Defector’s own Israel Daramola joins Drew and Roth to celebrate the XFL. We’re kidding about 50%. We talk about if Mac McClung was a revival or a death rattle of the dunk contest, how much stock to put into a security guard’s account of what Ja Morant’s friends are doing, and what TÁR is trying (or not trying) to make us feel. And as always, Guy of the Week and the Funbag!
Spoilers for TÁR starting at 46:15.
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- Producer: Eric Silver
- Editor: Brandon Grugle
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About The Show
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 quadruple plays, NBA players getting testy on the court and horny on Instagram, Bill Belichick cutting 80% of his roster just to keep himself interested, horrifying takes from sports talk radio that need to be broken down, etc. But these two men and their guests will have their fair share of off-the-field issues they’ll also have to address: stupid Funbag questions, bad tweets from bad people, pointless food arguments, and even less. Every week is a VERY long week these days. We could all use a little Distraction. Head to defector.com for more info.
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