EP215: Viral Spiders, Slushie Machines & The Murder Theory That Made No Sense

This week on Topicopedia, Ste and Nicole are surviving the heatwave, arguing about aircon, celebrating Spoodpimp going weirdly viral, and once again proving that Lidl’s middle aisle is basically financial Russian roulette. We also dive into listener feedback, weird eBay purchases, resin pumpkins, suspicious weather maps, missing giraffes, sewer explorers, raccoons with jars on their heads, and seagulls stealing terrible sausages. Then we look at some of the world’s weirdest Guinness World Records, including chopsticks in beards, washing machine throwing, rubber duck collections, extremely questionable fingernails and a skateboarding bulldog. In Exhibit A, we cover the tragic murder of Shani Warren, a case wrongly clouded for years by a bizarre suicide theory before DNA evidence finally helped bring justice 35 years later. Plus, Follow Fast or Scroll Past tackles Labubu figures, Jellycat plushies, Stanley tumblers, Ninja slushie machines, Squishmallows and other things people are suddenly obsessed with for reasons science may never explain. Vote for Meme of the Week and send us your feedback at: topicopedia.online Warning: contains adult humour, swearing, poor decisions and at least one joke that probably needs a formal apology. 00:00 Intro: viral spiders, Lidl chaos and what’s coming up 03:28 Catch-up: heatwave, aircon and Spoodpimp goes viral 08:38 Listener feedback: weird eBay buys, resin pumpkins and Andy’s lolly 12:58 Notable news: football, Wimbledon, heat maps, sewer explorers and raccoons 34:16 Main topic: the world’s weirdest Guinness World Records 49:50 Exhibit A: the murder of Shani Warren 59:40 Follow Fast or Scroll Past: Labubu, Jellycat, Stanley cups and slushie machines 1:12:29 Meme of the Week 1:14:51 Joke of the Week 1:17:54 Wrap-up and goodbye #Topicopedia #Podcast #ComedyPodcast #UKPodcast #BritishPodcast #WeirdNews #TrueCrimePodcast #ShaniWarren #GuinnessWorldRecords #Labubu #Jellycat #StanleyTumbler #NinjaSlushi #MemeOfTheWeek #AdultHumour