The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 403 (8/18/25-8/22/25)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 403 (8/18/25-8/22/25)

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.

The Daily Zeitgeist

Weekly Zeitgeist 396 (8/25/25-8/29/25)

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In episode 1983, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star, Tamara Yajia, to discuss… COLDPLAY KISS CAM LADY SPEAKS! Phone Bans Actually Work??? What’s The Worst Christmas Movie Of All-Time? And more!
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert
Coldplay kisscam HR boss Kristin Cabot on 16 seconds that ruined her life
Phone Bans Actually Work???
Our picks for the worst Christmas movie ever
Tim Allen's Critically-Panned 21-Year-Old John Grisham Movie Adaptation Is Now Dominating Streaming Charts
The Worst Christmas Movie Ever Is About To Leave Netflix
The Worst Christmas Movies of All Time
I watched the worst-rated Christmas film ever made - with a very bizarre message
Santa Claus: The Movie at 40 – how a box office flop became a ‘pure panto’ British Christmas staple
Revisiting Santa Claus: The Movie
‘Santa Claus: The Movie’ (1985) [McDonald's Clip]
Halloween's John Carpenter almost made this cult Christmas movie
Jack's Piece of Media: "I only come on here to watch this now"

LISTEN: Living Through a Lense by Vincent McRae Trio

In episode 1983, Jack and Miles are joined by author of <a href="https://geni.us/cryformeargentina?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeneT4lmyUndl2fXVw2jP2vysnh1Vxzt3lE1PCpafZghp6AvYIGKIK2rVYKDA_aem_VAyqiq0uGmbc5pO_Lslyjw">Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tamarayajia/?hl=en">Tamara Yajia</a>, to discuss&hellip; COLDPLAY KISS CAM LADY SPEAKS! Phone Bans Actually Work??? What&rsquo;s The Worst Christmas Movie Of All-Time? And more!
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<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/style/coldplay-concert-couple-kiss-cam-woman.html">The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/coldplay-kisscam-boss-kristin-cabot-andy-byron-9qst70b7z?gaa_at=eafs&amp;amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqds0LBOPogOnIqLHKVaDoaifniNDxeoJFU2lgEYmKrDekY846-zT5XO3a54JeI%3D&amp;amp;gaa_ts=69446e4c&amp;amp;gaa_sig=xRMJrmvDTO-45n7gvDvAom30Ad-_eW6emLT13S7B7ITfiS_4QvB2mj76F9hQYWHoM4dRnyW_NHI16ESCRsma9w%3D%3D">Coldplay kisscam HR boss Kristin Cabot on 16 seconds that ruined her life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-new-york-public-school-phone-ban-saved-high-school.html">Phone Bans Actually Work???</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-5641953/worst-christmas-movies-debate-love-actually">Our picks for the worst Christmas movie ever</a></li>
<li><a href="https://screenrant.com/tim-allen-christmas-with-the-kranks-streaming-success-december-2025/">Tim Allen's Critically-Panned 21-Year-Old John Grisham Movie Adaptation Is Now Dominating Streaming Charts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-worst-christmas-movie-ever-is-about-to-leave-netflix/">The Worst Christmas Movie Ever Is About To Leave Netflix</a></li>
<li><a href="https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/worst-christmas-movies/">The Worst Christmas Movies of All Time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/movies/watched-worst-rated-christmas-film-36384227">I watched the worst-rated Christmas film ever made - with a very bizarre message</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/santa-claus-the-movie-at-40-how-a-box-office-flop-became-a-pure-panto-british-christmas-staple-268925">Santa Claus: The Movie at 40 &ndash; how a box office flop became a &lsquo;pure panto&rsquo; British Christmas&nbsp;staple</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/revisiting-santa-claus-the-movie/">Revisiting Santa Claus: The Movie</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RetroNewsNow/status/2000826298223223264">&lsquo;Santa Claus: The Movie&rsquo; (1985) [McDonald's Clip]</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a29635993/halloween-john-carpenter-santa-claus-the-movie/">Halloween's John Carpenter almost made this cult Christmas movie</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/samc00ke/status/2000698253684146442?s=20">Jack's Piece of Media: "I only come on here to watch this now"</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/song/living-through-a-lense/1809357951">Living Through a Lense by Vincent McRae Trio</a>

Coldplay KissCam Drama, No Such Thing As BAD Xmas Movies? 12.19.25

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In this edition of It's A Trenderful Life, Jack and Miles discuss Trump's very sweaty address to the nation, Joe Biden's photo in the Hall of Presidents, Anthropic's AI running a vending machine (into the ground), John Travolta's weird case (feat Riley Keough), Jimmy Stewart's new biopic and much more!

In this edition of It's A Trenderful Life, Jack and Miles discuss Trump's very sweaty address to the nation, Joe Biden's photo in the Hall of Presidents, Anthropic's AI running a vending machine (into the ground), John Travolta's weird case (feat Riley Keough), Jimmy Stewart's new biopic and much more!

It's A Trenderful Life 12/18: Trump, Hall Of Presidents, Anthropic AI, John Travolta/Riley Keough, Jimmy Stewart Biopic

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In episode 1982, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Go Home Bible, You're Drunk and White Homework, Tori Williams Douglass, to discuss… Vivek Ramaswamy - The Boy Who Thought The Racists Would Accept Him…, Trump Plays WMD Card In War On “Drugs", Okay...The Grinch Is Officially Ruined and More!
Vivek Ramaswamy goes to a Turning Point USA event in Ohio and quickly finds out that he is not on the team.
What Is an American?
Trump declares fentanyl a 'weapon of mass destruction' with executive order
The US is already at war with Venezuela
Jon Stewart Likens U.S. Aggression Toward Venezuela To Iraq In The 2000s: “Saddest Part … Is That Dick Cheney Won’t Be Around To See It”
U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease Almost 27% in 2024
What’s behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths
CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight
Trump Administration Proposes Defunding Federal Narcan Distribution Program
Trump administration praised ‘life-saving’ naloxone, then proposed cuts
Trump Signs Law to Unlock Billions for Drug Addiction Recovery
Charted: Shifts in America's leading causes of death
Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
NIH Funding Cuts Disrupt Clinical Trials, Affecting 74,000 Participants
White House uses 'Grinch' poster and quote to criticize Democrats on healthcare policies
Trump’s Education Goon Releases Ultra-Cringe ‘Christmas’ Video
How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever
Walmart Serves Walton Goggins as The Grinch To Warm Up Black Friday
Welcome to the Grinchʼs Walmart
The Grinch is more popular than ever. There's a new McDonald's meal and tons of Christmas merch. Here's why it happened.
Why the 'dank, eerie, weird' Grinch movie became a millennial Christmas classic
How How the Grinch Stole Christmas Stole Christmas

LISTEN: Wandering by Oscar Peterson

In episode 1982, Jack and Miles are joined by host of <a href="https://www.irreverent.fm/show/go-home-bible-youre-drunk/">Go Home Bible, You're Drunk</a> and <a href="https://www.irreverent.fm/show/white-homework/">White Homework</a>, <a href="https://www.toriglass.com/">Tori Williams Douglass</a>, to discuss&hellip; Vivek Ramaswamy - The Boy Who Thought The Racists Would Accept Him&hellip;, Trump Plays WMD Card In War On &ldquo;Drugs", Okay...The Grinch Is Officially Ruined and More!
<ol>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lagunabeachdems.bsky.social/post/3m2v6kqdu3k2t">Vivek Ramaswamy goes to a Turning Point USA event in Ohio and quickly finds out that he is not on the team.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/opinion/republican-identity-divide.html?partner=slack&amp;amp;smid=sl-share">What Is an American?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-fentanyl-mass-destruction-executive-order-9.7017131">Trump declares fentanyl a 'weapon of mass destruction' with executive order</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/12/12/the-us-is-already-at-war-with-venezuela">The US is already at war with Venezuela</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/12/jon-stewart-venezuela-boat-strikes-iraq-war-the-daily-show-1236643055/">Jon Stewart Likens U.S. Aggression Toward Venezuela To Iraq In The 2000s: &ldquo;Saddest Part &hellip; Is That Dick Cheney Won&rsquo;t Be Around To See It&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/releases/20250514.html">U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease Almost 27% in 2024</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-significant-drop-in-opioid-overdose-deaths">What&rsquo;s behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2025/2025-cdc-reports-decline-in-us-drug-overdose-deaths.html">CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5468535/fentanyl-trump-addiction-funding">Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight</a></li>
<li><a href="https://americanaddictioncenters.org/blog/trump-administration-possibly-defunding-narcan-programs">Trump Administration Proposes Defunding Federal Narcan Distribution Program</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05/02/trump-naloxone-overdose-funding-cuts/">Trump administration praised &lsquo;life-saving&rsquo; naloxone, then proposed cuts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-01/trump-signs-law-to-unlock-billions-for-drug-addiction-recovery?embedded-checkout=true">Trump Signs Law to Unlock Billions for Drug Addiction Recovery</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2025/09/15/top-causes-of-death">Charted: Shifts in America's leading causes of death</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trump-shuts-down-lgbtq-youth-suicide-hotline-rcna219090">Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cancerhealth.com/article/nih-funding-cuts-disrupt-clinical-trials-affecting-74000-participants">NIH Funding Cuts Disrupt Clinical Trials, Affecting 74,000 Participants</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/white-house-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-movie-jim-carrey-hate-loathe-entirely-quote-administration-illegal-immigration-healthcare-policies-democrats">White House uses 'Grinch' poster and quote to criticize Democrats on healthcare policies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-education-goon-linda-mcmahon-releases-ultra-cringe-christmas-grinch-video/">Trump&rsquo;s Education Goon Releases Ultra-Cringe &lsquo;Christmas&rsquo; Video</a></li>
<li><a href="https://crimereads.com/grinch-heist-crime/">How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/walmart-walton-goggins-grinch-black-friday-commercial-1236583190/">Walmart Serves Walton Goggins as The Grinch To Warm Up Black Friday</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRQboPpefsY">Welcome to the Grinchʼs Walmart</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/grinch-meal-mcdonalds-christmas-movie-show-memes-toys-2025-12">The Grinch is more popular than ever. There's a new McDonald's meal and tons of Christmas merch. Here's why it happened.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/grinch-jim-carrey-millennial-classic-154432280.html?guccounter=1">Why the 'dank, eerie, weird' Grinch movie became a millennial Christmas classic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-oral-history.html">How&nbsp;How the Grinch Stole Christmas&nbsp;Stole Christmas</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1GLio05HOZ4XbQuWd5m6e0">Wandering by Oscar Peterson</a>

They Ate…MY Face? Grinch Cringe 12.18.25

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