In this edition of Zeit Risk T****Twister, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Zelenskyy's tense meeting with Trump and Vance, JD Vance's ski vacation, the Academy Awards and much more!

In this edition of Zeit Risk T****Twister, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Zelenskyy's tense meeting with Trump and Vance, JD Vance's ski vacation, the Academy Awards 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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Zeit Risk T****Twister 3/3: Zelenskyy, Trump, JD Vance, Academy Awards

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In episode 1865, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian behind the comedy special Recommended Based On Your Search History, Joe Kwaczala, to discuss… Oh Grok Is Now Feeding Into The White Genocide Conspiracy, You Got That 2025 Topps Pope Leo XIV Rookie Card?! Wrestling Childcare Away From Private Equity Is The Winning Issue Democrats Keep Ignoring and more!
Musk’s AI Grok bot rants about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa in unrelated chats
Trump just granted asylum to a man who posted Jews are ‘dangerous’
You Got That 2025 Topps Pope Leo XIV Rookie Card?!
What Happens When Private Equity Owns Your Kid’s Day Care
U.S. has world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households
Child care is a ‘textbook example of a broken market.’ Where do Harris, Trump go from here?
New Polling on Child Care and the 2024 Election
Harris wants to limit child care costs to 7% of family income
Child care is a ‘textbook example of a broken market.’ Where do Harris, Trump go from here?
The “Affordability” Hustle
New Mexico Started Offering Free Childcare and Reduced the State’s Poverty Rate
Transforming the Child Care Landscape
New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line
Project 2025 plan calls for shifting funding for childcare to in-home care
Project 2025 Proposes Defunding Daycare
Not Just More Babies: These Republicans Want More Parents at Home
Private Equity Has Its Eyes on the Child-Care Industry
Can Child Care Be a Big Business? Private Equity Thinks So.
For-Profit Childcare Chains Showered Manchin in Cash After He Blocked Universal Care

LISTEN: Let's Ride (Soul Supreme Version) By Q-Tip

In episode 1865, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian behind the comedy special <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rOLGbrD0uI">Recommended Based On Your Search History</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joekwa/?hl=en">Joe Kwaczala</a>, to discuss&hellip; Oh Grok Is Now Feeding Into The White Genocide Conspiracy, You Got That 2025 Topps Pope Leo XIV Rookie Card?! Wrestling Childcare Away From Private Equity Is The Winning Issue Democrats Keep Ignoring and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/elon-musk-grok-white-genocide">Musk&rsquo;s AI Grok bot rants about &lsquo;white genocide&rsquo; in South Africa in unrelated chats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://forward.com/fast-forward/720109/charl-kleinhaus-south-africa-refugee-trump-antisemitism/">Trump just granted asylum to a man who posted Jews are &lsquo;dangerous&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-new-popes-trading-card-is-already-outselling-lebrons/">You Got That 2025 Topps Pope Leo XIV Rookie Card?!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/04/private-equity-day-care-childcare">What Happens When Private Equity Owns Your Kid&rsquo;s Day Care</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/12/12/u-s-children-more-likely-than-children-in-other-countries-to-live-with-just-one-parent/">U.S. has world&rsquo;s highest rate of children living in single-parent households</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-22/affordable-child-care-under-harris-trump">Child care is a &lsquo;textbook example of a broken market.&rsquo; Where do Harris, Trump go from here?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ffyf.org/2024/05/16/new-polling-on-child-care-and-the-2024-election/">New Polling on Child Care and the 2024 Election</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/18/politics/child-care-harris-7-percent-cap/index.html">Harris wants to limit child care costs to 7% of family income</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-22/affordable-child-care-under-harris-trump">Child care is a &lsquo;textbook example of a broken market.&rsquo; Where do Harris, Trump go from here?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2019/02/affordability-health-care-booker-harris-democrats">The &ldquo;Affordability&rdquo; Hustle</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/new-mexico-free-childcare/">New Mexico Started Offering Free Childcare and Reduced the State&rsquo;s Poverty Rate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pn3policy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PN3PIC_TransformingChildCare-ACaseStudyofNewMexico.pdf">Transforming the Child Care Landscape</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/childcare-new-mexico-poverty">New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/08/project-2025-trump-vance-childcare">Project 2025 plan calls for shifting funding for childcare to in-home care</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/project-2025-proposes-defunding-daycare-trump-vance-1235097858/">Project 2025 Proposes Defunding Daycare</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/republicans-parents-babies-home.html">Not Just More Babies: These Republicans Want More Parents at Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/private-equity-childcare/677511/">Private Equity Has Its Eyes on the Child-Care Industry</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/us/child-care-centers-private-equity.html">Can Child Care Be a Big Business? Private Equity Thinks So.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/16/profit-childcare-chains-showered-manchin-cash-after-he-blocked-universal-care">For-Profit Childcare Chains Showered Manchin in Cash After He Blocked Universal Care</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1k8pniFqN9BtIGeuqlOjzH">Let's Ride (Soul Supreme Version) By Q-Tip</a>

Grok = Rebellious Teen, Dems Suspicious Of Low Hanging Fruit!? 05.16.25

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In this edition of Zeit Trendocide, Jack and Miles discuss Netflix using AI to "marry products with content", the long awaited sequel to 'Passion of the Christ' (and America's 2004 torture boner), Walmart: Everyday Raised Prices, how most Americans are broke af, a cure for the 'Sunday Scaries' and much more!

In this edition of Zeit Trendocide, Jack and Miles discuss Netflix using AI to "marry products with content", the long awaited sequel to 'Passion of the Christ' (and America's 2004 torture boner), Walmart: Everyday Raised Prices, how most Americans are broke af, a cure for the 'Sunday Scaries' and much more!

Zeit Trendocide 5/15: Netflix, 'Passion of the Christ', Walmart, Americans Broke AF, Sunday Scaries

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In episode 1864, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Shanna Christmas, to discuss… America Just Got Whiter By 59 People…, Max Shall Now Be Known As… HBO Max, So That Whole VR Revolution Never Happened and more!
As a white Afrikaner, I can now claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity
Trump administration faces criticism for prioritizing white South African refugees
Max Shall Now Be Known As… HBO Max
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max Streamer Ripped as a Terrible Brand Strategy: ‘Insanely Bad Decision’
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s 2024 Pay Rises 4% to Nearly $52 Million
Max's confusing launch saw Warner Bros lose nearly two million subscribers
Max Loses HBO Title as Rebranded Service Launches: What to Know
Returning the HBO to Max Is Latest Sign of Potential Warner Bros. Discovery Split
This is what happens when the Vision Pro shows up on The Price Is Right. (Clip)
5 Ways in Which Apple Vision Pro Will Change How We Work
A Game Changer in Immersive Learning - Five Ways Apple’s Vision Pro Could Transform Education and Training
Apple Vision Pro U.S. Sales Are All But Dead, Market Analysts Say
Apple Sharply Scales Back Production of Vision Pro
Apple plans cheaper Vision Pro as tariffs threaten costs
Report: Cheaper ‘Apple Vision’ headset to cost around $2000; drop EyeSight
Minecraft’s VR support is now gone
56% Of VR Devs Say VR ‘Declining Or Stagnating’
What actually happened to Mark Zuckerberg's $47 billion Metaverse?
The Metaverse’s Dark Side: Here Come Harassment and Assaults
Meta's Money Pit: Metaverse Bet Bleeds Billions
Remember Zuckerberg's Cherished Metaverse? Now He's Firing the People He Hired to Build It
The metaverse could be a 'legendary misadventure,' Meta executive says, if Reality Labs doesn't turn things around in 2025
How AI Replaced the Metaverse as Zuckerberg’s Top Priority
The Metaverse Flopped, So Mark Zuckerberg Is Pivoting to Empty AI Hype

LISTEN: Nightrider (feat. Freddie Gibbs) by Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes

In episode 1864, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, <a href="https://www.shannachristmas.com/">Shanna Christmas</a>, to discuss&hellip; America Just Got Whiter By 59 People&hellip;, Max Shall Now Be Known As&hellip; HBO Max, So That Whole VR Revolution Never Happened and more!
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<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/06/white-afrikaner-donald-trump-america-us-administration">As a white Afrikaner, I can now claim asylum in Trump&rsquo;s America. What an absurdity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-faces-criticism-prioritizing-white-south-african/story?id=121755687">Trump administration faces criticism for prioritizing white South African refugees</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/max-name-change-hbo-max-upfronts-1236216616/">Max Shall Now Be Known As&hellip; HBO Max</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/hbo-max-new-name-warner-bros-discovery-reactions-twitter/">Warner Bros. Discovery&rsquo;s Max Streamer Ripped as a Terrible Brand Strategy: &lsquo;Insanely Bad Decision&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-david-zaslav-pay-52-million-1236367163/">Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav&rsquo;s 2024 Pay Rises 4% to Nearly $52 Million</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hbo-max/maxs-confusing-launch-saw-warner-bros-lose-nearly-two-million-subscribers">Max's confusing launch saw Warner Bros lose nearly two million subscribers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/max-streaming-1235498747/">Max Loses HBO Title as Rebranded Service Launches: What to Know</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/why-hbo-max-is-back-a-wbd-split-spinoff-1236216684/">Returning the HBO to Max Is Latest Sign of Potential Warner Bros. Discovery Split</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/justinryanio/status/1922456345015705726">This is what happens when the Vision Pro shows up on The Price Is Right. (Clip)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.flexos.work/learn/ways-apple-vision-pro-will-change-how-we-work">5 Ways in Which Apple Vision Pro Will Change How We Work</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/five-ways-apples-vision-pro-could-transform-education-and-training">A Game Changer in Immersive Learning - Five Ways Apple&rsquo;s Vision Pro Could Transform Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-u-s-sales-2000469302">Apple Vision Pro U.S. Sales Are All But Dead, Market Analysts Say</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-sharply-scales-back-production-of-vision-pro">Apple Sharply Scales Back Production of Vision Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mashable.com/article/apple-vision-pro-2-in-development">Apple plans cheaper Vision Pro as tariffs threaten costs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/13/cheaper-apple-vision-price-specs/">Report: Cheaper &lsquo;Apple Vision&rsquo; headset to cost around $2000; drop EyeSight</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/662128/minecraft-vr-mixed-reality-support-bedrock-update-1-21-80">Minecraft&rsquo;s VR support is now gone</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/01/56-of-vr-devs-say-vr-declining-or-stagnating/">56% Of VR Devs Say VR &lsquo;Declining Or Stagnating&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.indy100.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-metaverse-what-happened#">What actually happened to Mark Zuckerberg's $47 billion Metaverse?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/technology/metaverse-harassment-assaults.html">The Metaverse&rsquo;s Dark Side: Here Come Harassment and Assaults</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.statista.com/chart/29236/operating-loss-of-metas-reality-labs-division/">Meta's Money Pit: Metaverse Bet Bleeds Billions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/remember-zuckerbergs-cherished-metaverse-now-160000653.html?guccounter=1&amp;amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMTS4EbcgsZ9IeTAcp52ZluJ7aaN-24jiRMDcNpZRfuFzvMVswlAB8fYMCddbFel5O6Frsy1_ghdG_uTgGUwFvRgdogw1Eape1cO1qewmy3HusXJeJWyem3Uh1ROoId9pfqqZdm53kxMCzTEgI5sATBlj5ot3qi3IQUS97q7vKG5">Remember Zuckerberg's Cherished Metaverse? Now He's Firing the People He Hired to Build It</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/vr/the-metaverse-could-be-a-legendary-misadventure-meta-executive-says-if-reality-labs-doesnt-turn-things-around-in-2025/">The metaverse could be a 'legendary misadventure,' Meta executive says, if Reality Labs doesn't turn things around in 2025</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-01-11/mark-zuckerberg-pivots-to-ai-from-metaverse-to-further-his-legacy?embedded-checkout=true">How AI Replaced the Metaverse as Zuckerberg&rsquo;s Top Priority</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-metaverse-1234950139/">The Metaverse Flopped, So Mark Zuckerberg Is Pivoting to Empty AI Hype</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImllpvDwbQ8">Nightrider (feat. Freddie Gibbs) by Tom Misch &amp; Yussef Dayes</a>

White Africans >, CEOs R All dUmB 05.15.25

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Zeit Risk T****Twister 3/3: Zelenskyy, Trump, JD Vance, Academy Awards

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