In episode 2061, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of Ain't It Footy, Jamel Johnson, to discuss… Mike Johnson Stated That $174,000 Isn’t Enough To Make Ends Meet, AI Radio Station, Baby Yoda’s Movie Debut Isn’t Getting Great Reviews, The Daily Wire Is Falling Apart and more!
People Are Losing Their Minds Over This Resurfaced Video Of Mike Johnson Defending Congressional Trading
Speaker Johnson Says $174K Isn’t Enough While Blocking a $15 Minimum Wage
Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation — they need stock trading to 'take care of their family'
Trump Is Backing a Stock-Trading Ban That Doesn’t Ban Trading Stocks
Mike Johnson: “We have to have sympathy. We need to at least let them engage in some stock trading so they can continue to take care of their family.”
Cursed AI Radio
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Splits Critics: “Most Boring Star Wars” vs. “Best in Decades”
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Divided First Reactions, From a ‘Thrilling Adventure’ to ‘One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies’ and a ‘Snooze Fest’
Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Hit With Layoffs Across a ‘Number of Teams,’ Largely From Nashville HQ
Why Ben Shapiro's Media Empire Is Collapsing
The Ben Commandments
There’s a Right-Wing Game of Thrones and It’s as Terrible as You’d Think
A Crack in Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
'Conservative Hollywood' dream 'in ruins' as eight-figure show staggers out the door
John Travolta finally explained his beret and pocket square.

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In episode 2061, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-aint-it-footy-310895515/">Ain't It Footy</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/broccolihouse/">Jamel Johnson</a>, to discuss&hellip; Mike Johnson Stated That $174,000 Isn&rsquo;t Enough To Make Ends Meet, AI Radio Station, Baby Yoda&rsquo;s Movie Debut Isn&rsquo;t Getting Great Reviews, The Daily Wire Is Falling Apart and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/mike-johnson-stock-trading-comment-reactions">People Are Losing Their Minds Over This Resurfaced Video Of Mike Johnson Defending Congressional Trading</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wfmz.com/features/think-tank/speaker-johnson-says-174k-isn-t-enough-while-blocking-a-15-minimum-wage/article_690a63ef-5ebf-4aec-9f4e-f97d1c71f502.html">Speaker Johnson Says $174K Isn&rsquo;t Enough While Blocking a $15 Minimum Wage</a></li>
<li><a href="https://moneywise.com/investing/stocks/insider-trading-congress-speaker-mike-johnson">Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation &mdash; they need stock trading to 'take care of their family'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://time.com/7382542/trump-congress-stock-trading-ban-republicans/">Trump Is Backing a Stock-Trading Ban That Doesn&rsquo;t Ban Trading Stocks</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/MatrixMysteries/status/2055060840785530941">Mike Johnson: &ldquo;We have to have sympathy. We need to at least let them engage in some stock trading so they can continue to take care of their family.&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/andonlabs/status/2054978741500100937">Cursed AI Radio</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mandalorian-and-grogu-reviews-critics-1236600934/">&lsquo;The Mandalorian and Grogu&rsquo; Splits Critics: &ldquo;Most Boring Star Wars&rdquo; vs. &ldquo;Best in Decades&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/mandalorian-and-grogu-first-reactions-star-wars-pedro-pascal-1236748352/">&lsquo;The Mandalorian and Grogu&rsquo; Gets Divided First Reactions, From a &lsquo;Thrilling Adventure&rsquo; to &lsquo;One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies&rsquo; and a &lsquo;Snooze Fest&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/ben-shapiro-the-daily-wire-layoffs-nashville/">Ben Shapiro&rsquo;s Daily Wire Hit With Layoffs Across a &lsquo;Number of Teams,&rsquo; Largely From Nashville HQ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-ben-shapiros-media-empire-is-collapsing.html">Why Ben Shapiro's Media Empire Is Collapsing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://puck.news/ben-shapiros-slide-the-daily-wires-200m-revenue-crisis/">The Ben Commandments</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a70624362/the-pendragon-cycle-rise-of-the-merlin-daily-wire-review/">There&rsquo;s a Right-Wing&nbsp;Game of Thrones&nbsp;and It&rsquo;s as Terrible as You&rsquo;d Think</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/mysterious-exit-daily-wire-ceo-jeremy-boreing-ben-shapiro">A Crack in Ben Shapiro&rsquo;s Daily Wire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_pendragon_cycle_rise_of_the_merlin">The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.alternet.org/daily-wire-maga/">'Conservative Hollywood' dream 'in ruins' as eight-figure show staggers out the door</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/john-travolta-offers-eyebrow-raising-explanation-for-viral-new-look/">John Travolta finally explained his beret and pocket square.</a></li>
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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

Like…Insider Trading, Ben Shapiro’s Daily House Fire 05.20.26

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