In episode 1957, Jack and Miles are joined by actor and screenwriter, Dani Fernandez, to discuss… Trump Decides To Bring Back Nuclear Weapon Testing, Nobody Wants To Live In Donald Trump’s “Haunted” Childhood Home, This Is Why People Will Never Stop Being Afraid Of Clowns and more!
Trump Decides To Bring Back Nuclear Weapon Testing
Russia Says It Didn’t Test Nuclear Weapons, but Would if the U.S. Did
If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity
Nobody Wants To Live In Donald Trump’s “Haunted” Childhood Home
President Trump’s childhood home in NYC sells at steep discount — after being overrun by feral cats
Is the White House haunted? Spooky stories reveal a history of the supernatural
Airbnb listing for Trump's childhood home boasts it's where the president was 'likely conceived'
The Haunting of Donald J. Trump
The Chilling History of Creepy Clowns
This Is Why We’re Afraid of Clowns
Fear of clowns: An investigation into the prevalence of coulrophobia in an international sample
Creepy Clowns Appear in Cities Around the Globe to Promote HBO’s ‘It: Welcome to Derry’
Stephen King’s ‘It’ Movie Producer Denies Creepy Clown Sightings Are Marketing Stunt
New Spoiler Details for ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Revealed
‘Weapons’ Once Had a Whole Chapter About That Crucial, Mystery Character
The great clown panic of 2016: ‘​a volatile mix of fear and contagion’

LISTEN: Words I Should've Said feat. ENNY by Mick Jenkins & EMIL

<p>In episode 1957, Jack and Miles are joined by actor and screenwriter, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/msdanifernandez/">Dani Fernandez</a>, to discuss&hellip; Trump Decides To Bring Back Nuclear Weapon Testing, Nobody Wants To Live In Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Haunted&rdquo; Childhood Home, This Is Why People Will Never Stop Being Afraid Of Clowns and more!</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-asks-pentagon-immediately-start-testing-us-nuclear-weapons-2025-10-30/">Trump Decides To Bring Back Nuclear Weapon Testing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/us/politics/russia-nuclear-weapons-tests.html">Russia Says It Didn&rsquo;t Test Nuclear Weapons, but Would if the U.S. Did</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/if-the-us-resumes-nuclear-weapons-testing-this-would-be-extremely-dangerous-for-humanity-268661">If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for&nbsp;humanity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/article-15225473/Donald-Trump-home-childhood-Queens-market.html">Nobody Wants To Live In Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Haunted&rdquo; Childhood Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/business/president-trumps-childhood-home-in-nyc-sells-at-steep-discount/">President Trump&rsquo;s childhood home in NYC sells at steep discount &mdash; after being overrun by feral cats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/10/26/white-house-ghost-stories/75810224007/">Is the White House haunted? Spooky stories reveal a history of the supernatural</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/11/trump-childhood-home-airbnb-listing-queens-new-york">Airbnb listing for Trump's childhood home boasts it's where the president was 'likely conceived'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mashable.com/feature/trump-childhood-home-airbnb-ghosts">The Haunting of Donald J. Trump</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.history.com/articles/clown-history">The Chilling History of Creepy Clowns</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-weird-reason-were-afraid-of-clowns/">This Is Why We&rsquo;re Afraid of Clowns</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207411.2022.2046925">Fear of clowns: An investigation into the prevalence of coulrophobia in an international sample</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-it-welcome-to-derry-creepy-clown-pennywise-1236407092/">Creepy Clowns Appear in Cities Around the Globe to Promote HBO&rsquo;s &lsquo;It: Welcome to Derry&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/stephen-kings-movie-producer-denies-933077/">Stephen King&rsquo;s &lsquo;It&rsquo; Movie Producer Denies Creepy Clown Sightings Are Marketing Stunt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://maxblizz.com/new-spoiler-details-for-it-welcome-to-derry-revealed/">New Spoiler Details for &lsquo;It: Welcome to Derry&rsquo; Revealed</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/weapons-spoilers-zach-cregger-gladys-amy-madigan-2000637376">&lsquo;Weapons&rsquo; Once Had a Whole Chapter About That Crucial, Mystery Character</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/31/the-great-clown-panic-of-2016-a-volatile-mix-of-fear-and-contagion">The great clown panic of 2016: &lsquo;​a volatile mix of fear and contagion&rsquo;</a></li>
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<p>LISTEN: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt8YDKyow2M">Words I Should've Said feat. ENNY by Mick Jenkins &amp; EMIL</a></p>

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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SPOOKlear Weapon Testing, Why R U Scared Of CLOWNS?! 10.31.25

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