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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 features Jack and co-host Miles Gray spending 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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Weekly Zeitgeist 448 (Best of 9/14/26 - 9/18/26)
The weekly round-up of the best moments from DZ's season 456 (9/14/26 - 9/18/26)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 days ago1h 11m
Wait! I’M The Antichrist? Hollywood > Texas 09.18.26
In episode 2128, Jack and Miles are joined by journalist, host of Natural Causes, co-host of It Could Happen Here, and author of Against the State: Anarchists and Comrades at War in Spain, Myanmar, and Rojava, Dr. James Stout, to discuss… Antichrist Continues To Give Lectures Warning People About Himself…, Speaking of Weird Culty Sh*t, Resident Evil Is Officially The Best-Reviewed Video Game Movie Ever, Could Paramount Turn Texas Into The New Hollywood? And more! Why Is a Man Unsure About Humanity’s Worth Helping Design Its Digital Future? Tech billionaire Peter Thiel bringing Antichrist lectures to Nashville Rotten Tomatoes: Resident Evil ‘Resident Evil’ Sets A Huge Rotten Tomatoes Review Score Record Video Game Movies, Ranked by Tomatometer ‘Resident Evil’ Breaks Rotten Tomatoes Record With First Critic Reviews Paramount Sets California Exit Plans Over Antitrust Battle With Blue States & Stymied $111B WBD Merger Texas Courts David Ellison as the Paramount Relocation Race Heats Up Is Dan Patrick trying to make Texas a 'conservative Hollywood'? True To Texas - Let's Bring Productions Home Why are A-list Hollywood stars trying to lure film productions to Texas? Texas Senate approves $500 million infusion for film incentives Texas is poised to become a film haven — but not without a fight EXCLUSIVE: ‘Machete’s’ Danny Trejo Knocks Texas Film Commission Funding Decision Rick Perry despises Machete? Anti-immigration nuts prompted pulling of movie tax credits, lawsuit alleges Texas Wants to Become Hollywood (Without All That Liberal Hollywood Crap) LISTEN: The Wolf by half•aliveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 days ago25 min
The Trendford Prison Experiment 9/17: Mitch McConnell, Ed Sheeran, Gas Prices
In this edition of The Trendford Prison Experiment, Jack and Miles discuss Mitch McConnell AKA the mummified remains of Yertle the Turtle returning to work, Ed Sheeran’s poorly timed ‘Open for Legends’ contest, the US screwing up gas prices for everyone and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 days ago1h 17m
The NEW Stanford Prison Experiment, Ed Sheeran Going Solo 09.17.26
In episode 2127, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, writer, and host of Worse Than You, Mo Fry Pasic, to discuss… Even Ed Sheeran’s Band Has Quit The Ed Sheeran Tour, FBI - Federal Bestiality Investigations? Netflix Is Rebooting The Stanford Prison Experiment??! And more! Ed Sheeran’s Openers, Backing Band Depart Tour in Show of Support for Macklemore Support acts and backing band pull out of Ed Sheeran’s tour following Macklemore’s removal Is Ed Sheeran still playing Philadelphia? Openers drop from tour What Is Ticketmaster’s Refund Policy? Ed Sheeran Support Acts Quit Watch: Kennedy grills Patel in tense exchange on bestiality and FBI hiring rules At the FBI, a history of hiring prostitutes or stealing from employer may no longer be a barrier to being hired Netflix Sets ‘New Stanford Prison Experiment’ Unscripted Series for October Release Netflix faces criticism over ethics of new Stanford Prison Experiment reality series Netflix’s Stanford Prison Experiment series sparks MrBeast comparisons and condemnation The infamous Stanford prison experiment was flawed – so why is it still so influential today? The Stanford Prison Experiment was massively influential. We just learned it was a fraud. The Right-Wing Story About Human Nature Is False The Cruel Social Experiment of Reality TV BBC's 'reality' show may be cruel and unusual television / Program based on Stanford Prison Experiment How BBC recreated a highly controversial 1974 psychology prison experiment to test human obedience BBC halts 'prison experiment' "Kid Nation" Debuts Amid Criticism Lost Lessons from America’s Wildest Reality TV Show Most iconic moments from kid nation ‘It’s like the Stanford Prison Experiment’: The British studio turning Squid Game into reality What a widely attacked experiment got right on the harmful effects of prisons The Right-Wing Story About Human Nature Is False LISTEN: Laymelli by Agnes ObelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i
- 4 days ago31 min
Trend Me Like One Of Your French Gourds 9/16: Trump/Israel, EPA, JD Vance, Tesla Robo Taxi
In this edition of Trend Me Like One Of Your French Gourds, Jack and Miles discuss Trump sending 40k boom-booms to Israel, the EPA caping for power plants, JD Vance’s never Trumpery in this dancery, Elon finally releasing the Robo Taxis (with predictable results) and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago57 min
Weirdly Horny Pumpkin, VHS > Streaming? 09.16.26
In episode 2126, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian and host of The Mary Houlihan Show, Mary Houlihan, to discuss… Sony/Playstation Is On A Generational Run Of Trying To F**k Over Its Customers, Video Stores Are Making A Comeback Thanks To Gen Z, This Weirdly Horny Pumpkin and more! Sony Testing Dynamic Pricing on PlayStation Store With Personalized Discounts Oasis tickets: what is dynamic pricing and why is it used for live music? CCPC takes legal action against Ticketmaster over sale of Oasis tickets PlayStation Is Charging Users Different Prices - Inside Games Daily Once a champion for physical media, Sony is now telling PlayStation customers they don’t actually own the digital video games they paid $70 for Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles 85% of PlayStation Game Sales Are Digital – Is Physical Gaming Dying? Video store brings back VHS tapes, DVDs Video rental stores are making a comeback in Minneapolis Chicago’s Video Rental Renaissance Retro media fans find new home at Rewind El Paso A video rental shop is opening in South Philly in October. Here's what's in the 20,000-piece collection At Night Owl Video, 'rewind' to old-school video store nostalgia VHS crackles back to life in Sacramento as new video store presses play Stop the world, I want to get off and run a video rental store in the 1990s A Boring Video Game I Can’t Put Down Why Gen-Z Is Bringing Back Physical Media Gen Z Wants a Physical Media Comeback and We're Rooting For It Streaming Is Raising Prices Faster Than Cable Ever Did Why Gen-Z Is Embracing Old Tech: Fighting the Algorithm With Analog Streaming platforms face backlash as analog nostalgia fuels 'slow media' market Digital Ownership and the End of Physical Media Disney+ Censored Daryl Hannah’s Bare Butt With Ridiculous CGI In The PG-Rated ‘Splash’ Netflix Reveals All the TV Shows and Movies It’s Removed Because of Foreign Government Takedown Demands <a
- 5 days ago32 min
Trendarrhea-Maxxing 9/15: The Emmys, Taylor Swift, Mitch McConnell, AI Regs 4 The Dregs
In this edition of Trendarrhea-Maxxing, Jack is joined by Pallavi Gunalan & Bryan The Editor to discuss the Emmys (feat. Taylor Swift), Mitch McConnell being spotted at least somewhat alive, why AI CEOs might suddenly be calling for regulation (of brown people using their tech) and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 5 days ago1h 9m
Boo's Cruz, Oprah's Next Big Move 09.15.26
In episode 2125, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Bananas, Scotty Landes & Kurt Braunohler, to discuss… Nashville Will Finally Name Their Airport After Dolly Parton! CONGRATS LYDIA!!!! Booing Ted Cruz Is The Best College Sport, Supervillains Continue To Show Up At City Council Meetings, Oprah Is *Finally* Playing The Sphere and more! Nashville airport board unanimously approves name change to honor Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Airport Is Taking Off! Board Unanimously Votes to Rename Nashville Hub After Music Icon Rename Nashville International Airport to Dolly Parton International Airport 'Trump International': Proposal to rename Nashville airport after president dies in House Why did ESPN give Ted Cruz 10 minutes to talk about a bill on College GameDay? Ted Cruz Pushed His College Sports Bill on ESPN—and Was Booed Mercilessly ESPN had Ted Cruz on 'College GameDay' in a conversation with Rece Davis for nearly 10 minutes. Ted Cruz brutally booed on ESPN before Texas college football game: ‘You suck!’ 'Dr Doom' shows support for surveillance cameras at city council meeting in Seattle Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras Doctor Doom Shows Up to Support Seattle’s Surveillance Network Oprah Winfrey presents AHA at Sphere. April 2 – 4 Oprah Winfrey's AHA will include guided meditations, musical performances, breathtaking visuals and words of wisdom. Oprah Winfrey Heads To Las Vegas Sphere With New Immersive Experience Oprah Reveals Her Next Big Project: ‘The Culmination of Everything I’ve Been Trying to Say for Years’ LISTEN: NEVER RELAX by BexBlu & Paul StephanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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