston Churchill</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/CalltoActivism/status/2110009533531869638">Katie Zacharia: &ldquo;My president&hellip;excuse me, my husband.&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/katie-zacharia-first-day-white-house-press-secretary/">Katie Zacharia Bombs First Day as White House Press Secretary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-new-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-first-briefing-rcna602948">Trump&rsquo;s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, keeps first briefing short</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9WoJ3d6WkY">BAYWATCH | Official Trailer | Premieres This January on FOX</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/10/baywatch-reboot-full-trailer-release-fox-1237155347/">&lsquo;Baywatch&rsquo; Reboot Full Trailer Release Ahead Of January 2027 Premiere On Fox</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/66933-largest-tv-audience-series">At its peak of popularity,&nbsp;Baywatch&nbsp;(NBC, then syndicated, USA) became the most widely viewed TV series in the world ever, with an estimated weekly audience of more than 1.1 billion in 142 countries in 1996.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/08/potty-training-delay-problem/688299/">The Problem With Child-Led Potty Training</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hechingerreport.org/are-more-5-year-olds-coming-to-kindergarten-in-diapers/">Are more 5-year-olds coming to kindergarten in diapers?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5x2vnp4jrkdo">Why are so many four-year-olds not potty-trained before school?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/29/utah-parents-make-sure-your-kids/">Utah parents: Make sure your kids are potty trained before kindergarten &mdash; it&rsquo;s the law</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/31/24057439/utah-lawmaker-potty-trained-kindergarten/">Why this Utah lawmaker wants kids to be potty trained to enroll in kindergarten</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2024/02/toilet-training-accidents-bedwetting-solutions.html">Toilet Trouble</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thehustle.co/originals/how-big-diaper-absorbs-billions-of-extra-dollars-from-american-parents">How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/who-decides-when-to-potty_b_265227">Who Decides When to Potty Train: You, Baby or Big Diapers?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-gJU33_QB0">Pampers 1998 Size 6 Diapers Commercial</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/12/us/two-experts-do-battle-over-potty-training.html">Two Experts Do Battle Over Potty Training</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6fhNTP2BZzR3wri0qh1iKx">Bang Bang Bang by Lambrini Girls</a>

First Day Jitters, It’s Potty Time! 10.14.26

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In this edition of Trendraiser, Jack and Miles discuss Trump’s love of the male physique, Ben Shapiro’s latest project, Elon’s big midterm spend, the Goliath incident at Six Flags, Amelia Earhart found… maybe, GTA 6’s nudity, and much more!

In this edition of Trendraiser, Jack and Miles discuss Trump&rsquo;s love of the male physique, Ben Shapiro&rsquo;s latest project, Elon&rsquo;s big midterm spend, the Goliath incident at Six Flags, Amelia Earhart found&hellip; maybe, GTA 6&rsquo;s nudity, and much more!

Trendraiser 10/13: Papi Trump, Ben Shapiro, Elon Musk, Six Flags, Amelia Earhart, GTA6

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In episode 2140, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Creature Feature and co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Katie Goldin, to discuss… Pentagon Rips Off The Onion With Firing Squad Livestream Announcement, FBI Wants To Proceed With UFC Training For Agents…, Speaking Of Cowardly Feds--They Raided Ilhan Omar’s House, Ben Affleck’s AI-Enhanced Netflix Thriller Is The New ‘Mac and Me’ and more!
Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
The U.S. plans to livestream an execution. Here's how that compares to global practice
From 5 months ago on The Onion: "DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment"
Army caught off guard by Hegseth’s order to make firing squad execution public
Kash Patel wants to bring in UFC trainers to teach FBI agents hand-to-hand combat: report
‘Animals’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Bash Ben Affleck Crime Thriller
Ben Affleck’s ‘Ethical AI’ Movie Animals For Netflix Gets Obliterated By Human Critics
Ben Affleck Explains His Approach to Using AI Ethically on New Movie ‘Animals’: “It’s Not About Making Fake People or Replacing Anybody, Ever”
New scene from Ben Affleck's ANIMALS is causing CONTROVERSY.

LISTEN: honey bee by Bricknasty

In episode 2140, Jack and Miles are joined by host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-creature-feature-30054205/">Creature Feature</a> and co-host of <a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/secretly-incredibly-fascinating/">Secretly Incredibly Fascinating</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/probirdrights.bsky.social">Katie Goldin</a>, to discuss&hellip; Pentagon Rips Off The Onion With Firing Squad Livestream Announcement, FBI Wants To Proceed With UFC Training For Agents&hellip;, Speaking Of Cowardly Feds--They Raided Ilhan Omar&rsquo;s House, Ben Affleck&rsquo;s AI-Enhanced Netflix Thriller Is The New &lsquo;Mac and Me&rsquo; and more!
<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nidal-hasan-firing-squad-livestreamed-9.7374889">Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-execution-firing-squad-fort-hood-9.7375621">The U.S. plans to livestream an execution. Here's how that compares to global practice</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/CantEverDie/status/2108321807027536121">From 5 months ago on The Onion: "DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/10/politics/pentagon-scramble-hegseth-public-execution">Army caught off guard by Hegseth&rsquo;s order to make firing squad execution public</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fbi-ufc-training-trump-kash-patel-b3064441.html">Kash Patel wants to bring in UFC trainers to teach FBI agents hand-to-hand combat: report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2026/10/08/animals-rotten-tomatoes-reviews-bash-ben-affleck-crime-thriller/">&lsquo;Animals&rsquo; Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Bash Ben Affleck Crime Thriller</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kotaku.com/ben-afflecks-ethical-ai-vehicle-failing-to-impress-human-viewers-2000743803">Ben Affleck&rsquo;s &lsquo;Ethical AI&rsquo; Movie&nbsp;Animals For Netflix Gets Obliterated By Human Critics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-affleck-approach-ai-ethically-animals-replacing-1236720613/">Ben Affleck Explains His Approach to Using AI Ethically on New Movie &lsquo;Animals&rsquo;: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s Not About Making Fake People or Replacing Anybody, Ever&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/indianloonie/status/2108994459526640009">New scene from Ben Affleck's ANIMALS is causing CONTROVERSY.</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/40dMm7jIN0yo3qYCyC3Kk7">honey bee by Bricknasty</a>

The Onion Administration, Affleck A.I. Flak 10.13.26

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Down The Stupid AI Rabbithole 06.25.24

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