Grading the World

Grading the World

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Grading the World episodes

  • 12• Hypocrisy/Democracy
    Charges in Halyna Hutchins killing, the Joe Biden Files, the disaster that is Congress, Olivia Dunne and fan entitlement, and the USA's racist history in brief
    59 min
  • 9 • FInding the puppy under the poop
    Pele's death and legacy, a hero in Buffalo and an inspiration in Denver, along with a real-life poop sandwich in Texa and a brilliant parable courtesy of Sarah Marshall, plus our grades for the year as a whole.
    1 hr 10 min
  • 8 • Blood on FIFA's hands
    Too many deaths in Qatar supporting the World Cup, the whitewashing of Mike Leach's true legacy, Fortnite goes to the Canadian Supreme Court, and the NCAA's new leader.
    59 min
  • 7 • Brittney's Home!
    Celebrating the release of Brittney Griner, The NY State Legislatures messed up priorities, Deion Sanders' new job, and the Washington Commanders and Daniel Snyder in more trouble.
    59 min
  • 5 • All kinds of heroes
    With Darryl off traveling the world, Joe and Matt are joined by Indianapolis attorney Mark Nicholson, host and Executive Producer of Circle City News, the second most interesting show on the internet. After a tribute to Joe's old friend Phil Wall, Mark talks about his non-traditional path to the law and what it's like to represent sovereign citizens in court.
    58 min
  • 3 • A bad term for men in power
    Happy Anniversary to Matt and Jill, the Trump subpoena, another F- for Antonio Brown, and additional failing marks for Bill Murray, publicly funded stadiums, mixed assessments of Davante Adams' collision with a photographer, and the powerful words of William Shatner after coming back from space for real.
    59 min
  • 2 • Football players are people too
    Joe's thought experiment gets solid Ds from Matt and Darryl, Herschel and Christian Walker at opposite ends of the scale, Happy Birthday To You, a potential Trump-Biden rematch, Bobby Wagner and the protester he decked, and Aaron Judge's head-of-the-class season.
    59 min

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