In this edition of Squid Game: The ChallTrendge, Jack and Miles discuss the Squid Game-inspired reality game show, the quickest racist reveal in ‘Bachelor’ history, new details in the shooting of a Newport News teacher, Adult Swim cutting ties with Justin Roiland, Adam Scott spilling ‘Boy Meets World’ tea, and LeBron and the 2021 Washington Wizards losing to the Clippers!

In this edition of Squid Game: The ChallTrendge, Jack and Miles discuss the Squid Game-inspired reality game show, the quickest racist reveal in ‘Bachelor’ history, new details in the shooting of a Newport News teacher, Adult Swim cutting ties with Justin Roiland, Adam Scott spilling ‘Boy Meets World’ tea, and LeBron and the 2021 Washington Wizards losing to the Clippers!

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

Squid Game: The ChallTrendge 1/25: Squid Game, The Bachelor, Justin Roiland, Newport News, Adam Scott, Lebron

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Bello! In this edition-o de "The Iconograph", Jack e Miles are joined by comedian/author/podcaster/absolute legend-o Jamie Loftus to discuss-a la most iconic henchmen of all time:

Minions!

They'll explore-a their creation myth(s), their henching throughout the ages, what the hell they're even made of, e mucho-mucho more!

Bello! In this edition-o de "The Iconograph", Jack e Miles are joined by comedian/author/podcaster/absolute legend-o <a href="https://www.jamieloftus.xyz/">Jamie Loftus</a> to discuss-a la most iconic henchmen of all time:
Minions!
They'll explore-a their creation myth(s), their henching throughout the ages, what the hell they're even made of, e mucho-mucho more!

Icon #37 - Minions: Tulaliloo Ti Amo

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 455 (9/7/26-9/11/26)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 455 (9/7/26-9/11/26)

Weekly Zeitgeist 447 (Best of 9/7/26-9/11/26)

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In episode 2124, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, host of Never Seen It, and creator of Boast Rattle, Kyle Ayers, to discuss… Mamdani Is Sending Ghost Messages To Hologram Osama Bin Laden? United Airlines Decides That 9/11 Flyover Might Be A Bad Idea Actually, Never Forget: Trump Used 9/11 To Sell His Reality Show, Online Conspiracy Theorists Think Tom Cruise’s Oscar Bait Movie Is A Secret Musical and more!
Clay Matthews Wild New Look Turns Heads
Paladino on Mamdani: The same way it's a message when he goes down to 9/11–it's a message to Osama Bin laden that, look, we conquered New York.
Somebody, somewhere in NYC for whatever reason recorded the New York 1 morning news broadcast on Sept. 11, 2001.
Airline involved in low stadium flyover turns over black box data as investigators probe if safety rules were violated
United cancels planned 9/11 flyover featuring passenger plane escorted by fighter jets
What Was Trump Doing After 9/11? Evolution of His Version of Events
Fact-checking Trump's stories about his own 9/11 response
Trump says ‘we worked long and hard’ on NY construction project the day after 9/11 in latest dubious claim
Benny Johnson: “Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.”
Trump rages over ‘fake news’ questioning his 9/11 record in furious Truth Social rant
Trump pushes own Ground Zero plan
New York billionaire Donald Trump has attacked the plans for a new skyscraper on the Ground Zero site, describing the Freedom Tower design as "disgusting".
Donald Trump thought the plan for the new World Trade Center was 'disgusting' — here's what he wanted to do
American Beat: Master Builder
IT’S TWO MUCH TRUMP – HYPES WTC, SHOW
The Trouble With Peak Trump
Did Donald Trump And ‘The Apprentice’ Really Help NBC’s ‘Failed Lineup’ In The Ratings?
New ‘Digger’ Trailer Reveals More Of Tom Cruise’s Crusty Oil Baron, A Role That Took The Actor 40 Years To Prepare
They’re singing……
okay so was sandra hüller lying when she said she’s not gonna be singing in Digger because this sure looks like something you would see in a musical
Tom Cruise’s Digger Is A Musical According To A Surprisingly Believable Theory
Hollywood Is Hiding Its Musicals
Joker: Folie à Deux Followed a Marketing Trend Everyone Is Tired Of
Why Does Hollywood Hate Marketing Musicals as Musicals?
What the Sweeney Todd trailer failed to tell us about the film

LISTEN: the man with money in his hands by Jessie Mazin

In episode 2124, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, host of&nbsp;<a href="https://kyleayers.com/neverseenit">Never Seen It</a>, and creator of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boastrattle/">Boast Rattle</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kyleayers/">Kyle Ayers</a>, to discuss&hellip; Mamdani Is Sending Ghost Messages To Hologram Osama Bin Laden? United Airlines Decides That 9/11 Flyover Might Be A Bad Idea Actually, Never Forget: Trump Used 9/11 To Sell His Reality Show, Online Conspiracy Theorists Think Tom Cruise&rsquo;s Oscar Bait Movie Is A Secret Musical and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/08/clay-matthews-dramatic-new-look-transformation/">Clay Matthews Wild New Look Turns Heads</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/2097472961557282978">Paladino on Mamdani: The same way it's a message when he goes down to 9/11&ndash;it's a message to Osama Bin laden that, look, we conquered New York.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/danielmcfadin/status/2097809560173953298?s=20">Somebody, somewhere in NYC for whatever reason recorded the New York 1 morning news broadcast on Sept. 11, 2001.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/africa/stadium-flyover-black-box-data">Airline involved in low stadium flyover turns over black box data as investigators probe if safety rules were violated</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/denver-warns-public-911-flyover-passenger-plane-escorted-by-fighter-jets/73-2fadacc3-82ee-4e95-a826-0845c23a07b3">United cancels planned 9/11 flyover featuring passenger plane escorted by fighter jets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-9-11-ground-zero-story-timeline-12416261">What Was Trump Doing After 9/11? Evolution of His Version of Events</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-stories-about-his-own-9-11-response">Fact-checking Trump's stories about his own 9/11 response</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-911-world-trade-center-claims-b3046037.html">Trump says &lsquo;we worked long and hard&rsquo; on NY construction project the day after 9/11 in latest dubious claim</a></li>
<li><a href="https://politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/18/benny-johnson/fact-check-was-trump-marching-into-a-war-zone-of-f/">Benny Johnson: &ldquo;Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-9-11-rant-new-york-maggie-haberman-b3047046.html">Trump rages over &lsquo;fake news&rsquo; questioning his 9/11 record in furious Truth Social rant</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/US"></a><a></a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/18/wtc.trump/">Trump pushes own Ground Zero plan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4560441.stm">New York billionaire Donald Trump has attacked the plans for a new skyscraper on the Ground Zero site, describing the Freedom Tower design as "disgusting".</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-911-twin-towers-plan-2015-9">Donald Trump thought the plan for the new World Trade Center was 'disgusting' &mdash; here's what he wanted to do</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/american-beat-master-builder-119223">American Beat: Master Builder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2005/05/19/its-two-much-trump-hypes-wtc-show/">IT&rsquo;S TWO MUCH TRUMP &ndash; HYPES WTC, SHOW</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/10/donald-trump-2005-year-of-living-dangerously-214380/">The Trouble With Peak Trump</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-apprentice-nbc-failed-lineup-ratings-debra-messing-1457237">Did Donald Trump And &lsquo;The Apprentice&rsquo; Really Help NBC&rsquo;s &lsquo;Failed Lineup&rsquo; In The Ratings?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/09/digger-trailer-tom-cruise-1236980669/">New &lsquo;Digger&rsquo; Trailer Reveals More Of Tom Cruise&rsquo;s Crusty Oil Baron, A Role That Took The Actor 40 Years To Prepare</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/MattBlakeStan/status/2097806823893954686">They&rsquo;re singing&hellip;&hellip;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/torvdunham/status/2097973723706032419">okay so was sandra h&uuml;ller lying when she said she&rsquo;s not gonna be singing in Digger because this sure looks like something you would see in a musical</a></li>
<li><a href="https://screenrant.com/tom-cruise-digger-movie-musical-theory/">Tom Cruise&rsquo;s Digger Is A Musical According To A Surprisingly Believable Theory</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2023/12/15/movies/hollywood-hiding-musicals-wonka-the-color-purple-mean-girls-trailers">Hollywood Is Hiding Its Musicals</a></li>
<li><a href="https://movieweb.com/is-joker-2-a-musical-marketing/">Joker: Folie &agrave; Deux Followed a Marketing Trend Everyone Is Tired Of</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/why-does-hollywood-hate-marketing-musicals-1235063856/">Why Does Hollywood Hate Marketing Musicals as Musicals?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/feb/05/features.steverose">What the Sweeney Todd trailer failed to tell us about the film</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbDLfpMPSmg">the man with money in his hands by Jessie Mazin</a>

 Meet Me At 9/11! 09.11.26

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