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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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Late Life With Mike Huckabee, Netflix And Bill 1.17.19 Jan 17, 2019

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In episode 311, Jack and Miles are joined by Yo Is This Racist host Andrew Ti to discuss the new Gillette ad, Mike Huckabee's new weekly show, Brexit and Theresa May surviving the no-confidence vote, Trump losing support, Karen Pence's new job at an anti-LGBTQ school, Travis Scott and Big Boi agreeing to the Super Bowl half time show, Netflix raising their subscription prices, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. 'You just alienated about half of your customers': Hundreds of British men threaten to boycott Gillette over #MeToo-inspired advert as they share angry #GetWokeGoBroke tweets

2. An Open Letter To Men Irreparably Traumatized By The Recent Gillette Ad

3. Why Nike’s Woke Ad Campaign Works and Gillette’s Doesn’t

4. Mike Huckabee's youtube show is—and i cannot possibly overstate this—the least funny thing that has ever existed by any conceivable metric.

5. He had this guest "comedian" on recently. from what i can tell, this first bit is just him saying the word "doile" a bunch of times in a row.

6. I'm so glad that some guy tried to steal a bike because it lead to mike huckabee doing the best 15 seconds of comedy that there is. i take back everything that i said. this one is so fucking good.

7. WATCH: Jeb Bush: "Please clap"

8. Labour rebuffs May offer of plan B Brexit talks after no-confidence motion fails – Politics live

9. Trump Is Losing. His Nativist Message Is Winning.

10. Trump loses support from key constituency of white people without a college degree: poll

11. Karen Pence Is Working At A School That Bans LGBTQ Employees And Kids

12. SUPER BOWL 2019 HALFTIME SHOW: TRAVIS SCOTT AGREED TO PERFORM ONLY AFTER NFL DONATED TO SOCIAL INJUSTICE CHARITY

13. Disney’s new streaming service will be called Disney+, chief executive says

14. Netflix raises prices to pay for original content

15. Inside Netflix’s all-out blitz to win a Best Picture Oscar for Roma

16. WATCH: Makaya McCraven - Black Lion

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Ohhh WHITE Supremacy, Best TV Dramas Since Sopranos 1.16.19 Jan 16, 2019

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In episode 310, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Tamer Kattan to discuss the best television shows since The Sopranos, William Barrs memo on the Mueller investigation, Trump's dinner for the Clemson crew, Republicans coming for Steve King's racist comments, how sex offender and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein got a 'non-prosecution agreement,' Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, the Fyre Festival documentary wars, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. The 20 Best TV Dramas Since ‘The Sopranos’

2. William Barr’s Slick Performance Shouldn’t Fool Anyone

3. President Trump’s extravagant, $3,000, 300-sandwich celebration of Clemson University

4. President Trump welcomed the NCAA national champion Clemson Tigers football team to the White House with a shutdown smorgasbord of fast food offerings he called "great American food," including piles of pizza and fries and more than 300 burgers.

5. WATCH: The Simpsons Skinner and The Superintendent: Aurora Borealis

6. Romney calls on Steve King to resign after comments on white supremacy

7. Why are Republicans suddenly outraged over Steve King’s racism?

8. Even from jail, sex abuser manipulated the system. His victims were kept in the dark

9. How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime

10. Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Finds Its Maria, Anita, Bernardo & Chino

11. 17-year-old high school student cast in West Side Story after worldwide search

12. Hulu Debuts Fyre Festival Doc Days Before Rival Netflix Project

13. WATCH: Ty Segall: "My lady's on fire"

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Trend Alert: Escape Room Murder, Egg Is OUT HERE 1.15.19 Jan 15, 2019

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In episode 309, Jack and Miles are joined by Reality Bytes co-host Courtney Kocak to discuss fake news about The Rock, the weekend box office, Trump's popularity level, Mueller looking into Trump's working relationship with Russia, the LA Unified School District going on strike, the egg that won Instagram, the real story behind the Havana Embassy attacks, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Box Office Mojo - Escape Room

2. Box Office Mojo - The Intouchables (U.S.-only)

3. Kevin Hart's The Upside unseats Aquaman in unexpected box office victory

4. Mueller Is Investigating Trump As a Russian Asset

5. Fox News Alert: Jeanine Pirro Asked Trump if He's a Russian Agent 1/12/2019 THE FULL 7 Minutes

6. F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia

7. There’s a Pretty Good Chance President Trump Is Being Blackmailed

8. A dozen problems with charter schools

9. Tens Of Thousands Of Los Angeles Teachers Strike After Contract Talks Fail

10. Charters are Cash Cows

11. This is what the Los Angeles teacher strike means for schools across the country

12. Egg picture beats Kylie Jenner as most-liked Instagram post of all time

13. The Real Story Behind the Havana Embassy Mystery

14. WATCH: Foxwarren - "Everything Apart"

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Dwayne “The Right” Johnson, Wall > Wheel? 1.14.19 Jan 14, 2019

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In episode 308, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Amy Miller to discuss how The Rock is a few more quotes away from being a Fox News pundit, Mueller putting the final touches on the report, Trump's iron clad wall argument, the Jayme Closs story, Coming To America 2 and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. The Rock slams snowflakes as 'looking for reasons to be offended'

2. As Robert Mueller writes his report, a potential battle brews over obstruction of justice

3. If the shutdown lasts two more weeks, the cost to the economy will exceed price of Trump's wall

4. John Lasseter left Pixar after a sexual harassment scandal. He’s now heading another animation studio.

5. Nine Days After Leaving Disney, John Lasseter Is Named Head Of Skydance Animation

6.Missing teen Jayme Closs found alive

7. COMING TO AMERICA 2 is happening

8. Millennials Are Killing Golf Courses

9. Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen will testify publicly to House Oversight Committee before entering prison

10. Trump: Wall=Wheel

11. Trump not clear on how money works/MEXICO WILL PAY...in a way

12. John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence From Pixar Amid "Missteps"

13. Skydance Animators Grill CEO David Ellison on John Lasseter Hire

14. Yeek - Solstice

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Weekly Zeitgeist 57 (Best of 1/7/19-1/11/19) Jan 13, 2019

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 64 (1/7/19-1/11/19.)

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RIP MacKenzie Bezos’ DMs, Trump Shutdown Survival Guide 1.11.19 Jan 11, 2019

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In episode 307, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Candice Thompson to discuss the Bezos divorce, the government shutdown continuing and the Trump Administrations lack of understanding about it, Steve King's idiotic comments about white nationalism, the prediction that the US will drop to the third biggest economy, Facebook no longer being the best place to work, the Oscars deciding to go host-less, Taco Bell cleaning up their act, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. THE INNER BEZOS

2. Why the Bezos Divorce Is So Riveting

3. Jeff Bezos, Newly Divorcing, Now Seeing Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell

4. Who Is Lauren Sanchez? All About the News Anchor Dating Billionaire Jeff Bezos

5. Trump walks out of shutdown negotiations after Democrats reject wall money, calls meeting ‘total waste of time’

6. The 'doomsday' scenario: Here's what happens if the shutdown drags on

7. Before Trump, Steve King Set the Agenda for the Wall and Anti-Immigrant Politics

8. United States will drop to become the world's THIRD biggest economy behind China and India by 2030, new financial rankings suggest

9. Projected GDP Ranking (2018-2023)

10. Facebook employees are reportedly outraged at exec appearing at Kavanaugh hearing

11. Facebook is no longer the 'Best Place to Work,' according to new Glassdoor survey

12. After Kevin Hart Debacle, Oscars Forge Ahead Hostless

13. A Hostless Oscars? The Last Time the Academy Tried That, Things Got Ugly

14. Oscars Team Scrambling to Reunite 'Avengers' on Telecast (Exclusive)

15. WATCH: The 11 minutes that ruined Hollywood producer Allan Carr's career forever

16. Taco Bell to test vegetarian menu this year

17. WATCH: Kaina - Cry

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Collusion No Longer An Illusion, Manafort Lawyers Self-Own 1.10.19 Jan 10, 2019

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In episode 306, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and writer Carmen Angelica to discuss Woodstock 2019, Paul Manafort and the Trump Administration's collusion with Russia, the stuff discussed in Trump's press conference this week, Angela Davis losing a civil rights award for boycotting Israel, the current surplus of cheese in the United States, a nudest restaurant closing down in France, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. We’re Getting Another Woodstock, Now With Glamping

2. Manafort Accused of Sharing Trump Polling Data With Russian Associate

3. Paul Manafort Does Indeed Have Gout

4. Marc Thiessen: Trump started the shutdown but Democrats are about to own it

5. What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency

6. Transcript: Trump's Address On Border Security And Democratic Response

7. Trump’s wall won’t do anything about the opioid epidemic

8. Drug-smuggling tunnel to Mexico found under abandoned KFC in Arizona

9. Trump Administration Finally Adds Drug Czar – But Will He Be Able to Do His Job?

10. Newest shutdown casualty: Trump’s own policies

11. How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point

12. Trump budget would effectively kill drug control office

13. Kellyanne Conway Suggests Ice Cream Can Help Avoid Drug Addiction

14. Angela Davis Says She’s ‘Stunned’ After Award Is Revoked Over Her Views on Israel

15. Statement on the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

16. Nobody Is Moving Our Cheese: American Surplus Reaches Record High

17. Nude restaurant in Paris clotheses citing lack of business

18. WATCH: The Heliocentrics - Space Time Girl

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Millennials Ruining Exhaustion, Mike Pence School Of Bad Improv 1.9.19 Jan 09, 2019

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In episode 305, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Megan Gailey to discuss the burnout generation, Trump's lack of knowledge about how the government shut down goes who it impacts, the continuous push for a border wall by the right, the lie Trump told about Syria, Kevin Spacey's delusional come back plan, pizza math, and more! Plus Behind The Bastards Robert Evans and super producer Anna Hossnieh join to discuss the story of the young Saudi woman trying to escape her family.

FOOTNOTES:

1. How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation

2. My Family Abducted And Tricked Me Into A Forced Marriage

3. Saudi teenager who fled her family allowed to stay in Thailand for now

4. Flying without a man: The mysterious case of Dina Ali

5. “Which former presidents told President Trump, as he said, that he should’ve built a wall? All their representatives have denied that that was the case.” @halliejackson to @VPMike Pence

6. OH: TRUMP DIDN’T REALIZE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WOULD SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT

7. Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food stamps as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown’s consequences

8. Delta, United, and JetBlue pilots are warning that flying will become more dangerous as government shutdown continues

9. To build the wall, Trump is sacrificing airport security during the government shutdown

10. ‘No different from my original statements’: Trump denies changes to Syria exit plan

11. Fox News host fact-checks Sarah Sanders

12. Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty in Nantucket court to indecent assault

13. Kevin Spacey pulled over for speeding hours after appearing in court

14. Kevin Spacey is plotting a comeback — and ‘is still getting acting offers’

15. An 18-inch pizza has more pizza than two 12-inch pizzas, and people are losing it

16. WATCH: Saba - SIRENS ft. theMIND (Official Video)

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R&B Predator(s?), More like Bohemian Crap-City 1.8.19 Jan 08, 2019

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In episode 304, Jack and special guest host Laci Mosley are joined by comedian Casey Ley to discuss the R. Kelly docuseries, Cynthoia Brown being granted clemency, the video of Drake bringing an underage woman on stage, the sonic attacks in Havana, the Golden Globes, Kevin Hart's lack of an apology, motherfucker-like insults from around the world, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Surviving R Kelly: what we can learn from the shocking new series

2. Gov. Haslam grants clemency to Cyntoia Brown, to be released Aug. 7

3. Drake Kisses, Caresses 17-Year-Old Fan Onstage In Newly Surfaced Video

4. 'Sonic attack' on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists

5. The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes

6. Where Are Kevin Hart’s Past Apologies? An Investigation

7. Kevin Hart Responds to Don Lemon’s Comments Over ‘Ellen’ Interview

8. The 9 Most Devastating Insults From Around the World

9. WATCH: LA Priest - Oino (Official Video)

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MF’er Gate, Mary Poppinsganda 1.7.19 Jan 07, 2019

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In episode 303, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Billy Wayne Davis to discuss a certain Bachelor contestant who has gone viral, Ellen pushing Kevin Hart to host the Oscars, Representative Rashida Tlaib's comments about Trump, the R.Kelly docuseries, the Golden Globes, Mary Poppins leaving it's socialist ways behind, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. The Ultimate Scammer Is This Woman On ‘The Bachelor’ Faking An Australian Accent

2. Ellen Reveals She Called the Academy to Help Re-Hire Kevin Hart As Oscars Host

3. Rep. Rashida Tlaib uses profanity in call for the impeachment of President Trump, reaction from Democrat John Garamendi

4. What Rashida Tlaib gets totally wrong about attacking Donald Trump

5. Maker of Surviving R. Kelly talks about the difficulties of producing the docuseries

6. Who Should (and Will) Win at the Golden Globes This Weekend?

7. Golden Globe predictions 2019: Complete film odds in all 14 categories

8. WATCH: Mary Poppins – Bank Run

9. Red threat: Socialist secrets of 'Mary Poppins'

10. How ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Misses the Spirit of the Original

11. WATCH: マホロボシヤ By Ichiko Aoba

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