

Circling Back
Circling Back
A small-to-midsize podcast hosted by Dillon Cheverere, Dave Ruff, and Will deFries — three thirty-plus guys living in Austin, Texas while battling an existential crisis as they struggle to stay relevant in today's meme culture. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Subscribe on Patreon for two additional episodes every week at patreon.com/circlingbackpodcast.
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May 24, 2023 • 1h 16min
Killer Whales & Birdwatching Dave
Killer whales are tossing boats over in Gibraltar, Bezos proposes to Tony Gonzalez's ex-wife, Dave about to be on his birdwatching grind, AI Bill Simmons doing ad reads, two (2) Worst Weekends from Will, and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(14:20) Orcas Sinking Boats
(35:19) Bezos Gets Engaged
(45:00) Birdwatching Dave is Different
(55:00) AI Bill Simmons Coming For Our Jobs
(1:00:00) Will’s Worst Weekends of the Week
(1:10:36) This Weekend in Fun
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May 22, 2023 • 1h 8min
First Class-Flying Husbands & Curb Couches
Breaking down the penultimate episode of Succession (and some theories about the finale), the husband who flies first class while the rest of his family flies in coach, the viral New York City woman who rehabbed an $8,000 couch from the street, and recapping our Weekends in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(10:20) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(21:30) First Class-Flying Husband
(35:50) Succession S4E9 — “Church and State”
(51:00) Viral Curb Couch
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May 17, 2023 • 1h 18min
Shirtless Driving & Half-Baked Shark Tank
Dillon's buddy inspires a "Is this the move?" segment, breaking down the concept of the new Bachelor franchise surrounding old people, a look at Phil Mickelson's ill-fitting suit, the rise of self-checkout tipping, Will's half-baked Shark Tank pitch, and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(15:10) “Is This the Move?”
(24:40) Golden Years Bachelor
(40:45) Fit Check: Phil Mickelson
(48:30) Self-Checkout Tipping
(57:00) Half-Baked Shark Tank: To-Go Food Edition
(1:08:34) This Weekend in Fun
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May 15, 2023 • 1h 12min
$75K Birthday Parties & Succession Election Night
Its a two-man booth with Will and Dave to kick off Podcast Week. Highlights from Will's trip to NYC, breaking down S4E8 of Succession, a look at a New York Times article about overpriced children's birthday parties, Martha Stewart does Sports Illustrated Swim, horny neighbors, and more.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(16:38) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(38:10) Succession S4E8: America Decides
(48:40) $75,000 Toddler Party
(59:03) Martha Stewart x SI Swim
(1:02:50) The Neighbors Are F-in’
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May 10, 2023 • 1h 4min
Amateur Hour & My Favorite Ick List
Brett fills in for Will as the guys discuss an amateur golfer smoking a member of the gallery with his tee shot, a UGA sorority's Ick List, Liz Holmes rebranding, George Santos in cuffs, Robert DeNiro still having sex, Brett defending his Derby fit, and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter(10:38) Amateur Golfers are not Professionals(18:57) The UGA Sorority "Ick List"(35:20) Elizabeth Holmes Rebrand(39:30) George Santos Indicted(44:18) Robert DeNiro Still Fornicates(46:27) Brett Defends His Derby Fit
(55:37) This Weekend in Fun
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May 8, 2023 • 1h 15min
Will Does Derby, King Charles, and Succession
A big weekend for Kings all over the place. Will recaps his Kentucky Derby experience, the memes surrounding King Charles's coronation, hashing out the third-to-last episode of Succession, and more.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(16:00) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(33:00) Dillon Has Derby Fit Takes
(45:00) Coronation Takes from the Squad
(54:00) Succession S4E7 — Tailgate Party
(1:12:00) Will’s Breaking News
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May 3, 2023 • 1h 16min
We're In Our Mike Golic Jr. Era
Mike Golic Jr. joins us to talk everything Eras Tour, Love Is Blind reunion, the ideal peanut butter and jelly, his most "down bad" pandemic moment, Chicken Piccata Summer, and so much more. We also broke down Sunday's episode of Succession, discussed the Blue Man Group meet-up at Mizzou, This Weekend in Fun, and more.
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May 1, 2023 • 1h
Pork Chop Wars & Squall Lines
Things get a little H on a Monday? Well, maybe, but that's not our fault. A woman had *quite* the experience at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a very pun-filled news story about a photographer near some icebergs, a pork chop war is breaking out down here in Texas, and recapping our Weekends in Fun.
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Apr 28, 2023 • 54min
Coffee Friday 009: BroBible's Brandon Wenerd
What happens when a bunch of old internet heads get together and talk early frat blog publishing days? Well, you're about to find out. We were joined by noted bro and BroBible publisher Brandon Wenerd to talk *that* viral sorority girl story, college rappers like Sammy Adams and Asher Roth, the path of BroBible’s rise, Back-to-Back World War Champions tees, jam bands, shows to catch this summer, BroBible’s move from NYC to LA, early internet days, Eagles NFL Draft, and so so so much more.
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Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 5min
Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, and The Lebron James of Incels
Breaking down the receipt from a Morgan Wallen fan looking for a refund, the Lebron James of Incels is retiring, rumors are swirling about Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell being the hottest couple ever, and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(17:41) Morgan Wallen Refunds
(28:50) Incel Lebron is Retiring
(43:00) Glen Powell and Sweeney Rumors
(50:00) North Korean Cigarettes
(57:30) This Weekend in Fun
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