The Topical
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 scratches the surface of all the day’s top news stories. Journalism isn’t dead. It's using its dying breath to beg you to listen to The Topical. New episodes published every weekday by 5 a.m. Eastern time.
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Episodes (551)
CDC Urges Nation’s Hotties And Studs Not To Hide That Pretty Little Face Behind...
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Ford, General Motors To Begin Manufacturing Car-Sized Ventilators
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‘I Congratulate Joe Biden, A Very Decent Man,’ Says Bernie Sanders In Unprovoked...
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Congress Sets Aside $1,200 In Trust For Each American Until They Prove They’re R...
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Census Foot Soldiers Swarm Neighborhoods, Kick Down Doors To Tally Household Siz...
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Violently Bored Americans Begin Looting Puzzle Stores
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European Vacation Dispatch: All Good Things Must Come To An End
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European Vacation Dispatch: Ciao From The Venetian Riviera!
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European Vacation Dispatch From Leslie Price
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CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN DAY FIVE: The Last Will And Testament Of Topical Host Lesli...
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CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN DAY FOUR: Host Leslie Price Confronts The Cursed Scratching...
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CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN DAY THREE: Scientists No Closer To Understanding How Pressi...
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CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN DAY TWO: Porn Industry Leaders Announce Immediate Closures...
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CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN DAY ONE: Jesus Christ Cancels Return To Earth Amid Pandemic
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Doctors Encourage More Women To Regularly Perform Breast Self-Exams To See If Th...
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NASA Finds Life Drowned On Mars
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National Park Service Under Fire For Wasting $40 Million To Pamper A Single, Cha...
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Russia Pledges To Run Completely Positive Disinformation Campaign In 2020
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God Possesses Pope Francis’s Body, Spins Head Around In Miraculous Sunday Mass
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NASA Announces They Definitely Just Destroyed An Asteroid
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Dark, Ominous Storm Clouds Atop Mount Money Indicate Recession Could Be Near
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Marina Abramović Stolen In Daring Performance Art Heist
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Fiat Recalls More Than 10,000 Cars For Not Looking Small And Weird Enough
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Outbreaks In Victorian England Confirm Coronavirus Capable Of Spreading Through...
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An Alarming Crime Scene In New England
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Green Giant Takes A Stand Against Gun Violence
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Son-Of-A-Bitch Mouse Solves Maze Researchers Spent Months Building
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Is Bernie Sanders Too Old To Be The Next James Bond?
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Dow Rallies After It Turns Out Trader Who Jumped Out Window Was Merely Having Ma...
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FAA Restricts Passenger Jets To Flying No More Than 15 Feet Above Ground
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CDC Warns Public Of Mutating Coronavirus
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Catholic Leaders Transfer Most Alluring Children To Another Church
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White House Condemns 2020 Election As Partisan Witch Hunt
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DNC Commits To Younger-Looking Leadership With New Rejuvenating Skincare Routine
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Pentagon Awards Oscar Mayer $102 Million Contract For New Military-Grade Hot Dog
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CBS Inks Deal For 30-Episode Bloomberg Ad
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CDC Warns Against Potential Health Risks Of Flavored Gun Barrels
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Yosemite On Lockdown After Bear Spotted In Park
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Federal Government Reinstitutes Practice Of Spanking Criminals As Punishment
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Anti-Cyberbullying Campaign Encourages Kids To Get Out There And Do It In Person
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God In Critical Condition
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Australian Officials Touting Bushfire As Huge Success
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Pope Francis: ‘Nobody Out-Molests The Catholic Church’
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Tyson Foods Orders Trump To Cease And Desist
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Love Sounds With Martha Saunders: How I Learned To Love Valentine’s Day After A...
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Tinder Swipes Right On Big Changes
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FBI Warns Against American Dream Scam
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Department Of Evil: ‘All Of You Must Die’
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Oscars Ceremony Ruined
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A Shocking Scene Of Rebellion
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