The News Junkie

The News Junkie

The News Junkie, Shawn Wasson, with Sabrina and C-Lane. The three best friends you never knew you had run through the most viral stories of the day.

Episodes

May 16, 2024 147 mins
A man in a hammock, a whole ass Red Lobster, an update on the Whole Foods jerker, Tom Brady regrets the roast, The Last of Us 2, the Cotton Candy planet (finally), Jerry Seinfeld backlash, Mike Tyson's giant gloves, Caitlyn Clark's debut ratings, the Redskins return and so much more!
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A man cranks it on a woman in Whole Foods, she gives the greatest interview ever, McDonald's is making some crazy decisions, the most insane delivery of all time, the great vegetable war, Shawn goes nuclear on an emailer, King Charles has a weird new painting and so much more!
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May 14, 2024 150 mins
College graduation gone wrong, the truth about the Trump trial, Judge Judy is pissed, C-Lane had it all, an AI song hits the country charts, a portal between New York and Dublin goes NSFW, a bedroom for every kid, RIP Chuck E Cheese, the insane ChatGPT launch and so much more!
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May 13, 2024 151 mins
Shawn is back and ready to talk about what's been going on, Trump talked about hot dogs for a while, a ChatGPT demo goes horribly wrong, a man stopped brushing his teeth, stay under 20 mph, Amy K joins the show, Steve Buscemi got attacked in New York and so much more!
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May 10, 2024 154 mins
FRIDAY 5/10/24: A GoFundMe aims to disrupt protesters at University of Pennsylvania. A fat monkey dies after too many people feed it. A rental car company charges a Tesla renter for gas.
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May 8, 2024 149 mins
WEDNESDAY 5/8/24: Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump's trial. Mysterious money keeps turns up in some Ohio bathrooms. A newlywed feels entitled to an Instagram handle. An idiot breaks his finger with his Tesla Cybertruck.
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May 7, 2024 151 mins
The cicadas are everywhere, what Trump's jail cell would look like, the Boy Scouts changes names, the Met Gala wet t-shirt contest, Apple's boring new event, $40,000 per year to optimize your health, learning more about lab-grown meat, nude cruise revelations and so much more!
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May 6, 2024 149 mins
Tom Brady got roasted, a remote working job that seems insane, Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tarts movie is weird, Sabrina says an unthinkable word in front of Amy Kaufeldt, the Kentucky Derby was won by a nose, the weird thing Shawn did for Cinco De Mayo and so much more!
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May 3, 2024 155 mins
Kitara is back, Shawn and Sabrina argue over whether Britney Spears is crazy, schools don't have air conditioning, a reporter is getting stalked, cars are getting too much tech, Ashley Madison sextortion, a Pop Tart movie and so much more!
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May 2, 2024 151 mins
A crazy man in court, an old lady bank robber, Domino's has a crazy new idea, The Fall Guy, a man dressed as 'Ken' kills another man, insane new AirBnB locations, a politician's phone got hacked, the celebrity bowling event and so much more!
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May 1, 2024 151 mins
A bee hero comes forward, Sabrina isn't a fan, we all made mistakes - all three of us come clean, Fritz on the Street, pay me for my work, using AI because you're too scared to order pizza, never lost any luggage, Dave & Busters gambling and so much more!
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April 30, 2024 150 mins
Should the boat trash kids be charged? Biden vs a salad, your Junkie number, buy a Fort Wilderness cabin, Seymour Weiner should be very angry, a man kicks a bison, kid attacks teacher - parents sue school and so much more!
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April 29, 2024 149 mins
Is this audio real or fake? tornadoes in Oklahoma, a creepy man and a boy's ear, George Washington's orange juice, Amy Kaufeldt, Russell Brand, Sexsomnia, a more respectable MILF Manor, George Santos is back and so much more!
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April 26, 2024 155 mins
Some drama at one of our stations, the big event Shawn doesn't understand, the worst disguise ever, the skirt Karen who went to jail, the autograph fiasco, a weird moment with a bike guy, category six hurricanes and so much more!
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April 25, 2024 150 mins
It's Sabrina's birthday and their are gifts + special guests, a principal was fired over AI lies, the McDonald's deal so crazy people don't believe it is real, Creed is making a comeback, cruising with the stars, Trump's burn and so much more!
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April 25, 2024 140 mins
The greatest comeback ever, Shanghai Shawn, Elon Musk TikTok response, Fritz on the Street, a 110 year-old man still drives, daylight carjacking updates, AI is going to take your call, Trump National Enquirer secrets and so much more!
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April 23, 2024 149 mins
A horrible and dangerous new invention, a fight over the word kidnapping, big updates on the daylight carjacking, the band you've seen live the most times, the Trump trial, the people against Jennifer Lopez, Alec Baldwin, chaos on campus, a cruise ripoff and so much more!
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April 22, 2024 148 mins
MONDAY 4/22/24: Sabrina and C-Lane take over the show in Shawn's absence. A woman is banned from Uber for her first name. A bunch of listeners chime in about loud cars. Josh becomes an expert at bird law.
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April 19, 2024 150 mins
Shawn drops the ban hammer on a chatter and triggers everyone with one of his takes, Moe brings everyone chicken parm for Chicken Parm Day, a man cracks a beer at gunpoint, people rush the record stores, the Trump jury is picked, Trump fire protest and so much more!
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April 18, 2024 148 mins
A creepy question for Caitlyn Clark, launching an album on Geocities, the 'You're Not Real' woman is back and she's in a bikini, 911 goes down, the shock talk tactic, a coast guard rescue, your first time driving, the hot dog eating president challenge and so much more!
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