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: Alexa, How Will I Die? Post-Barr Pre-Mueller World 3.29.19
In episode 359, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and They Tried To Bury Us podcast co-host Tamer Kattan to discuss AI predicting death accurately, why we were skinnier in the 80's, what we will be doing differently since the Mueller Report, Billboard deciding Lil Nas X isn't country enough, TGI Friday's being sued over fake potato skins, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. AI can predict when someone will die with unsettling accuracy
2. Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s
3. Fox Pundits Spent Months Questioning Mueller’s Trustworthiness. Now They’re Taking His Word as Gospel.
4. Mueller grand jury 'continuing robustly,' prosecutor says
5. HOLD THE PULITZERS
6. @RepAdamSchiff: "You might say that's all okay. You might say that's just what you need to do to win, but I don't think it's okay. I think it's immoral. I think it's unethical. I think it's unpatriotic. And yes, I think it's corrupt and evidence of collusion."
7. Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ Was a Country Hit. Then Country Changed Its Mind
8. TGI Fridays sued by Bronx woman for ‘fake’ potato skins
9. Jordan Peele on Making Movies After 'Us': "I Don't See Myself Casting a White Dude as the Lead"
10. WATCH: Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (I Got The Horses In The Back) [Visualizer]
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