It's that time again... Santa University is back for an NINTH installment! 

Written and narrated by Jamie Loftus.

Performed by:

Miles Gray

Jack O'Brien

Anna Hossnieh

Sophie Lichterman

Joelle Monique

Caitlin Durante

Prop

Robert Evans

Victor Wright

Bei Wang

Justin Connor

Catherine Law

Molly Conger

Ian Johnson

Bryan, The Editor

Happy Holidays!

 

It's that time again... Santa University is back for an NINTH installment!&nbsp;
Written and narrated by Jamie Loftus.
Performed by:
Miles Gray
Jack O'Brien
Anna Hossnieh
Sophie Lichterman
Joelle Monique
Caitlin Durante
Prop
Robert Evans
Victor Wright
Bei Wang
Justin Connor
Catherine Law
Molly Conger
Ian Johnson
Bryan, The Editor
Happy Holidays!
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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.

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Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts. 

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Santa University: Part 9

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We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #7, we have:

Saint Ghislaine?! Marx’s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25

In episode 1903, Jack and Miles are joined by adult film star, activist, host of the upcoming 12-hour live-stream extravaganza Corn Telethon, and host of First Thirst, Siri Dahl, to discuss… Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell, Trump Is In The Files, They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION, Has Hollywood Made A Single Good Movie About The Pandemic? And more!
Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell
Burchett dismisses Trump being friends with Epstein: "It's just like me. I know a lot of dirtbags myself."
House Republicans back Epstein subpoena
House panel votes to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton over possible links to Ghislaine Maxwell
Swallowing Reservations, Democrats Go On Offense on Epstein Files
They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION
Eddington is a political satire by horror auteur Ari Aster. But is it also a western?
Covid, social media, Black Lives Matter: Ari Aster’s Eddington takes 2020 on and mostly succeeds
Eddington: Western Noir Chaos Made Boring
5 Years After COVID-19, Eddington Is The Best Pandemic Movie We've Gotten
Hollywood loves a world-shaking disaster – so why is it still silent about Covid?
For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect Set
How Pandemic Isolation Inspired Zach Dean To Write Scott Derrickson’s Genre-Bending Thriller ‘The Gorge’
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland on '28 Years Later' and how COVID influenced long-awaited sequel
The spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling

LISTEN: Sold My Soul by BSEARL

We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #7, we have:
Saint Ghislaine?! Marx&rsquo;s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25
In episode 1903, Jack and Miles are joined by adult film star, activist, host of the upcoming 12-hour live-stream extravaganza <a href="https://www.corntelethon.com/">Corn Telethon</a>, and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://pod.link/1807103868">First Thirst</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k6j2c44fs4eb5mlyxdgbgyr3">Siri Dahl,</a> to discuss&hellip; Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell, Trump Is In The Files, They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION, Has Hollywood Made A Single Good Movie About The Pandemic? And more!
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<li><a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/media/4031844/embed/embed">Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3luq5f2yub42v">Burchett dismisses Trump being friends with Epstein: "It's just like me. I know a lot of dirtbags myself."</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/23/congress/house-panel-votes-to-subpoena-epstein-files-00472015">House Republicans back Epstein subpoena</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/23/us-news/house-panel-votes-to-subpoena-bill-and-hillary-clinton-over-possible-links-to-ghislaine-maxwell/">House panel votes to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton over possible links to Ghislaine Maxwell</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-democrats-republicans.html">Swallowing Reservations, Democrats Go On Offense on Epstein Files</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/workplace-boreout-is-real-heres-how-to-fix-it/">They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/eddington-movie-review-satire-western-1.7586672">Eddington is a political satire by horror auteur Ari Aster. But is it also a western?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/23/ari-aster-eddington-2020">Covid, social media, Black Lives Matter: Ari Aster&rsquo;s Eddington takes 2020 on and mostly succeeds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/07/eddington-western-noir-film-review">Eddington: Western Noir Chaos Made Boring</a></li>
<li><a href="https://screenrant.com/eddington-covid-19-best-pandemic-movie/">5 Years After COVID-19, Eddington Is The Best Pandemic Movie We've Gotten</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/27/hollywood-disaster-covid-films-trauma">Hollywood loves a world-shaking disaster &ndash; so why is it still silent about Covid?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/bad-luck-banging-or-loony-porn.html">For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect Set</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2025/02/17/how-pandemic-isolation-inspired-zach-dean-to-write-scott-derricksons-genre-bending-thriller-the-gorge/">How Pandemic Isolation Inspired Zach Dean To Write Scott Derrickson&rsquo;s Genre-Bending Thriller &lsquo;The Gorge&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/danny-boyle-alex-garland-28-140024088.html">Danny Boyle and Alex Garland on '28 Years Later' and how COVID influenced long-awaited sequel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-spectacular-frenzy-of-28-years-later-offers-a-new-breed-of-pandemic-storytelling-259579">The spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2GxSge6HAH6nt64yT83zmA">Sold My Soul by BSEARL</a>

Top 10 of 2025: #7 Saint Ghislaine?! Marx’s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25

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We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #8, we have:

Icon #3: Ms. Piggy w/ Jamie Loftus

In this episode, Miles and Jack are joined by writer/actor/comedian/podcaster Jamie Loftus to talk about the woman. the pig. the legend:

Ms. Piggy.

They'll explore her origin story, relationship with Kermit (and lackthereof with Fozzie), and her status as a queer icon?

We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #8, we have:
Icon #3: Ms. Piggy w/ Jamie Loftus
In this episode, Miles and Jack are joined by writer/actor/comedian/podcaster <a href="https://www.jamieloftus.xyz/">Jamie Loftus</a> to talk about the woman. the pig. the legend:
Ms. Piggy.
They'll explore her origin story, relationship with Kermit (and lackthereof with Fozzie), and her status as a queer icon?

Top 10 of 2025: #8 Ms. Piggy w/ Jamie Loftus

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In this special (and extremely horny) holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara (of Reading Glasses & Reading Smut) to discuss the Christmas-themed romance novel 'A Merry Little Meet Cute'!

In this special (and extremely horny) holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara (of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/readingglassespodcast/?hl=en">Reading Glasses</a> &amp; <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reading-smut/id1793441132">Reading Smut</a>) to discuss the Christmas-themed romance novel 'A Merry Little Meet Cute'!

Have Yourself A Smutty Little X-mas w/ Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara

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