EPISODE 27: This week, The Zeitgeist discusses Jamie Foxx & #actbetter, Super Tuesday, NASA applicants, Apple vs. the FBI, the NFL’s Dante Fowler, and more. Enjoy!

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS

The Sizzle

Jamie Foxx makes fun of Oscars boycott (#ActBetter): http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/24/jamie-foxx-tells-african-american-stars-to-act-better-oscars-so-white-diversity-row

Politics

Super Tuesday! (March 1st) – 11+ states voting (VT, MA, MN, VA, TN, GA, AL, AR, OK, TX, and, for Republicans, AK, for Democrats, American Samoa): http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/super-tuesday-2016-everything-you-need-to-know-219849

Odd News

Feet washing ashore in British Columbia: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/23/british-columbia-canada-human-feet-mystery

Health & Science

Record number of applicants want to be NASA astronauts: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0220/18-300-apply-to-be-astronauts.-How-will-NASA-selection-just-14

Business

Apple vs. the FBI: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2016/02/24/got-hacked-my-mac-while-writing-story/80844720/ AND http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/technology/apple-is-said-to-be-working-on-an-iphone-even-it-cant-hack.html?_r=0

What We Don’t Care About

Polls showing that Trump's supporters are intolerant (20% oppose executive action that freed the slaves in this country): http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/upshot/measuring-donald-trumps-supporters-for-intolerance.html?_r=0 AND https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/bpdyys33xc/econTabReport_20160116_EO_X_REPNOM.pdf

The Tomfool of the Week

The NFL's Dante Fowler, his girlfriend, and the mother of his child: http://www.vibe.com/2016/02/dante-fowler-fight-video-apology/