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Defector Reads A Book
Racing With Mortality In Norman Maclean’s ‘Young Men And Fire’
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Rachelle Hampton
,
Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
, and
David Roth
December 23, 2024
Podcasts
Feeling Like Ozymandias, With Susie Banikarim
63
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David Roth
December 19, 2024
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NFL
Report: New York Jets Plagued By Woody Johnson’s Meddlesome Teen Sons
392
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David Roth
December 19, 2024
Politics
It’s Time For A Little Recreational Mental Illness In New Jersey
326
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David Roth
December 15, 2024
Podcasts
One Hundred Distractions Deep, With Eric Silver
172
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David Roth
December 12, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Talks TV On The Radio On The Internet
101
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Lauren Theisen
,
David Roth
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Giri Nathan
December 10, 2024
MLB
Juan Soto Got Super-Duper-Mega Paid
374
Comments
David Roth
December 9, 2024
Podcasts
That AFC South Feeling, With Rivers McCown
50
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David Roth
December 5, 2024
Podcasts
Staying Up Late And Being Stupid
79
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David Roth
November 28, 2024
NFL
Everything Is Working For Saquon Barkley
107
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David Roth
November 25, 2024
Podcasts
Emergency Christmas Protocols And Underwater Hotels, With Sabrina Imbler
109
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David Roth
November 21, 2024
The Fights
Tyson/Paul Was A Boxing Match That Felt Like Netflix
178
Comments
David Roth
November 17, 2024
Podcasts
Doing Cocaine In An MRI Machine, With Arif Hasan
92
Comments
David Roth
November 14, 2024
College Football
College Football Is In A Golden Age Of Throwing Garbage
89
Comments
David Roth
November 10, 2024
Politics
Beyond Belief
394
Comments
David Roth
November 10, 2024
College Basketball
Auburn Beat Each Other Up Before They Beat Houston
46
Comments
David Roth
November 10, 2024
NFL
A Taste Of That Football-Shaped Bread, With Ray Ratto
115
Comments
David Roth
November 7, 2024
Podcasts
Watching The Game, With Denny Carter
277
Comments
David Roth
October 31, 2024
MLB
The Dodgers Did It The Weird Way
380
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David Roth
October 31, 2024
Life's Rich Pageant
Dan And Dave Visit A Mall Over The Ocean
91
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Dan McQuade
and
David Roth
October 29, 2024
Politics
They’re Saying It
893
Comments
David Roth
October 29, 2024
Podcasts
There’s No Rutgers Football In The Champagne Room
81
Comments
David Roth
October 24, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Blows Up The Chicken Man
164
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Lauren Theisen
,
David Roth
,
Dave McKenna
, and
Luis Paez-Pumar
October 23, 2024
MLB
The Mets Ran Out Of Magic
132
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David Roth
October 21, 2024
NFL
The Hazards Of Beef Tourism, With Rohan Nadkarni
128
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David Roth
October 17, 2024
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