In this edition of Make Middle Earth Great Again, Jack and super producer Becca discuss King Charles III, the Emmy Awards, NYC's polio outbreak, Dr. Oz being a POS, police arresting a Clark County official in Jeff German's assassination. and New York Fashion Week!

In this edition of Make Middle Earth Great Again, Jack and super producer Becca discuss King Charles III, the Emmy Awards, NYC's polio outbreak, Dr. Oz being a POS, police arresting a Clark County official in Jeff German's assassination. and New York Fashion Week!

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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Make Middle Earth Great Again 9/9: King Charles III, Emmys, Polio, Dr. Oz, Jeff German, NY Fashion Week

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In episode 2124, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, host of Never Seen It, and creator of Boast Rattle, Kyle Ayers, to discuss… Mamdani Is Sending Ghost Messages To Hologram Osama Bin Laden? United Airlines Decides That 9/11 Flyover Might Be A Bad Idea Actually, Never Forget: Trump Used 9/11 To Sell His Reality Show, Online Conspiracy Theorists Think Tom Cruise’s Oscar Bait Movie Is A Secret Musical and more!
Clay Matthews Wild New Look Turns Heads
Paladino on Mamdani: The same way it's a message when he goes down to 9/11–it's a message to Osama Bin laden that, look, we conquered New York.
Somebody, somewhere in NYC for whatever reason recorded the New York 1 morning news broadcast on Sept. 11, 2001.
Airline involved in low stadium flyover turns over black box data as investigators probe if safety rules were violated
United cancels planned 9/11 flyover featuring passenger plane escorted by fighter jets
What Was Trump Doing After 9/11? Evolution of His Version of Events
Fact-checking Trump's stories about his own 9/11 response
Trump says ‘we worked long and hard’ on NY construction project the day after 9/11 in latest dubious claim
Benny Johnson: “Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.”
Trump rages over ‘fake news’ questioning his 9/11 record in furious Truth Social rant
Trump pushes own Ground Zero plan
New York billionaire Donald Trump has attacked the plans for a new skyscraper on the Ground Zero site, describing the Freedom Tower design as "disgusting".
Donald Trump thought the plan for the new World Trade Center was 'disgusting' — here's what he wanted to do
American Beat: Master Builder
IT’S TWO MUCH TRUMP – HYPES WTC, SHOW
The Trouble With Peak Trump
Did Donald Trump And ‘The Apprentice’ Really Help NBC’s ‘Failed Lineup’ In The Ratings?
New ‘Digger’ Trailer Reveals More Of Tom Cruise’s Crusty Oil Baron, A Role That Took The Actor 40 Years To Prepare
They’re singing……
okay so was sandra hüller lying when she said she’s not gonna be singing in Digger because this sure looks like something you would see in a musical
Tom Cruise’s Digger Is A Musical According To A Surprisingly Believable Theory
Hollywood Is Hiding Its Musicals
Joker: Folie à Deux Followed a Marketing Trend Everyone Is Tired Of
Why Does Hollywood Hate Marketing Musicals as Musicals?
What the Sweeney Todd trailer failed to tell us about the film

LISTEN: the man with money in his hands by Jessie Mazin

In episode 2124, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, host of&nbsp;<a href="https://kyleayers.com/neverseenit">Never Seen It</a>, and creator of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boastrattle/">Boast Rattle</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kyleayers/">Kyle Ayers</a>, to discuss&hellip; Mamdani Is Sending Ghost Messages To Hologram Osama Bin Laden? United Airlines Decides That 9/11 Flyover Might Be A Bad Idea Actually, Never Forget: Trump Used 9/11 To Sell His Reality Show, Online Conspiracy Theorists Think Tom Cruise&rsquo;s Oscar Bait Movie Is A Secret Musical and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/08/clay-matthews-dramatic-new-look-transformation/">Clay Matthews Wild New Look Turns Heads</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/2097472961557282978">Paladino on Mamdani: The same way it's a message when he goes down to 9/11&ndash;it's a message to Osama Bin laden that, look, we conquered New York.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/danielmcfadin/status/2097809560173953298?s=20">Somebody, somewhere in NYC for whatever reason recorded the New York 1 morning news broadcast on Sept. 11, 2001.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/africa/stadium-flyover-black-box-data">Airline involved in low stadium flyover turns over black box data as investigators probe if safety rules were violated</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/denver-warns-public-911-flyover-passenger-plane-escorted-by-fighter-jets/73-2fadacc3-82ee-4e95-a826-0845c23a07b3">United cancels planned 9/11 flyover featuring passenger plane escorted by fighter jets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-9-11-ground-zero-story-timeline-12416261">What Was Trump Doing After 9/11? Evolution of His Version of Events</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-stories-about-his-own-9-11-response">Fact-checking Trump's stories about his own 9/11 response</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-911-world-trade-center-claims-b3046037.html">Trump says &lsquo;we worked long and hard&rsquo; on NY construction project the day after 9/11 in latest dubious claim</a></li>
<li><a href="https://politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/18/benny-johnson/fact-check-was-trump-marching-into-a-war-zone-of-f/">Benny Johnson: &ldquo;Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-9-11-rant-new-york-maggie-haberman-b3047046.html">Trump rages over &lsquo;fake news&rsquo; questioning his 9/11 record in furious Truth Social rant</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/US"></a><a></a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/18/wtc.trump/">Trump pushes own Ground Zero plan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4560441.stm">New York billionaire Donald Trump has attacked the plans for a new skyscraper on the Ground Zero site, describing the Freedom Tower design as "disgusting".</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-911-twin-towers-plan-2015-9">Donald Trump thought the plan for the new World Trade Center was 'disgusting' &mdash; here's what he wanted to do</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/american-beat-master-builder-119223">American Beat: Master Builder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2005/05/19/its-two-much-trump-hypes-wtc-show/">IT&rsquo;S TWO MUCH TRUMP &ndash; HYPES WTC, SHOW</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/10/donald-trump-2005-year-of-living-dangerously-214380/">The Trouble With Peak Trump</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-apprentice-nbc-failed-lineup-ratings-debra-messing-1457237">Did Donald Trump And &lsquo;The Apprentice&rsquo; Really Help NBC&rsquo;s &lsquo;Failed Lineup&rsquo; In The Ratings?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/09/digger-trailer-tom-cruise-1236980669/">New &lsquo;Digger&rsquo; Trailer Reveals More Of Tom Cruise&rsquo;s Crusty Oil Baron, A Role That Took The Actor 40 Years To Prepare</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/MattBlakeStan/status/2097806823893954686">They&rsquo;re singing&hellip;&hellip;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/torvdunham/status/2097973723706032419">okay so was sandra h&uuml;ller lying when she said she&rsquo;s not gonna be singing in Digger because this sure looks like something you would see in a musical</a></li>
<li><a href="https://screenrant.com/tom-cruise-digger-movie-musical-theory/">Tom Cruise&rsquo;s Digger Is A Musical According To A Surprisingly Believable Theory</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2023/12/15/movies/hollywood-hiding-musicals-wonka-the-color-purple-mean-girls-trailers">Hollywood Is Hiding Its Musicals</a></li>
<li><a href="https://movieweb.com/is-joker-2-a-musical-marketing/">Joker: Folie &agrave; Deux Followed a Marketing Trend Everyone Is Tired Of</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/why-does-hollywood-hate-marketing-musicals-1235063856/">Why Does Hollywood Hate Marketing Musicals as Musicals?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/feb/05/features.steverose">What the Sweeney Todd trailer failed to tell us about the film</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbDLfpMPSmg">the man with money in his hands by Jessie Mazin</a>

 Meet Me At 9/11! 09.11.26

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In this edition of The KirkTrendiversary, Jack and Miles discuss the Kirk-iversary, the “new” Gateside by TSA PreCheck system, the litty af Republican “Midterm Convention” (feat. Grindr) and much more!

In this edition of The KirkTrendiversary, Jack and Miles discuss the Kirk-iversary, the &ldquo;new&rdquo; Gateside by TSA PreCheck system, the litty af Republican &ldquo;Midterm Convention&rdquo; (feat. Grindr) and much more!

The KirkTrendiversary 9/10: Kirk-iversary, Gateside, Republican Midterm Convention

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In episode 2123, Jack and Miles are joined by musician, poet, activist, and host of Hood Politics, Jason Petty AKA Propaganda, to discuss… Lebron’s Polymarket Ad / Sydney Sweeney’s Novig Ad, They Handed Out The Ig Nobels, South Park Continues To Say F**K YOU TRUMP In Creative Ways and more!
The Riyadh Comedy Festival of Sports Commercials
Sydney Sweeney Goes Nude in Provocative Ad for Novig Sports Trading App
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners

LISTEN: the precipice by Jessie Mazin

In episode 2123, Jack and Miles are joined by musician, poet, activist, and host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-hood-politics-with-prop-8152770">Hood Politics</a>, Jason Petty AKA <a href="https://www.prophiphop.com/">Propaganda</a>, to discuss&hellip; Lebron&rsquo;s Polymarket Ad / Sydney Sweeney&rsquo;s Novig Ad, They Handed Out The Ig Nobels, South Park Continues To Say F**K YOU TRUMP In Creative Ways and more!
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<li><a href="https://x.com/JustEsBaraheni/status/2097337404696764576?s=46">The Riyadh Comedy Festival of Sports Commercials</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/">Sydney Sweeney Goes Nude in Provocative Ad for Novig Sports Trading App</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/meet-the-2026-ig-nobel-prize-winners/">Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoG83Zxo8iQ">the precipice by Jessie Mazin</a>

Urinals: SOLVED, Sydney Sweeney > LeBron? 09.10.26

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Make Middle Earth Great Again 9/9: King Charles III, Emmys, Polio, Dr. Oz, Jeff German, NY Fashion Week

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