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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.

news news commentary

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73 • The Biggest Poop Show

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2024/06/03

The death of Bill Walton, Donald Trump is guilty 34 times, massive cuts in the Enfield, CT school budget, John Kirby's foot-in-mouth day, Scottie Scheffler's charges are dropped, and MLB makes an empty gesture to the Negro Leagues

58:02

72 • Puns Intended

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2024/05/26

Quick follow-ups on orca attacks and the Butker backlash, campaign promotions, Scottie Scheffler, a Bluey fiasco, and Massachusetts raises $1.8 billion taxing millionaires.

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71• Time flies when you're yelling at each other

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2024/05/19

Another orca attack, Aja WIlson and Caitlin Clark's statements on race and marketability, Harrison Butker's religious ignorance, and the new Netflix/NFL deal

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70 • Worn out ears and brain worms

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2024/05/14

Colleges respond positively to campus protests, the power of student journalism, the WNBA gets charter flights, a worm eats RFK Jr.'s brain, and Baby Reindeer.

59:15

69 • Rise of the machines with Professor Griffin Smith

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2024/05/06

Training AI on creating art with Rhode Island School of Design professor Griffin Smith, plus an update on pro-Palestine protests on college campuses and administrative reactions to them

52:31

68 • There's Something Happening Here

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2024/04/27

Women's basketball deepfakes, an interesting WNBA funding proposal, protests on college campuses across the nation, and TikTok and non-compete clauses are banned

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67 • An Exercise in Drawn-out Frustration

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2024/04/23

The WNBA Draft, Tennessee teachers get guns, Maine takes a step toward sanity, and the Curb Your Enthusiasm Finale

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66 • Karma comes calling

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2024/04/17

OJ expires, the liberation of education, more charges in the Abby Zwerner shooting, and Yesterday

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65• Creaky Knees and Rusty Elbows

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2024/04/09

The NCAA Final Four and the Washington Post Kim Mulkey profile, Literally Anybody Else for President (literally), OpenAI's new voice cloning tool, and Danica Patrick is wrong again.

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64 • Trusting the wolves to watch the henhouse

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2024/04/02

The Francis Scott Key bridge collapse, abuse of Arizona ESA funds, Caitlin Clark's $5 million offer from Ice Cube's Big 3, cat pics for library fines, and betting scandals in pro sports.

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63 • Things that Crush your Soul

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2024/03/26

Trump's promise of a bloodbath, financial trouble for school districts, Volkswagen refuses to help find a kidnapped child, and a couple of disturbing Netflix docuseries.

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62 • Slippery Slopes and Rush Judgements

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2024/03/17

The Biden-Trump rematch is set, Deadspin is dead, and the IATSE strike

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61 • Not Lawyers, Just Argumentative

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2024/03/11

A sentencing in the Rust shooting, the Supreme Court weighs in on Trump's ballot eligibility, Super Tuesday results, Barrett Reid's pardon, The Rock's trademarks, and some streaming recommendations.

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60 • Letting perfect get in the way of good

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2024/03/01

More on the Alabama IVF ruling, Donald Trump might skate on Jan 6, a victory for college athletic recruits, and a WIlly Wonka fiasco

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59 • Are We There Yet?

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2024/02/26

America's most watched TV broadcasts, how much longer we have as a viable species, and the Alabama State Supreme Court decision regarding in vitro fertilization.

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58 • Optimistic about Nothing

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2024/02/19

A borderless world and a quick Super Bowl recap including our thoughts on the Taylor Swift "controversy" and that ridiculous RFK, Jr. commercial.

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57 • A Farewell to Mojo

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2024/02/13

The border deal collapses, Connecticut cancels medical debt, and we bid adieu to a unique voice in music.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC8jBHvy9G8

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56 • Short Strings

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2024/02/06

Neck guards mandated in youth hockey, the E. Jean Carroll verdict, Vince McMahon resigns, and the Texas border 'crisis'

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55 • We Gotta Get Smarter

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2024/01/29

Republican dropouts and New Hampshire Primary results, Tara VanDerveer makes history, fans on the court, and the best places for expats

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54 • Talking Points for Talking Heads

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2024/01/22

Alec Baldwin faces new charges, the Supreme Court rules on jailing unhoused people, Donald Trump does Donald Trump things, and a pervy flight attendant.

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