Episode 855: I Like to Consider Myself a Local Man

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Matt Wrather makes a surprise stop in from parental leave to join Matt Belinkie, Mark Lee and Pete Fenzel as we discuss The Onion: its history, style, and modes of satire through the years. We overthink the A.I.-threatened art of clever photoshopping, the dialogue between image and text, doing topical humor on news figures with zero impersonation, and good-natured, tragic pathos. With the Onion back in print and proposing to expand its media empire with an acquisition of InfoWars, will everything that was old and funny become new again and also funny? Plus, a question of the week on our greatest hits for children’s bedtime stories, and a blazing take from area new father that 9/11 may have changed American culture.

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Further Reading

• Who are those six people in that one Onion section? – theonion.com | Ask MetaFilter
• “Frog and Toad”: An Amphibious Celebration of Same-Sex Love | The New Yorker
• De Blasio: ‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find A Mayor That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’ – The Onion
• You Will Suffer Humiliation When The Sports Team From My Area Defeats The Sports Team From Your Area – The Onion
• Issue 37•34: The September 11th Issue – The Onion
• Not Knowing What Else To Do, Woman Bakes American-Flag Cake – The Onion
• Pop Culture Expert Surprisingly Not Ashamed Of Self – The Onion
• Standards Lowered For Second Search Through Fridge – The Onion
• Man Returning From Vacation Settles On Single Concise Anecdote He’ll Tell Everyone Who Asks – The Onion
• Dog Looks At Owner Who Put It In Costume Like Mafia Don Betrayed By Loyal Consigliere – The Onion
• Bloodied, Bruised John Kerry Emerges Victorious At Kickboxing Tournament In Bangkok Prison – The Onion
• John Kerry Sits In Shadows Of Kiev Café Awaiting Woman Known Only As Dasha – The Onion
• Theme Park Guests Trapped For Harrowing 6 Hours On Stuck Merry-Go-Round – The Onion
• Outdoor Advertising Is A Blight On Our Society vs. I Just Wanted To Tell The Nice People About The Yogurt – The Onion
• r/AteTheOnion
• The new CEO of ‘The Onion’ is bringing back ‘the good internet.’ Here’s how