The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 423 (1/26/26-1/30/26)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 423 (1/26/26-1/30/26)

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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Weekly Zeitgeist 416 (Best of 1/26/26-1/30/26)

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In episode 1998, Jack and Miles are joined by audio producer and creator of The Secret Life of TK Dutes, TK Dutes, to discuss… Bari Weiss Fights CBS News Dumpster Fire With… More Flaming Garbage? Even The Fascism Kink Community Wants To Abolish ICE, Climate Change = Sea Monsters?? And more!
Daily Zeitgeist: Our 2000th Episode is Here!!!...
CBS News’ Bari Weiss unveils new strategy amid backlash, viewership lags
CBS News chief Bari Weiss tells staff ‘we’re toast’ if they continue on current path
Inside the Bari Weiss decision that led to a ‘60 Minutes’ crisis
CBS shelves ‘60 Minutes’ story on Trump deportees at the last minute: ‘People are threatening to quit,’ staffers say
‘60 Minutes’ story shelved by Bari Weiss streamed in Canada — and instantly spread across the web
CBS finally airs 60 Minutes segment on Venezuelan prisoners sent to Cecot in El Salvador
Bari Weiss Urges CBS News to Think Like a ‘Start-Up’
He Built a Wellness Empire While Adventuring With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Functional Medicine Is a Pipeline to Alt Med
Niall Ferguson quits Stanford free speech role over leaked emails
Israel—and America—Have No Choice but to Act
Niall Ferguson: The ‘Barbenheimer’ Election
After rocky start, Bari Weiss plans cuts, adds commentators at CBS News
Trump's National Security Advisor challenged over human rights record
Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE
Fascist Kink Roleplay Subreddit Draws the Line: No More ICE Porn
Conspiracy theorists think a “Leviathan” is waking up…and the snow is part of the cover-up
Monster Winter Storm Awakens ‘The Leviathan’ On Social Media
TikTok conspiracy theory blames an ancient sea serpent for Hurricane Beryl
Video of Google Earth 'Sea Monster' Is Obvious Hoax
Was the Loch Ness Monster Inspired by Earthquakes?
The myth of monsters: Why dragons have historically represented in many cultures the power of nature
Jaws vs. Leviathan

LISTEN: Bobby by The Lijadu Sisters

In episode 1998, Jack and Miles are joined by audio producer and creator of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tastykeish.com/secretlifepod">The Secret Life of TK Dutes</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tastykeish">TK Dutes</a>, to discuss&hellip; Bari Weiss Fights CBS News Dumpster Fire With&hellip; More Flaming Garbage? Even The Fascism Kink Community Wants To Abolish ICE, Climate Change = Sea Monsters?? And more!
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<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc00kTmc-26wZ-Z9XaZpZU0wCXwkkJL1Mn1jFPpDs9KSfVM5Q/viewform">Daily Zeitgeist: Our 2000th Episode is Here!!!...</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/1/27/cbs-news-bari-weiss-unveils-new-strategy-amid-backlash-viewership-lags">CBS News&rsquo; Bari Weiss unveils new strategy amid backlash, viewership lags</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/cbs-news-bari-weiss-01613e8993008e171ecc7fcc1c6b8bda">CBS News chief Bari Weiss tells staff &lsquo;we&rsquo;re toast&rsquo; if they continue on current path</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/media/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-cbs-alfonsi-ellison">Inside the Bari Weiss decision that led to a &lsquo;60 Minutes&rsquo; crisis</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/media/60-minutes-cecot-bari-weiss-cbs-sharyn-alfonsi">CBS shelves &lsquo;60 Minutes&rsquo; story on Trump deportees at the last minute: &lsquo;People are threatening to quit,&rsquo; staffers say</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/media/60-minutes-cecot-bari-weiss-canada-global-tv">&lsquo;60 Minutes&rsquo; story shelved by Bari Weiss streamed in Canada &mdash; and instantly spread across the web</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/19/cbs-60-minutes-venezuelan-prisoners-bari-weiss">CBS finally airs 60 Minutes segment on Venezuelan prisoners sent to Cecot in El Salvador</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/business/media/bari-weiss-cbs-news-town-hall.html">Bari Weiss Urges CBS News to Think Like a &lsquo;Start-Up&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/health/mark-hyman-rfk-jr-functional-medicine.html">He Built a Wellness Empire While Adventuring With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-pseudoscience/functional-medicine-pipeline-alt-med">Functional Medicine Is a Pipeline to Alt Med</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jun/02/niall-ferguson-quits-stanford-free-speech-role-over-leaked-emails">Niall Ferguson quits Stanford free speech role over leaked emails</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/israel-and-america-have-no-choice-but-to-act">Israel&mdash;and America&mdash;Have No Choice but to Act</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-barbenheimer-election">Niall Ferguson: The &lsquo;Barbenheimer&rsquo; Election</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/nx-s1-5689849/after-rocky-start-bari-weiss-to-cut-staff-add-commentators-at-cbs-news">After rocky start, Bari Weiss plans cuts, adds commentators at CBS News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.univision.com/univision-news/united-states/trumpss-national-security-advisor-challenged-over-human-rights-record">Trump's National Security Advisor challenged over human rights record</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/redditors-are-mounting-a-resistance-against-ice/?ref=404media.co">Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/fascist-kink-roleplay-subreddit-draws-the-line-no-more-ice-porn/">Fascist Kink Roleplay Subreddit Draws the Line: No More ICE Porn</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dailydot.com/boomers-think-winter-storms-are-leviathan-awakening">Conspiracy theorists think a &ldquo;Leviathan&rdquo; is waking up&hellip;and the snow is part of the cover-up</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2026/01/27/monster-winter-storm-awakens-the-leviathan-on-social-media/">Monster Winter Storm Awakens &lsquo;The Leviathan&rsquo; On Social Media</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tiktok-conspiracy-theory-blames-ancient-sea-serpent-hurricane-beryl">TikTok conspiracy theory blames an ancient sea serpent for Hurricane Beryl</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sea-monster-video/">Video of Google Earth 'Sea Monster' Is Obvious Hoax</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-loch-ness-monster-inspired-earthquakes-180955195/">Was the Loch Ness Monster Inspired by Earthquakes?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/myth-monsters-dragons-historically-represented-many-cultures-power-nature/">The myth of monsters: Why dragons have historically represented in many cultures the power of nature</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Jaws-vs-Leviathan/0M280TAGT24AZQOCM2U2TWTARM">Jaws vs. Leviathan</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3aARL4WQXl9RLb5gD3TZOR">Bobby by The Lijadu Sisters</a>

CBS: Let’s Do WORSE, Fash Kink Rethink 01.30.26

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In this edition of Trendy Supreme, Jack and Miles discuss Tom Homan taking over ICE (with a mouth ful of marbles), the FBI raiding an Atlanta election office, an update on that Melania documentary and much more!

In this edition of Trendy Supreme, Jack and Miles discuss Tom Homan taking over ICE (with a mouth ful of marbles), the FBI raiding an Atlanta election office, an update on that Melania documentary and much more!

Trendy Supreme 1/29: Tom Homan/ICE, Election Office Raided, Melania Doc

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In episode 1997, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, writer, and host of Worse Than You, Mo Fry Pasic, to discuss… That’s why Teenage Mutant Ninja Goebbels Is In The Hot Seat... Not Under The Bus Yet,  TikTok Isn’t The Only Tech Company Backing ICE, Melania Doc Watch and more!
Daily Zeitgeist: Our 2000th Episode is Here!!!...
Chuck E Cheese - Most Perfect Day (Rap Song)
Scoop: Blame game erupts over Trump team's false claim Alex Pretti sought "massacre"
Pressure grows on Stephen Miller after Alex Pretti killing but Trump unlikely to cut ties
TikTok users say they can’t upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues
TikTok is investigating why some users can't write 'Epstein' in messages
The Trump-approved US TikTok is off to a rough start
TikTok Says It’s Not Censoring ‘Free Palestine’ Comments. Users See Something Different
TikTok now specifically tracks immigration status and gender identity
TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized
TikTok's new terms of service spark backlash, but experts say they're an industry standard
Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
How Amazon Powers ICE’s Deportation Machine
Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up
SCOOP: Apple Made ICE Agents a Protected Class
“Melania” Movie Popcorn Bucket Hits ebay for $29.99 — Can Be Purchased Without Actually Seeing the Film
Fuming Melania Puts Trump Aides at Risk of Ouster: Wolff
Melania Invites Host of Z-List Celebs to Vanity Doc Premiere

LISTEN: Danger by The Lijadu Sisters and also check out NUR-D's music here: https://nurdrocks.com/

In episode 1997, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, writer, and host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worse-than-you-with-mo-fry-pasic/id1755829660">Worse Than You</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meauxpas/?hl=en">Mo Fry Pasic</a>, to discuss&hellip; That&rsquo;s why Teenage Mutant Ninja Goebbels Is In The Hot Seat... Not Under The Bus Yet, &nbsp;TikTok Isn&rsquo;t The Only Tech Company Backing ICE, Melania Doc Watch and more!
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<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc00kTmc-26wZ-Z9XaZpZU0wCXwkkJL1Mn1jFPpDs9KSfVM5Q/viewform">Daily Zeitgeist: Our 2000th Episode is Here!!!...</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/BonerWizard/status/2015944141663043628?s=20">Chuck E Cheese - Most Perfect Day (Rap Song)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/trump-stephen-miller-massacre-minnesota-shooting">Scoop: Blame game erupts over Trump team's false claim Alex Pretti sought "massacre"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/28/stephen-miller-ice-minneapolis-trump">Pressure grows on Stephen Miller after Alex Pretti killing but Trump unlikely to cut ties</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/tech/tiktok-ice-censorship-glitch-cec">TikTok users say they can&rsquo;t upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/nx-s1-5689104/tiktok-epstein-direct-messages">TikTok is investigating why some users can't write 'Epstein' in messages</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/media/tiktok-trump-ice-epstein-censorship-tech-issues">The Trump-approved US TikTok is off to a rough start</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/tiktok-free-palestine-comments-removed/">TikTok Says It&rsquo;s Not Censoring &lsquo;Free Palestine&rsquo; Comments. Users See Something Different</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/tiktok/tiktok-data-gender-identity-immigration-status">TikTok now specifically tracks immigration status and gender identity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-u-s-deal-finalized/">TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-tech/social-media/tiktoks-new-terms-of-service-spark-backlash-but-experts-say-theyre-an-industry-standard">TikTok's new terms of service spark backlash, but experts say they're an industry standard</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/meta-is-blocking-links-to-ice-list-on-facebook-instagram-and-threads/">Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/wp-content/uploads/How-Amazon-Powers-ICEs-Deportation-Machine.pdf">How Amazon Powers ICE&rsquo;s Deportation Machine</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wired.com/story/apple-took-down-ice-tracking-apps-their-developers-arent-giving-up/">Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up</a></li>
<li><a href="https://migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-apple-quietly-made-ice-agents">SCOOP: Apple Made ICE Agents a Protected Class</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/01/27/melania-movie-popcorn-bucket-hits-ebay-for-29-99-can-be-purchased-without-actually-seeing-the-film">&ldquo;Melania&rdquo; Movie Popcorn Bucket Hits ebay for $29.99 &mdash; Can Be Purchased Without Actually Seeing the Film</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/fuming-melania-puts-trump-aides-at-risk-of-ouster-michael-wolff/">Fuming Melania Puts Trump Aides at Risk of Ouster: Wolff</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/melania-invites-host-of-z-list-celebs-to-vanity-doc-premiere/">Melania Invites Host of Z-List Celebs to Vanity Doc Premiere</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5W7bPvhB7XDg4RcHKSWsQU">Danger by The Lijadu Sisters </a>and also check out <a href="https://nurdrocks.com/">NUR-D</a>'s music here: <a href="https://nurdrocks.com/">https://nurdrocks.com/</a>

Ninja Goebbels In The Hot Seat? Oligarch TikTok Bad? 01.29.26

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Weekly Zeitgeist 416 (Best of 1/26/26-1/30/26)

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