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Podcasts
The Underoos Of Neckties, Non-Seasonal Boxer Shorts, And The Office Dog
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David Roth
June 23, 2022
Politics
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants To Be Sure Joe Paterno’s Statue Is Doing OK
153
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David Roth
June 23, 2022
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Podcasts
Endurance Basketball, Dystopian Golf, And The Plight Of The Sacrificial Mensch
79
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David Roth
June 16, 2022
Golf
The Saudi Golf League’s Big Bet Is On Gravity
294
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David Roth
June 15, 2022
Podcasts
The Thin Line Between Owning Twitter And Being Owned By Twitter, With Matt Levine
161
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David Roth
June 9, 2022
Podcasts
Marathon To The Mall And Other Public/Private Partnerships, With Adam Conover
97
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David Roth
June 2, 2022
Arts And Culture
See What You Find
70
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David Roth
May 27, 2022
Podcasts
Blowout Season, Graft Culture, And Magnanimous Husband Mode
77
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David Roth
May 26, 2022
Podcasts
Patrick Beverley Is Coming For Everyone, Eventually, With Pablo Torre
75
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David Roth
May 19, 2022
MLB
Finding The Upside In Losing An Eight-Inning No-Hitter To The Pirates
96
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David Roth
May 16, 2022
Podcasts
Porpoising In The Speed Zone, With Luis Paez-Pumar
94
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David Roth
May 12, 2022
NBA
The Absurdity Of The Righteous Fury Over ‘Winning Time’
138
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David Roth
May 10, 2022
Podcasts
The Art Of Knowing Where To Stand, With Patrick Redford
63
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David Roth
May 5, 2022
MLB
Here’s How The Cincinnati Reds Are Doing
133
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David Roth
May 1, 2022
NBA
Come On, Giannis
113
Comments
David Roth
May 1, 2022
MLB
Here’s To The Janky No-Hitter, One Of Baseball’s Great Delights
166
Comments
David Roth
May 1, 2022
Podcasts
Talking Draft Boards And The Ketchup Bottle Test, With Austin Gayle
63
Comments
David Roth
April 28, 2022
MLB
Where Is The Window For The Cincinnati Reds?
168
Comments
David Roth
April 25, 2022
Podcasts
Nicolas Cage’s Remarkable Pet Crow, With Gabriella Paiella
72
Comments
David Roth
April 21, 2022
Podcasts
Baseball As Antidepressant, With Albert Burneko And Kelsey McKinney
96
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David Roth
April 14, 2022
MLB
Reds President And CFO Asks Fans To Consider Whether Maybe This Is Actually All Their Fault
204
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David Roth
April 12, 2022
MLB
What’s Left To Root For When Winning Isn’t Part Of The Plan?
261
Comments
David Roth
April 11, 2022
Podcasts
The NBA Playoffs And Watching R-Rated Movies With Your Parents, With Rohan Nadkarni
98
Comments
David Roth
April 7, 2022
Politics
Brett Favre And The Thin Line Between “Making Plays” And “Massive Fraud”
291
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David Roth
April 6, 2022
Podcasts
The Karkovice Identity, With Tim Marchman
90
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David Roth
March 31, 2022
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