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Podcasts
The Noodleman’s Gambit, With Dan Pashman
82
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David Roth
March 4, 2021
MLB
Here’s To Bob Nightengale, The Last Avant-Garde Baseball Photographer
77
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David Roth
February 26, 2021
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Podcasts
Trading The Untradeable, With Kalyn Kahler
55
Comments
David Roth
February 25, 2021
MLB
It’s Time For A Scott Kazmir Comeback
70
Comments
David Roth
February 23, 2021
NFL
This Is Jack Easterby’s World
238
Comments
David Roth
February 22, 2021
Podcasts
Talking About ‘ALF’ Rewatches And The Vaccination Experience, With Dan McQuade
71
Comments
David Roth
February 18, 2021
Politics
Point/Counterpoint: Rush Limbaugh
601
Comments
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February 17, 2021
Podcasts
Talking About The People Who Get Upset About Patrick Mahomes, With Mina Kimes
80
Comments
David Roth
February 12, 2021
Podcasts
Way Of The Pizza Dad, With Justin Halpern
55
Comments
David Roth
February 4, 2021
Politics
The March Of The American Kooks
415
Comments
David Roth
February 4, 2021
Podcasts
Enter The Dining Yurt, With Pete Wells
83
Comments
David Roth
January 28, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Best Wishes For A Happy, Healthy Hump Day From Alex Rodriguez
129
Comments
David Roth
January 27, 2021
Podcasts
Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Catastrophe
91
Comments
David Roth
January 21, 2021
NFL
It Is Time For Derek Carr To Pull On A Camo Vest And Stop The Steelers
127
Comments
David Roth
January 20, 2021
Politics
San Francisco Giants Owner Can’t Stop Donating Money To America’s Worst Politicians
186
Comments
David Roth
January 18, 2021
Podcasts
Looking Ahead To The NHL Season And Societal Collapse, With Lauren Theisen
64
Comments
David Roth
January 14, 2021
Politics
After The Sacred Landslide
306
Comments
David Roth
January 9, 2021
Podcasts
A Hater’s Guide To The NFL Playoffs, With Dom Cosentino
43
Comments
David Roth
January 7, 2021
Politics
Did Donald Trump Fart While Attempting To Commit Election Fraud?
293
Comments
David Roth
January 4, 2021
MLB
The Padres Are Doing What Every Other Team Could
161
Comments
David Roth
December 29, 2020
Podcasts
Simply Having Whatever The Hell This Is
49
Comments
David Roth
December 24, 2020
Politics
Only Donald Trump Gets To Lie Like This
266
Comments
David Roth
December 23, 2020
Podcasts
Looking Very Strongly At A Williams-Sonoma, With James Austin Johnson
56
Comments
David Roth
December 17, 2020
MLB
Let Us Now Praise The Garbage Feast At The Heart Of The MLB Winter Meetings
94
Comments
David Roth
December 11, 2020
Podcasts
Talking About Shame, Plague, And Texas Football, With Kelsey McKinney
99
Comments
David Roth
December 10, 2020
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