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Jalen Hurts looking thoughtful after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the game at Arrowhead Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Kansas City. The Distraction logo is at upper left.

Podcasts

Teaching Jalen Hurts How To Complain, With Dan McQuade

Patrick Redford

A Dissection Of The Kawhi Leonard Scandal, With Noah Kulwin

General manager Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears looks on prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on November 17, 2024. He is scowling under a hoodie.

Management Secrets Of Assholes, And Five Years Of Defector

A WNBA Playoff Preview For Everyone, With Maitreyi Anantharaman

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Diana Learns To Ride A Bike

Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens participates in warmups prior to the NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Fun Kind Of Bad Vs. The Boring Kind Of Good, With Mina Kimes

BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 9: The Nike, Robinhood jersey of Tyus Jones #5 of the Washington Wizards is seen during the second quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on February 9, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

The Most Evil NBA Jersey Sponsors, Ranked

Justin Jefferson wearing sunglasses and looking up and to the left, smiling widely. He's not in uniform. I put the little Defector logo up there so it looks like he's smiling at it.

Jerry Jones Promises He’ll Be Normal, With Kalyn Kahler

Yowei Hosts A Party

The two podcast logos, placed onto the faces of the two StudBudz

Nothing But Rough Notes, With Maya Goldberg-Safir

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates a point against Jannik Sinner of Italy during the Men’s Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 08, 2025 in Paris, France.

A Forehand That Sounds Like Construction Equipment, With Giri Nathan

The Defector Era Of ‘Nothing But Respect’ Is Here, With Maitreyi Anantharaman And David Roth

Erika Learns To Sing

Soda packaging are seen at the grocery store in Las Vegas, United States on November 17, 2023.

A Very Fine Cheerwine, With Emma Baccellieri

Isabelle Harrison and Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty making some fantastic What Can You Do faces on the bench during a July 25 game against the Phoenix Mercury.

A Huge W, With Maitreyi Anantharaman

Mattie Goes To A Yoga Class

NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell discusses the state of the union and its direction for the upcoming year before the Super Bowl in New Orleans. The Distraction logo is at upper right.

Who Can You Trust? With Pablo Torre

Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates jokes with Oneil Cruz #15 during the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees in 2024.

The Hazards Of Bob Nutting Mindset, With Justin Halpern

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Announcements

In Paradigm-Shifting Business Maneuver, Defector Acquires Basketball Podcast

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Defector Is Launching New Podcasts

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Drew Magary

Ten-year-old Eli Knauer takes a bite from a bacon cheeseburger twice wider than his face on May 27, 2011 at Morton's Steakhouse in Baltimore, Maryland.

Bullied For Bacon, With Michael Schur And Rohan Nadkarni

A worker stocks food items at a Whole Foods Market grocery store in Manhattan on December 17, 2024.

Like A Bat In The Supermarket

Oklahoma City Thunder players celebrate with the Larry O'Brien trophy after winning Game Seven of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers at Paycom Center on June 22, 2025.

The Agony Of Victory, With Ray Ratto

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023 shows a closed store of Big Lots at King Square Center in Arvada, Northwest of Denver.