The Zeitgeist: March 6, 2016

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/