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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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Big Wine Has Tricked You, Netflix Pisses Off The Internet 8.21.18 Aug 21, 2018

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In episode 216, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Vanessa Gritton to discuss the Rosé conspiracy, Netflix starting to experiment with ads for their other shows, Men Right's Activist joy over the Asia Argento report, Michael Shannon's reaction to questions about Trump, Brett Kavanaugh's shady past, porn star's playing Fortnite, GOP senate candidate Kelli Ward touring with alt-righter Mike Cernovich, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Smash Mouth Cusses Out Fans Throwing Bread

2. Smash mouth singer goes insane at Taste of Foco

3. Bribes, Backdoor Deals, and Pay to Play: How Bad Rosé Took Over

4. Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series

5. Netflix Is Betting Its Future on Exclusive Programming

6. Netflix is testing ads for Netflix original content on Netflix

7. Netflix Is Running Ads That It Insists Aren’t Ads

8. Relax, binge watchers. Netflix is not adding commercials

9. 20 NETFLIX HACKS YOU AREN'T USING (BUT SHOULD BE)

10. That bucket of KFC in 'Stranger Things' is not a coincidence: Why product placement is back in vogue

11. A company owned by Bill Gates is placing companies' products in Netflix and Amazon shows

12. The #MeToo Movement Is About More Than One Person: Asia Argento Settled With Sexual Assault Accuser

13. Michael Shannon will never, ever play Donald Trump

14. A Judge, a Renomination and the Cross-Burning Case That Won't End

15. BUSH SEATS JUDGE AFTER LONG FIGHT, BYPASSING SENATE

16. Porn Stars Turn To ‘Fortnite’ And Other Big Games As Brand Builders

17. Kelli Ward to tour with Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich. No, really

18. MUST WATCH: When @kasie asks GOP Sen candidate Kelli Ward about having an alt-right figure on his state-wide bus tour

19. WATCH: Marlowe - Lost Arts

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Truth Ain’t Truth, America Is An Abandoned Amusement Park 8.20.18 Aug 20, 2018

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In episode 215, Jack and Miles are joined by frequent podcast guest and comedian Jamie Loftus (Happy Birthday!) to discuss the top book charts, the box office charts from the weekend, top music charts, the recent google trends, Rudy Giuliani's appearance on Meet The Press, our generations 'quicksand' metaphor, and more! Plus a call with Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch.

FOOTNOTES:

1. Fact-checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax’

2. Box Office: Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Mile 22’ Picks Up $1 Million on Thursday Night

3. Nicki Minaj, 6ix9ine, and the Alarming Normalization of Predatory Behavior

4. Streisand effect

5. WATCH: Rudy Giuliani tells @chucktodd that he doesn’t want President Trump to be caught in a perjury trap by speaking with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. #MTP #IfItsSunday

6. White House Counsel, Don McGahn, Has Cooperated Extensively in Mueller Inquiry

7. Terra Infirma: The rise and fall of quicksand.

8. WATCH: Kali Uches - Coming Home (Interlude)

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Weekly Zeitgeist 37 (Best of 8/13/18-8/17/18) Aug 19, 2018

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 44 (8/13/18-8/17/18.)

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Asians Vs. Mark Wahlberg Part 2, Elon Musk Tweeting On Acid 8.17.18 Aug 18, 2018

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In episode 214, Jack and Miles are joined by actor and writer Kirby Howell-Baptiste to discuss Elon Musk's absurd behavior, Trump revoking security clearances of certain officials, the cancelation of the military parade, Trump's fight with Vietnam veterans over 'agent orange,' more tapes from Omarosa, the ring of predatory priests in Pennsylvania in the seventies, Mark Walhberg's new film 'Mile 22,' Crazy Rich Asians reactions, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Blue Zones – Places In the World Where People Live to 100 and Stay Healthy

2. WATCH: The Carolina Brogue: Outer Banks Vocabulary

3. Elon Musk Details ‘Excruciating’ Personal Toll of Tesla Turmoil

4. The billionaire house hostage saga of Azealia Banks, Elon Musk, and Grimes, explained

5. Trump gears up to strip more clearances from officials tied to Russia investigation

6. Trump blames D.C. officials for postponement of his military parade; Bowser responds his plan was ‘sad’

7. Trump and Omarosa Had a ‘F*cking Weird’ Fight With Vietnam Vets

8. WATCH: Ride of The Valkyries - Apocalypse Now (1979)

9. The Last Battle of the Vietnam War: Agent Orange and Its ‘Presumed Diseases’

10. Omarosa releases secret tape of Lara Trump offering her $15K-a-month campaign job

11. Grand jury report describes a 'ring of predatory priests' in Pittsburgh in the 1970s

12. ‘Mile 22’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Action Thriller Feels Like ‘InfoWars: The Movie’

13. Peter Berg asked Mark Wahlberg to tap into 'Bannon intensity' for 'Mile 22'

14. WATCH: Tidiani Kone et le T. P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Djanfa Magni

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Awww Late Stage Capitalism, Long Live The Queen 8.16.18 Aug 16, 2018

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In episode 213, Jack and Miles are joined by writer Amy Lam to discuss the legend Aretha Franklin, the new film Crazy Rich Asians, Jason Kessler being humiliated by his father, Alex Jones and InfoWars holding strong, how #MeToo comebacks may be here soon, heartwarming stories that are a disguise for late-stage capitalism, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76

2. WATCH: Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song You Lied

3. Crazy Rich Asians isn’t about money, it’s about entitlement—and that’s a good thing

4. The organizer of the Charlottesville rally just got humiliated by his own father

5. Bans don’t seem to be lessening reach of Alex Jones, InfoWars

6. Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

7. When Is Time Really Up? #MeToo Movement Grapples With Paths to Redemption

8. Men "Brought Down" by the #MeToo Movement Are Back

9. Charlie Rose Will Reportedly Host a Show About Men Brought Down by #MeToo

10. Matt Lauer still has ties at NBC News, where colleagues believe a professional comeback is possible

11. Casey Affleck’s Dark Secret: The Disturbing Allegations Against the Oscar Hopeful

12. FX boss on how Louis C.K. could return to TV

13. The Redemption Narrative in the 2017 Oscar Nominations

14. Mel Gibson has set the blueprint for a #MeToo comeback. Expect other men to follow it.

15. Where are they now? Why 'sh---- media men' keep getting second chances

16. Donating vacation time to new moms is a trendy co-worker baby shower gift

17. I'm Insanely Jealous of Sweden's Work-Family Policies. You Should Be, Too.

18. Trump's military parade is now estimated to cost $92 million – $80 million more than earlier estimate

19. WATCH: Aretha Franklin- I Never Loved A Man (Demo Version)

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White House For Sale, B***h I’m A Cow! 8.15.18 Aug 15, 2018

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In episode 212, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Danielle Radford to discuss 'Moo' aka the song of summer, Nicki Minaj's latest album and her Twitter beef with her Ex, Tuesday's Primary Election results, Omarosa revealing audio of President Trump saying the N-word, the last day of the Paul Manafort trial, MoviePass is trading at 5 cents, and More!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Nicki Minaj Unfazed By Twitter War With Safaree

2. The Summer’s Most Important Wind Down Is ‘Mooo!’ by Doja Cat

3. 2018 House Race Ratings

4. Diverse candidates rule the night and other takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

5. Democrats Discard Washington Platform in Bid for House Control Image

6. Omarosa reveals audio of Trump campaign aides allegedly discussing potential fallout of N-word

7. Reports: Trump Campaign Files Arbitration Against Omarosa

8. ‘People are terrified’: Trump staffers live in fear of Omarosa’s next tape

9. Manafort defense reminds jurors of government's high burden of proof

10. Sarah Sanders apologizes for false claim about African-American jobs

11. Prosecution presents closing arguments in Manafort trial

12. MoviePass just lost $132 a share and it's trading at 5¢

13. Paul Manafort trial Day 12: Defense argues government failed to prove guilt

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Trump’s “Funny” Indian Voice, Has WW3 Already Started? 8.14.18 Aug 14, 2018

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In episode 211, Jack and Miles are joined by writer and Behind The Bastard's host Robert Evans to discuss the Paul Manafort trial, a recap of this past weekend's DefCon, Trump's lack of knowledge when it comes to time zones and how countries are pronounced, Bob Goodlatte's son calling him out, some stories Robert's been following including the state of the Kurds in Northern Iraq, how 'The Meg' has been a huge box office success, some drink related stories, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Behind The Bastards: No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why) Part 1

2. Behind The Bastards: No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why) Part 2

3. Manafort Lawyers Rest Without Calling Witnesses in Fraud Trial

4. The Most Terrifying Device Hacks From This Year’s Def Con

5. Trump’s diplomatic learning curve: Time zones, ‘Nambia’ and ‘Nipple’

6. In Politics, No One Can Call You Out Like Your Family

7. Up to 1,000 more U.S. troops could be headed to Afghanistan this spring

8. With ISIL gone, Iraqi Kurds still battle a weak economy

9. 6 Insanely Post-Apocalyptic Realities of the Ukraine Revolt

10. ‘The Meg’ Is a Surprise Box-Office Monster

11. Man fills water cup with soda and things go unnecessarily haywire from there

12. Why You Should Think Twice Before Ordering Coffee or Tea on a Plane (Video)

13. A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization by Robert Evans

14. WATCH: Ravyn Lenae – Sleep Talking (Official Music Video)

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OMGarosa, Alt-Right Flight 8.13.18 Aug 13, 2018

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In episode 210, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Blake Wexler to discuss Omarosa's messy tapes, the lack of color in the current White House administration, how the Unite The Right Rally 2 went, a piece about Stephen Miller's hypocrisy from his uncle, one mothers brutal take on how millennials ruined mayonnaise, Brett Kavanaugh's credit card debt, the firing of Peter Strzok, national left-handers day, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Omarosa Manigault Newman: Former aide taped 'Trump phone call'

2. #Breaking@OMAROSA provides @NBCNews with this exclusive excerpt of a recording of a phone call that she says she received from President Trump the day after White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired her.

3. Jonathan Karl asked Kellyanne Conway who the most senior African-American aide to the president was now that Omarosa is gone.

4. Trump has caused an identity crisis for American militias

5. Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.

6. How Millennials Killed Mayonnaise

7. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh piled up credit card debt by purchasing Nationals tickets, White House says

8. FBI agent Peter Strzok fired over anti-Trump texts

9. The economic consequences of being left-handed: some sinister results

10. Left-Handers in Society

11. WATCH: Mereba - Black Truck

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Weekly Zeitgeist 36 (Best of 8/6/18-8/10/18) Aug 12, 2018

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The weekly round up of the best moments from DZ's Season 43 (8/6/18-8/10/18.)

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Kanye’s Lost (In Thought), Petty Arabia 8.10.18 Aug 10, 2018

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In episode 209, Jack and Miles are joined by Ethnically Ambiguous podcast host Shereen Younes to discuss Idris Elba possibly being the next James Bond, Kanye's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Canada, who Trump's coalition really is, Laura Ingraham's reckless comments on America, Kylie Jenner's birthday party, Macauley Culkin's weird comments about his girlfriend, bloidwatch, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Idris Elba the next 007? Movie boss says ‘door open for first black James Bond’

2. K. Michelle Reminisces on Best Parts of Dating Idris Elba: 'Amazing Head'

3. WATCH: Kanye West on Donald Trump

4. The Administration’s Infuriating Both Sides–ing of the Canada–Saudi Arabia Dispute

5. Iran and Saudi Arabia: Friends and foes in the region

6. How Broad, and How Happy, Is the Trump Coalition?

7. Laura Ingraham: "The America we know and love doesn't exist anymore. Massive demographic changes have been foisted on the American people, and they are changes that none of us ever voted for, and most of us don't like ... this is related to both illegal and legal immigration"

8. Inside Kylie Jenner’s Star-Studded 21st Birthday Bash With Kris and Caitlyn Jenner

9. JRE #1153 - MACAULAY CULKIN

10. WATCH: KAMAU - Hey Ya Cover / Interpretation - Live

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