

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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Apr 24, 2023 • 1h 11min
Erewhon, Cow Tongues, and Norwegian Succession
There's some suspicious activity going on near Austin with the cows, a phenomenal episode of Succession to recap, recapping our Weekends in Fun, and a segment breaking down an article from The Cut about noted high-end grocery store Erewhon.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(11:00) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(35:33) 'Succession' Season 4, Episode 5, “Kill List”
(49:30) Cow Mutilation in Madisonville, TX
(59:40) Let’s Talk About Erewhon
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Apr 19, 2023 • 1h 15min
The Cringe Draft & Flight Attendants
Yep, it's The Cringe Draft where we drafted all things that make our skin crawl. We also discuss the tone-def MLB player who expects everyone to clean up after him, Will's breakdown of a Wedding Announcement, This Weekend in Fun, and more.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(13:10) Who cleans up the plane?
(28:30) The Cringe Draft
(1:01:33) Cat Lady Wedding Announcement
(1:09:20) This Weekend in Fun
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Apr 17, 2023 • 1h 14min
Succession's Successors & Cocaine Hippos
We *finally* get to see an inkling of a successor in Succession, Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos, how much shredded cheese is too much shredded cheese, Billy McFarland announcing Fyre Fest II, Recapping This Weekend in Fun, and so much more.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(15:00) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(37:30) Succession S4E4: Honeymoon States
(50:38) Escobar’s Cocaine Hippo Dies
(1:01:00) Burrito Special Instructions
(1:07:00) Fyre Fest II
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Apr 14, 2023 • 47min
Coffee Friday 008: Texas Dives (@texasdives)
It's Friday and we're drinking coffee. This Friday, we welcome Raf of Texas Dives — an Instagram account covering dive bars, dance halls, honky-tonks, BBQ joints, diners and anything “old Texas.” We discussed what makes dive bars into dive bars, his favorite spots across the state, cocktails vs. mixed drinks, Austin staples, and more.
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Apr 12, 2023 • 1h 28min
Rizz, Chops, and Alix Earle: Intern Calli's Gen Z Quiz
Today we welcomed Intern Calli on to discuss all things Gen Z with us. She prepared a list of extremely Gen Z things that she didn't think we'd know, and we did our best to guess them all. We also got Dave's review of the Mario movie, something regrettable Will did on Easter Sunday, and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(13:15) Will Got Humbled on Easter Sunday
(30:30) Official Super Mario Bros Review
(43:20) Gen Z Trends w/ Intern Calli
(1:14:00) This Weekend in Fun
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Apr 10, 2023 • 1h 10min
Connor's Wedding & Uranus
New Jimmy Webb telescope images? Check. A monumental Succession episode? Check. Proper way to make a Transfusion? Check. We also dive into whether or not Dave was out of line asking his wife a question, and recapping our Weekends in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(13:45) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(32:30) Succession S3E3 — Connor’s Wedding
(48:30) Was I Out Of Line?
(58:30) The Space Bar
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Apr 5, 2023 • 1h 17min
The Austin Serial Killer & The Eras Tour
There's been enough chatter at this point that we finally had to talk it out — is there a serial killer in Austin? We also discussed our experiences at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, Dave review's his Carbone dinner, Scottie-Style Sliders at The Masters Champions Dinner, a brief discussion about S4E2 of Succession, and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(12:30) Talking Eras Tour w/ The Boys
(28:00) Scottie-Style
(35:00) Dave’s Carbone Review
(43:43) Austin Serial Killer
(58:20) Succession — S4E2
(1:07:20) This Weekend in Fun
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Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 33min
No Laying Up's Tron Carter & DJ Piehowski
A Masters Week conversation with No Laying Up's Tron Carter and DJ Piehowski where we managed to barely talk about The Masters (or golf, really) at all. We talked Texas airports, The Oscars and Tár, played Stan Mute Cancel: Golf Conversation Edition, facial hair, the Gwyneth Paltrow case, James Beard Award nominations, The PGA Tour leaving Austin, The Chainsmokers, and so much more.
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Mar 29, 2023 • 1h 11min
Harry Styles & EmRata Headlines & Mammoth Meatballs
No timestamps, just vibes. Harry Styles and Emily Ratajkowski got caught making out, they're making Woolly Mammoth meatballs, hot crane operators, an update on last year's fishing scandal, This Weekend in Fun, and so much more.
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Mar 27, 2023 • 1h 15min
2023 Bit Madness Final Four & Championship (plus Succession premiere!)
Don't cry because it's over — smile because it happened. After an hour of today's episode, Bit Madness finally comes to an end. But before that, we discussed our Weekends in Fun (Dell Match Play and Taylor Swift!), Succession's Season 4 premiere, and the cringiest elevator you could get stuck in.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(11:30) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(29:46) Cringe Elevator Scenario
(43:00) Succession S4E1 — The Munsters
(58:04) Bit Madness, Final Four + Championship
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