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Podcasts
The Inalienable Right To Host The All-Star Game
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David Roth
April 8, 2021
Politics
What Exactly Is Donald Trump Upset About Here?
231
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David Roth
April 6, 2021
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MLB
Private Choices Have Public Consequences
372
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David Roth
April 5, 2021
Podcasts
Talking Epic Owners, Soft-Tissue Injuries, And Other Baseball Hazards, With Meg Rowley
63
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David Roth
April 1, 2021
NFL
The NFL’s Expanded Season Will Deliver Some Hideously Wrong-Looking Records
223
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David Roth
March 30, 2021
College Basketball
USA Today Opinion Writer: Booing Oral Roberts Is Cancel Culture
205
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David Roth
March 27, 2021
Podcasts
Where Will The Next Good Movies Come From, With Amy Nicholson
108
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David Roth
March 25, 2021
MLB
The Rockies Are The Old, Weird Kind Of Bad
134
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David Roth
March 23, 2021
Defector Up All Night
This Is The Season Of College Basketball Guys
329
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David Roth
March 19, 2021
Podcasts
A Very Loving Hater’s Guide To The NCAA Tournaments, With Maitreyi Anantharaman
77
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David Roth
March 18, 2021
Podcasts
Talking Oprah, Royalty, And Baking While High, With Rachel Handler
86
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David Roth
March 11, 2021
Podcasts
The Noodleman’s Gambit, With Dan Pashman
82
Comments
David Roth
March 4, 2021
MLB
Here’s To Bob Nightengale, The Last Avant-Garde Baseball Photographer
77
Comments
David Roth
February 26, 2021
Podcasts
Trading The Untradeable, With Kalyn Kahler
55
Comments
David Roth
February 25, 2021
MLB
It’s Time For A Scott Kazmir Comeback
70
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David Roth
February 23, 2021
NFL
This Is Jack Easterby’s World
238
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David Roth
February 22, 2021
Podcasts
Talking About ‘ALF’ Rewatches And The Vaccination Experience, With Dan McQuade
71
Comments
David Roth
February 18, 2021
Politics
Point/Counterpoint: Rush Limbaugh
601
Comments
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February 17, 2021
Podcasts
Talking About The People Who Get Upset About Patrick Mahomes, With Mina Kimes
80
Comments
David Roth
February 12, 2021
Podcasts
Way Of The Pizza Dad, With Justin Halpern
55
Comments
David Roth
February 4, 2021
Politics
The March Of The American Kooks
415
Comments
David Roth
February 4, 2021
Podcasts
Enter The Dining Yurt, With Pete Wells
83
Comments
David Roth
January 28, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Best Wishes For A Happy, Healthy Hump Day From Alex Rodriguez
129
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David Roth
January 27, 2021
Podcasts
Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Catastrophe
91
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David Roth
January 21, 2021
NFL
It Is Time For Derek Carr To Pull On A Camo Vest And Stop The Steelers
127
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David Roth
January 20, 2021
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