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The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Grapples With Cake Week
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Chris Thompson
September 20, 2022
NFL
Tom Brady Is Quiet Quitting
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Kelsey McKinney
September 18, 2022
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College Football
Prayers Up For The Livers Of All Appalachian State Fans
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Kelsey McKinney
September 18, 2022
Podcasts
Can A Paper Cut-Out Be A Villain?
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Kelsey McKinney
September 14, 2022
Podcasts
What Would You Do For Your Dream House?
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Kelsey McKinney
September 7, 2022
College Football
The College Football Season Already Has A Fake Fake Punt And A Puke-Six
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Kelsey McKinney
September 2, 2022
TV
‘A League Of Their Own’ Is A Reminder Of How Little Women’s Baseball Still Has
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Kelsey McKinney
August 30, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $3.7 Million Home I Will Accept Out Of The Goodness Of My Heart
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Kelsey McKinney
August 27, 2022
Podcasts
Please Do Not Put Your Poop In A Ziploc Bag
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Kelsey McKinney
August 24, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $700,000 Home We Could Absolutely Fix If It Would Just Let Us
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Kelsey McKinney
August 13, 2022
NFL
Tony Jefferson Has Seen The Light, Because He’s Wearing His Glasses Now
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Kelsey McKinney
August 11, 2022
Arts And Culture
The Money Is In All The Wrong Places
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Kelsey McKinney
August 10, 2022
Arts And Culture
Is Everything Really Grayer Than It Used To Be?
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Kelsey McKinney
August 9, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $678,000 House Where Creativity Goes To Die
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Kelsey McKinney
July 30, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Now Is As Good A Time As Any To Start A Spotted Lanternfly Kill Log
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Kelsey McKinney
July 21, 2022
NFL
What’s Up With Dan Snyder’s Yacht?
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Kelsey McKinney
July 21, 2022
Arts And Culture
Is Anyone Famous Anymore?
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Kelsey McKinney
July 19, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $32 Million Home Where We Can Befriend Some Rays
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Kelsey McKinney
July 16, 2022
Rays Week
The Read Planet: Let’s Discuss ‘The Martian Chronicles’
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Barry Petchesky
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Patrick Redford
, and
Chris Thompson
July 14, 2022
Rays Week
What Makes Autobiographical Writing Good?
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Kelsey McKinney
July 13, 2022
Podcasts
Keeping The Gossip Good And Not Evil
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Kelsey McKinney
July 6, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $1.5 Million Home That Is Having A Crisis Of Personality
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Kelsey McKinney
July 2, 2022
Podcasts
Let’s Dish Together In The Confessional
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Kelsey McKinney
June 29, 2022
Podcasts
Let’s Full Body Cringe Together
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Kelsey McKinney
June 22, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $680,000 House That Wants To Be Beautiful
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Kelsey McKinney
June 18, 2022
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