The Worst Undefeated Team In A Century
The Vikings are the last unbeaten NFL team. Are they frauds? They have the top scoring defense in the league, but their offense has scored f...
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The Distraction: A Defector Podcast
From Defector. 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 i...
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20 of 317 episodesWho's Responsible For The Ongoing Jalen Hurts Fiasco?
Is Troy Aikman out at Monday Night Football , and how does that relate to the Rams horrible 2-4 start? Is Carlie Irsay-Gordon proving to be...
Justice For Husky Kickers!
Holy sh*t, that Commanders/Giants ending! Holy sh*t, that Eagles/Jags ending! Credits Hosts: Drew Magary & Arif Hasan Producer: Brandon Grug...
Legally Distinct Throwgasms
The Eagles stink! Is it time for Nick Sirianni to get the boot? And how does one even print on 11x17 card stock? Happy Birthdays, Drew and A...
Not Two Total Dipshits! Yet!
Drake Maye stinks! Giants trade for J.J. McCarthy! Doesn’t Case Keenum deserve to keep his job? (kidding not kidding) Credits Hosts: Drew Ma...
How One Trick Play Tells The History Of Football
Last year, Josh Levin's grandfather told him about a college football game he saw in person all the way back in 1944. That game featured a p...
The Justin Herbert Experiment is Over
Are the 49ers the best team in football? Are the Falcons the worst team in football? Could this show be better? Let's talk about it. Segment...
A Stoppable Force vs a Movable Object
Our first episode went smoothly, but we have some postgame adjustments we need to make: Drew said last week that he’d put ALL of the homeris...
Every Week 1 Matchup
It's the start of the season, which can only mean one thing: Drew and Arif pick every single week one matchup. Sponsors Quince : download th...
Coming Soon: ALL BALL, the Defector Media NFL Podcast
No fantasy talk, no gambling advice, no other nerd shit. Starring Drew Magary and Arif Hasan, just two pure ball knowers who only want to ta...
The Final Distraction with Tim Marchman
This is it. Thanks for so many great years. Stuff We Talked About Deadcast trivia Buzz Bissinger’s spurs Big Daddy Balls A rare guy remember...
A Proven Placebo That Gets Results
Special announcement: Rohan is not here. But Drew and Roth do actually have an important announcement. Stuff We Talked About Masochistic ten...
Tee-Hee Ha-Ha Reparations Now Motherf*cker Energy with Justin Ellis
Fellow Defector Justin Ellis joins Drew and Roth! They talk about his upcoming book, The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story...
A Tale of Two Sandwiches with Rohan Nadkarni
Rohan’s back! Him and Drew both have a sandwich story of woe that simply needs to be told. But, more importantly, Giannis is a Heat! Is Roha...
Roller Skating Fully Nude into the Game
We’re deep in the summer, and that means a Drew and Roth solo episode! Drew is beaming in directly from his vacation, and Roth has some shit...
The Boorish Manners of a Yale-y with Paul Tremblay
Drew and Roth are joined by acclaimed horror novelist Paul Tremblay! Not only does Paul have a new book out, Dead but Dreaming of Electric S...
What If We Tried To Win? with Justin Halpern
Justin Halpern (writer/producer, Abbott Elementary , Sh*t My Dad Says ) has a new book, Get Lost , and he here’s to talk about how he wrote...
We Americans Know Better with Diana Moskovitz & Dave McKenna
Drew has finally vanquished Roth, so fellow Defectors Diana Moskovitz and Dave McKenna are on the show! First, World Cup – who’s rooting for...
Give the Lobster a Knife
It’s summer vacation season, and that means a classic Drew and Roth solo episode. Many digressions ensue, then they open up the funbag to an...
The Last Refuge of Scoundrels with Kelsey McKinney & Alex Sujong Laughlin
Kelsey is here! Drew is not! Alex Sujong Laughlin is also here to discuss the new season of Try Hard , the first episode of which just came...