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A Quick One with Ed Parnell

Daily Comedy News Headlines Monday to Thursday and the odd sketch here and there. Occasional imaginary TV GuideEven more occasional Weekend PulloutAnd the rarest of rare amusing items.========================Other Podcasts what I does.Books and Live ReadsSpooky StoriesMisfits through HistoryMysteries and SolutionsHistory and odd happeningsVisit my site for more information. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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3:14

At it like knives

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/12

This year will bring "another significant decline of the birth rate" for an "overwhelming number of countries," new analysis shows.Birth Gauge, an open-source database that aggregates global fertility and population trends, analyzed the number of births across the world so far this year and concluded the decline will continue.StoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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3:58

Your Tax Dollars Hard At Work

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/12

In the summer of 2023, Ana Liss sat in a law firm conference room in Rochester, New York, to be deposed — again. This time the ordeal lasted more than eight hours, she recalls, with a brief lunch break in the middle of the day. She was questioned repeatedly by Andrew Cuomo’s lawyer about her time working for New York state and her allegations of misconduct against the former governor.Liss made the unusual — and inadvisable — decision that day to not have her lawyer present for the deposition.“I

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3:43

Stop All The Clocks

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/12

A Michigan clock company that has helped people keep time for 99 years says it’s going out of business due to tariffs and other economic conditions.Howard Miller Co., which makes grandfather clocks, wall clocks and furniture, said production will be phased out this year. The company will stick around in 2026 to sell its inventory.“We are incredibly disappointed to have reached this point in our journey,” CEO Howard J. “Buzz” Miller, grandson of founder Howard C. Miller, said Thursday.The

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2:33

Emergency please hold

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/12

Pennsylvania is experiencing intermittent 911 issues Friday.People experiencing issues contacting 911 are asked to contact their local 911 center on their non-emergency lines.In a news conference Friday, Randy Padfield, Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, said there continued to be intermittent connectivity issues Friday evening. The majority of calls seem to be getting through, he said.StoryBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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1:02

Behind the scenes of Headline Edition

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/09

First is a series of behind the scenes segments and not just here cos I couldn't think of any ideas.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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2:25

Headlne Edition - When do you want it delivered?

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/07

News delivered to you by the person of your dreams dressed only in leaves.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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3:55

Headline Edition - Misprints are part of the plan

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/04

You can, Malcolm. Of course you can.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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2:10

Headline Edition - Throwing Up Hot News All Over You

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/03

News is that thing which is both new and 's'.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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2:13

Headline Edition - News in indigestble chunks

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/02

Your news Round up for todayBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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2:25

Headline Edition - News You Can't Trust

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/07/01

The latest headlines and stories in 2 minutes or your hat replaced.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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3:38

Starbucks

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/06/07

If I sound pissed it's because I am. Employing people and treating them like drones is no way to run a business. This man could have died. Now, it could be the barista was being a dick. But either way this man owes his life to a smaller cafe competing with a larger, richer venue.StoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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1:12

NYM - The Police Call Blotter

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/06/07

Call the Police, Maud! They are after our sherry!LinkHastags provided by putting the lyrics of Nat King Cole's 'Call the Police' into, um, hashtagsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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1:19

Hark the herald angels complain about almost everything

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/06/05

A short intermission to the Paper Review, during which you may all visit the theatre bar.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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2:41

Some are dead and some a living, in my life THE PAPER...

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/06/03

The Paper Review, live from Glastonbury**not live and not from GlastonburyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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2:59

Premium Paper Review

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/06/02

Thank you for your choice of the Premium version of The Paper ReviewBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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3:24

German cathedral offers ‘sincere regret’ for chicken...

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/05/31

A German cathedral chapter apologized this week for hosting a performance featuring semi-clad dancers waving plucked chickens wrapped in diapers.Story https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/german-cathedral-offers-sincere-regretBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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3:10

White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s 'Make...

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/05/31

The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which decried America's food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs.Story https://www.npr.org/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5417346/white-house-acknowledges-problems-in-rfk-jr-s-make-america-healthy-again-reportBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-quick-one-with-ed-parnell--5948367/support.

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3:47

Brazil’s lifelike doll craze goes from shopping malls...

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/05/31

SAO PAULO (AP) — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures. Influencers have staged situations such as birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn” dolls, creating videos that have gone viral.Story

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3:05

AI-enabled 'vibe coding' lets anyone write software

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/05/31

Chloe Samaha wasn't trained to write software. But she and her partner at their San Francisco-based startup BOND got a working version of a new online productivity manager and website up and running in less than a day. "He was on his way back from a ski trip and built the entire back end … in six hours. And I built the front end in, like, an hour-and-a-half, and we just had a functional product," Samaha said.Story https://www.npr.org/2025/05/30/nx-s1-5413387/vibe-coding-ai-software-developmentBecome

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3:07

Invasive parakeets now 'unstoppable' as population...

A Quick One with Ed Parnell ·

2025/05/31

New figures show a steep rise in the population of parakeets now living wild in the UK, with experts warning of a "green invasion." Figures given to ITV News by the British Trust for Ornithology show “an astronomical rise,” which researchers have said is now “unstoppable”. Originally from India and Pakistan, the ring-necked parakeets are officially “an invasive species,” but the emerald, green parakeet has thrived in cities from Plymouth to Aberdeen - reaching much of Wales and even parts of

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