Show overview
The Topical launched in 2020 and has put out 258 episodes, alongside 7 trailers or bonus episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 7 min and 9 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 36% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Comedy show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2020, with 232 episodes published. Published by Sony Music.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
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S1 Ep 251The Final Episode Of The Topical
ELeslie Price returns from a months-long investigation to serve as host of America’s only daily news podcast one last time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 250Papa John’s Comes Under Fire For Cruel Treatment Of The Bulbous, Deformed Creatures That Lactate Pizza Sauce
EHear why PETA is coming to the defense of these over-bread monstrosities that exist for the sole purpose of having fresh tomato paste extracted from their many teat-like protuberances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 249Scientists Warn Americans To Stay Away From That Bird
EIt looks dirty, and it’s doing a weird thing with its wings. Hear why it would be best if you just didn’t go near it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 248Nation’s Arborists Once Again Urge Congress To Lower The Age Of Consent For Trees
EHear why these arborists believe that if the fruit’s on the ground, it’s ready to pound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 247Paleontologists Determine Dinosaurs Were Killed By Someone They Trusted
EPlus, from royalty to recluse, we’ll sit down with a former prom king who now lives anonymously among the commoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 246Team Of Vatican Geneticists Successfully Clone God
EIt’s an awe-inspiring scientific advancement, but is it ethical? Hear why critics say these geneticists shouldn’t be playing God on God by making God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 245Nation’s Hypnotists Announce You Are Now Under Their Command
EHear why, when they snap their fingers, you will make the sound a donkey makes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 244Deer Shot By Obsessed Fan
EHear why authorities now believe the suspect stalked the 4-year-old buck for several hours before shooting him in the chest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 243Dept. Of Homeland Security: ‘Has Anybody Seen A Blue Folder?’
EHear why scrambling DHS officials are calling the missing folder “no big deal,” but they would really like to find it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 242Fun Toy Banned Because Of 3 Stupid Dead Kids
EAnd they weren’t even playing with it right. Hear why these dead children apparently thought it would be a good idea to ruin the fun for everyone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 241Congress Investigating Why Capitol Dome’s Atomic Vaporizing Ray Wasn’t Deployed To Eviscerate Rioters
EHear why Congress is still looking for answers as to why this crucial defense system wasn’t used to melt rioters’ eyeballs right out of their skulls and incinerate their bodies instantly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 240UFC Announces Their Athletes Will Now Be Allowed To Fight Each Other Through The Court Of Law
EWe have everything you need to know ahead of this weekend’s big legal battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 239Secret Service Agent Heroically Dives In Front Of Strong Breeze That Could Have Killed Biden
EHear why authorities are now questioning how this 10 to 15 mph gust was able to get so close to the 78-year-old president in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 238Biden Announces Nation Will Rejoin Paris Hilton Fan Club
EFor the first time since 2016, the U.S. will join over 188 other nations in celebrating the career of the esteemed businesswoman-slash-model-slash-singer-slash-actress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 237New Erectile Dysfunction Startup Sends Ripped, Virile Man Directly To Your Door To Bang Your Spouse
EIt’s called Inuus, and it promises to keep your partner sexually satisfied by sending a discreet, medically certified sex god straight to your home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 236Exhausted Researchers Inform Public Covid Vaccine Won’t Shrink You Down To Size Of Ant
EHear why millions of Americans remain concerned that taking the vaccine could shrink them down to a size so small they would need to fight off mice with a toothpick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 235Animal Shelter’s Free Adoption Day Not Even That Good Of Deal
EHear why consumer advocates are warning that falling for this blatant con job could end up costing you hundreds in food and toys, as well as hours of your valuable free time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 234Shocked Authorities Discover Dozens Of Bodies Being Kept In Hospital Morgue
EHear why detectives believe it could be the work of a serial killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 233Majority Of Young Children Go Missing The Moment Parent Turns Attention Toward Themself For One Goddamn Second
EHear why 9 out of every 10 children go missing as soon as a mother or father chooses to focus on something that isn’t about their kids, like eating or showering or briefly sitting in a chair for the first time all day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 232Report: Leading Cause Of Death Still Venturing Beyond The Pines
ENearly 2.3 million Americans die each year from wandering into the ethereal black pine forest. Hear how you can heed the warnings of grizzled woodsmen and lonely widowers to keep from succumbing to alluring calls from beyond the trees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices