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Jul 22, 2016 • 43min
Ep. 154: 'Euro Soccer Transfers' With Chris Ryan and Ryan O'Hanlon
The Ringer’s Chris Ryan and Ryan O’Hanlon talk about England’s manager search (2:30), Paul Pogba’s rumored move to Manchester United (10:00), the role of agents in transfers (11:00), and how Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool have gone about team building (25:00).
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Jul 20, 2016 • 39min
Ep. 153: 'Bachelorette Party' With Juliet Litman, Molly McHugh, and Allison P. Davis
The Ringer's Juliet Litman dives deep into the 'Bachelorette' hometown dates. Ringer editor Molly McHugh makes a guest appearance to discuss the sibling rivalry between the Rodgers brothers. Later, Ringer staff writer Allison P. Davis joins to give her top picks for the show's most eligible bachelors.
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Jul 19, 2016 • 44min
Ep. 152: 'Jam Session' Insider Bonus With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins
On this emergency special of 'Jam Session,' Amanda Dobbins and Juliet Litman talk exclusively about Kimye v. Tay, also known as the Snapchat tapes (4:00). Plus a bonus interview with 'GQ' writer Caity Weaver for an insider look at the "Famous" feud (18:00).
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Jul 18, 2016 • 27min
Ep 151: 'ShackHouse' British Open Recap
Geoff Shackelford and Joe House break down Henrik Stenson's win over Phil Mickelson at “The Open,” Billy Horschel’s backward cap, and Trump phoning Shackelford directly!
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Jul 18, 2016 • 1h 33min
Ep. 150: 'The Masked Man Show' With the Miz
The Ringer's David Shoemaker is joined by 'AGW' writer Joel Solomon and The A.V. Club's Latoya Ferguson to discuss the PED allegations against Brock Lesnar (6:00), the impending brand split (20:00), their top-10 draft lists (40:00), and the most valuable wrestlers in the new-look leagues. Then, the Miz joins to discuss the importance of the draft (1:16:00) and what it's like to be a Cleveland sports fan.
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Jul 15, 2016 • 40min
Ep. 149: 'Jam Session' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins
Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins discuss Jonathan Safran Foer's email correspondence with Natalie Portman in ’T Magazine,' Jennifer Aniston's new foray into blogging, and Ciara and Russell Wilson's nuptials.
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Jul 14, 2016 • 29min
Ep. 148: What Facebook Live Didn't Expect to Stream
On a special edition of 'The Ringer Tech Pod,’ Molly McHugh and staff writers Alyssa Bereznak, Kate Knibbs, and Victor Luckerson discuss the use of Facebook Live to stream the tragic events in Minnesota, Louisiana, and Texas last week, and the implications that real-time violence has for the future of the platform.
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Jul 13, 2016 • 1h 2min
Ep. 147: 'The Masked Man Show' (!!!) With David Shoemaker and Dan St. Germain
The Ringer's David Shoemaker and comedian Dan St. Germain discuss Brock Lesnar's UFC 200 upset (8:00), Dean Ambrose's draft stock (22:00), Shane McMahon's 'SmackDown' (42:00), the impending ‘Raw’ vs. ‘SmackDown’ brand split (52:00), and ‘Final Deletion’ and the Wyatts–New Day fight (58:00).
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Jul 12, 2016 • 32min
Ep. 146: 'Bachelorette Party' With Bryan Curtis
The Ringer's Juliet Litman and Bryan Curtis discuss the rift between the Rodgers brothers (8:00), how Aaron Rodgers has "chosen to do life" (14:00), the strange Kama Sutra horse date (20:20), and the bond between Texans on the show (26:00).
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Jul 8, 2016 • 37min
Ep. 145: The Ringer Euro Finale Podcast With Chris Ryan, Ryan O'Hanlon, Donnie Kwak, and Kevin Clark
The Ringer's Chris Ryan and Ryan O'Hanlon give their big-picture review of Euro 2016. Then, Donnie Kwak joins to discuss the France-Arsenal alignment and designate the final four "most deserving" teams of the tournament. Finally, Kevin Clark chimes in with Euro final predictions and discusses Ronaldo's chance to add to his ever-growing star.
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