In episode 1053, Jack and Miles are joined by writer and podcaster Joelle Monique to discuss Omicron Is Spreading Fast, No, Wokeness Didn’t Tank the New West Side Story, Conspiracy Theorists Have Latched Onto David Bowie’s Forgotten Video Game and more!
Omicron Is Spreading Fast
Should you gather for the holidays as omicron variant spreads? Experts advise caution
No, Wokeness Didn’t Tank the New West Side Story
Will Disney Replace Ansel Elgort in Spielberg’s West Side Story?
What’s Really Going on With West Side Story’s Unsubtitled Spanish—and What It Misses
Nolte: Woke ‘West Side Story’ Flopped All Over the World
Conspiracy Theorists Have Latched Onto David Bowie’s Forgotten Video Game
David Bowie's one and only gaming role, remembered
Reality check: Microsoft, David Bowie, Bill Gates, and a creepy video game called ‘Omikron’
Astrologer Suggests David Bowie Might Have Predicted The Ninth Planet’s Arrival
This music industry expert looks weirdly like David Bowie




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In episode 1053, Jack and Miles are joined by writer and podcaster <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelleMonique?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Joelle Monique</a> to discuss Omicron Is Spreading Fast, No, Wokeness Didn’t Tank the New West Side Story, Conspiracy Theorists Have Latched Onto David Bowie’s Forgotten Video Game and more!<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10314687/CDC-issues-grim-forecast-warning-weekly-COVID-cases-jump-55-1-3-MILLION-Christmas-Day.html">Omicron Is Spreading Fast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/coronavirus/article256632831.html">Should you gather for the holidays as omicron variant spreads? Experts advise caution</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/business/media/west-side-story-tepid-sales.html">No, Wokeness Didn’t Tank the New West Side Story</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbr.com/will-disney-replace-ansel-elgort-west-side/">Will Disney Replace Ansel Elgort in Spielberg’s West Side Story?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slate.com/culture/2021/12/west-side-story-2021-spanish-subtitles.html">What’s Really Going on With West Side Story’s Unsubtitled Spanish—and What It Misses</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/12/14/nolte-woke-west-side-story-flopped-all-over-the-world/">Nolte: Woke ‘West Side Story’ Flopped All Over the World</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.distractify.com/p/omikron-video-game-1999">Conspiracy Theorists Have Latched Onto David Bowie’s Forgotten Video Game</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2016/1/11/10749686/david-bowie-omikron-nomad-soul-david-cage">David Bowie's one and only gaming role, remembered</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2021/reality-check-microsoft-david-bowie-bill-gates-and-a-creepy-video-game-called-omikron/">Reality check: Microsoft, David Bowie, Bill Gates, and a creepy video game called ‘Omikron’</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.inquisitr.com/2737490/astrologer-suggests-david-bowie-might-have-predicted-the-ninth-planets-arrival/">Astrologer Suggests David Bowie Might Have Predicted The Ninth Planet’s Arrival</a></li>
<li><a href="https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/11/this-music-industry-expert-looks-weirdly-like-david-bowie-5616389/">This music industry expert looks weirdly like David Bowie</a></li>
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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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The Omicron Wave, Woke Side Story? 12.17.21

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In episode 2061, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of Ain't It Footy, Jamel Johnson, to discuss… Mike Johnson Stated That $174,000 Isn’t Enough To Make Ends Meet, AI Radio Station, Baby Yoda’s Movie Debut Isn’t Getting Great Reviews, The Daily Wire Is Falling Apart and more!
People Are Losing Their Minds Over This Resurfaced Video Of Mike Johnson Defending Congressional Trading
Speaker Johnson Says $174K Isn’t Enough While Blocking a $15 Minimum Wage
Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation — they need stock trading to 'take care of their family'
Trump Is Backing a Stock-Trading Ban That Doesn’t Ban Trading Stocks
Mike Johnson: “We have to have sympathy. We need to at least let them engage in some stock trading so they can continue to take care of their family.”
Cursed AI Radio
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Splits Critics: “Most Boring Star Wars” vs. “Best in Decades”
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Divided First Reactions, From a ‘Thrilling Adventure’ to ‘One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies’ and a ‘Snooze Fest’
Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Hit With Layoffs Across a ‘Number of Teams,’ Largely From Nashville HQ
Why Ben Shapiro's Media Empire Is Collapsing
The Ben Commandments
There’s a Right-Wing Game of Thrones and It’s as Terrible as You’d Think
A Crack in Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
'Conservative Hollywood' dream 'in ruins' as eight-figure show staggers out the door
John Travolta finally explained his beret and pocket square.

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In episode 2061, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-aint-it-footy-310895515/">Ain't It Footy</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/broccolihouse/">Jamel Johnson</a>, to discuss&hellip; Mike Johnson Stated That $174,000 Isn&rsquo;t Enough To Make Ends Meet, AI Radio Station, Baby Yoda&rsquo;s Movie Debut Isn&rsquo;t Getting Great Reviews, The Daily Wire Is Falling Apart and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/mike-johnson-stock-trading-comment-reactions">People Are Losing Their Minds Over This Resurfaced Video Of Mike Johnson Defending Congressional Trading</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wfmz.com/features/think-tank/speaker-johnson-says-174k-isn-t-enough-while-blocking-a-15-minimum-wage/article_690a63ef-5ebf-4aec-9f4e-f97d1c71f502.html">Speaker Johnson Says $174K Isn&rsquo;t Enough While Blocking a $15 Minimum Wage</a></li>
<li><a href="https://moneywise.com/investing/stocks/insider-trading-congress-speaker-mike-johnson">Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation &mdash; they need stock trading to 'take care of their family'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://time.com/7382542/trump-congress-stock-trading-ban-republicans/">Trump Is Backing a Stock-Trading Ban That Doesn&rsquo;t Ban Trading Stocks</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/MatrixMysteries/status/2055060840785530941">Mike Johnson: &ldquo;We have to have sympathy. We need to at least let them engage in some stock trading so they can continue to take care of their family.&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/andonlabs/status/2054978741500100937">Cursed AI Radio</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mandalorian-and-grogu-reviews-critics-1236600934/">&lsquo;The Mandalorian and Grogu&rsquo; Splits Critics: &ldquo;Most Boring Star Wars&rdquo; vs. &ldquo;Best in Decades&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/mandalorian-and-grogu-first-reactions-star-wars-pedro-pascal-1236748352/">&lsquo;The Mandalorian and Grogu&rsquo; Gets Divided First Reactions, From a &lsquo;Thrilling Adventure&rsquo; to &lsquo;One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies&rsquo; and a &lsquo;Snooze Fest&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/ben-shapiro-the-daily-wire-layoffs-nashville/">Ben Shapiro&rsquo;s Daily Wire Hit With Layoffs Across a &lsquo;Number of Teams,&rsquo; Largely From Nashville HQ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-ben-shapiros-media-empire-is-collapsing.html">Why Ben Shapiro's Media Empire Is Collapsing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://puck.news/ben-shapiros-slide-the-daily-wires-200m-revenue-crisis/">The Ben Commandments</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a70624362/the-pendragon-cycle-rise-of-the-merlin-daily-wire-review/">There&rsquo;s a Right-Wing&nbsp;Game of Thrones&nbsp;and It&rsquo;s as Terrible as You&rsquo;d Think</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/mysterious-exit-daily-wire-ceo-jeremy-boreing-ben-shapiro">A Crack in Ben Shapiro&rsquo;s Daily Wire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_pendragon_cycle_rise_of_the_merlin">The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.alternet.org/daily-wire-maga/">'Conservative Hollywood' dream 'in ruins' as eight-figure show staggers out the door</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/john-travolta-offers-eyebrow-raising-explanation-for-viral-new-look/">John Travolta finally explained his beret and pocket square.</a></li>
</ol>
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Like…Insider Trading, Ben Shapiro’s Daily House Fire 05.20.26

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In this edition of Trendbenyama From The Logo!, Jack and Miles discuss the San Diego mosque shooting, another AI-tinged graduation, the long overdue passing of Mark Furman, the WHO declaring something but who cares THIS IS AMERICA and much more!

In this edition of Trendbenyama From The Logo!, Jack and Miles discuss the San Diego mosque shooting, another AI-tinged graduation, the long overdue passing of Mark Furman, the WHO declaring something but who cares THIS IS AMERICA and much more!

Trendbenyama From The Logo! 5/19: San Diego Mosque Shooting, AI Graduation, RIPB Mark Furman, WHO

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In episode 2060, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian and co-host of The Worst Idea of All Time, Tim Batt, to discuss… Trump’s Alien Distractions Are Getting More Desperate, Kash Patel Went Snorkeling At Pearl Harbor “War Grave”,  Kars4Kids Jingle Banned In California and more!
Trump’s Alien Distractions Are Getting More Desperate
Trump warns Iran "clock is ticking" until U.S. launches harder strikes
Trump’s Approval Sinks Amid Unpopular War, Darkening G.O.P. Prospects
Trump floods Truth Social with AI-generated alien, warfare images amid Iran tensions
Trump posts AI images of himself with buff alien and space lasers in latest Truth Social spree
Trump triggers online frenzy with 'nuclear' AI image: 'God help us'
Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
Are There Still Bodies in Pearl Harbor? The Story of Those Left Behind
Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii
Judge Bars Kars4Kids From Broadcasting ‘Misleading’ Ads in California
Kars 4 Kids Rakes in the Buckz
Nonprofits for kids accused of misleading donors
Charity misled donors, AG says

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In episode 2060, Jack and guest co-host <a href="https://www.pallavigunalan.com/">Pallavi Gunalan</a> are joined by comedian and co-host of <a href="https://www.worstideaofalltime.com/">The Worst Idea of All Time</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/timbattnz/?hl=en">Tim Batt</a>, to discuss&hellip; Trump&rsquo;s Alien Distractions Are Getting More Desperate, Kash Patel Went Snorkeling At Pearl Harbor &ldquo;War Grave&rdquo;, &nbsp;Kars4Kids Jingle Banned In California and more!
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<li><a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116591901587847680">Trump&rsquo;s Alien Distractions Are Getting More Desperate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/17/trump-iran-warning-harder-strikes">Trump warns Iran "clock is ticking" until U.S. launches harder strikes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/poll-trump-republicans-midterms-iran.html">Trump&rsquo;s Approval Sinks Amid Unpopular War, Darkening G.O.P. Prospects</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.firstpost.com/world/trump-floods-truth-social-with-ai-generated-alien-warfare-images-amid-iran-tensions-14012335.html">Trump floods Truth Social with AI-generated alien, warfare images amid Iran tensions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ai-alien-meme-truth-social-b2978445.html">Trump posts AI images of himself with buff alien and space lasers in latest Truth Social spree</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676907724/#">Trump triggers online frenzy with 'nuclear' AI image: 'God help us'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/politics/patel-fbi-travel-snorkeling-pearl-harbor.html">Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel&rsquo;s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pearlharbor.org/blog/left-behind-many-fallen-men-remain-board-ship/">Are There Still Bodies in Pearl Harbor? The Story of Those Left Behind</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/16/kash-patel-snorkeling-uss-arizona-memorial-hawaii">Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/kars4kids-advertising-banned-california.html">Judge Bars Kars4Kids From Broadcasting &lsquo;Misleading&rsquo; Ads in California</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/kars-4-kids-rakes-in-the-buckz">Kars 4 Kids Rakes in the Buckz</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712030148/http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20090130/NEWS01/301309969/nonprofits-for-kids-accused-of-misleading-donors">Nonprofits for kids accused of misleading donors</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110610174933/https://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090415/NEWS/904150343">Charity misled donors, AG says</a></li>
</ol>
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 Kash Patel: War Grave Snorkeler, Trump Arrests Hot Alien? 05.19.26

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The Omicron Wave, Woke Side Story? 12.17.21

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