The Daily Zeitgeist-logo

The Daily Zeitgeist

HowStuffWorks

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.

Location:

United States

Description:

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.

Language:

English


Episodes
Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Trendsday Hump Day 4/22: Tucker Carlson, 'Coyote vs. Acme', Israel, Pete Hegseth

4/22/2026
In this edition of Trendsday Hump Day, Jack and special guest co-host Jacquis Neal to discuss Tucker Carlson hating on Trump, the 'Coyote vs Acme' trailer, Israel holding a couple soldiers accountable… for smashing a statue, Pete Hegseth ending the war… on the flu and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:30:27

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Alex Jones’ Onion Tears, Red Lobster Shrimp Conspiracy 04.22.26

4/22/2026
In episode 2045, Jack and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know and Ridiculous History, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… Onion Takeover of Infowars, Alex Jones Responds To Onion Sale With Shirtless Rant, Michael Reviews Are In (And Full Of “Bad” Jokes), Is Red Lobster Admitting That Endless Shrimp Didn’t Doom The Company? And More! The Onion Says It Has a Deal to Take Over Alex Jones’ Infowars, Plans to Relaunch Right-Wing Site as Parody of ItselfAlex Jones Responds To Onion Sale With Shirtless RantAlex Jones crashes out in shirtless ramble as The Onion finalizes plan to take over Infowars to run it as a parodyMichael | Rotten TomatoesMichael review: ‘A bland and barely competent daytime TV movie'Michael review: Michael Jackson biopic is bad, is bad, you know itMichael review: It’s really, really bad.Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and badRed Lobster’s Demise Was Never About the Endless ShrimpRed Lobster Brings Back Endless Shrimp Deal 2 Years After Filing for Bankruptcy, Citing $11 Million Loss from DealRed Lobster CEO says endless shrimp is never coming back because ‘I know how to do math’How Red Lobster’s misguided endless shrimp promotion drove it into bankruptcyTales From the Trenches of Red Lobster’s Endless ShrimpThe fishy death of Red LobsterThe Red Lobster “Exit Scam”: The Gutting of a Beloved Seafood ChainRed Lobster goes overboard with endless shrimp dealRed Lobster brings back a deal so good for diners it helped cause the chain’s bankruptcyHere's How Many 'Endless Shrimp' You Have To Eat Before Red Lobster Loses Money11 Things You Might Not Know About Red LobsterInto the Heart of Darkness of Red Lobster’s Endless CrabThe Truth About Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp‘ENDLESS CRAB’ PIGOUT IS END FOR RED LOBSTER BOSS LISTEN: From Dizzying Heights (Martinez) by Duncan Thum See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:10:33

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Clapped Cheeks, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose

4/21/2026
Picking up the pieces after that thing that happened at the Etihad... WATCH: apropos of nothing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:12:02

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Trend My Wife, Please 4/21: Zohran Mamdani, MX Universal Healthcare, The Strokes, Iran, Amazon Whippets, Drake's 'Iceman', Finnish Air Force

4/21/2026
In this edition of Trend My Wife, Please, Jack and special guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra discuss Zohran's policies being… popular?, Pres. Sheinbaum rolling out universal healthcare in MX, The Strokes' based Coachella performance, an update on the Iran war, Amazon's nitrous oxide lawsuit, Drake finally rolling out 'Iceman', the Finnish airmen drawing dicks and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:28:57

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Kash Patel Crash Out, Portal To The 1970s at SMU 04.21.26

4/21/2026
In episode 2044, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian, musician, author of The Advice King Anthology, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Kash Patel Is Somehow Even More Incompetent Than We Thought and more! The FBI Director Is MIAThe F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ LoyaltyKeystone Kash Unravels Over ‘Hit Piece Lies’ About BoozingKash Patel says he is filing defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic MondayBartiromo: “Tomorrow you will be dropping a lawsuit against The Atlantic ?” Patel: “Yes I will. For defamation.”Keystone Kash’s Attorney Outs Even More Devastating ClaimsFBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absences LISTEN: Ganja Farmer by Marlon Asher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:15:16

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

The Technological Trendpublic 4/20: US/Iran Blockade, Alex Karp, Tariff Refunds, Chinese Robot Marathon, Lee Cronin's The Mummy

4/20/2026
In this edition of The Technological Trendpublic, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss their respective weekends, the US seizing an Iranian ship, Alex Karp's weird manifesto, the whole tariff refund situ, China winning the robot wars… again, a quick box office update and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:56:13

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Icon #19 - Frida Kahlo: Proto-Influencer?

4/20/2026
In this episode, Jack and Miles are joined by actor/writer/comedian Mo Fry Pasic to talk about, arguably, the most iconic artist of the 20th century: Frida Kahlo! They'll explore her life as art, her many relationshIps, her based politics and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:20:54

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Weekly Zeitgeist 427 (Best of 4/13/26-4/17/26)

4/19/2026
The weekly round-up of the best moments from season 434 (4/13/26-4/17/26) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:06:18

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Nerds Gummy Cluster Poisoning? How To Make ICE Fear You 04.17.26

4/17/2026
In episode 2043, Jack and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by co-host of Brief Recess, Michael Foote, to discuss… The Use of ICE to Suppress the Vote / Disappear People, Ticketmaster And Live Nation Lose Antitrust Case and more! Jury finds Live Nation, Ticketmaster had anti-competitive monopoly over big concert venuesLive Nation Lost Its Monopoly Trial. What’s Next — and Could Ticketmaster Really Be Sold? LISTEN: KARMA by SHIMA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:00:16

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Trend Of A Woman 4/16: Pope vs. Prez, Bitcoin Movie, Pete Hegseth, 'Aegon's Conquest', Sydney Sweeney

4/16/2026
In this edition of Trend Of A Woman, Jack and special guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra discuss the Pope vs. Prez, the AI 'Bitcoin' movie, Pete Hegseth confusing the bible with 'Pulp Fiction', the new GoT movie, 'Aegon's Conquest', Sydney Sweeney's latest American Eagle ad and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:50

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Banks Win Iran War! Fanta > Chemo 04.16.26

4/16/2026
In episode 2042, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Jacob Reed & Me, Jacob Reed, to discuss… Speaking of Mental Fitness…, Just Going to Leave This Financial Times Headline Here…, Allbirds Pivots From Shoes to AI--BIRD Stock Soars, AI Zuck Accidentally Proves That CEOs Are Useless, Hollywood Stars Also Begging GOD to STOP THE PARAMOUNT WB MERGER and more! Interview with CMS Admin Dr. OzWall Street banks break records as Iran war drives trading boomDisney begins 1,000 job cuts this week across the companyStruggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot from shoes to AI, stock explodes more than 700%AI Zuck Accidentally Proves That CEOs Are UselessUber Employees Have Created an AI Clone of Its CEOThe Rise of the Founder AI CloneCEOs Are Creating AI Copies of Themselves That Are Spouting Braindead Hallucinations to Their Confused UnderlingsMeta lays off hundreds as tech giant pushes forward with AI investmentThe sneaky truth about the wave of AI layoffsThe Numbers Are In: Replacing All CEOs With AI Just Makes SenseIf A.I. Can Do Your Job, Maybe It Can Also Replace Your C.E.O.CEOs Could Easily Be Replaced With AI, Experts ArgueIs AI your new boss? It can replace a CEO in many respects, but falls short in some places LISTEN: FRENCH BOSSA NOVA by Ladji Mouflet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:06:38

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Weeble Wobble FC

4/15/2026
Panic is setting in, copium entering the veins, can Captain Planet play as a 9? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:57:19

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

The Trendlot 4/15: Clavicular, The Pope vs. JD Vance, 25th Amendment, ICE

4/15/2026
In this edition of The Trendlot, Jack and Miles discuss Clavicular OD'ing on stream, JD Vance telling the Pope to be careful when talking about theology, the Dems maybe thinking about considering the possibility of doing something (and they just might), ICE targeting people who are mean to them online and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:30:17

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

RFK Jr Dick Detective, GOP Ignoring Humans 04.15.26

4/15/2026
In episode 2041, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, director, and comedian, Mel Stephens, to discuss… Is Anyone Surprised That RFK Jr. Cut Off A Dead Raccoon’s Dick? Can AI Save the GOP? Will Michael Do Well at the Box Office? And more! The Biggest Bombshells from RFK Jr.'s Diaries: Slicing Off a Raccoon's Penis, Flying with Epstein and Listing the Women He BeddedGOP campaigns go all-in on AI — Dems not so muchWhy Michael Might Not Be a Box Office Success for Lionsgate LISTEN: Cham Cham by El Michaels Affair & Piya Malik See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:07:36

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Big Geist, Gotta Trend 4/14: Strait of Hormuz, Eric Swalwell, DoorDash, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Amazon

4/14/2026
In this edition of Big Geist, Gotta Trend, Jack and Miles discuss Trump's plan to also blockade the Strait of Hormuz, Eric Swalwell resigning from the House, that DoorDash grandma ad, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, a horrifying tale from the Amazon… distribution center and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:32:02

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Doctor Cosplay NOT Jesus Cosplay, LoserMaxxing 04.14.26

4/14/2026
In episode 2040, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and author of My Greek Mom's Recipes, Gus Constantellis, to discuss… Trump Teams Up With AI Demon To Roast The Pope, Artemis Crew Returns To Earth, But Won’t Get Any Free Toilet Paper, Clavicular Is A Good Example of How Flimsy Alpha Male BS Is, Justin Trudeau Asks “How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?” At Coachella and more! I do not fear Trump, says Pope Leo after US president calls him ‘weak’Trump slams Pope Leo as ‘weak’ and posts picture of himself as Jesus healing the sickArtemis II, don't fret over No. 2. Charmin offers year's supply of TPArtemis II astronauts can't accept a lifetime supply of free toilet paper. Here's why.Artemis II astronauts safely splash down off San Diego coast after historic moon missionArtemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the MoonCharmin's Artemis II Lunar Mission PostLooksmaxxer Clavicular walks out of interview after he was asked about Andrew Tate | 60 MinutesClavicular walks off a 60 Minutes Australia interview after being asked why he spends time with controversial figures like Andrew TateClavicular really walked out of his Channel 5 interview with Andrew Callaghan the moment Andrew said he’s actually satisfied with how he looksJustin Bieber delivers sleepy Coachella performance, doomscrolls and watches YouTube videos mid-showJustin Bieber's Coachella-Stage YouTube Deep Dive Was Thrilling and CatharticJustin Trudeau Asks “How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?” At CoachellaKaty Perry and Justin Trudeau dance to Justin Bieber in loved-up Coachella displaydid he tweet this from coachella LISTEN: TANGARA by Etherwood See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:01:34

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

JD's No-Good Very Bad Weektrend 4/13: Melania, Benny Johnson, Viktor Orban, JD Vance, Zohran Mamdani

4/13/2026
In this edition of JD's No-Good Very Bad Weektrend, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Melania's weird statement about Epstein, Benny Johnson: an embarrassing boot-licking moron?, Viktor Orban's loss, JD Vance's no-good very bad weekend, Zohran fixing NYC's scaffolding problem and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:48

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Icon #18 - Whitney Houston: The Voice

4/13/2026
In this episode, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Pallavi Gunalan to talk about the only person to turn 'The Star-Spangled Banner' into a star-spangled banger: Whitney Houston! They'll explore her musical upbringing, meteoric rise to fame, similarly meteoric fall and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:20:46

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Weekly Zeitgeist 426 (Best of 4/6/26-4/10/26)

4/12/2026
The weekly round-up of the best moments from season 433 (4/6/26-4/10/26) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:53:55

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

RFK Jr Trying To Kill Podcasts Too? Scientology Parkour Challenge 04.10.26

4/10/2026
In episode 2039, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler, to discuss… CNBC Is Trying to Figure Out How To Approach Genocide... As An Investor, “Scientology Run” Trend Is Funny... But Could End Up Helping Scientology, This Woman’s Husband Is a Huge NASCAR Fan, Here Comes The RFK Jr. Podcast No One Wants and more! CNBC Is Trying to Figure Out How To Approach Genocide... As An InvestorObsessed with this trend of people seeing how far they run inside the LA Scientology HQScientology Runs Are Going Viral On TikTokTikTokers are “speedrunning” Scientology buildings in bizarre new trendTwo kids run into Scientology16-Year-Old Infiltrates Scientology: A Skateboarding AdventureExplained: What’s a ‘Scientology run’ and why people are dashing into them for TikTokScientology Locks Another Person InsideNew Documents Show Scientologists Plotted To Have Writer JailedHow TikTok Accidentally Created a Scientology HeartthrobThis woman’s husband is a huge "NASCAR" fan, obviously.RFK Jr. Using Your Taxpayer Money to Become a Podcast BroRFK Jr. launches health podcast as his vaccine push stallsSecrets from RFK Jr.’s Private Diaries: Women, Drugs and His Insatiable Need for 'More’ LISTEN: TELL ME WHAT I DID by Tiffany Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:58:41