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Podcasts
To Live And Die In Petroleum Products, With John Vaillant
127
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David Roth
July 13, 2023
Capital
They Don’t Want Us And We Don’t Need Them
331
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David Roth
July 10, 2023
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Podcasts
Perspiring Freely, To Honor America
141
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David Roth
July 6, 2023
Podcasts
Let’s Remember Some Podcasts, With Alex Sujong Laughlin
126
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David Roth
June 29, 2023
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Faces Its Fears With ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
115
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Israel Daramola
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Giri Nathan
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Patrick Redford
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Lauren Theisen
June 27, 2023
MLB
Good Teams Make Their Players Better
132
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David Roth
June 27, 2023
Politics
The Country’s Most Unpleasant Moms Will Not Be Cowed By People Pointing Out The Big Hitler Quote On Their Newsletter
463
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David Roth
June 23, 2023
Podcasts
The Minimum Amount Of Podcast Allowed By Law
100
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David Roth
June 22, 2023
MLB
The Cardinals Are Not The Cardinals
118
Comments
David Roth
June 18, 2023
College Basketball
It’s A Wrap On Bob Huggins
150
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David Roth
June 18, 2023
Podcasts
Ambitions As A Writer And Bathroom Chandeliers, With Israel Daramola And Dave McKenna
95
Comments
David Roth
June 15, 2023
Politics
Clay Higgins Is The Norm
312
Comments
David Roth
June 15, 2023
Politics
So It’s A Crime Now To Have Boxes Full Of Cool Folders With Various Words Printed On Them?
541
Comments
David Roth
June 9, 2023
Podcasts
The Money Will Not Shut Up, With Ray Ratto
100
Comments
David Roth
June 8, 2023
MLB
Twilight Of The Thunder God
181
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David Roth
June 5, 2023
Podcasts
Eat Culture, With Rohan Nadkarni
92
Comments
David Roth
June 1, 2023
NFL
In Praise Of Brian Davis’s Very Possibly Fake $7 Billion Bid For The Washington Commanders
167
Comments
David Roth
May 29, 2023
Podcasts
Sacred Oafs, Holy Madmen, Culture Wars, Things Of That Nature
97
Comments
David Roth
May 25, 2023
Politics
To Restore Public Trust, New York Mayor Eric Adams Must Do A Kickflip
265
Comments
David Roth
May 24, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Dan And Dave Explore The American Dream (Mall)
242
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Dan McQuade
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David Roth
May 19, 2023
Podcasts
Dispatches From The Gulf Of Pain, With David Grann
66
Comments
David Roth
May 18, 2023
NFL
Over And Under In The XFL Championship
120
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David Roth
May 15, 2023
NBA
Grizzlies Suspend Ja Morant After He Plays With A Handgun On Instagram Live Again
258
Comments
David Roth
May 14, 2023
Capital
Burning Down The House
467
Comments
David Roth
May 14, 2023
Podcasts
A Symphony Of Solidarity Honks, With Adam Conover
95
Comments
David Roth
May 11, 2023
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