In this edition of Trendo Mechanicus, Jack and Miles discuss Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk, an update on the "Prayer Coach" controversy, Tim Scott's totally real GF, and Gen X managers having a Menty B over Zoomer slang!

In this edition of Trendo Mechanicus, Jack and Miles discuss Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk, an update on the "Prayer Coach" controversy, Tim Scott's totally real GF, and Gen X managers having a Menty B over Zoomer slang!

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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Trendo Mechanicus 9/12: Walter Isaacson, Prayer Coach, Tim Scott, Menty B

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The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 454 (8/31/26-9/4/26)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 454 (8/31/26-9/4/26)

Weekly Zeitgeist 446 (Best of 8/31/26-9/4/26)

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In episode 2121, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, and host of Podcast But Outside, Andrew Michaan, to discuss… Another Great Use For AI - Getting Totally Fucking Lost On A Mountain ‘Hike’, Are Brands Faking Heists To Score Free Publicity? New Worst Gal Gadot Performance Just Dropped, Mr. Beast Is Bribing Fans To Buy His Stupid Book and more!
Hikers’ AI-Planned Mountain Climb Goes Horribly Wrong
Southern California’s great beer heist was almost completely ignored
Pabst Blue Ribbon Sets a Deadline After 40,000 Pounds of Beer Stolen
Pabst Blue Ribbon Issues 18-Day Ultimatum To Thieves After 40,000 Pounds Of Beer Is Stolen
Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to help find its missing beer
The Great KitKat Heist—Truckload Of Formula 1 KitKats Hijacked
Pabst Blue Ribbon pulls a KitKat: Why brands are turning cargo theft into marketing stunts
From Crisis to Viral: How KitKat Turned a 12-Ton Heist into Marketing Gold
How hair-care brand Jupiter turned product theft into a marketing campaign
Turning Crisis into Creativity: How Böcker Used the Louver Heist to Elevate Its Brand
Plotting a Heist? This German Company Wants to Give You a Lift.
Stunt or no stunt, KitKat’s heist comms alerted my PR Spidey senses
Southern California’s great beer heist was almost completely ignored
Know Your Meme: 'Enough champagne to fill the Nile...'
Snow White viewers share withering verdict on Gal Gadot’s performance
Former DC Star’s New Movie Earns Disastrous Rotten Tomatoes Score That Is Almost Impressive
Read my book, you could win a $1,000,000!
Is MrBeast and James Patterson’s Novel Collaboration Headed for a Disastrous Debut?

LISTEN: Sleep Rules Everything Around Me by WUGAZI

In episode 2121, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, and host of <a href="https://www.podcastbutoutside.com/">Podcast But Outside</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andrewmichaan/">Andrew Michaan</a>, to discuss&hellip; Another Great Use For AI - Getting Totally Fucking Lost On A Mountain &lsquo;Hike&rsquo;, Are Brands Faking Heists To Score Free Publicity? New Worst Gal Gadot Performance Just Dropped, Mr. Beast Is Bribing Fans To Buy His Stupid Book and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/hikers-ai-planned-mountain-climb-goes-horribly-wrong/">Hikers&rsquo; AI-Planned Mountain Climb Goes Horribly Wrong</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2026-08-30/southern-californias-great-beer-heist-was-almost-completely-ignored">Southern California&rsquo;s great beer heist was almost completely ignored</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/pabst-blue-ribbon-40000-pound-beer-theft-deadline-cargo-12385200">Pabst Blue Ribbon Sets a Deadline After 40,000 Pounds of Beer Stolen</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2026/08/28/pabst-blue-ribbon-issues-18-day-ultimatum-to-beer-thieves-after-40000-pounds-of-pbr-is-stolen/">Pabst Blue Ribbon Issues 18-Day Ultimatum To Thieves After 40,000 Pounds Of Beer Is Stolen</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/pabst-blue-ribbon-offers-20000-reward-find-missing-136150122">Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to help find its missing beer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2026/03/30/chocolate-grand-theft-auto-italys-missing-f1-kitkat-shipment/">The Great KitKat Heist&mdash;Truckload Of Formula 1 KitKats Hijacked</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91599424/pabst-blue-ribbon-cargo-theft-kitkat-style-marketing-stunt">Pabst Blue Ribbon pulls a KitKat: Why brands are turning cargo theft into marketing stunts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bostoninstituteofanalytics.org/blog/from-crisis-to-viral-how-kitkat-turned-a-12-ton-heist-into-marketing-gold/">From Crisis to Viral: How KitKat Turned a 12-Ton Heist into Marketing Gold</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.modernretail.co/marketing/how-hair-care-brand-jupiter-turned-product-theft-into-a-marketing-campaign/">How hair-care brand Jupiter turned product theft into a marketing campaign</a></li>
<li><a href="https://raffles.edu.my/turning-crisis-into-creativity-how-bocker-used-the-louver-heist-to-elevate-its-brand/">Turning Crisis into Creativity: How B&ouml;cker Used the Louver Heist to Elevate Its Brand</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/world/europe/louvre-robbery-german-campaign-bocker.html">Plotting a Heist? This German Company Wants to Give You a Lift.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/kitkat-heist">Stunt or no stunt, KitKat&rsquo;s heist comms alerted my PR Spidey senses</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2026-08-30/southern-californias-great-beer-heist-was-almost-completely-ignored">Southern California&rsquo;s great beer heist was almost completely ignored</a></li>
<li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/enough-champagne-to-fill-the-nile">Know Your Meme: 'Enough champagne to fill the Nile...'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/snow-white-gal-gadot-singing-acting-reviews-b2720015.html">Snow White viewers share withering verdict on Gal Gadot&rsquo;s performance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://comicbook.com/movies/news/former-dc-stars-new-movie-earns-disastrous-rotten-tomatoes-score-that-is-almost-impressive/">Former DC Star&rsquo;s New Movie Earns Disastrous Rotten Tomatoes Score That Is Almost Impressive</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Df5Y-2ndQyU">Read my book, you could win a $1,000,000!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/mrbeast-james-pattersons-novel-low-presale-orders-1236686421/">Is MrBeast and James Patterson&rsquo;s Novel Collaboration Headed for a Disastrous Debut?</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wugazi/01-sleep-rules-everything">Sleep Rules Everything Around Me by WUGAZI</a>

Running From Gadot, Fake Heists = New PR Grift? 09.04.26

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In this edition of Coulda Been A ConTrender, Jack and Miles discuss the whole Kawhi Leonard/Clippers situ, the passing of Gloria Steinem, JD Vance going “Will Smith” on Al-Sayed (in the least convincing way possible) and much more!

In this edition of Coulda Been A ConTrender, Jack and Miles discuss the whole Kawhi Leonard/Clippers situ, the passing of Gloria Steinem, JD Vance going &ldquo;Will Smith&rdquo; on Al-Sayed (in the least convincing way possible) and much more!

Coulda Been A ConTrender 9/3: Kawhi Leonard/Clippers, Gloria Steinem, JD Vance

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Trendo Mechanicus 9/12: Walter Isaacson, Prayer Coach, Tim Scott, Menty B

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