EPISODE 28: This week, The Zeitgeist discusses Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone, the likely Presidential nominees, Boeing's self-cleaning toilet, Caitlyn Jenner and Ted Cruz, and more. Enjoy!

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS

The Sizzle

The trailer for "Nina" is out, and people aren't happy, especially Nina Simone's estate and daughter: http://www.people.com/article/nina-simone-estate-lashes-back-at-zoe-saldana AND http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-nina-trailer-is-what-happens-when-white-people-tell-black-stories_us_56d74238e4b0bf0dab34472a

Politics

Super Tuesday postmortem & looking ahead to upcoming primaries/caucuses: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/republican-voters-kind-of-hate-all-their-choices/ AND http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/donald-trump-is-just-barely-on-track-to-win-the-gop-nomination/ AND http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hillary-clintons-got-this/ AND http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/03/05/what-states-have-primaries-on-saturday/81282848/

Odd News

Police officer pulls over a car for speeding and is serenaded by Gladys Knight (psst, there's more): http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/03/soul-singer-gladys-knight-serenades-police-officer-utah

Health & Science

A reporter seemed to use science to explain why a teen shot his family; people aren't happy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/02/he-wanted-to-stay-in-bed-his-family-wanted-him-at-school-so-he-shot-them-police-say/

Business

Boeing's self-cleaning toilet: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/boeing-s-new-self-cleaning-jet-toilet-is-a-germophobe-s-delight

What We Don’t Care About

Farewell to Ben Carson as President: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/republicans-liked-ben-carson-to-the-end-but-not-enough-to-vote-for-him/

The Tomfool of the Week

Caitlyn Jenner, Trans Ambassador for ... Ted Cruz. What?! http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/election-center-2016/caitlyn-jenner-ted-cruz-trans-ambassador/