Atypically Topical

Atypically Topical

By Josh ParedesComedy
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Atypically Topical episodes

  • Episode 70: The 1980s (w/ special guests)

    This week, we travel back to the 1980s! Candy and Gabriel join the show to reflect on their childhoods and what they remembered from the decade. Josh then treats the gang to a special edition of Questioning Florida before Mindy teaches everyone about the fall of the Berlin Wall. We wrap up the episode with an especially competitive game of Quiz Corner!

    53 min
  • Episode 69: Stupid Deaths

    This week, we're talking all about stupidity. Before that, Mindy and Josh start the episode talking about their socially-distanced fancy wedding menu tasting in Quarantine Corner. Josh then talks about an underaged joyride in Questioning Florida before Mindy goes over 5 stupid deaths throughout history. Josh wraps up the show by talking about maybe the dumbest thing that's ever happened.

    36 min
  • Episode 68: Filthy Rich People

    Mindy and Josh get rich this week. As usual, they question Florida with a story about a woman’s unfortunate way of trying to obtain a puppy. Then, Mindy talks about Sarah Rector, the 11-year-old that became the richest African American girl in 1913. They wrap up the show with a celebrity net worth edition of Quiz Corner!

    45 min
  • Episode 67: Religion

    This week, Josh learns Mindy still can't name an NBA player outside of LeBron James. They also discuss a Florida man that literally tattooed his upcoming crime on his face before Mindy dives into Hinduism. Josh wraps up the show by discussing an unusual separation of church and state debate in Arkansas! 

    47 min
  • Episode 66: Russia

    Mindy and Josh are finally back and going international! They play a round of Florida or Russia involving highway twerking and underwear digesting before Mindy teaches us all about the terrible existence of Joseph Stalin. Josh then dives into a list of strange Russian idioms that don't quite translate to English that well.

    53 min
  • Episode 65: Education (w/ special guest)

    On this episode, we honor Teacher's Week by talking all about education! We begin with Quarantine Corner, where we discuss our latest home hijinx (which is mostly just Mindy playing Animal Crossing). We also introduce a special guest, Mindy's niece Becky, who teaches first grade. She shares some funny kid's prayers before Josh talks about a particularly cruel Florida Man. Mindy then talks about one of America's greatest educators, Jaime Escalante. We wrap up by playing an educational game of Spot the Real featuring strange things that have been banned at schools!

    56 min
  • Episode 64: New Zealand (w/ special guest)

    Sportswriter and podcaster Stevie Cozens joins the show from New Zealand in our first quarantine Zoom edition! We talk about how New Zealand's extreme lockdown measures are keeping coronavirus deaths down as well as give his thoughts on America's response. We also discuss the 'Merica gun culture in Questioning Florida before Mindy talks about how New Zealand was the pioneer country for women's voting rights.

     We also play a brand new game called Silver or Bronze -- you just have to listen to understand it. 

    Guest info: @StevieCozens on Twitter, Bullish Hoops podcast

    56 min
  • Episode 63: Games

    We're back to talking about games this week! First, we update everyone on isolated life in Quarantine Corner before Josh talks about an elderly Florida woman that really sucks. Then, Mindy talks about an ancient Chinese board game that somehow led to multiple deaths and another old game called Ur. 

    Here's the website to try the game we discussed yourself: royalgameofuronline.com

    33 min
  • Episode 62: Scams

    Mindy and Josh start the episode with another installment of "Quarantine Update" before Josh discusses a Florida woman who made an interesting choice for her mug shot. Then, Mindy talks about Marcel Petiot, an even "doctor" that ran amok in Nazi-occupied France.

    34 min
  • Episode 61: Dumb People

    We get dumber than usual this week as we discuss the NBA shutdown and adjusting to quarantine life. Then, Mindy talks about Muhammah, a particularly stupid sultan from the past. They also discuss the crazy size of sultan hats before jumping into another round of Questioning Florida involving the theft of underwear. Then, Josh breaks down some of the dumbest people in the world that are not handling the coronavirus pandemic very well.

    54 min

About Atypically Topical

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It's the show where the topics are topical, but not typical. Join hosts Mindy and Josh each week as they discuss strange and interesting topics such as unusual crimes, stalkers, murder, and more!