In episode 1915, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Alex Schmidt, to discuss… DC Is So Unsafe! McDonald’s Latest Nostalgia Bait Meal Is A Rip Off In More Ways Than One and more!
Benny Johnson on Washington, DC: “Entire neighborhoods, probably, need to be emptied, need to be bulldozed”
Republican Senator Says He Doesn’t Wear Seatbelt in D.C. Because He Fears Being Carjacked: ‘I Don’t Buckle Up’
What are people doing with the Grimace shake? Here's the TikTok trend explained.
Grimace Brought Big Sales Growth To McDonald's
Fans Are Sharing Shocking Prices Of McDonald's New McDonaldland Meal In Their Towns
I Tried the Mt. McDonaldland Shake to Figure Out the Mystery Flavor
Step Inside McDonaldland VR: A Bold New Immersive World Featuring Grimace, Ronald McDonald, and Friends
McDisney: The history of two unlikely forces
Remembering The Forgotten Titans Of McDonaldland

LISTEN: Riendo Con Cha Cha by La Playa Sextet

<p>In episode 1915, Miles and guest co-host <a href="https://www.pallavigunalan.com/">Pallavi Gunalan</a> are joined by co-host of <a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/secretly-incredibly-fascinating/">Secretly Incredibly Fascinating</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alexschmidty">Alex Schmidt</a>, to discuss&hellip; DC Is So Unsafe! McDonald&rsquo;s Latest Nostalgia Bait Meal Is A Rip Off In More Ways Than One and more!</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnson/benny-johnson-washington-dc-entire-neighborhoods-probably-need-be-emptied-need-be">Benny Johnson on Washington, DC: &ldquo;Entire neighborhoods, probably, need to be emptied, need to be bulldozed&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/republican-senator-says-he-doesnt-wear-seatbelt-in-d-c-because-he-fears-being-carjacked-i-dont-buckle-up/">Republican Senator Says He Doesn&rsquo;t Wear Seatbelt in D.C. Because He Fears Being Carjacked: &lsquo;I Don&rsquo;t Buckle Up&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grimace-shake-mcdonalds-tiktok-meme/">What are people doing with the Grimace shake? Here's the TikTok trend explained.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tastingtable.com/1352344/grimace-brought-big-growth-to-mcdonalds/">Grimace Brought Big Sales Growth To McDonald's</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/fans-are-sharing-shocking-prices-of-mcdonalds-new-mcdonaldland-meal-in-their-towns/ar-AA1KpfS4">Fans Are Sharing Shocking Prices Of McDonald's New McDonaldland Meal In Their Towns</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/mcdonaldland-milkshake-review/">I Tried the Mt. McDonaldland Shake to Figure Out the Mystery Flavor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://cbs4indy.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250811NY48040/step-inside-mcdonaldland-vr-a-bold-new-immersive-world-featuring-grimace-ronald-mcdonald-and-friends/">Step Inside McDonaldland VR: A Bold New Immersive World Featuring Grimace, Ronald McDonald, and Friends</a></li>
<li><a href="https://attractionsmagazine.com/mc-disney-history-two-unlikely-forces/">McDisney: The history of two unlikely forces</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thetakeout.com/remembering-the-forgotten-titans-of-mcdonaldland-1845496361/">Remembering The Forgotten Titans Of McDonaldland</a></li>
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<p>LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1qzQIAsP42pPu1t2dFQ9v8?si=sxG_fDeHQNKWe79l5qZP1w&amp;nd=1&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA7WN3YrCMBSEnya9bG2qri6URZCqyEqLF8LelLQ9saExiSeJfxf77BsFH2FhYGA%2BZqZ3ztjPJLFGO8HvMTMmlkINyZdB3fnW5dqAiggdcy9l7VHm%2FbNCsgWhRdATx%2B92q08hcsjaIXh6flSbhS3H1JQ%2BdbQrqvllRrLCCpIt7W1V8yWsq932AB9zOTn%2FlOn19cSkbMLE%2F78ROlVdoGnEgTmPkGs8MiXa6BeBA6JQx7pBfbWA%2BbduhARCR3vGGYo%2FlEMRODoBAAA%3D&amp;product=open&amp;%24full_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F1qzQIAsP42pPu1t2dFQ9v8%3Fsi%3DsxG_fDeHQNKWe79l5qZP1w&amp;feature=organic&amp;_branch_match_id=1321260866071707115">Riendo Con Cha Cha by La Playa Sextet</a></p>

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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