In episode 2087, Jack and Miles are joined by tech journalist and host of Better Offline, Ed Zitron, to discuss… Reality Check: The State of AI, Mitch McConnell Death Watch Continues, Netflix Season 2 Fall Off: Pop Culture Mystery? And more!
McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why
McConnell’s Daughter Deactivates X Account as Health Questions Swirl
Trump Confidante Says Mitch McConnell, 84, Is ‘Brain Dead’
McConnell’s health emergency sparks questions on whether he will return to Senate
Netflix Has Quietly Canceled 9 Shows After Just 1 Season
Netflix Cancels 2 Shows After Just 1 Season
‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Looks Back on Developing the Series


Stranger Things Was Conceived As A Miniseries - Here's Why That Changed At Netflix

LISTEN: Maktoub by Alewya

In episode 2087, Jack and Miles are joined by tech journalist and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.betteroffline.com/">Better Offline</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com">Ed Zitron</a>, to discuss&hellip; Reality Check: The State of AI, Mitch McConnell Death Watch Continues, Netflix Season 2 Fall Off: Pop Culture Mystery? And more!
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<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/mitch-mcconell-health-hospitalization.html">McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won&rsquo;t Say Why</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnells-daughter-porter-deactivates-x-account-as-health-questions-swirl/">McConnell&rsquo;s Daughter Deactivates X Account as Health Questions Swirl</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-confidante-says-mitch-mcconnell-215734988.html">Trump Confidante Says Mitch McConnell, 84, Is &lsquo;Brain Dead&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5955865-mitch-mcconnell-senate-health-status/">McConnell&rsquo;s health emergency sparks questions on whether he will return to Senate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/netflix-has-quietly-canceled-9-shows-after-just-1-season">Netflix Has Quietly Canceled 9 Shows After Just 1 Season</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/netflix-quietly-cancels-2-shows-045700775.html">Netflix Cancels 2 Shows After Just 1 Season</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/squid-game-creator-hwang-dong-hyuk-series-development-1235049995/">&lsquo;Squid Game&rsquo; Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Looks Back on Developing the Series</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/2020201/stranger-things-conceived-as-miniseries-why-netflix-changed/">Stranger Things Was Conceived As A Miniseries - Here's Why That Changed At Netflix</a>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2oiLDyYVLnUUDKcdnLm9va">Maktoub by Alewya</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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Mitch R U OK? Netflix Season 2 Mystery 07.08.26

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 460 (10/12/26-10/16/26)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 460 (10/12/26-10/16/26)

Weekly Zeitgeist 452 (Best of 10/12/26-10/16/26)

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In episode 2143, Miles and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by podcast producer and beauty influencer, Carmen Laurent, to discuss… Quick Midterms Check-in, School Play Cancelled In Texas Because DRAG!!!!, Obsession’s Nikki Is The Latest Horror Icon To Be Harassed By Guests, Stop Blaming Whales For Swallowing Humans and more!
Casting decisions cause Grand Prairie ISD to cancel musical
Is Nikki from 'Obsession' a victim or a villain? Her Halloween Horror Nights role sparks debate.
Guests Harassing Nikki at Halloween Horror Nights Lead to Performer Ending Character Meet and Greet Early
Universal ‘scare actors’ tell horror stories of abuse
Halloween Horror Nights scare actors say they often deal with harassment and assault from belligerent guests
The Halloween Horror Nights scavenger hunt
HHN Drinking Game Goes Bad
How Universal Scares Up Monster Revenues With Halloween Horror Nights
Halloween Horror Nights Dining
Why do 82% of haunted house actors not report guest misconduct to leadership?
Whalefall | Official Trailer | In Theaters October 16
‘Whalefall’ Is, Unfortunately, as Scientifically Accurate as Possible
Is it possible to get eaten by a whale? Inside Whalefall's chilling real-life inspiration
'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown
oh my god they made him watch it in 4DX
Is Mass. Lobster Diver's Whale Story a Fish Tale? Some on Cape Are Skeptical
Humpback whales can't swallow a human. Here's why.
Did a 19th-century sailor get swallowed by a sperm whale and survive?
Swallowed by a whale — a true tale?
A Whale of a Tale: Fundamentalist Fish Stories

LISTEN: I Don't Care feat. Your Old Droog & Georgia Anne Muldrow by Flying Lotus

In episode 2143, Miles and guest co-host <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewti.bsky.social">Andrew Ti</a> are joined by podcast producer and beauty influencer,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecarmenlaurent/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D">Carmen Laurent</a>, to discuss&hellip; Quick Midterms Check-in, School Play Cancelled In Texas Because DRAG!!!!, Obsession&rsquo;s Nikki Is The Latest Horror Icon To Be Harassed By Guests, Stop Blaming Whales For Swallowing Humans and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3dhk-Q5uV4">Casting decisions cause Grand Prairie ISD to cancel musical</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/article/is-nikki-from-obsession-a-victim-or-a-villain-her-halloween-horror-nights-role-sparks-debate-221909454.html?guccounter=1&amp;amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMTS4EbcgsZ9IeTAcp52ZluJ7aaN-24jiRMDcNpZRfuFzvMVswlAB8fYMCddbFel5O6Frsy1_ghdG_uTgGUwFvRgdogw1Eape1cO1qewmy3HusXJeJWyem3Uh1ROoId9pfqqZdm53kxMCzTEgI5sATBlj5ot3qi3IQUS97q7vKG5">Is Nikki from 'Obsession' a victim or a villain? Her Halloween Horror Nights role sparks debate.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wdwnt.com/2026/10/guests-harassing-nikki-at-halloween-horror-nights-lead-to-actress-ending-character-meet-and-greet-early/">Guests Harassing Nikki at Halloween Horror Nights Lead to Performer Ending Character Meet and Greet Early</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2015/10/29/universal-scare-actors-tell-horror-stories-of-abuse/">Universal &lsquo;scare actors&rsquo; tell horror stories of abuse</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/universal-halloween-horror-nights-scare-actors-harassment-assault-guests-2023-10">Halloween Horror Nights scare actors say they often deal with harassment and assault from belligerent guests</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170924063318/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/universal-orlando/halloween-horror-nights/os-the-halloween-horror-nights-scavenger-hunt-20170922-story.html">The Halloween Horror Nights scavenger hunt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hhnunofficial.com/2017/09/22/hhn-drinking-game-goes-bad/">HHN Drinking Game Goes Bad</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2023/10/01/universal-scares-halloween-horror-nights/">How Universal Scares Up Monster Revenues With Halloween Horror Nights</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/hhn/en/us/dining#club-juke-at-mulligans-pub-sinners">Halloween Horror Nights Dining</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/hauntedhousefans/posts/29027515246866473/">Why do 82% of haunted house actors not report guest misconduct to leadership?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN9F6-tbySY">Whalefall | Official Trailer | In Theaters October 16</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/whalefall-movie-scientific-accuracy-brian-duffield-2000771135">&lsquo;Whalefall&rsquo; Is, Unfortunately, as Scientifically Accurate as Possible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/is-whalefall-based-true-story-34096358">Is it possible to get eaten by a whale? Inside Whalefall's chilling real-life inspiration</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/06/11/humpback-whale-catches-michael-packard-lobster-driver-mouth-proviencetown-cape-cod/7653838002/">'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/jbillinson/status/2110714180731093071">oh my god they made him watch it in 4DX</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/is-mass-lobster-divers-whale-story-a-fish-tale-some-on-cape-are-skeptical/2405474/">Is Mass. Lobster Diver's Whale Story a Fish Tale? Some on Cape Are Skeptical</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/most-whales-cant-really-swallow-a-human-heres-why">Humpback whales can't swallow a human. Here's why.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/history-culture/2017/03/did-a-19th-century-sailor-get-swallowed-by-a-sperm-whale-and-survive/">Did a 19th-century sailor get swallowed by a sperm whale and survive?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.salon.com/2012/01/15/swallowed_by_a_whale_a_true_tale/">Swallowed by a whale &mdash; a true tale?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1991/PSCF12-91Davis.html">A Whale of a Tale:&nbsp;Fundamentalist Fish Stories</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3jq169T6RQ4PPgSysnPpMv">I Don't Care feat. Your Old Droog &amp; Georgia Anne Muldrow by Flying Lotus</a>

Whalefall Til You Ball, Strip Club Bouncers Needed 10.16.26

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In this edition of Dr. Trendyll and Mr. Zeit, Jack and Miles discuss Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, Amazon's new (and totally not surveillance device) wearables, the nearly 4 hour long Elon Musk Documentary that just dropped in theaters, and Google's top Halloween costumes for 2026.

In this edition of Dr. Trendyll and Mr. Zeit, Jack and Miles discuss Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, Amazon's new (and totally not surveillance device) wearables, the nearly 4 hour long Elon Musk Documentary that just dropped in theaters, and Google's top Halloween costumes for 2026.

Dr. Trendyll and Mr. Zeit 10/15 Amazon Wearables, Elon Musk Documentary, and Google's Top Costumes

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Mitch R U OK? Netflix Season 2 Mystery 07.08.26

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