The Daily Zeitgeist

In this edition of Devil’s Trendbone, Jack, Miles and Anna discuss Pete Kegseth’s workout vids, Hunter Biden won’t give up any names in Washington’s ‘Gay Mafia’, Kalshi’s election coverage and much more!
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In episode 2096, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… OpenAI Is Going Full Skynet, Robocop Being Rebooted By Omnicorps– I Mean... Amazon, Elon Musk Promises That Grok Will Make The Best Odyssey Movie Of 2026 and more!
OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face
‘Robocop’ Reboot Series Set at Prime Video
Amazon Promises "Unwavering" Commitment to Police, Military Clients Using AI Technology
Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI Surveillance
As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers
Elon: Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer
Elon Musk is promising to make The Odyssey 'historically accurate' with AI slop
A tale of two Odysseys: Nolan's blockbuster gets AI-generated competition
AI slop movies are the new direct-to-video cash grabs
LISTEN: Runnin' by OMA
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In this edition of Pendin’ For A Trendin’, Jack, Miles and Anna discuss the failure of the Cybertruck (it’s worse than the Edsel & the Pinto), another DSA candidate FTW, Pete Kegseth being out of money, the latest McDonald's scalding incident and much more!
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In episode 2095, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… Taco Bell’s Foot Traffic Is Down Following Diarrhea News, Flock Cameras, AI Is Even Ruining Birdwatching Now and more!
Trump Admin Denies Colluding With Taylor Farms Over Cyclospora: ‘FAKE NEWS’
It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11
Taco Bell sees drop in foot traffic amid cyclosporiasis outbreak
Not just Taco Bell: Parasite outbreak tied to lettuce dents restaurant traffic
It's not just Taco Bell. Taylor Farms supplies lettuce to many US brands
Whole Foods Offering Steep Discount on Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce
Police say Flock cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy
The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’
The Screen-Free Hobbies Everyone’s Talking About — From Needlepoint to Birdwatching
Here’s Why Everyone You Know Is Suddenly Into Bird-Watching (and Why You Should Be Too)
Why birdwatching has become a favourite pastime for Gen Z
‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app
The Sound of Merlin: Like Shazam, but for Birds
Identify birds in photos with Merlin Bird ID
I Went Birding With the World’s First AI-Powered Binoculars
AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
Can AI Ruin Something as Innocent as Birdwatching?
LISTEN: Carry Me feat. Seun Kuti & Aziza Jaye by Nubiyan Twist
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In this edition of Trending Hard or Hardly Trending?, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Anna Hossnieh to discuss the death of Charlie Kirk’s memorial highway, Trump’s Canada wildfire tariffs, China’s snake flood, the trailer for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and much more!
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