Jon Gruden's ugly emails and uglier defense of them. The Saudi royal family's purchase of Newcastle United to hide their crimes. Kyrie Irving's abstruse "the personal is political" defense of jobs over lives. Is there any thread linking these sad actors? Matthew and Jonah look for one in a wide-ranging conversation that probably raises more questions than answers.

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