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Grading the World

Joe Capraro and Matt Baker

LIsten to hear us give out letter grades for the week"s most interesting stories and people.

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57:58

74 • Pollyanna, Debbie Downer, and the U.N. Secretary...

Grading the World ·

2022/02/26

"They hate us 'cause they ain't us" syndrome, World War III, China's failed Olympics, Juwan Howard's anger issues, Hope Solo's reaction to the USWNT settlement, Fit vs. talent and the NBA standings.

56:21

73 • The fine line between boldness and stupidity

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2022/02/19

No Matt this week but Joe and Darryl are joined by special guest Victor Arocho of Jersey Boys Sports Talk to discuss the Super Bowl and The Rock's shameless awful "performance" as well as Florida fanbases, Phil Mickelson's unbelievable comments, NASCAR's broadening, and MLB's de-broadening.

58:00

72 • Abandon the frivoloties of youth

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2022/02/11

The Fyre Festival Olympic Games, the Lakers, Harden's path and trust in Daryl Morey, bad NBA drafts, and that football game tomorrow.

56:30

71 • The Kaepernick-Ali scale

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2022/02/06

Brian Flores and his lawsuit against the NFL, what makes a racist, how to tank properly, the Blazers' awful trade, and Brady finally getting off the stage.

58:30

70 • The Arc of History

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2022/01/30

How NIL money could boost HBCUs, bye-bye Brady, OT rules, Bruce Arians, Mark Cuban, LeBron James and the Lakers, the NBA's "stance" on sneakers made with slave labor, and the fragmentation of truth.

56:12

69 • Gruesome injuries and death

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2022/01/23

Australia sends Novak Djokovic home without any tennis, Celebrity Death Week, Lusia Harris, Blazers-Celtics, snow shoveling high school football players, Tatiana Calderon, the new Giants GM and what comes next, safer tackling, a Greased Lightning golf cart, and the Cowboys/49ers ending.

62:35

68 • We speak for all men

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2022/01/17

A sad Trail Blazers update, The Curse of Joe, Novak Djokovic, Matt's happy week, Matt Corral's almost disastrous week, the SEC's dominance, and faint praise for Nick Saban.

63:12

67 • Physical and mental breakdowns

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2022/01/09

Darryl gets a new pacemaker, Howard Stern vs. Don Imus, Don't Look Up and Netflix's mastery of cringe inducing reality-based programming, the mess that is Antonio Brown, Becky Hammon finally gets a head coaching job, the US Women's Golf Open boosting its prize money, and Satan vs. Hitler.

58:31

66 • Two shocking revelations

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2022/01/03

John Madden's unique legacy, Darryl springs two amazing surprises on us, online life vs. real life, Jets and Giants woes and a Joe Pisarcik story, NBA's COVID situation, the IOC and other international sporting organizations take their usual abuse from us, more F1 101, and players opting out of bowl games.

58:31

65 • From the archives: an interview with Frank Deford

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2021/12/24

Sports Illustrated and NPR legend Frank Deford spoke to Joe in 2012 about a host of issues surrounding college athletics: The John Calipari experiment, traumatic brain injuries in football, activist athletes, the value of a scholarship, and changes in sports reporting. Enjoy our conversation and your holiday; we will be back next week.

69:58

64 • Unfrozen Caveman Teacher

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2021/12/19

WARNING: UNBLEEPED PROFANITY AND LOTS OF ITJoe Manchin ruins what little Trump had left; Tik Tok, bombs, and parenting; the NFL's international marketing "plan" and how the Rams made out like Raiders; a Jacksonville trifecta of Urban Meyer, Charlie Strong, and Trevor Lawrence; Kyrie Irving's impending half-return, and chasing the carrot of herd immunity.

58:51

63 • A Rocky Start

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2021/12/12

Technical difficulties, Bill Belichick possibly being a time traveler, Joe hates short passes, the WNBA pay gap, Peng Shuai and money over ethics, ritual and holidays, F1 101 and money over ethics II, the Blazers' plan for Damian Lillard and why he should be Matt's favorite player.

58:31

62 • When all the laundry comes out pink

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2021/12/05

The death of reproductive rights in the USA, anti-vaxxers eating dirt, Neil Olshey fired for being a jerk, COVID, opiods, college boosters, Antonio the bleep Brown, athletes in mental health crisis. Bonus: Motorama, perhaps the weirdest movie ever made.

58:31

61 • Mac and Cheese

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2021/11/28

...and why it doesn't belong on the Thanksgiving table, Pats-Titans, Jason Garrett and head coach/coordinator dynamics, the business of sports in China and the WTA's failure, Lebron James' busy week, and Aaron Rodgers' COVID toe. Also: is SEO killing journalism?

56:43

60 • Bad Reactions

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2021/11/21

The beauty of college hockey, the disappearance of Peng Shuai, no justice for Joseph Rosenbaum or Anthony Huber and the horrifying and disheartening reaction from conservatives, the red-hot Patriots and Bill the genius, the value and necessity of elite running backs, NBA GMs cry foul on the Neal Olshey investigation but exactly zero people step up to defend him, and NBA surprises.Donate to WXOJ-FM here:https://valleyfreeradio.org/donate/

58:31

59 • Another Historic Occasion

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2021/11/14

We welcome back Dave Hock, our first repeat guest ever, so he can officially forsake Aaron Rodgers. Also: Mayim Biyalik and Ken Jennings, Odell Beckham going to the Rams, Jon Gruden suing the NFL, Daniel Snyder's secret Hotmail account, an admission from Darryl, Adam Schefter digs himself deeper, Cam Newton returning to the Panthers, and Pumpsie Green.

54:45

58 • Eyesight to the Blind

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2021/11/08

The three of us discover a shared childhood experience, and lots of NFL talk: Mike White Mania, Henry Ruggs, Aaron Rodgers making us all play the 'who knew what?' game, and Odell Beckham Jr. leaving Cleveland. Also: early-season NBA overreactions

54:47

57 • Institutional Failures

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2021/10/31

Congress blows its chance to help those who need it the most and the Jets are caught shortquarterbacked. Also: Packers/Chiefs and Aaron Rodgers' rightful place on GOAT mountain

66:15

56 • Nobody Cares About Baseball

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2021/10/24

Kadarius Toney is the Phoenix rising from the ashes of the Giants' offense, Fall is dead, the Knicks/Celtics opener, the Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving situations, Candace Parker's homecoming title, an apology from Matt to Lamar Jackson, NFL franchises that actually help quarterbacks, and Roger Goodell as Joseph Smith and living in the LDS community. Also, some Netflix: Squid Game, OITNB, Money Heist, and Wentworth.

58:30

55 • Interruptapalooza

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2021/10/16

The substitute teaching crisis, Darryl looks at Kyrie Irving through Celtic green-colored glasses, leaky email servers, Freedom of Information laws, ESPN's lack of journalistic integrity, evil chicken sandwiches, the Kadarius Toney roller coaster, and the WNBA finals. Also: Matt reveals his titanic ability to compartmentalize and Joe tries to play the iceberg.

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