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EPISODE · Nov 17, 2025 · 21 MIN

S E12: Blown Whale | 012

from Lunatic In the Newsroom

It’s been 55 years since a beached whale was blown up with dynamite on an Oregon beach. In this episode, Josh Spiegel gets the legendary story firsthand from a newspaper reporter who was there and saw it happen. Food recalls seem like an everyday occurrence.Josh says, it’s not just because of salmonella or listeria. It’s pieces of golf balls found in food. Plus, Josh imagines how politicians celebrated the end of the government shutdown.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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It’s been 55 years since a beached whale was blown up with dynamite on an Oregon beach. In this episode, Josh Spiegel gets the legendary story firsthand from a newspaper reporter who was there and saw it happen. Food recalls seem like an everyday...

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