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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
  • Indianapolis Colts (with Megan Gailey and Tom Thakkar)
    Nov 25 2025

    Comedians Megan Gailey (ESPY Awards, Roast of Tom Brady) and Tom Thakkar (Conan, Tonight Show) discuss their beloved Indianapolis Colts, from the highs of getting blackout drunk during the Super Bowl and flipping off a Chicago cop, to the lows of ending a friendship over *another* Peyton Manning choke-job. It's a bittersweet journey through the Brady/Manning rivalry, the tragedy of Andrew Luck, and Marvin Harrison maybe sorta killing a guy?

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Jacksonville Jaguars (with Brennan Tasseff)
    Nov 11 2025

    Jacksonville Jaguars fans: Who are they? What are their customs? Are they mythical creatures? Comedian and real live Jaguars fan Brennan Tasseff (Your Ex Drinking Buddy Podcast) is here to answer everyone's BURNING questions about the NFL's most teal franchise, from their brief moment of '90s coolness to the fleeting hope of Party Boy Blake Bortles.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Baltimore Ravens (with Bill Oakley and Natalie McGill)
    Oct 21 2025

    The Ravens started existing in 1996 and have already witnessed two Super Bowls, a Ray Lewis murder investigation, a hall of fame kicker's sex scandal, the best defense of all time, the worst Super Bowl QB of all time (arguably), and a year of Elvis Grbac (?) Natalie McGill (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Bill Oakley (The Simpsons) talk about the rise of Ravens fandom, their go-to gameday foods, the nervous thrill of watching Lamar Jackson, and why Maryland is the only state that cares about their flag.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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