In episode 918, Jack and Miles are joined by rapper and What Had Happened Was host Open Mike Eagle to discuss restaurant workers, updates on Havana Syndrome, A Quiet Place 2, the Citizen app, Lego's first LGBTQ-themed set, and more!

FOOTNOTES:
‘The final straw’: How the pandemic pushed restaurant workers over the edge
ARE U.S. OFFICIALS UNDER SILENT ATTACK?
Fandango Reports Very Strong Pre-Sales For ‘Quiet Place 2’
CITIZEN APP AGAIN LETS USERS REPORT CRIMES — AND EXPERTS SEE BIG RISKS
Banned crime reporting app Vigilante returns as Citizen, says its ‘report incident’ feature will be pulled
Missing woman reunited with family thanks to Citizen App, diligent neighbor
“It Creates a Culture of Fear”: How Crime Tracking Apps Incite Unnecessary Panic
‘A bleak dystopian reality’: Citizen app is now driving a patrol car in Los Angeles
Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force
Private Security Force That Works With Citizen Wants the Power to Arrest People
A crime reporting app shifts to tracking COVID-19, raising privacy questions
Crime App Citizen Exposed Users' COVID Data
Report of Tiger Running Amok in Manhattan Turns Out to Be Raccoon: NYPD
CITIZEN CEO OFFERED TO PERSONALLY FUND LA ARSON MANHUNT — FOR THE WRONG PERSON
Citizen App Falsely Accuses Man of Starting Los Angeles Wildfire
LEGO Unveils First LGBTQ Set Called 'Everyone Is Awesome' Launching for Pride Month
Why I designed “Everyone is Awesome” by Matthew Ashton
Lego’s made an LGBTQ-themed set but it feels a little like lip service
Conservatives are furiously whining that LEGO’s new Pride set is shameful and divisive
absolutely losing my mind watching this
WATCH: pumpichulo - {WEGONMAKEIT} 

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In episode 918, Jack and Miles are joined by rapper and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-had-happened-was/id1520209791">What Had Happened Was</a> host Open Mike Eagle to discuss restaurant workers, updates on Havana Syndrome, A Quiet Place 2, the Citizen app, Lego's first LGBTQ-themed set, and more!FOOTNOTES:<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/24/restaurant-workers-shortage-pay/">‘The final straw’: How the pandemic pushed restaurant workers over the edge</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/are-us-officials-under-silent-attack">ARE U.S. OFFICIALS UNDER SILENT ATTACK?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2021/05/21/fandango-reports-very-strong-pre-sales-for-quiet-place-2/?sh=111d9158d667">Fandango Reports Very Strong Pre-Sales For ‘Quiet Place 2’</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theintercept.com/2020/03/02/citizen-app/">CITIZEN APP AGAIN LETS USERS REPORT CRIMES — AND EXPERTS SEE BIG RISKS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/10/banned-crime-reporting-app-vigilante-returns-as-citizen-says-its-report-incident-feature-will-be-pulled/">Banned crime reporting app Vigilante returns as Citizen, says its ‘report incident’ feature will be pulled</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bronx.news12.com/missing-woman-reunited-with-family-thanks-to-citizen-app-diligent-neighbor-40872243">Missing woman reunited with family thanks to Citizen App, diligent neighbor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/it-creates-a-culture-of-fear-how-crime-tracking-apps-incite-unnecessary-panic/">“It Creates a Culture of Fear”: How Crime Tracking Apps Incite Unnecessary Panic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailydot.com/debug/citizen-app-car/">‘A bleak dystopian reality’: Citizen app is now driving a patrol car in Los Angeles</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7evbx/citizen-app-private-security-leaked-emails">Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/epnz5j/citizen-private-security-los-angeles-arrest-people">Private Security Force That Works With Citizen Wants the Power to Arrest People</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/a-crime-reporting-app-shifts-to-tracking-covid-19-raising-privacy-questions/">A crime reporting app shifts to tracking COVID-19, raising privacy questions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8kwq/citizen-safepass-privacy-covid-data-exposed">Crime App Citizen Exposed Users' COVID Data</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/tiger-manhattan-raccoon/475625/">Report of Tiger Running Amok in Manhattan Turns Out to Be Raccoon: NYPD</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/21/22447446/citizen-app-internal-slack-palisades-fire-arson-bounty-manhunt-los-angeles">CITIZEN CEO OFFERED TO PERSONALLY FUND LA ARSON MANHUNT — FOR THE WRONG PERSON</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/business/citizen-app-arson-wildfire-devin-hilton.html">Citizen App Falsely Accuses Man of Starting Los Angeles Wildfire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://people.com/home/lego-unveils-first-lgbtq-set-pride-month/">LEGO Unveils First LGBTQ Set Called 'Everyone Is Awesome' Launching for Pride Month</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.lego.com/en-us/page/why-i-designed-everyone-is-awesome">Why I designed “Everyone is Awesome” by Matthew Ashton</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.inputmag.com/culture/legos-made-an-lgbtq-themed-set-but-it-feels-a-little-like-lip-service">Lego’s made an LGBTQ-themed set but it feels a little like lip service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/conservatives-furiously-whining-legos-new-pride-set-shameful-divisive/">Conservatives are furiously whining that LEGO’s new Pride set is shameful and divisive</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/existentialfish/status/1395887935317323778">absolutely losing my mind watching this</a></li>
<li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/pumpichulo/wegonmakeit?ref=clipboard&amp;p=i&amp;c=0&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing">WATCH: pumpichulo - {WEGONMAKEIT} </a></li>
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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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Workers AREN’T Lazy?! App-Based Policing? 5.27.21

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In episode 2035, Miles and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by comedian, Greta Titelman, to discuss… Thank God For Jen Shah, GOP Now Claiming We Have Alien Breeding Programs To Distract From Trump…, Journey’s Music < Journey’s Messy MAGA Drama and more!
'I'm not suicidal': Burchett can't find words to describe alien revelations, discusses UFO files
Journey Is Rocking On The Charts — And Not Just With ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’
Journey Announce Final Frontier North American Farewell Tour
Journey’s Jonathan Cain Accuses Neal Schon of ‘Malicious Lies’ and ‘Extravagant Spending’ After Guitarist Files Lawsuit Over Credit Card Access
Power Ballads, Bad Blood, and Sold-Out Shows: Inside Journey’s Massive Farewell Tour
Journey keyboardist addresses MAGA controversy: 'We have pleased the Lord'
Jonathan Cain - No One Else (Official Lyric Video) A Tribute To Charlie Kirk
Jonathan Cain Releases Charlie Kirk Tribute Song “No One Else”

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In episode 2035, Miles and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by comedian, <a href="https://twitter.com/gertie_bird?lang=en">Greta Titelman</a>, to discuss&hellip; Thank God For Jen Shah, GOP Now Claiming We Have Alien Breeding Programs To Distract From Trump&hellip;, Journey&rsquo;s Music &lt; Journey&rsquo;s Messy MAGA Drama and more!
<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GTzFNfdshM&amp;amp;t=256s">'I'm not suicidal': Burchett can't find words to describe alien revelations, discusses UFO files</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/03/07/journey-is-rocking-on-the-charts---and-not-just-with-dont-stop-believin/">Journey Is Rocking On The Charts &mdash; And Not Just With &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t Stop Believin&rsquo;&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/journey-farewell-tour-dates-1235458394/">Journey Announce Final Frontier North American Farewell Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2022/music/news/journey-jonathan-cain-neal-schon-lawsuit-spending-credit-card-access-1235440391/">Journey&rsquo;s Jonathan Cain Accuses Neal Schon of &lsquo;Malicious Lies&rsquo; and &lsquo;Extravagant Spending&rsquo; After Guitarist Files Lawsuit Over Credit Card Access</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/journey-farewell-tour-interview-1235538787/">Power Ballads, Bad Blood, and Sold-Out Shows: Inside Journey&rsquo;s Massive Farewell Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/journey-keyboardist-addresses-maga-controversy-we-have-pleased-the-lord/ar-AA1ZRNFj">Journey keyboardist addresses MAGA controversy: 'We have pleased the Lord'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74CECpr6dL0">Jonathan Cain - No One Else (Official Lyric Video) A Tribute To Charlie Kirk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thechristianbeat.org/jonathan-cain-releases-charlie-kirk-tribute-song-no-one-else/#google_vignette">Jonathan Cain Releases Charlie Kirk Tribute Song &ldquo;No One Else&rdquo;</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/33wnSbxIONQ2cJgsY9WH0c">I Wantchu by Ray Laur&eacute;l</a>

Journey’s MAGA Journey, ALIEN BREEDING > Epstein Files 04.03.26

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In this edition of Trendal Bag, Miles and special guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra discuss Pam Bondi getting fired?, Trump saying/doing stuff, the Artemis 2 launch (and their toilet troubles), Microslop breaking Outlook…. In space, the passing of the worlds oldest tortoise (was a hoax) and much more!

In this edition of Trendal Bag, Miles and special guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra discuss Pam Bondi getting fired?, Trump saying/doing stuff, the Artemis 2 launch (and their toilet troubles), Microslop breaking Outlook&hellip;. In space, the passing of the worlds oldest tortoise (was a hoax) and much more!

Trendal Bag 4/2: Pam Bondi, Trump, Artemis 2, Microslop, Jonathan the Tortoise

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In episode 2034, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian with the new special Alter-Kashian and host of The Dork Forest, Jackie Kashian, to discuss… Birthright Citizenship, Laura Ingraham On How To Stay Chill When Sh*t’s f**ked, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Reuniting With the Real World Crew, Pope-Killer JD Vance Wrote A Book About Catholicism, Trump’s Library Is A Hideous Scam– But So Is Every Other Presidential Library and more!
GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.
Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship
Laura Ingraham tried to steady the ship on her show on Tuesday but she just sounded like someone that is trying to BS their way out of a very obviously bad situation.
Vance announces new book about finding his ‘way back to faith’
Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith
JD Vance on UFOs: You know me, I don't think they're aliens. I think they're demons
JD Vance warns that extraterrestrials are demons: 'I'm going to get to the bottom of this'
JD Vance appears at secretive conservative donor summit as 2028 presidential speculation grows
Usha Vance on disagreements with JD Vance, 2028 and shopping at Costco
Trump Unveils Vision for Presidential Library, Complete With Golden Escalator
Trump’s presidential library will include a re-creation of his White House ballroom
Trump says he ‘doesn’t believe in libraries’ two days after unveiling presidential library plans
Presidential Libraries Are a Scam. Could Obama Change That?
One of Trump’s library funds has mysteriously dissolved, but a lack of transparency keeps the public in the dark
Trump’s presidential library could be a scam
Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library
Shining a light on presidential libraries — the unrenowned pay-to-play scandal
Corruption in the Presidential Library?
All Information (Except Text) for H.R.36 - Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2009
S. Rept. 113-245 - PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DONATION REFORM ACT OF 2014
The Presidential Libraries Act and the Establishment of Presidential Libraries
House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Make Presidential Library Funding Transparent
H.R.1063 - Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2019

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In episode 2034, Miles and guest co-host <a href="https://www.blakewexler.com">Blake Wexler</a> are joined by comedian with the new special <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5kJlI41V2g&amp;amp;list=PLxShvvK9Qe5fNVqGTGitpCXqxS21Og3kC&amp;amp;index=2">Alter-Kashian</a> and host of <a href="https://jackiekashian.com/the-dork-forrest">The Dork Forest</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://familypetancestry.com/">Jackie Kashian</a>, to discuss&hellip; Birthright Citizenship, Laura Ingraham On How To Stay Chill When Sh*t&rsquo;s f**ked, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Reuniting With the Real World Crew, Pope-Killer JD Vance Wrote A Book About Catholicism, Trump&rsquo;s Library Is A Hideous Scam&ndash; But So Is Every Other Presidential Library and more!
<ol>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3migy37etyj2z">GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/30/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-case/">Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/media/4039051/embed/embed">Laura Ingraham tried to steady the ship on her show on Tuesday but she just sounded like someone that is trying to BS their way out of a very obviously bad situation.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/politics/vance-jd-book-faith-catholic">Vance announces new book about finding his &lsquo;way back to faith&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTQ68YZN">Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/headquartersnews.bsky.social/post/3mi2zfq4mdh2p">JD Vance on UFOs: You know me, I don't think they're aliens. I think they're demons</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ew.com/jd-vance-warns-that-extraterrestrials-are-actually-demons-11936885">JD Vance warns that extraterrestrials are demons: 'I'm going to get to the bottom of this'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-rockbridge-network-conservative-donor-summit-nashville/">JD Vance appears at secretive conservative donor summit as 2028 presidential speculation grows</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-vance/usha-vance-disagreements-jd-vance-2028-costco-rcna265622">Usha Vance on disagreements with JD Vance, 2028 and shopping at Costco</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/trump-presidential-library-video.html">Trump Unveils Vision for Presidential Library, Complete With Golden Escalator</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91519202/trump-presidential-library-will-include-a-recreation-of-his-white-house-ballroom">Trump&rsquo;s presidential library will include a re-creation of his White House ballroom</a></li>
<li><a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-says-doesn-t-believe-084851604.html">Trump says he &lsquo;doesn&rsquo;t believe in libraries&rsquo; two days after unveiling presidential library plans</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/07/presidential-libraries-are-a-scam-could-obama-change-that-215109/">Presidential Libraries Are a Scam. Could Obama Change That?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10/one-of-trumps-library-funds-has-mysteriously-dissolved-but-a-lack-of-transparency-keeps-the-public-in-the-dark">One of Trump&rsquo;s library funds has mysteriously dissolved, but a lack of transparency keeps the public in the dark</a></li>
<li><a href="https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/trumps-presidential-library-could-be-a-scam/">Trump&rsquo;s presidential library could be a scam</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/11/congressional-democrats-trump-library/">Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump&rsquo;s library</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/03/shining-a-light-on-presidential-libraries-the-unrenowned-pay-to-play-scandal/">Shining a light on presidential libraries &mdash; the unrenowned pay-to-play scandal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/corruption-presidential-library">Corruption in the Presidential Library?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/36/all-info">All Information (Except Text) for H.R.36 - Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2009</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/committee-report/113th-congress/senate-report/245/1">S. Rept. 113-245 - PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DONATION REFORM ACT OF 2014</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R41513.html">The Presidential Libraries Act and the Establishment of Presidential Libraries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-passes-bipartisan-legislation-to-make-presidential-library-funding">House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Make Presidential Library Funding Transparent</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1063/all-actions">H.R.1063 - Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2019</a></li>
</ol>
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MTV’s White House Cabinet, Presidential BRIBE-rary  04.02.26

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Workers AREN’T Lazy?! App-Based Policing? 5.27.21

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