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Thrill Of Defeat

Thrill Of Defeat

By: Dan Hopper
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 Comedy writer and sports obsessive Dan Hopper interviews comedians & writers from different fanbases to hear about their funniest and most painful memories of rooting for their hometown team. We’ll learn how they became fans of their team, why they’re STILL fans, and bask in the hilarious and heartbreaking shared pain of what it means to be a sports fan.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
Episodes
  • New England Patriots (with Josh Gondelman and Luke O'Neil)

    New England Patriots (with Josh Gondelman and Luke O'Neil)
    Sep 30 2025

    Comedian Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight, Desus & Mero) and writer Luke O'Neil (Welcome To Hell World) talk about what it was like to root FOR the Brady/Belichick Patriots, reactionary Boston sports fans, Tom Brady's flammability, cueing up the Boston accent, and being a Lefty sports fan in the Era of Trump.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Cincinnati Bengals (with Michael Turner)

    Cincinnati Bengals (with Michael Turner)
    Sep 23 2025

    Comedian & Bengals superfan Michael Turner forces us to feel what it's like to be a Bengals fan, from the hopeless '90s Bengals and Corey Dillon's "flipping burgers" comment, to Vontaze Burfict murdering Antonio Brown, to doing a Walk of Shame home from the Super Bowl in a full tiger suit.
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    54 mins
  • Atlanta Braves (with Sarah Tiana)

    Atlanta Braves (with Sarah Tiana)
    Sep 9 2025

    Comedian Sarah Tiana (The Roast Of Tom Brady) talks about growing up in Georgia during the Braves' heyday, plus the Tomahawk Chop, meeting Derek Jeter and Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones's depressing final season, and her rotating hatred for the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, and Phillies.
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    54 mins
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