The Topical

By The Onion

The Topical is the daily podcast from The Onion and Onion Public Radio, and the only podcast brave enough to ask: What if the news had sound effects? Join host Leslie Price each day as he barely scrat... more

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How many episodes does The Topical have?

The podcast currently has 258 episodes available.

The Topical episodes:

July 20, 2020 Spain Holds First Annual ‘Running Of The Virus’ Festival
It may not be the Running Of The Bulls tradition everyone knows and loves, but festival organizers in Pamplona, Spain are confident this year’s modifications will still be enjoyable to thrill-seekers around the globe.

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9min
July 17, 2020 Arctic’s Rapid Thawing Not Helped By Todd, A Guy Up There Rubbing His Warm Body All Over The Ice
Climate scientists have long confirmed that the fast melting of glaciers in the Arctic Sea can be attributed to greenhouse gases, but many admitted today that this guy Todd isn’t exactly making the problem any better.

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9min
July 16, 2020 Study: Majority Of Americans Not Prepared For When Sun Engulfs Earth In 7.5 Billion Years
Are you as prepared as you should be for a natural disaster? Researchers have found that less than 10% of Americans have emergency plans in place for the moment the Earth is scorched to its rocky core and vaporized in the blink of an eye.

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9min
July 15, 2020 IRS Announces Taxpayers Can Make Checks Directly Payable To Any Corporation Or Billionaire They Want This Year
Hear how the IRS is looking to “cut out the middleman” by allowing taxpayers to send their money directly to billionaires like Larry Page, Jamie Dimon, or the Walton family.

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8min
July 14, 2020 New York Adds ‘No Deaf Child In Area’ Signs So Drivers Know When They Can Be As Reckless As Possible
Nearly 400,000 of the traffic signs have gone up around the state in an effort to alert motorists when it is appropriate to drive like a complete bat out of hell.

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6min
July 13, 2020 Prison Guards Gun Down Inmate Trying To Escape Jail Through Transportive Power Of Reading
Authorities say the prisoner was attempting to escape the confines of the 432-acre complex by getting lost in the fantastical world of Robin Hobb’s “The Farseer Trilogy.” Hear what steps are being taken by prison officials to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

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8min
July 10, 2020 New Crest Sweepstakes Offers Chance To Win 10 Million Teeth
Plus, a new presidential poll shows each candidate’s name, followed by a number, then a percentage sign. But what do they mean?

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7min
July 09, 2020 FBI Warns Teenage Cyberbullying Driving Hundreds Of Undercover Agents To Suicide
OPR sits down with several former undercover agents who were mocked for their looks, their bad clothes, and the fact that they were all virgins.

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7min
July 08, 2020 City Terrorized But Unimpressed By Serial Killer Who Just Shoots Victims
Authorities in Carson City are calling it one of the most underwhelming serial killers the city has ever seen, and are hoping to put an end to this chilling, yet uncreative rampage before the murderer strikes again.

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6min
July 07, 2020 Lime Unveils Pilot Program For Inexplicable New E-Cubes
Could these huge electric cubes that citygoes can drag, push, or roll with them to their destination be the future of transportation?

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6min

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How many episodes does The Topical have?

The podcast currently has 258 episodes available.

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