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The episode discusses various topics including Dave Portnoy's new book, FIFA's VAR technology, and illegal practices by Phia.

Bad news my friends, Dave Portnoy has a book and I acknowledged its existence. In slightly better news, the world cup was ruined by technology, Phoebe Gates’s app is doing some very shady things, StubHub is a scam, and Jia Tolentino wrote another essay.  14 min: Stubhub at it Again 22 min: Phia Broke the Law 33 min: Is VAR Ruining the World Cup? 44 min: Jia Tolentino’s New Essay 62 min: Dave Portnoy’s Memoir 96 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly  ___________________________________ Jia:  https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/our-plastic-surgery-nightmare Phia:  https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/phia-accused-of-cookie-stuffing-taking-affiliate-credit-on-purchases-it-didnt-earn/ World Cup VAR:  https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce8jv326d7vo…

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