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I Had A Baby And Now I Can’t Read! What Do I Do?
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Kelsey McKinney
June 13, 2025
NHL
Calvin Pickard Saved The Day
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Barry Petchesky
June 13, 2025
NHL
Oilers-Panthers Isn’t A Rivalry, It’s A Saga
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Ray Ratto
June 13, 2025
WNBA
Yes, The Sky Is Falling For The Sky
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
June 12, 2025
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We Let Drew Cook
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Defector Staff
June 12, 2025
Podcasts
Monorail: Origins, With Alan Siegel
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David Roth
June 12, 2025
Music
Metallica Is Forever
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Drew Magary
June 12, 2025
NBA
The Whole NBA Is Telling James Dolan To Piss Off
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Ray Ratto
June 12, 2025
Defector Reads A Book
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Patrick Redford
June 12, 2025
Music
Brian Wilson Was The Sound Of Something Just Out Of Reach
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Lauren Theisen
June 12, 2025
Music
Brian Wilson Was A Sad Genius Who Brought Joy To The World
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Dave McKenna
June 12, 2025
NBA
Not So Funny When Someone’s Doing That Shit To You, Is It?
156
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Tom Ley
June 12, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Psychiatric Nurse Whose Research Funding Was Cut By The Trump Administration
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Sabrina Imbler
June 11, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
Chicago Man Wears White Sox Cap To Work
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Barry Petchesky
June 11, 2025
Politics
This Party Sucks
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Tom Ley
June 11, 2025
Podcasts
Everyone Will Be Abuzz About The Season 8 Finale
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Jae Towle Vieira
June 11, 2025
MLB
BWOOP BWOOP BWOOP! Now The Red Sox Have Summoned A Mighty Lad
77
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Chris Thompson
June 11, 2025
MLB
The Rime Of The Big Dumper, Or How And In What Manner Cal Raleigh Became A Bona Fide Slugger
110
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Kathryn Xu
June 11, 2025
MLB
I Think This Is The Best Catch I’ve Ever Seen
188
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David Roth
June 10, 2025
Interviews
Megan Greenwell On Living Under And Outside Of Private Equity, The Invasive Species Eating American Life
178
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David Roth
June 10, 2025
Funbag
In This House We Believe Faith No More Is One Of The Most Important Bands In History
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Drew Magary
June 10, 2025
WNBA
The Golden State Valkyries Are Beloved And Ahead Of Schedule
22
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Patrick Redford
June 10, 2025
NHL
Brad Marchand Is Still A Royal Pain In The Ass
70
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Lauren Theisen
June 10, 2025
Music
Is This An Era Of Cultural Stagnation?
145
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Israel Daramola
June 10, 2025
Arts And Culture
There Will Never Be Another ‘WTF With Marc Maron’
272
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Diana Moskovitz
June 10, 2025
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