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 3: cOrPoRaTe oVeRrEaCh, Tasers = Always Racist 4.14.21
In episode 857, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and Couples Therapy co-host Andy Beckerman to discuss the GOP flip-flopping on corporations, the history of the taser in the context of racial oppression, Biden's unnecessary thoughts on looting, Usher bucks, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
- Conservatives: When We Said Corporations Are People, We Didn’t Mean They Could Disagree With Us
- Black people 'three times more likely' to be Tasered
- Black Americans disproportionately die in police Taser confrontations
- Despite Widespread Use, Police Rate Tasers As Less Effective Than Believed
- There’s ‘no evidence’ Tasers reduce police use of firearms, new study shows
- Who Made That Stun Gun?
- Jack Cover, 88, Physicist Who Invented the Taser Stun Gun, Dies
- Where did the word 'Taser' come from? A century-old racist science fiction novel
- Joe Biden Says 'No Justification' For Looting, Violence Amid Unrest Over Daunte Wright Shooting
- USHER DIDN'T PAY STRIPPERS WITH 'U$HER BUCKS' ... Big Ol' Misunderstanding
- LISTEN: Grosch Joint - Matthias Bublath
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