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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The Omicron Wave, Woke Side Story? 12.17.21

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 445 (6/29/26-7/3/26)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 445 (6/29/26-7/3/26)

Weekly Zeitgeist 437 (Best of 6/29/26-7/3/26)

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In episode 2085, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by host of American Hysteria, Chelsey Weber-Smith, to discuss… Minions Creator Claims That The Minions Didn’t Work For Hitler, Great American Sh*t Show 250, Kentucky Church Has A Really Cool Summer Camp, The Air Conditioning Culture Wars Are Here (Again) and more!
‘Minions & Monsters’ Munches On $14M+ Opening Day, Lands A- CinemaScore – Box Office Update
New Minions film heads to 1920s Hollywood in franchise refresh
The Minions are Illuminati servants who faked the moon landing, according to the Internet
How do Minions reproduce? Minions & Monsters director answers 3 extremely specific questions
Great American Sh*t Show 250
New footage shows Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins addressing a nonexistent crowd at the Great American State Fair
Trump Allies Behind Empty State Fair Rocked by Bombshell Allegations
Trump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair, report says: ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’
Kentucky Church Has A Really Cool Summer Camp
Trump foe makes urgent plea — and MAGA is raging: ‘Welcome to socialism’
Mayor Adams Urges New Yorkers to Take Precautions to Stay Safe During Extreme Heat
Abbott to Texans: Try to Use Less Power
ERCOT requests conservation, but why 78 degrees?
Gas Shortage Spurs Carter Decline in Poll
President Again Extends Heat and Cooling Limits
Did air conditioning play a role in Reagan's election? Searching for ripple effects of history-making tech
How air conditioning gave us skyscrapers, President Reagan and saved countless lives
Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn’t It Want Air Conditioning?
Air Conditioning, Scourge of the French Left
Is Your Air Conditioning Killing People Thousands of Miles Away?

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In episode 2085, Miles and guest co-host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jacquisneal/?hl=en">Jacquis Neal</a> are joined by host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-hysteria/id1441348407">American Hysteria</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/americanhysteriapodcast/?hl=en">Chelsey Weber-Smith</a>, to discuss&hellip; Minions Creator Claims That The Minions Didn&rsquo;t Work For Hitler, Great American Sh*t Show 250, Kentucky Church Has A Really Cool Summer Camp, The Air Conditioning Culture Wars Are Here (Again) and more!
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<li><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/07/box-office-minions-monsters-1236972754/">&lsquo;Minions &amp; Monsters&rsquo; Munches On $14M+ Opening Day, Lands A- CinemaScore &ndash; Box Office Update</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/new-minions-film-heads-1920s-hollywood-franchise-refresh-2026-06-30/">New Minions film heads to 1920s Hollywood in franchise refresh</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dailydot.com/minions-hitler-illuminati-antichrist-moon-landings-conspiracy-theories">The Minions are Illuminati servants who faked the moon landing, according to the Internet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/minions-questions-do-minions-reproduce-can-they-die-did-they-work-for-hitler/">How do Minions reproduce? Minions &amp; Monsters director answers 3 extremely specific questions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/SecRollins/status/2072404916740469052">Great American Sh*t Show 250</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/factpostnews/status/2072408750497878300">New footage shows Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins addressing a nonexistent crowd at the Great American State Fair</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-allies-behind-empty-state-fair-rocked-by-bombshell-allegations/">Trump Allies Behind Empty State Fair Rocked by Bombshell Allegations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-livid-over-crowd-size-203834555.html">Trump &lsquo;livid&rsquo; over crowd size at National Mall state fair, report says: &lsquo;Who thought this was a good idea?&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1uis8x8/mt_olivet_baptist_church_in_kentucky_this_is/?solution=274ce2b923a86e8b274ce2b923a86e8b&amp;amp;js_challenge=1&amp;amp;token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec289c13def64920908fac633d1b0c7bb3&amp;amp;jsc_orig_r=">Kentucky Church Has A Really Cool Summer Camp</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.masslive.com/politics/2026/07/trump-foe-makes-urgent-plea-and-maga-is-raging-welcome-to-socialism.html">Trump foe makes urgent plea &mdash; and MAGA is raging: &lsquo;Welcome to socialism&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2025/07/mayor-adams-urges-new-yorkers-take-precautions-stay-safe-during-extreme-heat">Mayor Adams Urges New Yorkers to Take Precautions to Stay Safe During Extreme Heat</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/12/abbott-texans-try-use-less-power/">Abbott to Texans: Try to Use Less Power</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/state/ercot-requests-conservation-why-78-degrees/287-f75678af-6240-4fbe-b071-fc42a14e2cd6">ERCOT requests conservation, but why 78 degrees?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/13/archives/gas-shortage-spurs-carter-decline-in-poll-oil-companies-under.html">Gas Shortage Spurs Carter Decline in Poll</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/14/us/president-again-extends-heat-and-cooling-limits.html">President Again Extends Heat and Cooling Limits</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/did-air-conditioning-play-a-role-in-reagans-election-searching-for-ripple-effects-of-history-making-tech">Did air conditioning play a role in Reagan's election? Searching for ripple effects of history-making tech</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/air-conditioning-heat-deaths-1.5218141">How air conditioning gave us skyscrapers, President Reagan and saved countless lives</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-temperatures-air-conditioning-b7fb110d">Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn&rsquo;t It Want Air Conditioning?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/air-conditioning-scourge-of-the-french-left-31835f46">Air Conditioning, Scourge of the French Left</a></li>
<li><a href="https://futurism.com/science-energy/air-conditioning-climate-change-france-killing-people">Is Your Air Conditioning Killing People Thousands of Miles Away?</a></li>
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Sturmbannführer Minion, Comrade Air Conditioning 07.03.26

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In this edition of It's Trending Home, Miles and Jacquis discuss Mitch McConnell still being alive… sort of, MTG & Tucker Carlson starting their own party, JD being averse to "low wage foreigners", Trump's overly large July 4th fireworks display, the trailer for 'Wonka's Golden Ticket', The Onion's takeover of InfoWars and much more!

In this edition of It's Trending Home, Miles and Jacquis discuss Mitch McConnell still being alive&hellip; sort of, MTG &amp; Tucker Carlson starting their own party, JD being averse to "low wage foreigners", Trump's overly large July 4th fireworks display, the trailer for 'Wonka's Golden Ticket', The Onion's takeover of InfoWars and much more!

It's Trending Home 7/2: MTG/Tucker Carlson, JD Vance, July 4th Fireworks, 'Wonka's Golden Ticket', InfoWars

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The Omicron Wave, Woke Side Story? 12.17.21

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