November 10
You know how it goes. Six weeks pass in the blink of an eye, and despite your best efforts (or perhaps because you've somewhat foolheartedly enrolled in an algebra class at the local college) nary a podcast blog post has been published. I can't claim to have been consumed by any one specific thing, but I suppose even the piedest of pipers needs an unexcused absence. This issue is a bit Ringer/Bill Simmons heavy, which was not intentional but as not a problem as far as I'm concerned. And I didn't even mention that I just started in on binging the excellent Harry Potter Binge Mode pod! Anyway, there is other stuff too, and I did my best to cull from the 151 episodes I consumed in the past month-plus. SOMETHING NEW The Ringer’s new Spotify-exclusive podcast The Hottest Take is a distillation of the 4-hour interview riff show merged with talking heads from sports media. I am as susceptible as anyone to the charms of imbibing and analyzing sports storylines, bu