In this edition of Trend Square Ball Drop, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss the new windy city: Los Angeles, Meta going full 'mask-off' MAGA, the weird popcorn bucket trend continuing with… whatever the hell you want to be a bucket (including Cinemark's BYOBucket event) and much more!

In this edition of Trend Square Ball Drop, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti discuss the new windy city: Los Angeles, Meta going full 'mask-off' MAGA, the weird popcorn bucket trend continuing with&hellip; whatever the hell you want to be a bucket (including Cinemark's BYOBucket event) and much more!

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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Trend Square Ball Drop 1/07: The Windy Angel, Meta/MAGA, Popcorn Buckets, AI

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In this edition of Steve Trendenberg: Local Hero, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss the firestorm in Los Angeles and all the chaos surrounding it (feat. Steve Guttenberg), Donald Trump doing/saying dumb stuff and much more!
Actor Steve Guttenberg jumps into action as brush fire burns Pacific Palisades | KTLA
(1) Acyn on X: "Trump: They want very, very little water to go into your dishwasher, almost none. And you know what people do? They just keep pressing, pressing, pressing, keep it going. They end up using more water. Likewise, washing machines. https://t.co/GKnXgLRor9" / X

In this edition of Steve Trendenberg: Local Hero, Jack and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss the firestorm in Los Angeles and all the chaos surrounding it (feat. Steve Guttenberg), Donald Trump doing/saying dumb stuff and much more!
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<li><a href="https://ktla.com/entertainment/actor-steve-guttenberg-helping-fire-crews-by-moving-cars-near-pacific-palisades-brush-fire/">Actor Steve Guttenberg jumps into action as brush fire burns Pacific Palisades | KTLA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/1876672853070004494">(1) Acyn on X: "Trump: They want very, very little water to go into your dishwasher, almost none. And you know what people do? They just keep pressing, pressing, pressing, keep it going. They end up using more water. Likewise, washing machines. https://t.co/GKnXgLRor9" / X</a></li>
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Steve Trendenberg: Local Hero 01/08: L.A. Wildfires, Steve Guttenberg, Trump

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In this episode, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by writer/comedian Joey Clift to discuss… that article we missed about Joe Biden being soooooo old, Madame Web being ineligible for best picture at the Oscars, 2025 was supposed to be the year of sex bots and much more!
Biden Was Having 'Good and Bad Days' As Far Back as 2021: Report - Newsweek
Multiple movies, including Sonic 3 and Madame Web, are ineligible for Best Picture at the Oscars this year | GamesRadar+
More Than a Third of Oscar-Qualifying Films This Year Are Not Eligible for Best Picture
The Sun on X: "REVEALED: Women will be having more sex with ROBOTS than men by 2025 https://t.co/TO87mbCAHw https://t.co/qKrTIIuAFP" / X
Here's Why Memes About Women Having Sex With Robots In 2025 Are Taking Over Social Media
REVEALED: Women will be having more sex with ROBOTS than men by 2025 – The Sun | The Sun
It's 2025: The Time for Robot Sex Is Now... Or Is It?
Man behind 2025 ‘sex with robots’ prediction slams ‘media fabrication’ of original claim | indy100
Sex robots - Do sex robots exist and how do they work?
R/SexDolls (WARNING: This link is, ultimately, Not Safe For Children, Work, Your Browsing History or Life. The initial wiki page is fairly tame (and pretty entertaining), with no "graphic" imagery, but if you click through to the actual sub, you do so with the full knowledge that you may see some, uhhhh... things, and that you will immediately start getting weird Instagram ads for aforementioned things, and that you risk damaging yourself psychically and/or psychologically. Actually, nvm don't click this. Forget I even linked this in the footnotes *footnotes*.)

In this episode, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by writer/comedian <a href="https://www.joeyclift.com/">Joey Clift</a> to discuss&hellip; that article we missed about Joe Biden being soooooo old, Madame Web being ineligible for best picture at the Oscars, 2025 was supposed to be the year of sex bots and much more!
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<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-good-bad-days-wall-street-journal-2003779">Biden Was Having 'Good and Bad Days' As Far Back as 2021: Report - Newsweek</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-movies/multiple-movies-including-sonic-3-and-madame-web-are-ineligible-for-best-picture-at-the-oscars-this-year/">Multiple movies, including Sonic 3 and Madame Web, are ineligible for Best Picture at the Oscars this year | GamesRadar+</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/oscar-qualifying-films-2025-not-eligible-best-picture/">More Than a Third of Oscar-Qualifying Films This Year Are Not Eligible for Best Picture</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/TheSun/status/748481713614000128">The Sun on X: "REVEALED: Women will be having more sex with ROBOTS than men by 2025 https://t.co/TO87mbCAHw https://t.co/qKrTIIuAFP" / X</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailydot.com/memes/sex-with-robots-2025-meme/">Here's Why Memes About Women Having Sex With Robots In 2025 Are Taking Over Social Media</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1366526/revealed-women-will-be-having-more-sex-with-robots-than-men-by-2025/">REVEALED: Women will be having more sex with ROBOTS than men by 2025 &ndash; The Sun | The Sun</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.complex.com/life/a/tracewilliamcowen/2025-robot-sex">It's 2025: The Time for Robot Sex Is Now... Or Is It?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/sex-robots-androids-futurist-2025">Man behind 2025 &lsquo;sex with robots&rsquo; prediction slams &lsquo;media fabrication&rsquo; of original claim | indy100</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/a36480612/sex-robots/">Sex robots - Do sex robots exist and how do they work?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SexDolls/wiki/index/">R/SexDolls (WARNING: This link is, ultimately, Not Safe For Children, Work, Your Browsing History or Life. The initial wiki page is fairly tame (and pretty entertaining), with no "graphic" imagery, but if you click through to the actual sub, you do so with the full knowledge that you may see some, uhhhh... things, and that you will immediately start getting weird Instagram ads for aforementioned things, and that you risk damaging yourself psychically and/or psychologically. Actually, nvm don't click this. Forget I even linked this in the footnotes *footnotes*.)</a></li>
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'Madame Web' Oscar Snub?, How To Dispose Of A Sex-Bot Discretely 01.08.25

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In episode 1795, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… MAGA Time Is Nigh…Infighting Is Already Here Though, Trudeau Resigns, How Movies Envisioned 2025 and more!
Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau announces resignation
Canada’s prime minister faces calls to resign. Here’s what could happen next
How a tiff over tariffs exposed the Canadian government’s fragility
Canceling the apocalypse? What can we learn from films set in 2025


Eight Classic (And Not-So-Classic) Sci-Fi Movies Set In 2025

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In episode 1795, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-bechdel-cast-30089535/">The Bechdel Cast</a>, <a href="https://www.caitlindurante.com/">Caitlin Durante</a>, to discuss&hellip; MAGA Time Is Nigh&hellip;Infighting Is Already Here Though, Trudeau Resigns, How Movies Envisioned 2025 and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/canada-justin-trudeau-resignation-01-06-25/index.html">Canada&rsquo;s PM Justin Trudeau announces resignation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-canada-resign-freeland-trump-f346160f062846bbbaac73dbdd597941">Canada&rsquo;s prime minister faces calls to resign. Here&rsquo;s what could happen next</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vox.com/world-politics/391464/canada-chrystia-freeland-justin-trudeau-tariffs-trump-trade-war">How a tiff over tariffs exposed the Canadian government&rsquo;s fragility</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/02/what-learn-movie-set-future">Canceling the apocalypse? What can we learn from films set in 2025</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/1751459/classic-sci-fi-movies-set-in-2025/">Eight Classic (And Not-So-Classic) Sci-Fi Movies Set In 2025</a>
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MAGA Time Is Nigh, 2025 According To The Movies 01.07.25

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Trend Square Ball Drop 1/07: The Windy Angel, Meta/MAGA, Popcorn Buckets, AI

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