Lunatic In the Newsroom

Josh Spiegel
  • 5.0 (44)
  • NEWS COMMENTARY
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

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!

  1. 6D AGO

    We're Colonizing the Moon and Mars (Seriously) | 025

    The countdown has already started as Josh Spiegel breaks down what returning to the Moon and surviving on Mars means for the future of humanity. Mars babies are in the forecast, but they're threatened at the prospect of America's next great war: aliens with super soakers. Josh explores NASA's Artemis II mission, lunar hotels, and much more. Is humanity's space escape plan genius or a disaster brewing to destroy another planet? Attribution Code "Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Attribution Code "Mesmerizing Galaxy " 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.

    24 min

  2. FEB 9

    Secretary Chavez-DeRemer's Forbidden Valentine | 024

    Josh Spiegel investigates scandalous workplace affairs during America's Love Week. Government official, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is accused of cheating on her husband with her bodyguard. Josh discusses how Valentine's Day could save her marriage that's hanging on by a hyphen.  Attribution Code "Spy Glass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Attribution Code "Scheming Weasel (faster version)" 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.

    25 min

  3. FEB 2

    The Big Game Experience (No Football Required) | 023

    Let's place a bet: Josh Spiegel races down the grocery store aisles on his shopping cart before you can figure out what "Latin Trap Rap" is during the Big Game on Sunday. The winner (Josh, of course) attends work bright and early on Monday! Attribution Code "Eighties Action" 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.

    24 min

  4. JAN 26

    New Trend Alert: 2026 Is the New 2026 | 022

    Josh Spiegel predicts the biggest trends of 2026. We're shopping at physical stores again, but it's not 2016. That's just a trick of the algorithm. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    27 min

  5. JAN 19

    Should the U.S. Take Over Greenland? (Asking for Real Estate Reasons) | 021

    In this episode, Josh Spiegel bravely asks the most important geopolitical question of our time: Could I downsize to an icy, government-subsidized apartment where no one talks to me-and should America help make that happen? Attribution Code "Enchanted Valley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Fuzzball Parade" 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.

    25 min

  6. JAN 12

    Spandex At 30,000 Feet: How America Gave Up | 020

    During recent holiday travel, Josh Spiegel noticed America has stopped getting dressed. From spandex to sweatpants to pajamas and slippers, this episode asks, when did public spaces turn into bedrooms. This isn’t about fashion. It’s about safety. And pants. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    20 min

  7. JAN 5

    The World's Most Awkward Arrest: Nicolas Maduro's Capture | 019

    Josh Spiegel has been thinking about what it must have been like for Venezuela’s President when he was captured by U.S. Forces over the weekend. He wonders what life is like for Maduro now that he’s in custody and how the future will play out. But the words you’ll hear will not be the regurgitated rants of the media’s talking heads from this weekend. This episode could only come from the mind of Josh – a Lunatic In The Newsroom. Josh also veers into a conversation about smells and the horror of realizing your home might have an odor problem.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    36 min

  8. 12/29/2025

    The Longest Game Of Hide And Seek | 018

    What do we do when planes vanish without a trace? This week, Josh Spiegel explores two aviation mysteries that won’t go away. In fact, new searches are about to begin for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and Amelia Earhart’s plane. Josh breaks down what we know, what we don’t, and why these disappearances still nag at us. He even offers his own theories on what happened to these doomed flights and wonders if some mysteries are simply not meant to be solved. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    20 min
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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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