Inside Shawn's childhood home, new details on the Maduro situation, another Impractical Joker gets in trouble, a shocking celebrity blind item reveal, all the new gadgets unveiled at CES 2026, the Mickey Rourke GoFundMe drama, when police AI technology goes wrong and so much more!

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.

The News Junkie

How Big Is Too Big?

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Shawn starts off the year with a bang, the United States + Greenland, war on the food pyramid, a horse on the loose at Target, an ICE shooting in Minnesota, Denny's started the fire, 1-95 is the danger zone, Stranger Things fans overdose on cope, Jimmy Kimmel hit with cuts and so much more!

A Very Sick Pirate

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Welcome to 2026, what we all did during the break, the late night Maduro mission, Amy Kaufeldt's New Year's resolutions, a hammer attack against JD Vance, Stranger Things last season drama, RIP MTV forever, an insane way to make a million dollars, insider trading on Polymarket and so much more!

New Year, New Show

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Our final show of 2025, the TNJ Awards, a football coach is angry, Ice Spice went too sexy, the insane story of how the Brown University shooter was busted, a hospital handles a big mistake, the Patriot Games are coming soon, a famous rock band calls it quits, more trouble for Epic Universe, wrapping up 2025 and so much more!

The 2025 TNJ Awards

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How Big Is Too Big?

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