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Cycling
The Protests Against Israel–Premier Tech Worked
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Patrick Redford
October 10, 2025
Podcasts
Cathy Vs. Phee In The Basketball Court Of Public Opinion, With Jordan Robinson And Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Patrick Redford
October 7, 2025
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Journalismism
Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era
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Patrick Redford
October 6, 2025
Politics
Israel Breaks International Law So That It Can Continue To Starve Gaza
163
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Patrick Redford
October 3, 2025
Podcasts
A Double Dose Of ‘Nothing But Respect,’ With Maitreyi Anantharaman And Max Wolf Friedlich
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Patrick Redford
October 1, 2025
WNBA
The Aces’ Superstar Trio Is The Reason To Watch
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Patrick Redford
October 1, 2025
WNBA
What Aliyah Boston Does Is Simple, But Not Easy
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Patrick Redford
September 30, 2025
Defector At The Movies
‘HIM’ Is A Non-Starter
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Patrick Redford
September 25, 2025
WNBA
New York Liberty Shock WNBA World By Firing Underperforming Coach
51
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Patrick Redford
September 24, 2025
Podcasts
This Building Is A Bucket, With Ben Schneider
8
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Patrick Redford
September 23, 2025
WNBA
A’ja Wilson Is The Smoothest Operator
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Patrick Redford
September 19, 2025
The Machines
Mark Zuckerberg Demonstrates That His AI Smart Glasses Suck And Don’t Work
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Patrick Redford
September 18, 2025
Podcasts
A Dissection Of The Kawhi Leonard Scandal, With Noah Kulwin
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Patrick Redford
September 16, 2025
Cycling
La Vuelta Collapses Miles Short Of Its Own Finish Line
103
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Patrick Redford
September 15, 2025
Podcasts
A WNBA Playoff Preview For Everyone, With Maitreyi Anantharaman
19
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Patrick Redford
September 10, 2025
Cycling
Israel–Premier Tech’s Presence At La Vuelta Is Ruining The Race
80
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Patrick Redford
September 9, 2025
Cycling
You Can Advertise The State Of Israel On Your Shirt Or Ride Undisrupted In La Vuelta, But Not Both
107
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Patrick Redford
September 3, 2025
Podcasts
The Most Evil NBA Jersey Sponsors, Ranked
27
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Patrick Redford
September 2, 2025
Tennis
Jelena Ostapenko Remains A Sore Loser
100
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Patrick Redford
August 28, 2025
Politics
Danish Intelligence Service Tells Trump To Stop Oafish Espionage Maneuvers
148
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Patrick Redford
August 27, 2025
Podcasts
Nothing But Rough Notes, With Maya Goldberg-Safir
12
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Patrick Redford
August 26, 2025
Media Meltdowns
The Feds, Unlike Shams Charania, Have Not Cleared Malik Beasley’s Gambling Case
48
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Patrick Redford
August 26, 2025
Capital
22-Year-Old Has It All Figured Out
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Patrick Redford
August 22, 2025
WNBA
The WNBA And Connecticut Sun Continue To Fight Over What A Sale Would Look Like
73
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Patrick Redford
August 20, 2025
Podcasts
The Defector Era Of ‘Nothing But Respect’ Is Here, With Maitreyi Anantharaman And David Roth
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Patrick Redford
August 19, 2025
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