In episode 1920, Jack and guest co-host Mort Burke are joined by the producer and host of Blank Check, Ben Hosley & Griffin Newman, to discuss… Movies As Cultural Unconscious Factories / Movies That Exist Vs. Don’t, War In Films: Vietnam vs. War On Terror, Where Did All The Sex In Movies Go? And more!

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In episode 1920, Jack and guest co-host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mortburke/">Mort Burke</a> are joined by the producer and host of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benhosley/">Blank Check</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benhosley/">Ben Hosley</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/grifflightning/?hl=en">Griffin Newman</a>, to discuss&hellip; Movies As Cultural Unconscious Factories / Movies That Exist Vs. Don&rsquo;t, War In Films: Vietnam vs. War On Terror, Where Did All The Sex In Movies Go? And more!
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5iEwuytDJ1CzsZ3IL63pgw">Yasashi - Slowed by CXSPER</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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Movies That Built The Zeigeist With Griffin and Ben from Blank Check 08.26.25

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In episode 2013, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Karl Hess, to discuss… Pray For The NYPD Officers Who Were Subjected To A Dusting Of Snow, WHAT’S IN THE BAAAAAG? Nick Shirley Is Up To His BS In CA…, The Hottest Trend In Movies Is Actors Who Aren’t Actors, Is TCM Using Old Movies To Secretly Roast Trump? And more!
Pray For The NYPD Officers Who Were Subjected To A Dusting Of Snow
Crowd Throws Snowballs at Police in NYC
Mob torments NYPD in epic snowball fight
Huge Snowball Fight in New York Escalates After Police Arrive
4 wanted for allegedly pelting NYPD officers with snow and ice in NYC park
WHAT’S IN THE BAAAAAG?
Nick Shirley Is Up To His BS In CA…
The Hottest Trend In Movies Is Actors Who Aren’t Actors
A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.
People Can’t Believe What TCM Aired Instead of Donald Trump’s SOTU Speech
Will You Light the Gas Please?: A Brief History of the Term Gaslighting and the Movie Behind It
Turner Classic Movies Airs Full Day Of Anti-Fascist Films After Trump Inauguration
Four Years After Trolling Trump, TCM Celebrates Joe Biden’s Inauguration
A Sneaky Way to Protest the Trump Inauguration, Courtesy of Turner Classic Movies
TCM airing A Face in the Crowd on Trump Inauguration Day
TCM Screening ‘The Most Significant Political Films of All Time’ (Exclusive)
The Warner-Netflix Deal Is Worse Than You Think

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In episode 2013, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karlhess">Karl Hess</a>, to discuss&hellip; Pray For The NYPD Officers Who Were Subjected To A Dusting Of Snow, WHAT&rsquo;S IN THE BAAAAAG? Nick Shirley Is Up To His BS In CA&hellip;, The Hottest Trend In Movies Is Actors Who Aren&rsquo;t Actors, Is TCM Using Old Movies To Secretly Roast Trump? And more!
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<li><a href="http://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2026/02/25/nypd-officers-injured-during-snowball-fight-as-city-weighs-charges">Pray For The NYPD Officers Who Were Subjected To A Dusting Of Snow</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/us/video/snowballs-thrown-at-nypd-ldn-digvid-vrtc">Crowd Throws Snowballs at Police in NYC</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/video/mob-torments-nypd-in-epic-snowball-fight/">Mob torments NYPD in epic snowball fight</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/nyregion/nypd-snowball-fight-washington-square-park.html">Huge Snowball Fight in New York Escalates After Police Arrive</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pix11.com/news/local-news/manhattan/4-wanted-for-allegedly-pelting-nypd-officers-with-snow-and-ice-in-nyc-park/">4 wanted for allegedly pelting NYPD officers with snow and ice in NYC park</a></li>
<li><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/207038/real-reason-kristi-noem-fired-pilot-blanket">WHAT&rsquo;S IN THE BAAAAAG?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/nickshirleyy/status/2025339433835450619">Nick Shirley Is Up To His BS In CA&hellip;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/nonprofessional-actors-are-the-heart-of-the-movies">The Hottest Trend In Movies Is Actors Who Aren&rsquo;t Actors</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/SeanMBurns/status/2026339699879538761">A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/what-tcm-aired-trump-sotu-speech-11578746">People Can&rsquo;t Believe What TCM Aired Instead of Donald Trump&rsquo;s SOTU Speech</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ilcadv.org/will-you-light-the-gas-please-a-brief-history-of-the-term-gaslighting-and-the-movie-behind-it/">Will You Light the Gas Please?: A Brief History of the Term Gaslighting and the Movie Behind It</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/turner-classic-anti-fascist-films-after-trump-inauguration_n_67914f29e4b0e2ab2e8e1968">Turner Classic Movies Airs Full Day Of Anti-Fascist Films After Trump Inauguration</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/01/joe-biden-tcm-tribute">Four Years After Trolling Trump, TCM Celebrates Joe Biden&rsquo;s Inauguration</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gq.com/story/tcm-face-in-the-crowd-inauguration">A Sneaky Way to Protest the Trump Inauguration, Courtesy of Turner Classic Movies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ew.com/movies/2017/01/18/donald-trump-a-face-in-the-crowd/">TCM airing&nbsp;A Face in the Crowd&nbsp;on Trump Inauguration Day</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tcm-screening-most-significant-political-films-1235982453/">TCM Screening &lsquo;The Most Significant Political Films of All Time&rsquo; (Exclusive)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/12/warner-netflix-merger-theaters-film">The Warner-Netflix Deal Is Worse Than You Think</a></li>
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9/11 But Snowballs, ALLEGED Sex Toys 02.26.26

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In this edition of Improv 101 W/ Trendin Sorbo, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss Trump's very long State of the Union address, robot umpires in baseball?, Trump releasing the files… the UFO files, Kid Rock going on a nationwide tour (w/ $5000 front row tix) and much more!

In this edition of Improv 101 W/ Trendin Sorbo, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss Trump's very long State of the Union address, robot umpires in baseball?, Trump releasing the files&hellip; the UFO files, Kid Rock going on a nationwide tour (w/ $5000 front row tix) and much more!

Improv 101 W/ Trendin Sorbo 2/25: State Of The Union, Robot Umpire, UFO Files, Kid Rock

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In episode 2012, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan to discuss… Punch the Monkey, FedEx Is Suing The U.S. Government, Dean Cain And Kevin Sorbo Are In The “Using Child Labor To Rip-Off Disney” Phase Of Their Careers and more!
Punch the Monkey
FedEx Is Suing The U.S. Government
Companies line up for refunds after U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order
You paid for tariffs — but you won’t get a slice of tariff refunds
FedEx sues US government for tariff refund after Supreme Court ruling
Night at the Museum of the Bible
About Museum of the Bible
Inside the sprawling, controversial $500m Museum of the Bible
How forgers fooled the Bible museum with fake Dead Sea Scroll fragments

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In episode 2012, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly <a href="https://www.instagram.com/facialrecognitioncomedy/?hl=en">Facial Recognition Comedy</a> show,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pallavigunalan.com/">Pallavi Gunalan</a> to discuss&hellip; Punch the Monkey, FedEx Is Suing The U.S. Government, Dean Cain And Kevin Sorbo Are In The &ldquo;Using Child Labor To Rip-Off Disney&rdquo; Phase Of Their Careers and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/punch-monkey-japan-macaque-why-do-mother-animals-abandon-offspring">Punch the Monkey</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/fedex-lawsuit-trump-tariffs">FedEx Is Suing The U.S. Government</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/supreme-court-tariffs-trump-refunds-9.7100949">Companies line up for refunds after U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/avoid-customs-tariffs-on-cheap-orders/">How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/economy/tariff-refunds-consumers">You paid for tariffs &mdash; but you won&rsquo;t get a slice of tariff refunds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/24/fedex-sues-us-government-for-tariff-refund-after-supreme-court-ruling">FedEx sues US government for tariff refund after Supreme Court ruling</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.jcfilms.org/nightatthemuseumofthebible">Night at the Museum of the Bible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.museumofthebible.org/who-we-are">About Museum of the Bible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/16/inside-the-sprawling-controversial-500m-museum-of-the-bible">Inside the sprawling, controversial $500m Museum of the Bible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/15/us/bible-museum-dead-sea-scrolls">How forgers fooled the Bible museum with fake Dead Sea Scroll fragments</a></li>
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The Ballad Of Punch The Monkey, Kevin Sorbo Improv 02.25.26

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Movies That Built The Zeigeist With Griffin and Ben from Blank Check 08.26.25

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