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The Distraction: A Defector Podcast

From Defector Media: Former Deadspin writers Drew Magary and David Roth should really stick to sports. Sure, their new indie sports podcast will break down the week in sports: the Mets grounding into ... Read more

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Dog, I Lived at Warped Tour 2011 with Lindsey Adler and Tom Ley

Dog, I Lived at Warped Tour 2011 with Lindsey Adler and Tom Ley

Wall Street Journal’s Lindsey Alder joins Roth and guest host Defector EIC Tom Ley to talk deliberately and calmly about... Read more

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What Is The Worst Profession of a Person You’d Admit to Have Dated?

What Is The Worst Profession of a Person You’d Admit to Have Dated?

The summer’s got that dog days in ‘em, so Drew and Roth going hard into summer food opinions and voicemail Funbag questi... Read more

3 Aug 2023

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Is This a TV Show That Doesn’t Really Know Soccer? with Abigail Segel

Is This a TV Show That Doesn’t Really Know Soccer? with Abigail Segel

Defector’s own Abigail Segel joins Drew and Roth to talk about the Women’s World Cup. Abigail explains the injuries hamp... Read more

27 Jul 2023

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You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live, with Paul Kix

You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live, with Paul Kix

Best-selling author Paul Kix joins Drew to talk about his new book, You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin ... Read more

20 Jul 2023

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Drew is at the beach and Roth is recovering from the annual Defector gathering, so we’re recording a smaller thing today... Read more

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