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Two Bad Neighbors
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David Roth
June 13, 2024
Podcasts
Garlic Shrimp And Slovenian Timelords, With Ray Ratto
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David Roth
June 6, 2024
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The Machines
Google’s Got Nothing But Wrong Answers
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David Roth
June 5, 2024
Podcasts
The State Of The Website And The Two Types Of Butter
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David Roth
May 30, 2024
NBA
Deal With It
117
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David Roth
May 26, 2024
Podcasts
Staying On Paul Schrader’s Good Side, With Stephen Rodrick
85
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David Roth
May 23, 2024
Life's Rich Pageant
Have You Seen A Cybertruck Yet?
800
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David Roth
May 21, 2024
NFL
Harrison Butker Overestimates His Range
431
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David Roth
May 17, 2024
Podcasts
When The Planes Become Available, With Maitreyi Anantharaman
91
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David Roth
May 16, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
Come And Sit By ‘The Fire Next Time’ With Defector Reads A Book
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Patrick Redford
May 16, 2024
MLB
It Has Seldom Been More Los Angeles Angels Than It Is Right Now
109
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David Roth
May 15, 2024
Music
Everyone Has A Steve Albini Album
279
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David Roth
May 9, 2024
Podcasts
Marriage Lore And A Song About Pissing
118
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David Roth
May 9, 2024
MLB
Willson Contreras Broke His Arm In The Small Margins
128
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David Roth
May 8, 2024
Podcasts
Josh McRoberts Reconsidered, With Rohan Nadkarni
101
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David Roth
May 2, 2024
Journalismism
They Are Insecure For A Reason
740
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David Roth
April 30, 2024
Podcasts
Data, Romance, And The NFL Draft, With Alec Lewis
64
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David Roth
April 25, 2024
MLB
Aaron Boone Gets Ejected For Whatever Some Fan Yelled At Hunter Wendelstedt
174
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David Roth
April 22, 2024
Podcasts
We’re All Lifelong Nuggets Fans Here, With Patrick Redford
65
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David Roth
April 18, 2024
Capital
Does It Matter That AI Doesn’t Work?
364
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David Roth
April 15, 2024
Podcasts
Make Gambling Embarrassing Again, With Justin Halpern
170
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David Roth
April 11, 2024
MLB
The More Random The Pitcher, The Better The No-Hitter
123
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David Roth
April 5, 2024
Podcasts
Subtraction By Subtraction, With Ray Ratto
106
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David Roth
April 4, 2024
Podcasts
Junior Year Abroad: The Return
107
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David Roth
March 28, 2024
Funbag
Who’s On The List Of Universally Liked People?
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David Roth
March 26, 2024
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