{"product_id":"book-2qde","title":"The Onion Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dikkers' comedic voice, so integral to creating the distinctive \u003ci\u003eOnion \u003c\/i\u003estyle, lends to a mixture of journalistic verve and an authentically confessional account of long nights and betting on your own talents. Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e will relish revisiting some of its best stories and headlines while witnessing its constant reinvention as the media landscape itself continues to evolve.\" —\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe founder of TheOnion.com and longest-serving editor-in-chief regales readers with never-before-told anecdotes from the beloved satiric newsroom in this celebration of creativity, resilience, and the transformative power of jokes—delivered in AP style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this laugh-out-loud origin story of a world-renowned satirist and \"America's Finest News Source\" Scott Dikkers treats you to a rollicking trip through the 80s, 90s, and 00s, chronicling the inception, evolution, and success of \u003cem\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/em\u003e from his view at the helm. With his famous wit and wisdom Dikkers chronicles the paper's founding, run-ins with the law, scrapes with death, and raving-mad antics of its staff in chapters like:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildhood Trauma Mined for Cheap Laugh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHurriedly Collected Life Savings Invested Wisely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop Put to All This Horseplay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAward-winning Local Author Inspired, Drunk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook, Area Man on TV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffice Internet Briefly Used for Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever been duped into believing an \u003cem\u003eOnion \u003c\/em\u003eheadline, or simply laughed to avoid crying at how closely its fake news articles resembled reality, get a first-person view from the mastermind himself of the publication's unparalleled legacy as the world's most trusted news source, celebrated for its fearless commitment to truth-telling under the guise of satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e© 2025 by Scott Dikkers. ℗ 2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67943853195568,"sku":"BD2qde","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2qde-Square-cover.webp?v=1791221874","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2qde","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}