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Crisis Parenting And Dipshit Owner Behavior, With Jason Gay
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David Roth
November 17, 2022
NFL
The Cult Of The Backup QB Isn’t Always Wrong
148
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David Roth
November 16, 2022
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Everything Is Silicon Valley Now
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David Roth
November 14, 2022
Podcasts
Everyone Is Just Going For It, With Bomani Jones
61
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David Roth
November 10, 2022
Podcasts
The Dipshit’s Gambit, With Rohan Nadkarni
65
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David Roth
November 3, 2022
Podcasts
The Dreaded Vladimir Radmanovic Comparison, With Patrick Redford
36
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David Roth
October 27, 2022
MLB
Bryce Harper Is Burning Again
164
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David Roth
October 26, 2022
Politics
The Disgust Is The Product
430
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David Roth
October 24, 2022
Podcasts
Philadelphia Feelies, With Dan McQuade
88
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David Roth
October 20, 2022
MLB
It Is Not Going To Make Sense
200
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David Roth
October 16, 2022
College Football
Barf To Win
102
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David Roth
October 16, 2022
Podcasts
The Tao Of The Tight End, With Tyler Dunne
78
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David Roth
October 13, 2022
Politics
The Future Feels Like LIV Golf
260
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David Roth
October 12, 2022
Podcasts
Lake Boy Reverie
102
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David Roth
October 6, 2022
Podcasts
How The Minor Leagues Got Organized, With Emma Baccellieri
47
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David Roth
September 29, 2022
MLB
Richard Bleier Balked Himself Into Red-Ass History
162
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David Roth
September 28, 2022
This Is So Stupid
Darren Rovell: Congratulations On Catching Aaron Judge’s Home Run Ball, But You Are In Great Danger
169
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David Roth
September 23, 2022
Podcasts
You Cannot Just “Be The Dodgers”
53
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David Roth
September 22, 2022
Podcasts
Sweetheart Of The Scuzz Carnival, With Pablo Torre
76
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David Roth
September 15, 2022
Podcasts
The Good, The Bad, And The Cousins, With Kalyn Kahler
35
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David Roth
September 8, 2022
Podcasts
Sun, Fun, Dread, And The Mets
63
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David Roth
August 25, 2022
MLB
Justin Verlander Really Might Reach Baseball’s Dumbest, Coolest Round Number
158
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David Roth
August 24, 2022
Politics
America’s Id Will Defend Itself At All Costs
332
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David Roth
August 16, 2022
Podcasts
The Power Of Shutting Up, With Ray Ratto
77
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David Roth
August 11, 2022
MLB
Jacob deGrom Is On The Tightrope
90
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David Roth
August 8, 2022
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