In episode 2109, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Love At First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy and host of There Are No Girls on the Internet, Bridget Todd, to discuss… David Ellison Does NOT Give a fuck about the film industry, Couple More Pitches for Proactive Platforms for the Emerging Leftwing Movement, McDonald’s Is Secretly Going Full Minority Report, Hollywood’s Hottest Trend Is… The Threat Of Nuclear War? And more!
Billionaire David Ellison Is Blackmailing Hollywood
Bonta: Paramount 'eager' for a settlement
Your McDonald’s File is Probably Bigger Than Your FBI File
McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There
The Brink of War: Pay it Forward
Film Screening: The Brink of War
The Brink of War Trailer #1 (2026)
The Phantom Menace: How an unproven, widely mocked technology scared the Soviets into ending the Cold War.
Nuclear Anxiety, That Staple of 1980s Cinema, Is Back
Why nuclear war movies are blowing up
Nuclear War Movies Are Back
Legendary, ‘Dune’ Helmer Denis Villeneuve Re-Team On ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’
Mike Fleming Jr: Why James Cameron Is Hellbent On Making ‘Ghosts Of Hiroshima’ Japan-Set Movie That Will Bring Nightmare Look At A-Bomb Blasts
How the US took on Dr Strangelove and tried to make Americans love the bomb
Picturing Armageddon: US Government Responses to Nuclear War Movies
‘Fail Safe’ At 60: The Pentagon Hated This Classic Suspense Drama About Nuclear Catastrophe

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In episode 2109, Jack and Miles are joined by author of <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-at-First-Prompt/Bridget-Todd/9781668179826">Love At First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy</a>&nbsp;and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-there-are-no-girls-on-the-65877505/">There Are No Girls on the Internet</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc">Bridget Todd</a>, to discuss&hellip; David Ellison Does NOT Give a fuck about the film industry, Couple More Pitches for Proactive Platforms for the Emerging Leftwing Movement, McDonald&rsquo;s Is Secretly Going Full Minority Report, Hollywood&rsquo;s Hottest Trend Is&hellip; The Threat Of Nuclear War? And more!
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<li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2026/08/hollywood-california-ellison-skydance-merger">Billionaire David Ellison Is Blackmailing Hollywood</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/11/bonta-paramount-eager-for-a-settlement-01034099">Bonta: Paramount 'eager' for a settlement</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/your-mcdonalds-file-is-probably-bigger-than-your-fbi-file-2000797829">Your McDonald&rsquo;s File is Probably Bigger Than Your FBI File</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-built-a-515-page-dossier-on-me-it-says-ill-never-leave/">McDonald&rsquo;s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I&rsquo;ll Never Stop Eating There</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.angel.com/pay-it-forward/brink-of-war/ca?__public_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.angel.com">The Brink of War: Pay it Forward</a></li>
<li><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/07/film-screening-the-brink-of-war">Film Screening: The Brink of War</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATdMxG1QwEM">The Brink of War Trailer #1 (2026)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/the-phantom-menace-106551/">The Phantom Menace: How an unproven, widely mocked technology scared the Soviets into ending the Cold War.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/magazine/nuclear-anxiety-cold-war-house-of-dynamite-silo.html">Nuclear Anxiety, That Staple of 1980s Cinema, Is Back</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/john-bleasdale-why-nuclear-war-movies-are-blowing-up/">Why nuclear war movies are blowing up</a></li>
<li><a href="https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/nuclear-war-movies-are-back/">Nuclear War Movies Are Back</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deadline.com/2024/04/nuclear-war-movie-denis-villeneuve-legendary-dune-part-two-bestselling-book-1235876114/">Legendary, &lsquo;Dune&rsquo; Helmer Denis Villeneuve Re-Team On &lsquo;Nuclear War: A Scenario&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/06/james-cameron-interview-ghosts-of-hiroshima-movie-a-bomb-japan-1236444510/">Mike Fleming Jr: Why James Cameron Is Hellbent On Making &lsquo;Ghosts Of Hiroshima&rsquo; Japan-Set Movie That Will Bring Nightmare Look At A-Bomb Blasts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/11/us-military-propaganda-film">How the US took on Dr Strangelove and tried to make Americans love the bomb</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-gov-on-nuclear-films">Picturing Armageddon: US Government Responses to Nuclear War Movies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thedissenter.org/fail-safe-at-60-classic-suspense-drama-nuclear-catastrophe/">&lsquo;Fail Safe&rsquo; At 60: The Pentagon Hated This Classic Suspense Drama About Nuclear Catastrophe</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

NepOligarchy, Reagan Cinematic Universe 08.14.26

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