In this edition of Smarter Than Your Average Trend, Jack and special guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra discuss their respective weekends, Jon Ossoff’s takedown of Trump, Mamdani being summoned like Candyman, the KFC Bear mystery, Rebel Creamery filing for bankruptcy and much more!

In this edition of Smarter Than Your Average Trend, Jack and special guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra discuss their respective weekends, Jon Ossoff&rsquo;s takedown of Trump, Mamdani being summoned like Candyman, the KFC Bear mystery, Rebel Creamery filing for bankruptcy and much more!

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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Smarter Than Your Average Trend 8/17: Jon Ossoff vs. Trump, Mamdani, KFC Bear, Rebel Creamery

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In this edition of The KirkTrendiversary, Jack and Miles discuss the Kirk-iversary, the “new” Gateside by TSA PreCheck system, the litty af Republican “Midterm Convention” (feat. Grindr) and much more!

In this edition of The KirkTrendiversary, Jack and Miles discuss the Kirk-iversary, the &ldquo;new&rdquo; Gateside by TSA PreCheck system, the litty af Republican &ldquo;Midterm Convention&rdquo; (feat. Grindr) and much more!

The KirkTrendiversary 9/10: Kirk-iversary, Gateside, Republican Midterm Convention

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In episode 2123, Jack and Miles are joined by musician, poet, activist, and host of Hood Politics, Jason Petty AKA Propaganda, to discuss… Lebron’s Polymarket Ad / Sydney Sweeney’s Novig Ad, They Handed Out The Ig Nobels, South Park Continues To Say F**K YOU TRUMP In Creative Ways and more!
The Riyadh Comedy Festival of Sports Commercials
Sydney Sweeney Goes Nude in Provocative Ad for Novig Sports Trading App
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners

LISTEN: the precipice by Jessie Mazin

In episode 2123, Jack and Miles are joined by musician, poet, activist, and host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-hood-politics-with-prop-8152770">Hood Politics</a>, Jason Petty AKA <a href="https://www.prophiphop.com/">Propaganda</a>, to discuss&hellip; Lebron&rsquo;s Polymarket Ad / Sydney Sweeney&rsquo;s Novig Ad, They Handed Out The Ig Nobels, South Park Continues To Say F**K YOU TRUMP In Creative Ways and more!
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<li><a href="https://x.com/JustEsBaraheni/status/2097337404696764576?s=46">The Riyadh Comedy Festival of Sports Commercials</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/">Sydney Sweeney Goes Nude in Provocative Ad for Novig Sports Trading App</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/meet-the-2026-ig-nobel-prize-winners/">Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoG83Zxo8iQ">the precipice by Jessie Mazin</a>

Urinals: SOLVED, Sydney Sweeney > LeBron? 09.10.26

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In this edition of NaTrend Fielder, Jack and Miles discuss an AI guy saying something about AI that i can’t be bothered typing, Netanyahu using Oct. 7th as Israeli 9/11?, the *not* ‘Entourage’ gambling ad, The Washington Sun rising from the ashes of the Washington Post, Burning Man death watch and much more!

In this edition of NaTrend Fielder, Jack and Miles discuss an AI guy saying something about AI that i can&rsquo;t be bothered typing, Netanyahu using Oct. 7th as Israeli 9/11?, the *not* &lsquo;Entourage&rsquo; gambling ad, The Washington Sun rising from the ashes of the Washington Post, Burning Man death watch and much more!

NaTrend Fielder 9/9: Delusional AI Man, 10/7=9/11?, ‘Entourage’, The Washington Sun, Burning Man

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Smarter Than Your Average Trend 8/17: Jon Ossoff vs. Trump, Mamdani, KFC Bear, Rebel Creamery

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