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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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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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Top 10 of 2024: #9 J.Lo's Lemonade Moment? 01.19.24

12/24/2024
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. Up next, #9: J.Lo's Lemonade Moment? 01.19.24 In episode 1610, Miles and guest co-host Alex Schmidt are joined by host of Black People Love Paramore, Sequoia Holmes, to discuss… Trump’s Blotchy Hand Causes “Syphilis” To Trend, What The F*ck Is Going On In This Jennifer Lopez Movie? Conservative is so smart he proves that white people actually CAN NOT SEE RACE, “Blue Monday” – The Capitalist Hoax That Continues To Persist and more! Trump’s Blotchy Hand Causes “Syphilis” To TrendDonald Trump's hand sores 'are syphilis', says ex-presidential adviser in wild claimWe asked a dermatologist about the mystery marks on Trump's hand. Here's what he said.Trump Wants to "De-bank" your life (clip)What The F*ck Is Going On In This Jennifer Lopez Movie?This Is Me...Now: A Love Story - Official Trailer | Prime VideoConservative is so smart he proves that white people actually CAN NOT SEE RACEBlue Monday 2024: When is Blue Monday and how to beat it?IT’S OFFICIALLY THE MOST DEPRESSING DAY OF THE YEAR: AN EXPERT OFFERS SOME TIPS TO LIFT THE GLOOM ON ‘BLUE MONDAY’Blue Monday is coming up: Are you prepared for the most depressing day of the year?Blue Monday: a depressing day of pseudoscience and humiliationBlue Monday is nonsenseThe ‘Blue Monday’ depression peak isn’t real, but seasonal blues are. Here’s what to doBlue Monday is (still) just a PR gimmick, actual science showsMan who coined the term 'Blue Monday' apologises for making January more depressingOnline sales on Blue Monday rise 18% as shoppers turn to shopping to cheer themselves up“Blue Monday” is churnalism, beware any journalist who puffs it LISTEN: Magpie by Lava La Rue See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:08:04

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Santa University Part 8

12/24/2024
It's that time again... Santa University is back for an EIGHTH installment! Written and narrated by Jamie Loftus. Performed by: Caitlin Durante Jack O'Brien Miles Gray Danl Goodman Anna Hossnieh Joelle Monique Sophie Lichterman Robert Evans Margaret Killjoy Prop Grant Sarah Marshall Justin Smith Victor Wright Catherine Law Edited by Bryan The Editor ENJOY! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:27:57

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TDZ's Top 10 Episodes Of 2024: Dwyane Wade Trapped In CarboZeit

12/23/2024
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. Up first, #10: Dwyane Wade Trapped In CarboZeit 10/28 In this edition of Dwyane Wade Trapped In CarboZeit, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, Donald Trump's very racist MSG rally, Jeff Bezos killing the Washington Post's Harris endorsement, the Timothee Chalamet look-alike contest (feat. the actual Timothee Chalamet), Dwyane Wade's unfortunate bronze statue and much more! Ezra Klein On What’s Wrong With TrumpWhy Polls Might Be Underestimating Democrats (And The Consequences)Profile of Trump and His Billionaire DonorsProject 2025’s Project Esther Is TerrifyingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:02:03

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The Worst Gifticles Of 2024

12/23/2024
In this special holiday episode, Jack and Miles discuss the worst gift guides of 2024, featuring Goop, Oprah, Crypto, A.I. slop and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:38

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Weekly Zeitgeist 352 (Best of 12/16/24-12/20/24)

12/22/2024
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 369 (12/16/24-12/20/24) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:58:40

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Eyes Wide Santa, A Very Naughty Xmas 12.20.24

12/20/2024
In this special holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by super producers Bei, Victor and Bryan The Editor to discuss humanity's mating season and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:46

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Funky Cold Trendina by Drone Loc 12/19: Superman, Hawk Tuah, Luigi Mangione, Charlotte Hornets/PS5, War on Christmas

12/19/2024
In this edition of Funky Cold Trendina by Drone Loc, Jack and Miles discuss the upcoming Superman movie (featuring Superdog?), Hawk Tuah disappearing after her crypto rug-pull, Luigi Mangione's perp walk in NY, the Charlotte Hornet's giving a kid a PS5 and then taking it back off camera, the Hydroxychloroquine/COVID-19 study getting retracted, the never-ending war on Christmas and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:34:09

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Gaetz Guilt Gallop, The WORST Xmas Song? 12.19.24

12/19/2024
In episode 1794, Jack and Miles are joined by host of White Homework, Tori Williams Douglass, to discuss… What The F**k Is This Dude Doing With His Hair? Matt Gaetz Ethics Report Is Gonna Drop..., Music Experts Try To Explain Why The Worst Christmas Is So Bad and more! Matt Gaetz Ethics Report Is Gonna Drop...There is no getting around the fact that he repeats the phrase 'simply having a wonderful Christmastime' 17 times": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime“Santa Baby” is one of Americans’ most disliked Christmas songsWorst Christmas songs of all time revealed - and the results will surprise youThe 20 Sh*ttiest Christmas Songs Ever RecordedPaul McCartney Song Named Most Hated Christmas TuneTweet from @theryangeorge: Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" is about friends practicing witchcraft but then someone walks in and they have to suddenly play it cool LISTEN: Blame by Gabriels See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:15:23

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8 Trendy Zeits 12/18: Google, Pornhub, Year In Review 2024, Time's Person of the Year

12/18/2024
In this edition of 8 Trendy Zeits, Jack and Miles discuss Google's Year in Search, Pornhub's Year in Review 2024 (and their incipient withdrawal from several U.S. states), Time's Person of the Year and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:22:59

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MJGMB #144: New All-Star Format and Celtics News with Noa Dalzell

12/18/2024
Jack and Producer Jabari welcomed Celtics writer and podcaster Noa Dalzell to the show this week. The trio discussed all of the new format changes for All-Star weekend, the latest Celtics news and which EC teams could be the biggest threat to Boston's reign! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:32

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Hear A Billionaire’s Brain Melt, Senator Pee Pants 12.18.24

12/18/2024
In episode 1793, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by musician, writer, comedian, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton, to discuss... Crofton Video Block! Peter Thiel Gets Asked About Luigi Mangione, Starts Misfiring, Anti LGBTQ Senator from Tennessee Had a Tough Time Last Week and more! TDZ Best of the Year Episodes Poll!Paul Freeman Bigfoot Footage - Best Quality On YoutubeBertie Higgins - "PM Magazine" Appearance (1981)Peter Thiel Stutters When Asked What to Say to Defenders of UnitedHealthCare CEO Killer: ‘I Don’t Know What to Say’ | VideoAnti LGBTQ Senator from Tennessee Had a Tough Time Last WeekAnti-LGBTQ TN Rep Pisses Himself During DUI Test LISTEN: Key Largo by Bertie Higgins See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:07:45

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Unidentified Aerial Trendnomenon 12/17: NJ Drone Zone, Subway/Doritos, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Luigi Mangione Docs, Worst Movies of 2024

12/17/2024
In this edition of Unidentified Aerial Trendnomenon, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss the NJ drone zone, Subway's Doritos Footlong Nachos, 41% of young voters saying UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is "acceptable", Luigi Mangione's incipient cavalcade of documentaries, the worst movies of 2024 and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:22:30

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Googly Eye Bandit vs. Kraven The Hunter 12.17.24

12/17/2024
In episode 1793, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by writer, comedian, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… Backpack CEO Being Called a Snitch / Threatened After Telling Cops Shooter Was Wearing Their Product, Bend, Oregon’s “Googly Eye Bandit” Goes Viral, Kraven The Hunter = Worse Than Morbius? And more! Backpack CEO Being Called a Snitch / Threatened After Telling Cops Shooter Was Wearing Their ProductBend, Oregon’s “Googly Eye Bandit” Goes ViralIn Boston, All Aboard Googly-Eyed TrainsKraven The Hunter = Worse Than Morbius?Box Office: ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Makes $2 Million in PreviewsAudiences Curse ‘Kraven the Hunter’ With Worse CinemaScore Than ‘Morbius’ and ‘Madame Web’Is Kraven the Hunter the End of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe? LISTEN: Raat Ki Rani by Arooj Aftab See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:09:42

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Surviving Trendsmas 12/16: NJ Drones, ABC Trump Settlement, Trump

12/16/2024
In this edition of Surviving Trendsmas, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the uproar over drones over New Jersey, ABC's $15m Trump settlement and billionaires basically pledging fealty to Trump and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:17

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Weekly Zeitgeist 351 (Best of 12/9/24-12/13/24)

12/15/2024
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 368 (12/9/24-12/13/24) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:46

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wHaT wAs mAnGiOnE’s mOtIvE? ET Phone Drone 12.13.24

12/13/2024
In episode 1792, Jack and Miles are joined by host of When You're Invisible, Maria Diez, to discuss… I’m Seeing Way Too Many wHaT wAs mAnGiOnE’s mOtIvE? Articles, The Authoritarian Playbook Is Being Ran On Us - Step 1: What Is A Human Being? The New Jersey Mystery Drones May Not Be So Mysterious and more! TDZ Best of the Year Episodes Poll!I’m Seeing Way Too Many wHaT wAs mAnGiOnE’s mOtIvE? ArticlesThe Authoritarian Playbook Is Being Ran On Us - Step 1: What Is A Human Being? The New Jersey Mystery Drones May Not Be So MysteriousClusters of unidentified drones spotted in New York and New JerseyUnidentified drones dot area skiesMysterious New Jersey Drones 'Change Time' on Clocks, Eyewitness ClaimsFrustration grows as FBI investigates unidentified drones in New JerseyIranian 'mothership' isn't behind drone sightings over New Jersey, Pentagon saysWith drones flying over New Jersey, thousands of worried locals are turning to Facebook to solve the mysteryUnderstanding the New Jersey Drone Sightings: Separating Fact from Fiction LISTEN: Nunca by Y La Bamba See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:07:46

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O Holy Zeit! 12/12: Joe Biden, Hot Ones/George Soros, Enron, Elon Musk, Stanley Cup Recall, Jeremy Allen White

12/12/2024
In this edition of O Holy Zeit!, Jack and Miles discuss Joe Biden's clemency spree, the incipient Hot Ones/George Soros conspiracy theories, the return of Enron?, Elon Musk's obscene net worth, the Great Stanley Cup Recall of 2024, Jeremy Allen White breaking into the Star Wars universe… as a giant slug and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:24:07

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Luigi Merch Madness? RFK Wants Justice For His Uncle Jack 12.12.24

12/12/2024
In episode 1791, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler, to discuss... Books And Jackets Fly Off The Shelves Following Luigi Mangione’s Arrest, Was RFK’s MAGA Turn All About Getting Justice for His Uncle Jack? Kids Are Being Forced To Say Goodbye To “Dying” A.I. Toys and more! TDZ Best of the Year Episodes Poll!Book climbs bestseller list after title was apparently cited on bullet casings at scene of CEO’s deathLuigi Mangione viewed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing as ‘symbolic takedown’ of ‘parasitic’ healthcare industry: sourcesJacket worn by alleged UnitedHealthcare shooter Luigi Mangione is flying off shelvesUnsurprisingly, Luigi Mangione Merch Is SurgingWas RFK’s MAGA Turn All About Getting Justice for His Uncle Jack? LISTEN: La Donna Malese by Riz Ortolani See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:02:59

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The Zeitland Of Misfit Trends 12/11: Drake's "Opp List", Healthcare CEO Wanted Posters, Mel Gibson, Infowars/The Onion, Pete Hegseth

12/11/2024
In this edition of The Zeitland Of Misfit Trends, Jack and Miles discuss a few of Drake's favorite opps, healthcare CEO 'Wanted' posters appearing in NY, Mel Gibson at the Mar-A-Lago Gala, The Onion's bid for Infowars getting rejected, an update on the Pete Hegseth saga and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:21:38

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MJGMB #143: Roster Balance Reigns Supreme with Cari Champion

12/11/2024
Jack and Producer Jabari were honored to be joined by broadcast journalist, tv personality and iHeart podcast host Cari Champion for today's episode. The trio discussed the biggest surprises of the early season, Orlando continuing to impress no matter the lineup, the Grizzlies, Mavericks and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:21