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Joe Capraro And Matt Baker
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Grading the World
103 • All out of whack
The Bourbon Street and Trump Tower attacks, Facebook goes full Cyberdine systems, and the Joe Biden Awards.
2025-01-08
58 min
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100 • Everybody's an Idiot
Matt somehow finds it in himself to stay calm while Joe advocates for killing the rich and powerful, President Biden's mass pardons/extensions of clemency, the big drone mystery, and some streaming video recommendations.
2024-12-18
58 min
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97 • Cruising away from it all
A cruise line offers a way to escape Trump II's attempt to dismantle the federal government department by department, and Matt learns about Idiocracy.
2024-11-25
57 min
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95 • RIP USA
After Matt pays tribute to his family's dearly and newly departed Charlee, he and Joe dissect the results of the 2024 elections and what is in store for the nation if the electorate isn't presented with better Presidential choices in the future.
2024-11-12
58 min
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94 • Poking the Bear
Joe reports on the floods in Valencia, a Polish radio station backtracks on AI, the WNBA's coaching purge, and election endorsements and vote-shaming.
2024-11-11
58 min
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93 • The Gutter of Cynicism
Joe's Spanish big-city adventure, the LeBrons play together, a new CBA for the WNBA, Texas football fans' misbehavior, and the election's ripples abroad.
2024-10-28
58 min
Grading the World
91 • El Dia de Paella
Joe's first Spanish Feast Day, buying a car in a foreign country, teachers drugging students in Spring, Texas, the NCAA's impending Superconference Superfiasco, and athletes abused on social media by degenerate loser gamblers
2024-10-15
58 min
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90 • Edicion Internacional
In Joe's first episode as a Spanish resident, los hombres discuss a few notable celebrity deaths, the flooding in and around Asheville NC, Joe's absentee vote in the 2024 election, and the WNBA's attendance record.
2024-10-11
50 min
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88 • Concepts of a Plan
Tyreek Hill's arrest, Matt's horrific dream, Joe hates America, X gets in trouble, and a Norwood ice cream stand fiasco
2024-09-16
58 min
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87 • The Years of Living Biblically and Constitutionally with special guest A.J. Jacobs
Matt is busy with back to school stuff this week, so Joe chats with journalist and author A.J. Jacobs about his books "The Year of Living Biblically" and "The Year of Living Constitutionally"Unclean seats, stoning adulterers, AI James Madison, Election Cakes, and more!
2024-09-07
55 min
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84 • The Oak Island mystery with special guest Dave McBride
Matt's at the beach this week so Joe sits down with Diggin' Oak Island host Dave McBride for a chat about the 230-year old mystery and the History Channel program "The Curse of Oak Island."
2024-08-17
1h 12
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82 • Rise of the Childless Cat Ladies
Matt's thoughts on the DNC's latest big move, a quick rundown on the Olympics, and JD Vance's inflammatory words.
2024-08-06
58 min
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81 • Cocaine Sharks
Alec Baldwin's charges are dropped, nature is on a rampage, and Joe Biden steps aside.
2024-07-28
58 min
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78 • Weekend at Biden's
Presidential immunity for "official acts," Joe Biden sticks it out, Project 2025, the WNBA All-Star voting, and the disappointing third season of The Bear
2024-07-11
58 min
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75 • An obnoxious obsession
Joe is officially a Spanish resident, Caitlin Clark is left off the primary Olympic team roster, and Hunter Biden's conviction.
2024-06-18
58 min
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42 • Better Choices Please
Damian Lillard heads to Milwaukee, the WNBA playoffs, the end of the WGA strike, Joe Biden's rough week, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson's comments on how to integrate transgender athletes into the current model of interscholastic/intercollegiate athletics.
2023-10-01
58 min
Grading the World
36 • Role Model Week
• Massachusetts legislature funds school lunches• Toni Harris• Dwayne Johnson's million dollar donation to the SAG-AFTRA charitable fund• Olivia Dunne's unfortunate semester• Trader Joe's recall• ChatGPT
2023-08-06
58 min
Grading the World
26 • Crabby Old Man
Another tragic and senseless shooting sets off a rather contentious discussion about where the blame for Americans' increasingly irresponsible behavior lies, with not much agreement between Matt and Joe but lots of yelling.
2023-06-01
1h 19
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25 • Wrong about all of it
• a "hero" dog from 1908 Paris • real heroes from the Albany HS girls' track team• a Joe's thought experiment regarding jury duty• Steven Wright's incredible new novel
2023-05-21
57 min
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14 • Stranger danger
fatal flaws in the US law enforcement system and how to fix them, Florida doing things wrong (again),Damar Hamlin's proof of life, and Joe's least favorite athlete's third retirement.
2023-02-05
58 min
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12 • Hypocrisy/Democracy
charges inHalyna Hutchins' death, the Joe Biden Files, The travesty that is Congress,the Olivia Dunne mess, and the USA's racist history.
2023-01-21
58 min
Grading the World
12• Hypocrisy/Democracy
Charges in Halyna Hutchins killing, the Joe Biden Files, the disaster that is Congress, Olivia Dunne and fan entitlement, and the USA's racist history in brief
2023-01-21
58 min
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5 • All kinds of heroes
With Darryl off traveling the world, Joe and Matt are joined by Indianapolis attorney Mark Nicholson, host and Executive Producer of Circle City News, the second most interesting show on the internet. After a tribute to Joe's old friend Phil Wall, Mark talks about his non-traditional path to the law and what it's like to represent sovereign citizens in court.
2022-11-10
58 min
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3 • A bad term for men in power
Happy Anniversary to Matt and Jill, the Trump subpoena, another F- for Antonio Brown, and additional failing marks for Bill Murray, publicly funded stadiums, mixed assessments of Davante Adams' collision with a photographer, and the powerful words of William Shatner after coming back from space for real.
2022-10-16
58 min
Grading the World
2 • Football players are people too
Joe's thought experiment gets solid Ds from Matt and Darryl, Herschel and Christian Walker at opposite ends of the scale, Happy Birthday To You, a potential Trump-Biden rematch, Bobby Wagner and the protester he decked, and Aaron Judge's head-of-the-class season.
2022-10-10
58 min
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104 • End of an era
With Matt off doing adult type things, Joe and Darryl are left to discuss the Las Vegas Aces championship, Ime Udoka's suspension, Boston's racist history [again], team vs. league punishments, and Brett Favre's theft of public funds.
2022-09-25
58 min
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96 • No, Canada!
With Matt working on his handicap in Myrtle Beach, friend of the show Dave Hock joins Joe and Darryl once again to talk about Kyler Murray's contract, Hockey Canada's sexual abuse problem, Kevin Durant trade possibilities, the Red Sox' collapse and the Yankees' semi-big trade, Juan Soto, and Better Call Saul.
2022-07-30
58 min
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95 • Lost and Found
Being lost in an unfamiliar place, close losses vs. blowouts, Tennessee football's 'violations,' superdupermegaconferences, Matt resurrects his no-draft plan, LeBron James trademarks 'Shut Up and Dribble,' an auto racing update, a plug for the SVRA and other affordable fan entertainment, James Harden's selflessness and Russell Westbrook's untradeability, Charles Barkley joins the LIV tour, and our own low-level athletic failures and successes.
2022-07-24
1h 02
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92 • Stranger Sports Plus Things
Getting up at 3:30 am to watch television but getting paid for it, Matt's apology to Kadarius Toney, Brittney Griner's traveshamockery of a trial, Clevelandfreude, and the lesser of two evils being the worst for everyone.
2022-07-02
58 min
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90 • The blood comes right off
With Matt out, Joe's cousin and former high school athletic director and football and golf coach John Capraro Jr. joins Joe and Darryl to discuss blood money for pro golfers, the Celtics finals loss, the Mets' and Yankees' start, Brittney Griner's upcoming trial, Sue Bird's retirement, plastic bags, campaign finance reform, Shohei Ohtani, and more.
2022-06-18
58 min
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84 • A black and white attempt at solving a gray situation
The demise of reproductive rights, Trump's chances in 2024, Matt preaches patience, NFL draft hangovers, the stellar NBA playoffs, and MLB's narrow and limited appeal.
2022-05-07
58 min
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79 • with special guest Jessica Luther
Journalist/author/podcaster Jessica Luther (Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Loving Sports when they Don't Love You Back, Burn it all Down, American Prodigies) joins Darryl and Joe for a talk about the Title IX's legacy after 50 years and her investigative work on the Baylor sexual assault story.https://www.jessicawluther.com/https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/
2022-04-02
1h 19
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75 • Big concepts and short careers
Old man TV, the relationship between youth and professional sports, the role of league commissioners, Joe's boxing career, Darryl's dedication to football and wrestling, Ben Simmons' dedication to nothing, the Liberty's big fine and what constitutes responsible franchise ownership?
2022-03-05
58 min
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73 • The fine line between boldness and stupidity
No Matt this week but Joe and Darryl are joined by special guest Victor Arocho of Jersey Boys Sports Talk to discuss the Super Bowl and The Rock's shameless awful "performance" as well as Florida fanbases, Phil Mickelson's unbelievable comments, NASCAR's broadening, and MLB's de-broadening.
2022-02-19
56 min
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68 • We speak for all men
A sad Trail Blazers update, The Curse of Joe, Novak Djokovic, Matt's happy week, Matt Corral's almost disastrous week, the SEC's dominance, and faint praise for Nick Saban.
2022-01-17
1h 02
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66 • Two shocking revelations
John Madden's unique legacy, Darryl springs two amazing surprises on us, online life vs. real life, Jets and Giants woes and a Joe Pisarcik story, NBA's COVID situation, the IOC and other international sporting organizations take their usual abuse from us, more F1 101, and players opting out of bowl games.
2022-01-03
58 min
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65 • From the archives: an interview with Frank Deford
Sports Illustrated and NPR legend Frank Deford spoke to Joe in 2012 about a host of issues surrounding college athletics: The John Calipari experiment, traumatic brain injuries in football, activist athletes, the value of a scholarship, and changes in sports reporting. Enjoy our conversation and your holiday; we will be back next week.
2021-12-24
58 min
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64 • Unfrozen Caveman Teacher
WARNING: UNBLEEPED PROFANITY AND LOTS OF ITJoe Manchin ruins what little Trump had left; Tik Tok, bombs, and parenting; the NFL's international marketing "plan" and how the Rams made out like Raiders; a Jacksonville trifecta of Urban Meyer, Charlie Strong, and Trevor Lawrence; Kyrie Irving's impending half-return, and chasing the carrot of herd immunity.
2021-12-19
1h 09
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63 • A Rocky Start
Technical difficulties, Bill Belichick possibly being a time traveler, Joe hates short passes, the WNBA pay gap, Peng Shuai and money over ethics, ritual and holidays, F1 101 and money over ethics II, the Blazers' plan for Damian Lillard and why he should be Matt's favorite player.
2021-12-12
58 min
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61 • Mac and Cheese
...and why it doesn't belong on the Thanksgiving table, Pats-Titans, Jason Garrett and head coach/coordinator dynamics, the business of sports in China and the WTA's failure, Lebron James' busy week, and Aaron Rodgers' COVID toe. Also: is SEO killing journalism?
2021-11-28
58 min
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60 • Bad Reactions
The beauty of college hockey, the disappearance of Peng Shuai, no justice for Joseph Rosenbaum or Anthony Huber and the horrifying and disheartening reaction from conservatives, the red-hot Patriots and Bill the genius, the value and necessity of elite running backs, NBA GMs cry foul on the Neal Olshey investigation but exactly zero people step up to defend him, and NBA surprises.Donate to WXOJ-FM here:https://valleyfreeradio.org/donate/
2021-11-21
56 min
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59 • Another Historic Occasion
We welcome back Dave Hock, our first repeat guest ever, so he can officially forsake Aaron Rodgers. Also: Mayim Biyalik and Ken Jennings, Odell Beckham going to the Rams, Jon Gruden suing the NFL, Daniel Snyder's secret Hotmail account, an admission from Darryl, Adam Schefter digs himself deeper, Cam Newton returning to the Panthers, and Pumpsie Green.
2021-11-14
58 min
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58 • Eyesight to the Blind
The three of us discover a shared childhood experience, and lots of NFL talk: Mike White Mania, Henry Ruggs, Aaron Rodgers making us all play the 'who knew what?' game, and Odell Beckham Jr. leaving Cleveland. Also: early-season NBA overreactions
2021-11-08
54 min
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57 • Institutional Failures
Congress blows its chance to help those who need it the most and the Jets are caught shortquarterbacked. Also: Packers/Chiefs and Aaron Rodgers' rightful place on GOAT mountain
2021-10-31
54 min
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56 • Nobody Cares About Baseball
Kadarius Toney is the Phoenix rising from the ashes of the Giants' offense, Fall is dead, the Knicks/Celtics opener, the Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving situations, Candace Parker's homecoming title, an apology from Matt to Lamar Jackson, NFL franchises that actually help quarterbacks, and Roger Goodell as Joseph Smith and living in the LDS community. Also, some Netflix: Squid Game, OITNB, Money Heist, and Wentworth.
2021-10-24
1h 06
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55 • Interruptapalooza
The substitute teaching crisis, Darryl looks at Kyrie Irving through Celtic green-colored glasses, leaky email servers, Freedom of Information laws, ESPN's lack of journalistic integrity, evil chicken sandwiches, the Kadarius Toney roller coaster, and the WNBA finals. Also: Matt reveals his titanic ability to compartmentalize and Joe tries to play the iceberg.
2021-10-16
58 min
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54 • Road Trip!
Darryl pulls off the highway on his way to Vermont so we can talk Paul Riley, a Citizen Kane correction, TBIs, the MLB one-game playoffs, Candace Parker, Kyrie Irving, the true victims of anti-vaxxers, an insult to toilets, and the QB baton being passed in Foxboro. Also: Urban Meyer digs a neck-deep hole and Joe makes him a promise.
2021-10-11
58 min
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53 • Hanging On Too Long
Brooklyn Harker, Sofia LaSpina, AbbyDiCenzo, the WNBA playoffs, the Ben Simmons fiasco-drama, judging The Process, five rookie QBs, a musical revelation that will change your life, and MLB's final weekend. (Just of the 2021 regular season, not for eternity. That's still at least a couple years off.)
2021-10-03
54 min
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52 • Apocalypses (Apocalypsi?) Now (And Later)
Human, environmental, in the Giants and Red Sox front offices, in youth football, and in Joe's brain. Also: Tom Brady's HGH supplier says Bill Belichick is just another coach, the importance or lack thereof of MLB regular season series wins, and our TV watching habits and histories.
2021-09-27
57 min
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52 • Apocalypses (apocalypsi?) Now (And Later)
Human, environmental, in the Giants and Red Sox front offices, in youth football, and in Joe's brain. Also: Tom Brady's HGH supplier says Bill Belichik is just another coach, the importance or lack thereof of MLB regular season series wins, and our TV watching habits and histories.
2021-09-26
56 min
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51 • Scary Things
Pantsless interviews, undisciplined Giants, one game playoffs, Penn State's institutional judgment, and the bottom of the NFL barrel.
2021-09-19
57 min
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50 • Serious Business
Traumatic imagery in childrens entertainment, highway robbery, the war on a woman's right to body autonomy, caring for a dying spouse, memories and the legacy of 9/11, the politicalization of public health, government conspiracies and cover-ups, the death of the American Dream, and baseball's gambling and drug scandals. • Contains adult language •
2021-09-13
1h 03
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49 • The Thumb Heard Round the World
Selfish idiots (no not us), Cam Newton and NFL cuts, hanging on too long (also not us), Matt sings the Big Blue Blues, the Met fans respond to Javy Baez' thumbs down, and getting wealthy from NIL endorsements (once again, not us).
2021-09-05
56 min
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48 • Greatest Hits I
Darryl is back and we cover lots of familiar ground: COVID classroom havoc, the death of baseball, putrid UMass football, NIL implementation, Pats and Giants questions, Yankees/Red Sox, and Joe has a crabby outburst.
2021-08-29
1h 08
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47 • Joy in Mudville
With Darryl still in California, Joe and Matt are joined by Nkwa Asonye of Fox61 in Hartford to celebrate breaking Jeopardy news, along with a sadder discussion of Trevor Bauer, framing athletes' mental health issues, the Malice in the Palace documentary, and back to school concerns.
2021-08-23
58 min
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46 • Traveshamockeries II: Investigative Boogaloo
With Darryl off visiting family in San Diego, fellow WMUA Sports alum Dave Hock joins Matt and Joe for corny cornfield baseball, the long-awaited draft abolition debate, and the NFL and NHL's horrendous excuses for sexual assault investigations. SI article by Jenny Vrentas: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/08/13/the-problems-with-deshaun-watson-nfl-investigation
2021-08-15
58 min
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45 • Outside the Wheelhouse
Gendered language, Joe's new favorite Yankee, NBA moves, Olympic legacies and memories, and the Giants' implosion. Links mentioned in opening segment:https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2020/07/08/how-to-use-gender-neutral-language-and-why-its-important-to-try/https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/what-is-gendered-languagehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/15/guide-how-gender-neutral-language-is-developing-around-world/https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/gender-inclusive-language/
2021-08-08
1h 01
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44 • Darryl Digs a Hole
Joe is finally home and back to rising early, this time to discuss getting old, the NBA draft, Zach Wilson and Gregg Knapp, the Yankees' big deals, Simone Biles, 3x3, and COVID vaccine resistors.
2021-08-03
1h 07
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43 • A Momentous Occasion
For the first time ever, all three of the gentlemen are in the studio together, and were joined by Deadspin senior editor Julie DiCaro to talk about her book Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and Being a Woman in America. Also: Trevor Bauer, Chauncey Billups, ESPN, Social Media, NIL opportunities, investigative journalism, QB development, the Bulls and Bears, and the Cosby case.
2021-07-11
57 min
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42 • Disappointments
Fried clams, climate change, Red Sox/Yankees, the infantilization of black athletes, Dame Lillard, Bill Cosby, and Trevor Bauer.
2021-07-04
58 min
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41 • Old men and old things
While Matt enjoys his Cape Cod vacation, Darryl and Joe have some extra room to babble on about Joe Paterno, the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry, Carl Nassib, the Blazers' mangled coaching search and the Celtics' moves, along with Jennifer Nettles, Robert Plant, Tool, The Jonas Brothers, and the Backstreet Boys (not live on the show, just in stories).
2021-06-27
57 min
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40 • Darryl's career-ending injury
Darryl prepares for his last day and a half as a teacher, the top-heavy NBA playoffs are somehow still surprising, Joe's head injuries, and MLB pitchers gooping up their fingers. Plus: the Muppets and Peanuts
2021-06-12
58 min
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39 • Great Expectations
Jason Tatum, Becky Hammon, Portland, Lebron's "walkoff" and AD's fragility, and Naomi Osaka. Plus: Ethel Kennedy
2021-06-07
1h 00
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38 • Saying goodbye
We say goodbye to our unquestioned number one fan, plus the Indy 500's various walls, Jayson Tatum, LeBron being maybe anti-vax but maybe not, the magic of Madison Square Garden, the reputation of Boston fans, and Phil Mickelson.
2021-05-30
57 min