

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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Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 9min
Blackout Rage Gallons & German Ballets
German ballet dudes are acting absolutely unhinged, college kids are drinking things called "BORGs," sitting on the same side of the table on date night, Elon whining about his Twitter not getting enough engagement, and how we're spending our weekends.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(15:51) German Ballet Beef
(23:00) Blackout Rage Gallons
(40:00) Will Has A Question
(52:00) Elon Crying About His Engagement
(60:00) This Weekend in Fun
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Feb 13, 2023 • 1h 7min
Rihanna Halftime Headlines & Shooting Down Aliens
Post-Super Bowl Podcast Week? No one is doing that. Except us. Obviously we had to give Rihanna's halftime pregnancy announcement the HEADLINES treatment before we discussed all the unidentified flying objects over the US and Canada. We also discussed our Weekends in Fun, Guinness vs. Guinness Extra Stout, air fryers, and more.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(12:00) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(28:00) HEADLINES: Rihanna’s Halftime
(49:00) UFOs, Aliens, and China
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Feb 8, 2023 • 1h 6min
Tipping Etiquette & Geriatric Dogs
Dillon's triumphant return yields some much-needed conversations: His review of Park City, catching up on Love Island, and the new (old?) geriatric dog that he somehow acquired. We also discuss Leonardo DiCaprio potentially dating a 19-year-old, tipping etiquette, and some Japanese monkeys that are absolutely desperate to get it in.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(8:30) Dillon’s Park City, Utah Review
(16:35) Leo’s NOT Dating A 19-Year-Old
(22:00) Let’s Break Down These Tipping Rules
(43:00) Dillon Got A Geriatric Dog
(54:00) These Japanese Monkeys Are Mad H
(1:00:10) This Weekend in Fun
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Feb 6, 2023 • 1h 29min
Fake Pilots, Thirst Traps, and The Grammys with DJ Bean
A huge kick-off for Podcast Week! DJ Bean joins us to discuss last night's Grammys, a viral Reddit thread about a guy who claims to be a pilot, Tom Brady's post-retirement thirst trap, recapping our Weekends in Fun, and so much more.
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Feb 1, 2023 • 47min
The Ice Day Episode
Y'all see this news down here in Austin? Lotta ice. Lotttttttta ice. Luckily for the listeners, we're built absolutely different and decided to come into the studio for an impromptu episode covering the latest news from The Dallas Zoo, the woman who stole $1.5 million worth of chicken wings, and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(10:20) Dallas Zoo Emperor Tamarins Stolen from Dallas Zoo
(22:00) Chicken Wing Extortion
(36:00) This Weekend in Fun
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Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 14min
Earth's Core & The Upside Down Pineapples
Everyone who didn't get fired from Buzzfeed is about to be pushing a lambo, the earth's core is acting hella sus right now, someone got a brutal upside-down pineapple tattoo, recapping the weekend that was, and more.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(16:40) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(42:30) This Week in Leveraging AI
(53:30) Yooooo The Earth’s Core Is WILDING rn
(1:00:00) Upside-Down Pineapple Tat
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Jan 27, 2023 • 38min
Coffee Friday 007: Bone Voyage (ft. Jared Borislow, Duda, and Micah)
With Jared moving to Milwaukee, we had no choice but to bid him farewell. Today's topics in a very special Coffee Friday: Twitter Verification, Frat Dave going feral hog hunting, favorite Yellowstone characters, how to grow psychedelic mushrooms, Jared’s move to Milwaukee, Alex Jones’s golf swing, and more. We also call John Duda and Micah Wiener to discuss the clutch pizza order Peter Pham did for Elon Musk, his steal toe boots, gas stoves, Nick Adams, and more.
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Jan 23, 2023 • 1h 5min
George Santos, Billy McFarland, and M&Ms
Yep, a big day for con artists. Between the recent downfall of George Santos and Billy McFarland being back in the news cycle, we had no shortage of discussions surrounding lies, fraud, and general (extreme 1920s gangster voice) racketeering. We also discuss a recent tweet from M&Ms, our Weekends in Fun, and an app that allows you to talk to Hitler from the dead.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(14:00) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(31:00) George Santos on an Unprecedented Run
(45:00) A Message From M&Ms
(57:00) Billy McFarland’s Back
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Jan 18, 2023 • 1h 10min
The Banshees of Yellowstone
The whole squad watched Banshees of Inisherin, discuss a stabbing that derived from a drunk pee, the Orange Man's return to Twitter, whether or not Yellowstone actually sucks (it does), and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(16:00) The Banshees of Inisherin
(34:00) How Fast Dave Getting Stabbed in College?
(42:30) The Orange Man is Back
(52:00) Let’s Talk Yellowstone Real Quick
(1:02:45) This Weekend in Fun
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Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 7min
Zoo Escapes, Tennesse Cops, and Mob Bosses
When an animal escapes from the zoo, there's only one podcast you need to tune into to get all the details. We probably aren't that podcast, but we talked about the situation in Dallas nonetheless. We also dove into the cop in Tennessee who had affairs with numerous coworkers, the arrest of Italy's top mob boss, and The Chainsmokers having threesomes with fans.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(14:15) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(32:30) Dallas Zoo Escape
(43:40) Tennessee Cops Absolutely WILDING
(50:00) Italian Mob Boss Captured
(58:00) Chainsmokers Threesomes
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