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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 Orleans Saints (with Charles Star and L. Ron Mexico)

    New Orleans Saints (with Charles Star and L. Ron Mexico)
    Jul 15 2025

    The Saints were the NFL's laughingstock for DECADES, then suddenly turned into a powerhouse that united a city in the years after Hurricane Katrina. Lifelong Saints fans Charles Star and L. Ron Mexico (co-hosts of the City Saint / Country Saint podcast) and their drunk uncles take us through the dizzying highs and many, MANY lows of one of the most unique franchises in sports.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Vancouver Canucks (with Stefan Heck and Aaron Bertovo)

    Vancouver Canucks (with Stefan Heck and Aaron Bertovo)
    Jul 8 2025

    The Canucks haven't won a Cup OR drafted first in 55 years of existence, and no one hates them more than their own fans. Stefan Heck & Aaron Bertovo, co-hosts of the podcast "I Hate This Team," make a compelling case for why Canucks fans have it worse than anyone, and explain Canadian rivalries, why Vancouver loves to riot, and the fleeting joys of rapping about Ryan Kesler while up 2-0 in the Finals.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Chicago White Sox (with Jimmy Pardo and Alex Schmidt)

    Chicago White Sox (with Jimmy Pardo and Alex Schmidt)
    Jul 1 2025

    White Sox diehards Jimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny, Conan) and Alex Schmidt (Secretly Incredibly Fascinating) talk about rooting for Chicago's *other* baseball team, the Sox/Cubs divide, a fixed World Series, THE POPE being a Sox fan, and why Field Of Dreams medium-sucks.
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    1 hr and 12 mins

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