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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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Episodes
  • Introducing: United States of Kennedy

    Introducing: United States of Kennedy
    Jul 5 2025

    Hello, Daily Zeitgeist Fans! We want to share a new show you might like, United States of Kennedy.

    About the show: United States of Kennedy is a podcast about our cultural fascination with the Kennedy dynasty. Every week, hosts Lyra Smith and George Civeris go into one aspect of the Kennedy story.

    Listen here and subscribe to United States of Kennedy on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!

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    2 mins
  • Charles E. Cheese, Go Anti-Woke… Go Broke? 07.04.25

    Charles E. Cheese, Go Anti-Woke… Go Broke? 07.04.25
    Jul 4 2025

    In episode 1891, Jack and Miles are joined by NYT best selling author and comedian Jim Tews to discuss… the Chinese tariffs messing with America's fireworks (and the switch to totally tariff-proof drone shows!), Dr. Phil turning the page… to Chapter 11, the Chuck E. Cheese for adults and much more!

    1. How Trump’s China Tariffs Are Jeopardizing America’s Fireworks Extravaganzas - The New York Times
    2. Dr. Phil’s year-old cable network files for bankruptcy, accusing broadcast partner of reneging on obligations | CNN Business
    3. New arcade chain is Chuck E. Cheese for adults - ABC News

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    58 mins
  • … It's Winnie The Trending Pooh, B**** 7/3: 4th Of July, The Act, Michael Madsen, Diogo Jota, Israel

    … It's Winnie The Trending Pooh, B**** 7/3: 4th Of July, The Act, Michael Madsen, Diogo Jota, Israel
    Jul 3 2025

    In this edition of … It's Winney The Trending Pooh, B****, Jack and Miles discuss the worst 4th of July since the first, the tragic passings of Michael Madsen and Diogo Jota, the shifting public opinion on Israel and much more!

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    24 mins
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I've listened to The Daily Zeitgeist for years and I love the hosts and their ability to push me more and more far left. I downloaded this app just to say that because I use spotify instead. However in recent times they've been aggressively anti-gun without really knowing much about the reality we live in in the US.

There are too many guns to just simply make them vanish. Fascists won't play so nice and
I'd rather be prepared than simply put my hands up and die along with anyone I want to protect. It's dire but can't be ignored or waved off. On top of that Jack and Miles still believing in electoralism is very naive to what a person's goals are as a politician; to control others. I love the show but wanted to have my issues heard if this is read by them. I hope it helps in some way.

I've listened for years but am becoming frustrated

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Humourous and intelligent. I thoroughly enjoy the synergy of the co-hosts. Top shelf stuff.

Entertaining, erudite, and diverse

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Their daily questions about overrated and underrated always give me something to think about, But this particular episode and guest were particularly informative and left me with new perspectives!

excellent daily pod

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Love the pod. Been a listener since day one. Love when the OGs like Lil Zam come through. Google podcast shut down so I'm supporting here now.

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