The Gist - Tony Kornheiser Will Make Fun of Your Pants

Tony Kornheiser is joining the pod people. On The Gist, the man behind the Tony Kornheiser Show explains his dive into podcasting: “I watched newspapers die under me.... I began to get the sense that radio was going to die under me too. And so I jumped.” Kornheiser also hosts ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption alongside Michael Wilbon.

For the Spiel, pencils down: It’s time for the Lobstar of the Antentwig.

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Slate Books - ABC: The Girls

Katy Waldman is joined by NPR's Hanna Rosin and Slate's Laura Bennett to sort through their respective feelings on Emma Cline's novel, The Girls.

Join us in October for a conversation about two books: Underground Airlines by Ben Winters and The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Sport Conspiracies, Part II

Could your favorite sports be fixed? Join Ben, Matt and Noel for their continuing interview with author Brian Tuohy as they explore the murky world behind the sports headlines - a world comprised of illegal gambling, extortion, blackmail and organized crime.

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The Gist - Courting Controversy With Drew Magary

Drew Magary is down to hang. His past story assignments for GQ include a day with Duck Dynasty and a trip with the Kid Rock cruise. But Magary, author of the “Why Your Team Sucks” series­­ on Deadspin, is not one to equivocate. On The Gist, he shares his secret to immersive reporting and explains why he’s OK with grown men who wear sports jerseys. His latest book is The Hike: A Novel. 

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The Phil Ferguson Show - 184 David Silverman – American Atheists

David Silverman talks about his Tesla, his next book and the total solar eclipse that he planned around the 2017 American Atheist convention. Also, donate to American Atheists and double your money. Special matching funds if you donate here....

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Investing Skeptically: How to look up your mutual funds. Really bad funds and Mutual fund death!