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.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-daily-zeitgeist-28516718/
episode 5: Elon Musk Is Hilaaarious Bro, NPR = ASMR For Guilty Libs 04.29.22
In episode 1237, Jack and Miles are joined by Bridget Todd to discuss…Online Harassment Of Marginalized People Is A Problem That Means The Musk Twitter Purchase Is Not a Funny Joke, Russia’s Neo-Nazi Raid is Hilariously Unconvincing, NPR ASMR weirdness again and more!
- Breakingviews: Elon Musk probably won’t buy Twitter
- Alleged Russian sting operation uncovers ‘The Sims 3,’ guns, grenade
- Russia appears to confuse ‘The Sims’ for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt
- Video of the purported raid
- Reported Russian media
- Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov banned from entry to Latvia
- Solovyov's documentary
- Video of the purported raid
- Fact Check: Social Media Posts MAY Show Russian Agents Arresting 'Neo-Nazis' -- But Clues Suggest It Could Be Staged, Fabricated
- Bellingcat breaks stories that newsrooms envy — using methods newsrooms avoid
- Elliot Higgins Tweet
- Sloppy Russian Propaganda Says Nazi Assassins Owned The Sims 3
- Russia Declares The Sims 3 as Evidence of a Nazi Assassin Plot
- Tweet #1 About NPR
- Tweet #2 About NPR
- When one way of speaking dominates, who gets to tell their stories on public radio?
- Does listening to NPR have a calming effect on you too?
- Tweet #3 About NPR
- Tweet #4 About NPR
- Tweet #5 About NPR
- Tweet #6 About NPR
- Does anyone else find simply listening to NPR somewhat ASMR-inducing?
- Tweet #7 About NPR
- Testing the Tingles: The Science Behind ASMR
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