In episode 1937, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian, musician, host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, and subject of the documentary Nashville Famous, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Please Cry For Theo Von, A.I. Stan Lee May Be The Worst Dead Celebrity Grift Yet and more!
Please Cry For Theo Von
An AI Stan Lee Hologram Will Speak With Fans at L.A. Comic Con
Marvel Fans Slam 'Ghoulish' L.A. Comic Con Decision to Resurrect Stan Lee Via an AI Hologram and Charge $20 for a 3-Minute Conversation
Proto’s Text-To-Persona AI Holographic Twin demonstration with Howie and Raffi
Suzanne Somers AI robot
Eternal Celebrities: The Multi-Billion Opportunity Coming
Raising the Dead: Understanding Post-Mortem Rights of Publicity
The Last Days of Stan Lee
Marvel Signs Deal to Insert CGI Stan Lee Cameos Into Future Films
The late Stan Lee's Twitter account is being used to hawk NFTs and people are pissed
Stan Lee Becomes NFT Superhero, Illustrating A Downward Shift In Prices
The Powell Memo

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In episode 1937, Miles and guest co-host <a href="https://www.pallavigunalan.com/">Pallavi Gunalan</a> are joined by comedian, musician, host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cold-brew-got-me-like/id1561189274">Cold Brew Got Me Like</a>, and subject of the documentary <a href="https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/nashvillefamous0828">Nashville Famous</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecroftonshow/">Chris Crofton</a>, to discuss&hellip; Please Cry For Theo Von, A.I. Stan Lee May Be The Worst Dead Celebrity Grift Yet and more!
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<li><a href="https://x.com/krassenstein/status/1970818231238595016">Please Cry For Theo Von</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stan-lee-ai-hologram-l-a-comic-con-1236375354/">An AI Stan Lee Hologram Will Speak With Fans at L.A. Comic Con</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-fans-slam-ghoulish-la-comic-con-decision-to-resurrect-stan-lee-via-an-ai-hologram-and-charge-20-for-a-3-minute-conversation">Marvel Fans Slam 'Ghoulish' L.A. Comic Con Decision to Resurrect Stan Lee Via an AI Hologram and Charge $20 for a 3-Minute Conversation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfvflmHSSVM">Proto&rsquo;s Text-To-Persona AI Holographic Twin demonstration with Howie and Raffi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsRK6eJr-E">Suzanne Somers AI robot</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theankler.com/p/eternal-celebrities-the-multi-billion">Eternal Celebrities: The Multi-Billion Opportunity Coming</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.documentary.org/column/raising-dead-understanding-post-mortem-rights-publicity">Raising the Dead: Understanding Post-Mortem Rights of Publicity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/stan-lee-elder-abuse/">The Last Days of Stan Lee</a></li>
<li><a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/marvel-cgi-stan-lee">Marvel Signs Deal to Insert CGI Stan Lee Cameos Into Future Films</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mashable.com/article/stan-lee-twitter-chakra-the-invicible-nft-backlash">The late Stan Lee's Twitter account is being used to hawk NFTs and people are pissed</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/08/03/stan-lee-becomes-nft-superhero-illustrating-a-downward-shift-in-prices/">Stan Lee Becomes NFT Superhero, Illustrating A Downward Shift In Prices</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/assets/usa-courts-secrecy-lobbyist/powell-memo.pdf">The Powell Memo</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5fLbVEHBkaGnK9jsVFpDLI">Sideways by Balu Brigada</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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Keep Crying Theo Von, Disrespecting The Dearly Departed 09.25.25

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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?

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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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