Lunatic In The Newsroom

Josh Spiegel

Booking Overview

A conversational news-and-comedy show built around unusual current stories, social observations, and pop-culture commentary, typically featuring external comedians, radio hosts, and other media personalities in recurring guest or co-host roles. Agencies could credibly pitch comedians, radio personalities, humorous commentators, and media figures with distinctive takes on news and culture; booking difficulty is low because the show favors accessible conversational guests over highly prominent experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 51

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

lunaticinthenewsroom@gmail.com

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Host

Josh Spiegel - Host and creator of Lunatic In the Newsroom, a news-and-comedy podcast focused on unusual stories, social observations, and pop-culture commentary.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Comedian, radio host, media personality, or commentator with an engaging conversational style and a distinctive perspective on news, culture, or everyday social issues.

Required Achievements:

Professional radio or media experience, Established comedy or commentary work

Recent Guest Discussions

Justin Schlegel - Spider-man: Brand New Day And Spoiler-heavy Pop-culture Commentary.

BJ Shea - Surviving Difficult Summer Travel.

BJ Shea - Depression, Loneliness, Illness, Public Decency, And Unusual News Stories.

BJ Shea - Historical Medical Practices, Reality Television, Colonoscopies, And The Teenage Summer-job Crisis.

BJ Shea - American History, Inventions, National Identity, And The Future Of The United States.

Recent Topics

News, Comedy, Satire, Society

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Lunatic In The Newsroom

S E49: Do You Feel Safe? | 049

September 07, 2026

Statistics say Americans are safe, but Josh Spiegel and BJ Shea, your local lunatics, are seeing true crime in their newsroom. They trade ideas on how to protect themselves from herds of children, home invaders, thieves, and more.LinksSign 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.

S E48: Meet The Midterms’ Strangest Candidates | 048

August 31, 2026

The midterms are coming. In this episode, Josh Spiegel focuses on the wackier side of democracy. He explores the unique candidates not getting enough attention who are making democracy feel more like a practical joke.LinksSign up for the free weekly newsletter “5 Things Rolling Around In My Head”Follow Josh Spiegel 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.

S E47: We're Dying On Tiny Hills | 047

August 24, 2026

Your local lunatics, Josh Spiegel and BJ Shea, cover the news mainstream media is too afraid to mention. Are socks in bed acceptable? Is the corner brownie superior? Josh Spiegel and BJ Shea investigate the pervasive controversies of our society.LinksSign 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...

Publicly listed emails

lunaticinthenewsroom@gmail.com

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