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 1: Corona Poets, RIP Pants 3.31.20
In episode 598, Miles and Jamie are joined by comedian Matt Lieb to discuss celebrity coronavirus songs, how none of this is Trump's fault, needing to keep an eye on prisoners and the disabled, the pants industry failing, fashion companies creating protective gear for hospital workers, Canada taking their social services seriously, updates from Tiger King, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
- Jon Bon Jovi Crowdsources Lyrics for New Song About Coronavirus Pandemic (Video)
- #DoWhatYouCan - These are uneasy times we’re dealing with, but we’re all in this together. I wrote the first verse and the chorus. Write me a verse. Let’s tell your story.... #DoWhatYouCan -JBJ
- 'Sing across rooftops': Bono writes coronavirus song dedicated to Italy
- Bono Enlists Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Yoshiki for ‘Sing for Life’
- Jeremy Renner Just Dropped a New EP, and He’s Hoping It’s The Medicine You Need
- Nothing That Happens Is the President's Fault. It's Hoarding Hospitals, or Ungrateful Governors, or Obama.
- People With Intellectual Disabilities May Be Denied Lifesaving Care Under These Plans as Coronavirus Spreads
- Vulnerable prisoners 'exploited' to make coronavirus masks and hand gel
- Texas turns to prison labor to help cover face mask shortages
- Activists Are Not Happy With New York’s Plan to Use Prison Labor to Make Hand Sanitizer
- Inmates are manufacturing hand sanitizer to help fight coronavirus. But will they be allowed to use it?
- Cuomo's Prison Workers Say They're Not Actually Making Hand Sanitizer
- As population works from home, Walmart reports increased sales for tops but not pants
- Business on top, pajamas underneath: Walmart is selling work shirts, but not so many pants
- FANATICS 1 MILLION MASKS, GOWNS FROM JERSEYS ... For Coronavirus Heroes
- Fashion industry answers the call for masks and personal protective equipment to fight Covid-19
- Canada to Pay 75 Percent of Wages for Entertainment Producers Hit by Pandemic
- Yep, That's Doc Antle Wrangling a Tiger During Britney Spears's Iconic 2001 VMA Performance
- SHAQ FIRES BACK AT 'TIGER KING' CRITICS ... Joe Exotic Is NOT My Friend
- To anyone currently bingeing #tigerking on Netflix: I spent four years working on a podcast and a long magazine story about Joe and Carole. I spent a week living at the zoo. I’ve spoken with almost everyone you’re seeing in the doc, and I attended the trial. Ask me anything!
- WATCH: Paranoid Android (Radiohead Cover) - Brad Mehldau
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