All Ball

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 the Quince app for app-exclusiv

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 talk about one thing… FOOTBALL.

The Final Distraction with Tim Marchman

This is it. Thanks for so many great years. Stuff We Talked About Deadcast triviaBuzz Bissinger’s spursBig Daddy BallsA rare guy remembering momentMe, ape-ishMashups!Th

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 tendenciesThe Cyber-Christ Comp

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 of America, and how Justin th

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 Rohan excited? Also, the Dodgers j

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 to shoot. After, they get to

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 Sheep, but he’s also now a cert

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 it with Drew and Roth. But first,

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 who? Are either of them for i

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 answer real questions from real

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 out last week. Alex has written

Sports! (The Human Spirit) with Ray Ratto

Ray Ratto joins Drew and Roth to talk about two cups, Stanley and World. But first, on a scale of Not Very to Maybe A Little, how happy is Ray for New Yorkers right now?

The Provenance of the Lobster with Giri Nathan

Defector’s resident Knicks fan, Giri Nathan, joins Drew and Roth this week! After dropping Game 3, how is Giri feeling about his team? The series seems to hinge on wheth

Don’t Tell Anyone How I Live with Leander Schaerlaeckens

Leander Shaerlaeckens (author of the book The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts) joins the show for a World Cup

A Larry David Look-a-like with David Grann

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, b

You Can’t Zarf Someone in Pips with Ian Livengood

Drew and Roth are joined by Ian Livengood, an NYT puzzle editor who works on Pips (Drew’s true joy) and the Midi! Ian shares behind-the-scenes info on how puzzles are con

Look at What They Done Been Through with Patrick Redford

It’s time to get serious about the NBA playoffs, so Drew and Roth welcome fellow Defector and host of Nothing But Respect and Only If You Get Caught Patrick Reford to the

Introducing: No Such Thing

We’re excited to share a preview of a new podcast we think you’d enjoy: No Such Thing No Such Thing is a show where three best friends and journalists settle their dumb

Shodders For The Cup with Lauren Theisen

Defector’s chief hockey officer Lauren Theisen is back! Drew and Roth ask her how it’s possible that the Sabres hadn’t made the playoffs in 14 years. Also, Drew bought a