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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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Latest Episodes:

Weekly Zeitgeist 90 (Best of 8/26/19-8/30/19) Sep 01, 2019

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 97 (8/26/19-8/30/19.)

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The Rich Are Broke, Peak Sequel? 8.30.19 Aug 30, 2019

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In episode 464, Jack and Miles are joined by Suicide Buddies podcast co-host and comedian Dave Ross to discuss Matthew McConaughey joining the University of Texas faculty, the rich warning of a coming recession, the third Democratic debates, Trump criticizing Fox News, Disney Plus, the film IP bubble about the burst, space crime, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Matthew McConaughey joins University of Texas faculty

2. Warren Buffett hasn't stockpiled this much cash since right before the financial crisis

3. New recession warning: The rich aren’t spending

4. The third 2020 Democratic debate lineup is set: Here’s who made the cut

5. Trump criticizes Fox, which 'isn't working for us anymore'

6. How to Preorder Disney Plus For Less Than $4 a Month

7. The 2019 Summer Movie Season and Why the IP Bubble is About to Burst

8. NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Accused by Spouse of Crime in Space

9. The first alleged crime committed in space raises questions about jurisdiction in orbit

10. What Happens If You Kill Someone on the Moon?

11. WATCH: Dennis Ferrer And Kerri Chandler - Viva Afrika

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Joker No Joke? Netflix’s $160 Million Dollar Scorsese Movie 8.29.19 Aug 29, 2019

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In episode 463, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Nick Vatterott to discuss the new Joker trailer, Trump trying to make the wall happen ASAP, a Aunt Becky and the admissions scandal check in, KFC getting plant based meat, the exhausted Popeyes employees, Martin Scorsese's new film The Irishman, and more!

FOOTNOTES;

1. 'Joker' Trailer Transforms Joaquin Phoenix Into DC Villain

2. ‘Take the land’: President Trump wants a border wall. He wants it black. And he wants it by Election Day.

3. Lori Loughlin Questioned Over Booze & Drug Use In College Bribery Scheme Hearing; Ex-‘Fuller House’ Star & Husband Allowed To Share Lawyers

4. KFC’s Beyond Fried Chicken sells out in five hours

5. 'I was working like a slave': Exhausted Popeyes employees describe a harrowing situation amid chicken-sandwich chaos, including working 60-hour weeks and shifts with no breaks

6. Netflix Forgoes Wide Release for Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'

7. ‘The Irishman’ Was An Offer Hollywood Had To Refuse (And Only Netflix Could Accept)

8. Netflix Falls Short in Big Screen Debut of ‘The Irishman’

9. WATCH: Joe Armon-Jones - Almost Went Too Far (Official Animation)

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Red Bull Lied!! All Of Garden Is Cancelled 8.28.19 Aug 28, 2019

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In episode 462, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Dan Ahdoot to discuss the return of Pumpkin Spice Latte, the VMA's with Sebastian Maniscalco, Bret Stephens' meltdown over being called a bedbug, the Jeffrey Epstein hearing, Saudi Arabia's future city and their huge roller coaster, whether Red Bull actually gives you wings, Eva Longoria directing a Flamin' Hot Cheetos movie, #BoycottOliveGarden, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Here's What Starbucks's New Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Tastes Like, Compared to a PSL

2. Watch Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco Open the MTV Video Music Awards by Complaining About Young People

3. Bret Stephens Has A Real Bedbug Up His Ass Today

4. At the New York Times, Bedbugs

5. Bret Stephens goes to MSNBC to comment on the bedbug situation, saying the rhetoric is "dehumanizing and totally unacceptable." He also says that there's a "bad history" of "being analogized to insects that goes back to a lot of totalitarian regimes"

6. Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims, Denied a Trial, Vent Their Fury at a Hearing

7. Epstein Victims Vent Anger at ‘Coward,’ While His Lawyers Hint at Conspiracy

8. Watch: Saudi Arabia to have the 'longest, highest and fastest roller coaster' in the world

9. WATCH: NEOM, The Futuristic Mega City Saudi Arabia Is Planning

10. Red Bull is paying $10 to Canadians who thought it would actually give them wings

11. Eva Longoria To Direct Cheetos Movie ‘Flamin’ Hot’ For Fox Searchlight & Franklin Entertainment

12. #BOYCOTTOLIVEGARDEN TRENDS AFTER FALSE TWEET GOES VIRAL; 6 MORE RECENT BOYCOTTS

13. Boycott these companies supporting Trump's re-election

14. The Politics on Your Plate at Olive Garden

15. How a giant restaurant conglomerate teamed up with banks to stiff its workers

16. If restaurant servers get a minimum-wage hike, should you still tip 20 percent?

17. WATCH: Kate Bollinger - Untitled

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Hurricane > Nukes, Popeye’s Saved $23 Million 8.27.19 Aug 27, 2019

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In episode 461, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Kimia Behpoornia to discuss nuking hurricanes, Popeye's Chicken's free advertisement from black twitter, Trump ignoring climate change, Amazon lacking some serious quality control on their site, Hasbro buying Death Row Records, NFL playing Andrew Luck retiring, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Scoop: Trump suggested nuking hurricanes to stop them from hitting U.S.

2. Nuking Hurricanes: The Surprising History of a Really Bad Idea

3. Popeye’s Chicken Sandwiches Get $23 Million Free Advertising From Black Twitter

4. Trump’s wall is child’s play compared to Bernie Sanders’s climate plan

5. Bernie Sanders’s climate plan will take us nowhere

6. Amazon Has Ceded Control of Its Site. The Result: Thousands of Banned, Unsafe or Mislabeled Products

7. Why Hasbro's $4 Billion Studio Buy May Trigger More Media Mergers

8. WATCH: PJ Masks Gekko Saves Christmas | Christmas Books for Kids | Christmas Book for Preschool

9. Retired NFL Fullback Le’Ron McClain Pleads For Help On Twitter, Says He Needs To Get His Head Checked

10. Andrew Luck of the Colts Retires From the N.F.L. After Spate of Injuries

11. WATCH: Patrick Watson - Fireweed (Official Video)

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A$AP Rocky Owns Trump, Hasbro Doesn’t Get Socialism 8.26.19 Aug 26, 2019

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In episode 460, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, author, and Noble Blood host Dana Schwartz to discuss the death of David Koch, the G7 Summit, Trump trying to go to war with China, Ruth Bader Ginsburg in treatment for a tumor, Fox New's thoughts on homelessness and marijuana, A$AP Rocky not thanking Trump, a giant volcano that could end human life, the new socialism-themed Monopoly game, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. David Koch, Billionaire Who Fueled Right-Wing Movement, Dies at 79

2. How the Koch brothers built the most powerful rightwing group you've never heard of

3. Covert Operations

4. Group of Eight

5. The World's Top 10 Largest Economies

6. Trump presses U.S. companies to close China operations

7. Trump vows response to China tariffs on $75B of US goods

8. Escalation in U.S.-China trade war threatens global economy, poses Trump reelection risk

9. Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent treatment for tumor on pancreas, Supreme Court says

10. ON FOX NEWS, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST LAMENTS PEOPLE LAYING ON THE STREET 'HAVING JUST SHOT UP WITH MARIJUANA'

11. On Fox News, Republican strategist David Avella indicates he thinks people inject themselves with marijuana

12. A$AP Rocky Didn't Let Trump Use Him

13. A Giant Volcano Could End Human Life on Earth as We Know It

14. Viral Thread Gets Very Deep Into Hasbro's New Socialism-Themed Monopoly Game

15. Here's Monopoly: Socialism, a primer on socialism by dipshits, for dipshits

16. WATCH: Make This Magic by Godriguez

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Weekly Zeitgeist 89 (Best of 8/19/19-8/23/19) Aug 25, 2019

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 96 (8/19/19-8/23/19.)

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It Burns, DJ Spiderman 8.23.19 Aug 23, 2019

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In episode 459, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Chinedu Unaka to discuss the new Apple card, the fires burning in the Amazon, Sarah Sanders joining Fox News, Trump denying detainees vaccines, Joe Walsh possibly knocking Trump out of the race, the big business of scavenging, the Spider-man Sony / Marvel debacle, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. How to clean your Apple Card

2. Amazon fires: Bolsonaro says Brazil cannot fight them

3. Blame humans for starting the Amazon fires, environmentalists say

4. People are deliberately starting fires in the #AmazonRainforest to illegally deforest indigenous land for cattle ranching

5. Jair Bolsonaro claims NGOs behind Amazon forest fire surge – but provides no evidence

6. Fires in the Amazon, the planet at risk

7. Sarah Sanders becomes the latest ex-Trump official to join Fox News

8. Trump’s new press secretary was arrested for DUI while working on the 2016 campaign during her rocky rise to the White House

9. Opinion: Denying flu vaccinations to border detainees isn’t just cruel, it’s dangerous

10. If Joe Walsh Primaries Trump, Will We Stop Calling Him A Deadbeat Dad?

11. THE GOP SUICIDE SQUAD GEARS UP TO PRIMARY TRUMP

12. How China used Facebook and Twitter to spread disinformation about the Hong Kong protests

13. The Big Business of Scavenging in Postindustrial America

14. Disney-Sony Standoff Ends Marvel Studios & Kevin Feige’s Involvement In ‘Spider-Man’

15. The Secret History of Spider-ManMovies

16. Sony once turned down a chance to buy all of Marvel’s movie rights for only $25 million

17. WATCH: Black Taffy - Lantern Flies In Mist

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King Of Israel, Advantage: Popeye’s 8.22.19 Aug 22, 2019

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In episode 458, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Clark Jones to discuss a new cooking game show show on Quibi, Trump being upset that he can't buy Greenland, Trump's thoughts on Jews voting for Democrats, celebrities falling for an Instagram hoax, the new Dancing With The Stars cast, the sandwich wars, a bagel boss guy update, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Tituss Burgess To Host Cooking Competition Series ‘Dishmantled’ From ‘Chopped’ Creator For Quibi

2. Danish PM: Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is ‘absurd’

3. Trump’s Feelings Were Hurt By Denmark PM’s ‘Very Not Nice’ Response On Greenland

4. Wayne Allyn Root, Trump’s Rally Opener, Is a Conspiracy Theorist Who Thinks the Vegas Shooter Was ISIS

5. Trump doubles down on Jewish controversy

6. A Conspiracy Theorist Said Israelis Love Trump Like He’s “Second Coming of God.” Trump Tweeted It.

7. ROB LOWE, USHER & OTHERS HOLLYWOOD DUPED IN VIRAL IG HOAX ... Permission Already Granted

8. Dancing with the Stars Season 28 Cast: Lamar Odom, Hannah Brown, Christie Brinkley and More!

9. Popeyes, Wendy's, Chick-fil-A engage in pointless, infuriating chicken sandwich Twitter spat [Updated]

10. Chris "Bagel Boss" Morgan Making Most Of Viral Fame

11. LENNY DYKSTRA BAGEL GUY FIGHT TRAINING BEGINS!!! ... Hits NY Boxing Gym

12. WATCH: Kool A.D.-Lapsang Souchong

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Trump In The Dumps? Scammer Or Idol? 8.21.19 Aug 21, 2019

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In episode 457, Miles and special guest host Laci Mosley are joined by comedian and Sports Without Balls host Erin Foley to discuss Robert De Niro's company suing their ex-employee, Trump's approval ratings, Trump's claims of voter fraud, the cop who choked out Eric Garner finally being fired, California passing a law to protect people from being murdered by the police, an Instagram influencer's motorcycle accident, and Moore!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Robert De Niro’s Company Files $6 Million Suit Against Ex-Employee

2. New Polls Show That Trump Should Be Afraid. Very Very Afraid.

3. Trump's outrageous claims of voter fraud have a clear goal: Refusing to accept defeat in 2020

4. Fired chokehold cop Daniel Pantaleo will SUE NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill to get his job back as Eric Garner's daughter brands him a murderer and says he should have been sacked five YEARS ago

5. California Senate Committee Advances Law Enforcement-Backed Use Of Force Bill — But Links It To Its Rival

6. Insight Web Special: Professor Robert Weisberg Explains California’s Police Use Of Force Bills

7. An Influencer Is Defending Her Decision To Post A Photo Shoot Of Her Motorcycle Accident On Instagram

8. WATCH: Kings of Convenience -- Scars on Land

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