Christine Wenc

And at the same time, The Onion has become very popular. So in a way, The Onion is kind of mainstream now, you know? I mean, it's... And a lot... Many people from The Onion have gone on to write for... You know, the people from The Onion were instrumental in creating The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. And all the late-night shows now have had Onion, people working for them.

And at the same time, The Onion has become very popular. So in a way, The Onion is kind of mainstream now, you know? I mean, it's... And a lot... Many people from The Onion have gone on to write for... You know, the people from The Onion were instrumental in creating The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. And all the late-night shows now have had Onion, people working for them.

The Onion has kind of spread its influence... very broadly, but all kind of under the radar. And it's interesting because I also know that journalists love The Onion. They say The Onion says things that we wish we could say and we can't say. And so I find that really interesting too.

The Onion has kind of spread its influence... very broadly, but all kind of under the radar. And it's interesting because I also know that journalists love The Onion. They say The Onion says things that we wish we could say and we can't say. And so I find that really interesting too.

So I think The Onion is aware that journalists actually love them, even though they're often making fun of what journalists do.

So I think The Onion is aware that journalists actually love them, even though they're often making fun of what journalists do.

Yeah, I mean, I started this book way back in 2018, right before the pandemic. And I just moved back to Madison from the East Coast, where I'd been for about 25 years. And this was during the first kind of just big discussion about fake news, like the bad fake news. So everybody was thinking about that and talking about that a lot. I was going back to my college town.

Yeah, I mean, I started this book way back in 2018, right before the pandemic. And I just moved back to Madison from the East Coast, where I'd been for about 25 years. And this was during the first kind of just big discussion about fake news, like the bad fake news. So everybody was thinking about that and talking about that a lot. I was going back to my college town.

So naturally, I started thinking about the stuff I did back in college. And so and then I also started wondering, you know, I wonder what the onion people think about all of this and the way, you know, the discourse has changed and the way that news has changed.

So naturally, I started thinking about the stuff I did back in college. And so and then I also started wondering, you know, I wonder what the onion people think about all of this and the way, you know, the discourse has changed and the way that news has changed.

So all of that really made me want to write the book, as well as learning for myself more about the history of news and journalism since that time. So, yeah, I did many, many, many interviews, talked to tons of people. And they were just that, you know, as you can see, you mentioned there's so many characters.

So all of that really made me want to write the book, as well as learning for myself more about the history of news and journalism since that time. So, yeah, I did many, many, many interviews, talked to tons of people. And they were just that, you know, as you can see, you mentioned there's so many characters.

There's so many just smart, funny and interesting and just weirdos, you know, that have been through the onion. And that's been it was very, very fun to meet a lot of those folks and talk to them. It was great.

There's so many just smart, funny and interesting and just weirdos, you know, that have been through the onion. And that's been it was very, very fun to meet a lot of those folks and talk to them. It was great.