A Larry David Look-a-like with David Grann

The Distraction: A Defector Podcast by Defector Media

May 28, 202600:56:11Sports & Recreation

Drew and Roth are joined by David Grann, bestselling author of The Wager , Killers of the Flower Moon , and other precious tomes, and staff writer at The New Yorker ! And, better yet, the Knicks made the finals for the f...

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