In this edition of ThanksTrending, Jack and Miles discuss Joe Biden brokering a "ceasefire" in Gaza, the shortage of air marshalls on US flights (and why that might be a good thing), and the Squid Game reality show and it's "incompetencies of scale"!

In this edition of ThanksTrending, Jack and Miles discuss Joe Biden brokering a "ceasefire" in Gaza, the shortage of air marshalls on US flights (and why that might be a good thing), and the Squid Game reality show and it's "incompetencies of scale"!

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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ThanksTrending 11/22: Biden "Ceasefire", Air Marshalls, Squid Game

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In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by writer/comedian Andrew Ti to talk about the only icon who can pick you out of a line-up by smell alone:

Helen Keller!

They’ll explore her upbringing, her politics, whether or not she was faking it (spoiler alert: she wasn’t faking it) and much more!

In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by writer/comedian Andrew Ti to talk about the only icon who can pick you out of a line-up by smell alone:
Helen Keller!
They&rsquo;ll explore her upbringing, her politics, whether or not she was faking it (spoiler alert: she wasn&rsquo;t faking it) and much more!

Icon #33 - Helen Keller: Kellin' Em Softly

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ’s season 450 (8/3/26-8/7/26)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ&rsquo;s season 450 (8/3/26-8/7/26)

Weekly Zeitgeist 442 (Best of 8/3/26-8/7/26)

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In episode 2105, Miles and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist? and Starter Trek, Andrew Ti, to discuss… Cue The Abdul El Sayed Islamophobia, Mr. Beast And James Patterson Wrote A Book About How Awesome Mr. Beast Is, The Sex-Purge Movie Wants Us All To Be Chill About Fascism and more!
Trump: Abdul El-Sayed—He’s a man of hate. He doesn't love Israel. He doesn’t love Jewish people. He hates them with a passion that burns in his heart. There's not a thing he can do about it because he hates them.
Stephen Miller: The Cold War has come home
MrBeast and James Patterson’s The Most Dangerous Games Is an ‘Unputdownable Survival Thriller’ — Listen to an Excerpt!
One Night Only | Review
9 very specific questions with the director of One Night Only, aka The Purge but for sex movie
One Night Only: An Honest Attempt to Understand the Ridiculous World of Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro’s New Rom-Com
One Night Only Looks on the Bright Side of Fascism: Review

LISTEN: Electric Relaxation by OMA

In episode 2105, Miles and guest co-host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesofiya/?hl=en">Sofiya Alexandra</a> are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of <a href="https://suboptimalpods.com/">Yo, Is This Racist?</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@startertrek">Starter Trek</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewti.bsky.social">Andrew Ti</a>, to discuss&hellip; Cue The Abdul El Sayed Islamophobia, Mr. Beast And James Patterson Wrote A Book About How Awesome Mr. Beast Is, The Sex-Purge Movie Wants Us All To Be Chill About Fascism and more!
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<li><a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/2085119492510933270">Trump: Abdul El-Sayed&mdash;He&rsquo;s a man of hate. He doesn't love Israel. He doesn&rsquo;t love Jewish people. He hates them with a passion that burns in his heart. There's not a thing he can do about it because he hates them.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LqG7uabqts">Stephen Miller: The Cold War has come home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://people.com/mrbeast-james-patterson-the-most-dangerous-games-excerpt-exclusive-12034508">MrBeast and James Patterson&rsquo;s&nbsp;The Most Dangerous Games&nbsp;Is an &lsquo;Unputdownable Survival Thriller&rsquo; &mdash; Listen to an Excerpt!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_night_only_2026">One Night Only | Review</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/one-night-only-director-interview/">9 very specific questions with the director of One Night Only, aka The Purge but for sex movie</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/story/one-night-only-movie-story-explained">One Night Only: An Honest Attempt to Understand the Ridiculous World of Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro&rsquo;s New Rom-Com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://consequence.net/2026/08/one-night-only-review-callum-turner/">One Night Only Looks on the Bright Side of Fascism: Review</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5kLK9nAtwA40tm9es2RC9Z">Electric Relaxation by OMA</a>

Mr Beast’s Literary Era, The Purge…But Sex? 08.07.26

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ThanksTrending 11/22: Biden "Ceasefire", Air Marshalls, Squid Game

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