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October 19, 2023
MLB
Nothing Is Promised, Even For The Orioles
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David Roth
October 13, 2023
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David Roth
October 12, 2023
Defector At The Movies
All This Bleeding
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David Roth
October 7, 2023
Podcasts
Wild Cards And Animal Spirits In October
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David Roth
October 5, 2023
This Is So Stupid
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David Roth
October 2, 2023
Podcasts
Pinning Your Ears Back For Taylor Swift, With Giri Nathan And Samer Kalaf
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David Roth
September 28, 2023
Arts And Culture
Background Television Isn’t As Easy As It Looks
243
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David Roth
September 27, 2023
Podcasts
The Coach Prime Discourse Is Decadent And Depraved
127
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David Roth
September 21, 2023
This Is So Stupid
We Need To Talk About “Chunkus”
522
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David Roth
September 15, 2023
Podcasts
What Are The Padres Trying To Tell Us, With Justin Halpern
99
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David Roth
September 14, 2023
The Machines
Linda Yaccarino Is The Last Funny Twitter Bit Left
413
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David Roth
September 13, 2023
Podcasts
What Kind Of Vikings Fan Should A Person Be?
157
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David Roth
August 31, 2023
Elder Wisdom
My Dumb Little Book
134
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David Roth
August 26, 2023
Podcasts
The Kings Of Shrimp Country, With Spencer Hall
90
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David Roth
August 24, 2023
MLB
Dallas Keuchel Approaches Perfection
104
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David Roth
August 20, 2023
MLB
Jeffrey Loria Makes A Good Point
144
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David Roth
August 20, 2023
Podcasts
Pete Alonso Emo Chat, With Lindsey Adler
80
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David Roth
August 10, 2023
Politics
A Seat At The Table Of Success
334
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David Roth
August 9, 2023
MLB
The Mets Have Unlocked The Basement
84
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David Roth
August 6, 2023
MLB
José Ramirez And Tim Anderson Had A Real Fight, Not A Baseball Fight
145
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David Roth
August 6, 2023
Podcasts
The Bib Does Nothing!
150
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David Roth
August 3, 2023
MLB
You Have To Know How Bad You Actually Are
138
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David Roth
July 31, 2023
MLB
Nine Ways To The Immaculate
172
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David Roth
July 28, 2023
Podcasts
How Much Vlatko Is Too Much Vlatko, With Abigail Segel
116
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David Roth
July 27, 2023
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