| Bizarre and dull though it may be, the political stakes in the talkathon are pretty high. |
| There was a huge talkathon in the United States Senate this week. |
| He insists that the denizens at the Guinness Book of World Records have given him the permission for the talkathon and were even watching his event closely. |
| They've even started making short films, and in 2011 hosted a special twenty-four-hour talkathon with special guests like Adam Savage. |
| Merv's smart showing there got him a daytime chat show, whose geniality continues today in the Ellen DeGeneris talkathon. |
| Moreover, opponents are threatening a prolonged talkathon that could drag on into next year's presidential primary season. |
