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Hippopotamus defeats Toni Lodge in 'I CAN'T SAY IT!!!!'

The clip of Toni wrestling one animal's name was the most watched of fifteen uploads, on a week the podcast also announced she is becoming a DJ.

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Toni and RyanStory of October 5, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

I CAN'T SAY IT!!!!

It is one word, and Toni Lodge cannot get through it. "I CAN'T SAY IT!!!!" is a short clip from the Australian podcast she makes with Ryan Jon, and the word is hippopotamus. By the comments' count she lands on about eleven versions, none of them right. It became the week's most watched upload, past 60,000 views, out of fifteen.

The comment section has turned into a pronunciation clinic. One viewer offers a careful theory about the two lip sounds her mouth keeps dodging. Several confess they can no longer say the word themselves. Others bring up comparisons: Mary Poppins learning her magic words, a child begging for a burrito, and Benedict Cumberbatch tripping over penguins in a nature documentary. And a few want the whole thing turned into a song, or at least a ringtone.

The rest of the week kept to the usual weekday rhythm. The newest full episode, "Toni Is Becoming A DJ," runs from daylight saving to tour updates, with a deep dive on someone called Stacey along the way, and it is gathering views fastest of anything on the channel. A September best-of, headed by a story of a man who met his soulmate and then slept with someone else, gives catch-up listeners a shortcut. A clip saluting London tags a handful of British creators.

Days ran slower than the channel's usual, though the week still added more than twelve million views and about 7,000 subscribers. Among podcast channels of a similar size, that was the biggest gain in views, ahead of Club 520 Podcast, which had a lively week of its own.

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What viewers say

the way she just keeps adding letters that aren't there
@itsevensweeterSee it on YouTube
After listening to this, I no longer know how to say it either 😂
@AngHemenwaySee it on YouTube
hip-a-top-a-toos is my favourite way of saying now
@gipsyDngrSee it on YouTube

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