The Daily Zeitgeist

rItTeNhOuSe GOOD, Luigi BAD? 12.11.24

In episode 1790, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, podcaster, producer, and creator of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-heidiworld-the-heidi-flei-93537284/">HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/molly_lambert/">Molly Lambert</a>, to discuss… Pokemon Character Sparks Luigi Mangione Conspiracy Theories, Conservative Pundits Are Really Having A Hard Time With Luigi Mangione, Meanwhile At United Healthcare HQ and more! <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-shooting-suspect-pokemon-clue-286-denial-code-bible-1998551">Pokemon Character Sparks Luigi Mangione Conspiracy Theories</a> <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cnn-guest-floats-wild-conspiracy-theory-brian-thompson-hired-his-own-assassin/ar-AA1vp5Nd">CNN Guest Floats Wild Conspiracy Theory: Brian Thompson Hired His Own Assassin</a> <a href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2515016/internet-compares-thompsons-murder-to-the-joker-and-batman-following-arrest-of-luigi-mangione">Internet compares Thompson's murder to 'The Joker' and 'Batman' following arrest of Luigi Mangione</a> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/12/09/youtube-video-luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson/">Don't Believe This Cryptic Video Purportedly Uploaded By Luigi Mangione</a> <a href="https://www.dailydot.com/debug/luigi-mangione-pokemon-286/">Luigi Mangione’s Pokémon preference spawns QAnon-level freak out over ‘hidden’ Bible quote</a> <a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/1866280962084237738">Laura Ingraham's a Massive Hypocrite (Video)</a> <a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/1866327085553520842">Scott Jennings Is Also a Hypocrite</a> <a href="https://x.com/kenklippenstein/status/1865168652095639586">Meanwhile At United Healthcare HQ</a> <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealth-ceo-slams-aggressive-coverage-201400922.html?guccounter=1&amp;amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMTS4EbcgsZ9IeTAcp52ZluJ7aaN-24jiRMDcNpZRfuFzvMVswlAB8fYMCddbFel5O6Frsy1_ghdG_uTgGUwFvRgdogw1Eape1cO1qewmy3HusXJeJWyem3Uh1ROoId9pfqqZdm53kxMCzTEgI5sATBlj5ot3qi3IQUS97q7vKG5">$25 Million UnitedHealth CEO Whines About Social Media Trashing His Industry</a> LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/221PHDnn5DVtt6Z8Pjuhnp?autoplay=true">Sticky by Free Whenever</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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.