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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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53 • Room for Improvement

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2024/01/12

The Supreme Court decides to decide Donald Trump's fate, and Chris Christie, Nick Saban, and Bill Belichik drop out.

57:51

52 • Subject to Interpretation

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2024/01/05

We start by discussing Donald Trump's exclusion from the Maine Republican Primary ballot, and everything goes rapidly sideways from there.

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51 • Comically Infuriated

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2023/12/29

Deja Taylor gets two more years, Chat GPT goes on vacation and the NYT sues, Texas and Colorado taunt the Supreme Court, and a glimmer of hope for the 2024 election.

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50 • Oh, Boy!

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2023/12/11

A tiger gets a very fresh meal, Artificial Intelligence in the military and music industry, the Rolling Stones brought to you by the AARP, and the mess that is college football.

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49 • A Problem for Every Solution

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2023/12/05

Massachusetts' Blue Envelope Law, a Texas Mom sneaks into middle school, Mark Cuban quits, and are you bettter off than you were four years ago?

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48 • Signs of All Kinds

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2023/11/15

Hacking with Mr. Cooper, Patrick Beverley stands up for the WNBA, the SAG strike ends, and reality and other TV matters.

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47 • Blades of Gory

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2023/11/09

Adam Johnson's gruesome on-ice death, the James Harden Trade, the crisis in NJ schools, and Clay Travis' idiotic challenge to the Las Vegas Aces.

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46 • Farts and other misbehavior

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2023/11/02

A teacher fired for flatulence and other misdeeds, a football uses an inappropriate line call, Elon Musk is a man-child, and the SAG makes a unique offer.

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45 • You Have to Start Somewhere

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2023/10/25

A rehash of last week's Kevin Hart debate, the WNBA finals, a Pew Research poll indicating a declining interest in sports, Kim Ng's resignation, and Caleb Williams possibly blowing off the NFL draft.

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44 • Political Footballs

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2023/10/19

Hamas' brutal attack on Israel and the Republican candidates' reaction to it, Louisiana student Kaylee Timonet loses a scholarship for dancing, a NJ judge issues a ruling on discrimination in public schools, student loan semi-forgiveness, and more.

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43• What a Mess We've Made

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2023/10/07

a follow-up on last week's discussion on transgender athletes, another tragic shooting, a Missouri teacher on leave for appearing on OnlyFans, banned books, and our Congressional poopshow.

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42 • Better Choices Please

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2023/10/01

Damian Lillard heads to Milwaukee, the WNBA playoffs, the end of the WGA strike, Joe Biden's rough week, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson's comments on how to integrate transgender athletes into the current model of interscholastic/intercollegiate athletics.

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41 • This is why we can't have nice things

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2023/09/18

Draft Kings' tasteless' 9/11 parlayLuis RubialesAryna Sabalenka's racket smashKevin Porter Jr.'s brutal assault of Kysre Gondrezick

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40 • Eve of Destruction

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2023/09/07

• ChatGPT's plan for the destruction of humanity• determined dogs• Chase Grffin's enlightened comments• Deion Sanders' drawing power

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39 • Pods of goo

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2023/09/06

a ChatGPT intro to our showMassaschusetts' proposal to house migrants on college campusesCollege students lagging behind in math aptitudeSwamp Kings Netflix docuseries

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38 • Missing the mark

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2023/08/31

Michael Oher speaks out on the Touhy family's deception, Randall Park's comments on the success of the Barbie movie, and the unseen costs of EVs.

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37 • Monsters and Bogeymen

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2023/08/14

we break down the state of Maassachusetts' guidelines for Physical Education and Health classes, including guidelines on intercourse and instruction regarding gender identity and seeking protection from sexual abuse.

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36 • Role Model Week

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2023/08/06

• Massachusetts legislature funds school lunches• Toni Harris• Dwayne Johnson's million dollar donation to the SAG-AFTRA charitable fund• Olivia Dunne's unfortunate semester• Trader Joe's recall• ChatGPT

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35 • Misnomers of the Week

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2023/07/31

• Trying that in a small town• concert misbehavior• Bryan Cranston's rallying cry• Danica Patrick's baffling comments• Congress responds to the NIL's evolution•

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34 • Not How This Movie Should End

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2023/07/21

• White House Cocaine reprise• Dwayne Wade buys into the WNBA• the concurrent Writer's and Screen Actor's Guild strikes explained• AI job theft

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