The Daily Zeitgeist

In this edition of Trend & Stimpy, Jack and Miles discuss ICE asking for volunteers, Trump entering his Batman era?, Trump quipping about cancelling 2028 elections, Drake's new Amazon storefront, the passing of very influential evangelical weirdo James Dobson, Netflix's 'Zodiac Watch List' and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1918, Jack and Miles are joined by the comedian behind the new stand-up special The Landlord Special, Beth Stelling, to discuss… Gavin Newsom Is Breaking MAGA Brains Somehow…, Trump’s Smithsonian Takeover Is All Because Of One Florida Tourist’s Idiotic Complaints, Cassette Tapes Are A Thing Again and more! Gavin Newsom Is Breaking MAGA Brains Somehow…The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration CrisisTrump White House calls out Smithsonian for pushing 'one-sided, divisive political narratives'Donald Trump Makes Major Change to Longtime White House TraditionWeird Al Puts Smithsonian Exhibit on Hold During Museum Turmoil'Everyone Is So Scared': Inside The Smithsonian As Trump Attacks Art, HistoryTrump says Smithsonian should focus on America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museumShe told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it.How Trump Can Rid Washington of WokenessSmithsonian’s new secretary, Lonnie Bunch III, faces political and financial challengesWhat happened when Trump visited the African American History Museum, according to its founding directorShe told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it.Taylor Swift’s New Album Is Dropping… on Cassette?!Taylor Swift’s new album comes on cassette. Who is buying those?NDAs, Obsessive Buyers, and $400 for Sublime: Inside the Baffling Revival of the Cassette TapeGift This, Not That: Turntable Vs. Cassette Player LISTEN: It's Like Love by Coubo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of How I Trended Your Mother, Jack and Miles discuss The White House joining TikTok (to zero fanfare), JD Vance & friends getting booed at Shake Shack, prices going up for the nearly EoL PS5, an ICE Goon/U.S. Concentration Camp update and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1917, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, musician, host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, and subject of the documentary Nashville Famous, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Las Vegas Is Being Plagued By Mosquitos and more! Chris Crofton: Nashville Famous- LA premiere!Las Vegas Is Being Plagued By MosquitosWest Nile virus, pesticide resistance detected among Las Vegas mosquitoesDengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens the U.S.Mosquitoes that carry West Nile are becoming resistant to insecticides, CDC saysCurrent Dengue OutbreakLas Vegas' growing mosquito problem is 'a ticking time bomb'Crofton's Media Reccomendation: Under The Roller Coaster - A Film by Lila Place LISTEN: I Don't Believe by Chris Crofton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of The Big Trend Theory, Jack and Miles discuss that Justin Bieber impersonator in Vegas, Trump's new (totally not influenced by his meeting with Putin) attacks on voting, an update on Trump's declining health, Comcast getting rid of MSNBC, the (fictional) war for the soul of Washington D.C. and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1916, Jack and Miles are joined by the hosts of Debt Heads, Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster, to discuss… So Many Articles About The Gen Z/ Millennial DEBT CRISIS... No Explanation Tho, Oh DC Is Actually Safe Now…, The Time Has Never Been Better to Do White Collar Crime! The Ultrawealthy Trend of Trying to Live Forever by Tad Friend and more! FBI ordered to prioritize immigration, as DOJ scales back white collar casesHow to Live Forever and Get Rich Doing It LISTEN: Tema Barroco by Agustin Pereyra Lucena See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of That Wasn't Very Skibidi Trends Of You, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the Trump/Putin meeting in Alaska, 'Skibidi' being entered into the Cambridge Dictionary, Sydney Sweeney's new movie a flop?, Tom Cruise turning down Trump's Kennedy Center offer and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 401 (8/11/25-8/15/25) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1915, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Alex Schmidt, to discuss… DC Is So Unsafe! McDonald’s Latest Nostalgia Bait Meal Is A Rip Off In More Ways Than One and more! Benny Johnson on Washington, DC: “Entire neighborhoods, probably, need to be emptied, need to be bulldozed”Republican Senator Says He Doesn’t Wear Seatbelt in D.C. Because He Fears Being Carjacked: ‘I Don’t Buckle Up’What are people doing with the Grimace shake? Here's the TikTok trend explained.Grimace Brought Big Sales Growth To McDonald'sFans Are Sharing Shocking Prices Of McDonald's New McDonaldland Meal In Their TownsI Tried the Mt. McDonaldland Shake to Figure Out the Mystery FlavorStep Inside McDonaldland VR: A Bold New Immersive World Featuring Grimace, Ronald McDonald, and FriendsMcDisney: The history of two unlikely forcesRemembering The Forgotten Titans Of McDonaldland LISTEN: Riendo Con Cha Cha by La Playa Sextet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of The D.C. Trendwich Guy, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss the D.C. Subway Sandwich Guy, the incipient Trump/Putin meeting, an update on the Infowars/The Onion deal, the mutant bunnies in Colorado, rich white man Ron Howard doing/saying rich white man things, Taco Bell bringing back some fan favorites and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1914, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian, Shanna Christmas, to discuss… SHUT UP ABOUT EPSTEIN! Trump Now Thinking of Reclassifying Weed…, JD Vance’s Vacation Is The Worst Thing To Happen To The U.K. Since Ellen, There’s A TRIANGLE OF DEATH On Your Face? And more! MAGA Freaks Out Over Trump’s Plot to Reclassify WeedTrump Nemesis Is Bringing Epstein Victims to Capitol to Push for Files ReleaseJD Vance’s English Countryside Vacation: Rolling Hills, Armored SUVs and Cranky LocalsJD Vance's motorcade travelling through Chipping Norton. Video by Ed NixChaos in the Cotswolds as protests erupt against JD Vance’s holiday in quaint villageAnti-JD Vance van drives around Cotswolds as US Vice President holidays in villageEllen DeGeneres clashes with Cotswolds neighbours over extension ‘breach’ at £15m home | The StandardAfter Being ‘Pushed Out’ of Hollywood, Here’s How Ellen DeGeneres is Starting Over in England (Exclusive) LISTEN: Kneel by Nilüfer Yanya See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of Trump Hosts The Trendedy Center Awards, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss Trump hosting the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, DOGE's actual savings being a small fraction of what was reported, Ye's upcoming (and upsetting) documentary 'In Whose Name', 'War of the Worlds' finally achieving a 3% on RT, Bezos being "obsessed" with getting his new wife in the next James Bond movie, a LaBuBu-based crime report and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1913, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian behind the new comedy special From The Future, Fabrizio Copano, to discuss… Can’t Have A Sh*tty Economy If There’s No Data To Analyze!, NO... AI Jesus Chatbots Are Predatory?! JD Vance Continues To Be A Sh*tty Dad and more! Can’t Have A Sh*tty Economy If There’s No Data To Analyze!NO... AI Jesus Chatbots Are Predatory?!JD Vance Continues To Be A Sh*tty DadJD Vance says he used Grok to help make a customized children's bookKatie Miller is leaving Musk World to start a podcast for conservative momsJD Vance Told His Son to ‘Shut The Hell Up’ About Pokemon While Talking to Trump LISTEN: Sweet Serotonin by Amber Mark See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of StevTrend Miller Loves Mayonaise, Miles and special guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan discuss SCOTUS possibly overturning same-sex marriage, GROK getting banned briefly… for being too based, Andrew Cuomo claiming Zohran looks tired and his apartment is too affordable?, Shrek 5 getting delayed, American Eagle and their good jeans getting curved and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1912, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of The Worst Idea of All Time, Tim Batt, to discuss… Fellas, It’s Time To Get Into Woodworking, The Sex and the City Universe and more! Fellas, It’s Time To Get Into Woodworking LISTEN: Plain Sailing by Gold Panda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of RIP Dial-Up Trendernet, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, JD Vance & Co. on damage control, AOL ending their dial-up internet service, Trump and Putin meeting in Alaska, the FBI taking over the DC police?, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 400 (8/4/25-8/8/25) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1911, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by co-host of Go Home Bible, You're Drunk and White Homework, Tori Williams Douglass, to discuss… Trump's Tariffs Hit Almost Every Single Major U.S. Trading Partner, Why Is This Song/Performance Suddenly All Over Social Media? Real World Glass Onion and more! Trump's Tariffs Hit Almost Every Single Major U.S. Trading Partner... Starting Around 15% And Being As High As 50%Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade WarAre Trump's tariffs legal? Trump orders India tariff hike to 50% for buying Russian oilFact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking officeSwitzerland facing 39% US tariff as president leaves Washington empty-handedConfusion and anger in Switzerland - hit by highest tariffs in EuropePrime Minister meets with the President of BrazilAmericans could soon face higher inflation as businesses pass along tariff costs, Fed official saysTrump steps up attacks on Fed’s independence amid interest rates rowWhy Is This Song/Performance Suddenly All Over Social Media?Ocean of Influence: Inside the Celebrity Boat Trip That Was All Over Your FeedsJeff Bezos’s Yacht Remains the Best Place to See and Be SeenThe Bezos-Sánchez Wedding and the Triumph of Tacky LISTEN: Meeting Faro by Jadu Heart See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of ICE Trendgent Dean Cain, Jack and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss, WWE coming to ESPN, a "descent into fascism' update (feat. Ex-DOGE staffer "Big Balls" and the L.A. Olympics), famed copgobbler Dean Cain joining ICE?, Chicago's extremely high water bills, United having trouble with their Unimatic flight tracking system, Dartmouth invesigating 'ape scrumping' and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1910, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by host of Creature Feature and co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Katie Goldin, to discuss…Tourism Is On Fire (In A Bad Way) In The U.S.: Vegas Tourism Crash, The Grand Canyon Wildfires, Foreign Tourists Avoiding U.S., Wolves Scared By Marriage Story, RFK Jr. Cancels 500 Million In Vaccine Research, 21 Cases of E. Coli Infection Reported in Florida Linked To Raw Milk, Curious Octopus and more! Grand Canyon Wildfire Spreads to More Than 126,000 AcresArizona Governor Wants Investigation of Federal Handling of Grand Canyon FireArizona Fire Season: In-Depth GuideTrump's track record of disaster misinformation as he casts blame over California wildfiresLas Vegas June tourism declines by 11% from 2024U.S Economy Set To Lose $12.5BN In International Traveler Spend this yearTrump’s Big Beautiful Bill Has A Nasty Surprise For World Cup TouristsTrump signs executive order calling for foreign tourists to pay higher national park feesTrump Administration: Some Foreign Tourists Must Post Bond Of Up To $15,000 To Enter U.S.In move to lift Argentina visa restrictions, Trump rewards Milei’s friendshipScarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Fighting in ‘Marriage Story’ Is Being Used by the USDA to Scare Off Wolves and Save Cattle: ‘They Need to Know Humans Are Bad’RFK Jr. Cancels 500 Million In Vaccine Research, 21 Cases of E. Coli Infection Reported in Florida Linked To Raw MilkFlorida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milkCoke confirms cane sugar change. RFK Jr. calls it a MAHA win. Is it?Some Raw Truths About Raw MilkThe Pasteurization of Milk*Curious Octopus"My son has visited the same octopus every week for 3 years. She always loved him until today, when she tried to pull him into the tank." LISTEN: To Love and Be Loved by Annie Tracy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.