Eating a Super Soaker with a Knife & Fork
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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 289 episodesMy Car Died In Worcester with Aaron Schatz
Drew and Roth are joined, for the first time ever, by Aaron Schatz, Chief Analytics Officer at FTN Fantasy, ESPN NFL writer, and founder of...
Blame It On Pazuzu with Mike Schur
Mike Schur is back, and we’re talking baseball! The MLB has rolled out its automated ball strike challenge system, but how do Mike and Roth...
The Largest Man On The Beach with Ed Zitron
Ed Zitron is back on the show, because it’s been too long since he last came on to yell at us about AI. And there’s a lot to yell about! To...
Bad Baseball Grannies with Kelsey McKinney
Drew is off frolicking on another continent, so it’s time to talk about baseball! Kelsey is back with Roth to swap their first ballpark stor...
My Best Reply Guys with Emma Baccellieri
Emma Baccellieri ( Sports Illustrated ) is back, and with a new book! Drew and Roth ask her about her writing process, and how she worked wi...
A Never-Ending Math Orgy with Ken Pomeroy
Happy March Madness! As always, Drew and Roth are joined by Ken Pomeroy of KenPom.com to talk about the men’s bracket. Is Ken’s insight stil...
A Hot Sauce Faceprint on the Hotel Door with Rohan Nadkarni
Rohan, of NBC News and sandwich fame, is back! He fills Drew and Roth in on his Italian Olympic experience, including, most importantly, his...
I Was Born in the Cutty Sark with Spencer Hall
Spencer Hall of Channel 6 joins Drew and Roth to talk college football! But first they have to figure out whether college sports as a whole...
Digest It As It Comes In with Tom Ley
Roth “got stranded by the blizzard,” so Tom Ley, Editor-In-Chief at Defector, is here! Drew and Tom debate whether this was the best winter...
A Good Set of Stones with John Cullen
Drew and Roth are joined by comedian, podcaster, and curling professional and expert John Cullen! His new book, Curling Rocks!: Chronicles o...
A Well-Rounded Apple Dome with Kathryn Xu
Drew and Roth are joined by Kathryn Xu (Defector) to talk dogs! Kathryn covered the Westminster Dog Show, and it was a lovely, fluffy, yappy...
A Difference of Degree and in Kind
We remember Dan McQuade. Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0!...
The Italian Word for Waluigi with Rohan Nadkarni
Rohan is back! And promising future Italian sandwich talk, because he’s going to Milan to cover the Olympics. Drew and Roth talk with him ab...
Born Aloft on a Cloud of Dad Energy with Patrick Wyman
Drew and Roth are joined by Patrick Wyman, author of the upcoming book Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World...
Nein Mayonnaisen! with Arif Hasan
Drew and Roth are joined by Arif Hasan, CEO and Chief Writer of Wide Left, to preview the divisional playoff games! But first, because Arif...
Italian-American Inspirational Magic with Kalyn Kahler
Drew and Roth ring in the new year with Kalyn Kahler, and go long about the NFL post-season. First and foremost, what the hell is going on w...
It’ll Work Itself Out In No Time
Drew and Roth reflect on their years, personally, professionally, and politically, and look forward to 2026 being, if not better, then maybe...
Williams Sonoma Price Is Right 2025! with Matt Selman
It’s the most magical time of the year once again! Drew brings Roth and guest Matt Selman, The Simpsons EP and Showrunner, a list of William...
Bad For Your Heart, Bad For Your Soul with Matthew Coller
Drew and Roth are joined by Purple Insider’s Matthew Coller to talk football as the NFL season heats up. In this brand new world where K-bal...
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