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Lunatic In The Newsroom

Lunatic In The Newsroom

By: Josh Spiegel
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Hey, I'm Josh Spiegel, host of the podcast Lunatic In the Newsroom. If you enjoy journalism that drifts into mild panic, wild overthinking, and a guaranteed nervous breakdown, Lunatic In the Newsroom is for you. It's news like you've never heard before. The only newsroom with a panic button. You'll laugh, you'll cry and gasp in horror as the show spirals completely out of control. It's not just news. It's emotionally unstable. Lunatic In the Newsroom. Listen today!

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Episodes
  • S E44: Mental Illness, Diarrhea, And Decency | 044

    S E44: Mental Illness, Diarrhea, And Decency | 044
    Jul 27 2026

    What do depression, loneliness, explosive diarrhea and picking up trash have in common?

    Believe it or not… everything.

    This week, Josh Spiegel and BJ Shea connect four stories that, at first glance, have nothing to do with each other: a congressman’s struggle with depression, America’s loneliness epidemic, the parasite making people sick across the country, and why Japan’s World Cup fans continue to embarrass the rest of us-in the best possible way.


    Links

    • Sign up for the free weekly newsletter “5 Things Rolling Around In My Head”
    • Follow Josh Spiegel and BJ Shea on Instagram!
    • Email here.


    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    20 mins
  • S E43: The Doctor Who Tasted Urine And The Summer Job Crisis | 043

    S E43: The Doctor Who Tasted Urine And The Summer Job Crisis | 043
    Jul 13 2026

    In this episode, Josh Spiegel and BJ Shea talk about the strange way doctors used to diagnose diseases, depression inducing reality TV, colonoscopies, and the teenage Summer job crisis.


    Links

    • Sign up for the free weekly newsletter “5 Things Rolling Around In My Head”
    • Follow Josh Spiegel and BJ Shea on Instagram!
    • Email here.


    Attribution Codes

    "Dentaneosuchus Hunt " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Sunflower Dance Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    19 mins
  • S E42: WE’RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER CAKE | 042

    S E42: WE’RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER CAKE | 042
    Jun 29 2026

    Happy 250th birthday, America! In this special episode, Josh Spiegel and special guest BJ Shea, talk about what Americans should celebrate, the best and worst American inventions, how the Founding Fathers would feel about today’s America, the most American “thing,” and what America might look like at 500.


    Links

    • Follow BJ Shea on Instagram!
    • Sign up for the free weekly newsletter “5 Things Rolling Around In My Head”
    • Email here.
    • See Josh's picture!


    Attribution Code

    "Comin Round the Mountain" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    25 mins
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