The Daily Zeitgeist

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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.

Recent Episodes

OCT 23, 2026
Airbnb Indentured Servitude, GTA Flu 10.23.26
In episode 2147, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian and host of The Faucet & Broccoli and Ice Cream, Myq Kaplan, to discuss… Airbnb Hosts Can’t Force You To Do Dishes And Laundry Anymore, Get Ready For An Outbreak Of The “GTA Flu”, “The Bachelorette” But It’s Casting James Bond, Where Aren’t They Now: The Woke Free Beer Guy Wait, “Woke-Free” Beer Was A Scam?? And more! Airbnb Says Guests Shouldn’t Have to Do the Dishes Anymore Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rules Airbnb Hosts Shamed Over Outrageous ‘Chores’—But Short-Term Rentals Are Thriving 'GTA 6' could cause $1 billion sick day as 1.5 million estimated to skip work: reports GTA 6 release date has millions ready to book off sick with 'GTA flu' James Bond Screen Tests to Happen This Weekend: Finalists Emerge for Next 007 Movie Bud Light Boycotters Are Still Waiting for Their ‘Woke-Free’ Beer Fragile right-wing dad mocked for launching ‘woke-free’ beer amid Dylan Mulvaney backlash Ultra Right Beer Dips Back Into Culture Wars With the Launch of a Conservative Tequila-Alternative People Still Waiting for Ultra Right Fight Beer $300,000 of free beer, late shipments, “Karen” meltdowns, the return of Ultra Right Beer, and mistakes I’ve made along the way. LISTEN: Back Outside by BNXN, Sarz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
56 MIN
OCT 21, 2026
Musk For The Children, Nathan Heals America? 10.21.26
In episode 2145, Jack and Miles are joined by artist and musician with a new album called Crisis Acting, Janie Danger, to discuss… Elon Musk Announces Plan To Gift SpaceX Shares To Every Child In America (That Will Almost Certainly Never Happen), Total Hot Dog Recall, Disney Will Turn The Super Bowl Into A Star Wars Cartoon, Can “You Can See Everything” Heal America? And more! Musk Vows to Give Each U.S. Child a SpaceX Share Elon Musk to give SpaceX shares to ‘every kid in America’ If Musk Gives Every American Child A SpaceX Share His Charitable Giving Would Hit $11 Billion Elon Musk says he’ll give a SpaceX share to every American child Elon Musk cut ex Ashley St. Clair’s child support down by $80K after she spoke out about their son, doc claims Nearly 1.6 million pounds of meat voluntarily recalled nationwide Nearly 1.6M pounds of hot dogs, bacon and other meats recalled nationwide BEST OF The Simpsons Funday Football! ‘Star Wars’-Themed Super Bowl Altcast Joins Disney’s Big Game Lineup ‘You Can See Everything’ Sets Oscar Campaigns for Best Picture, Supporting Actress and More Categories ‘You Can See Everything’ perfectly captures what a decade of post-truth has done to us You Can See Everything’ exposes the delusion of Millennial idealism Janie's Piece of Media: Drunk Pig LISTEN: AI GENERATED DEPICTION OF HELL by Janie Danger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
71 MIN