The Distraction: A Defector Podcast
by Defector Media
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Justice For Husky Kickers!
Oct 14, 2026
1h 42m 13s
Legally Distinct Throwgasms
Oct 7, 2026
1h 53m 09s
Not Two Total Dipshits! Yet!
Sep 30, 2026
1h 39m 39s
How One Trick Play Tells The History Of Football
Sep 25, 2026
46m 38s
The Justin Herbert Experiment is Over
Sep 23, 2026
2h 01m 59s
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- 🇺🇸United States · FootballHOME#1713.5K to 22K
- 🇰🇷South Korea · Football#56473 to 3.0K
- 🇩🇪Germany · Football#129315 to 2.0K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Football#172242 to 1.5K
- 🇯🇵Japan · Football#105229 to 1.4K
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6.2K to 39K🎙 Daily cadence·308 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
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21K to 129K🇺🇸57%🇰🇷8%🇩🇪5%+16 more - Active Followers
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8.2K to 51K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14/26 |  Justice For Husky Kickers! | Holy sh*t, that Commanders/Giants ending! Holy sh*t, that Eagles/Jags ending!CreditsHosts: Drew Magary & Arif HasanProducer: Brandon Grugle, MultitudeEditor: Mischa Stanton, MultitudeVoiceover: Eli YudinAds & Production Services: MultitudeSubscribe to Defector!Subscribe to Wide Left!About The ShowThis is All Ball: The Defector Media NFL podcast. Featuring no gambling or fantasy talk, just straight matchup and team breakdowns every week. Starring lifelong ball knowers Drew Magary and Arif Hasan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 1h 42m 13s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | Legally Distinct Throwgasms | The Eagles stink! Is it time for Nick Sirianni to get the boot? And how does one even print on 11x17 card stock? Happy Birthdays, Drew and Arif!CreditsHosts: Drew Magary & Arif HasanProducer: Brandon Grugle, MultitudeEditor: Mischa Stanton, MultitudeVoiceover: Eli YudinAds & Production Services: MultitudeSubscribe to Defector!Subscribe to Wide Left!About The ShowThis is All Ball: The Defector Media NFL podcast. Featuring no gambling or fantasy talk, just straight matchup and team breakdowns every week. Starring lifelong ball knowers Drew Magary and Arif Hasan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 1h 53m 09s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | Not Two Total Dipshits! Yet! | Drake Maye stinks! Giants trade for J.J. McCarthy! Doesn’t Case Keenum deserve to keep his job? (kidding not kidding)CreditsHosts: Drew Magary & Arif HasanProducer: Brandon Grugle, MultitudeEditor: Mischa Stanton, MultitudeVoiceover: Eli YudinAds & Production Services: MultitudeSubscribe to Defector!Subscribe to Wide Left!About The ShowThis is All Ball: The Defector Media NFL podcast. Featuring no gambling or fantasy talk, just straight matchup and team breakdowns every week. Starring lifelong ball knowers Drew Magary and Arif Hasan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 1h 39m 39s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 |  How One Trick Play Tells The History Of Football | Last year, Josh Levin's grandfather told him about a college football game he saw in person all the way back in 1944. That game featured a play so bizarre that he remembered it for more than 80 years. After that conversation, Levin set out to learn as much as he could about what really happened that night in LSU’s Tiger Stadium. What he ended up finding was a much bigger story, about chicanery and ethics and a century’s worth of players hiding in plain sight.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 46m 38s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | The Justin Herbert Experiment is Over | Are the 49ers the best team in football? Are the Falcons the worst team in football? Could this show be better? Let's talk about it.Segments00:02:52 – Mailbag00:26:15 – Thursday Night00:33:59 – Sunday Afternoon01:52:01 – Sunday Night01:56:55 – Monday Night02:01:13 – CreditsCreditsHosts: Drew Magary & Arif HasanProducer: Brandon Grugle, MultitudeEditor: Mischa Stanton, MultitudeVoiceover: Eli YudinAds & Production Services: MultitudeSubscribe to Defector!Subscribe to Wide Left!About The ShowThis is All Ball: The Defector Media NFL podcast. Featuring no gambling or fantasy talk, just straight matchup and team breakdowns every week. Starring lifelong ball knowers Drew Magary and Arif Hasan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 2h 01m 59s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 | A Stoppable Force vs a Movable Object | Our first episode went smoothly, but we have some postgame adjustments we need to make: Drew said last week that he’d put ALL of the homerism away for this show, but that’s not fun. So he's gonna give himself a little bit, especially after the Vikings kicked the shit out of Green Bay on Sunday! MWAHAHAHAHA SUCK MY BALLS, JORDAN LOVE!Segments00:06:45 – Mailbag00:22:33 – Thursday Night00:27:18 – Sunday Afternoon01:03:13 – Sunday Late01:29:11 – Sunday Night01:36:42 – Monday Night01:45:31 – CreditsSponsorsZocdoc, check that appointment off your to-do list!CreditsHosts: Drew Magary & Arif HasanProducer: Brandon Grugle, MultitudeEditor: Mischa Stanton, MultitudeVoiceover: Eli YudinAds & Production Services: MultitudeSubscribe to Defector!Subscribe to Wide Left!About The ShowThis is All Ball: The Defector Media NFL podcast. Featuring no gambling or fantasy talk, just straight matchup and team breakdowns every week. Starring lifelong ball knowers Drew Magary and Arif Hasan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 1h 46m 34s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | NFLseason kickoff+3 | — | Defector MediaMultitude | — | NFLmatchup+5 | Quinceapp-exclusive offers | 1h 53m 43s | ||
| 9/3/26 | NFLfootball+3 | — | Defector Media | — | NFLfootball+5 | — | 1m 43s | ||
| 8/27/26 | farewellsports+3 | Tim Marchman | — | — | final episodesports podcast+3 | Blueland15% off | 1h 01m 29s | ||
| 8/20/26 | announcementmasochism+4 | — | Brandon GrugleMultitude+1 | — | placeboannouncement+3 | — | 52m 41s | ||
| 8/13/26 | reparationssports+4 | Justin Ellis | Defector MediaThe Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America | — | Justin EllisDrew Magary+6 | Zocdoc | 1h 06m 34s | ||
| 8/6/26 | sandwich storiesNBA trades+3 | Rohan Nadkarni | Defector MediaMultitude | Minnesota | sandwichGiannis+4 | Raycon20% off | 53m 34s | ||
| 7/30/26 | sportssummer+5 | Ross Douthat | Defector Media60 Minutes | Wisconsin | roller skatingLeBron James+5 | Factor50% off | 52m 20s | ||
| 7/23/26 | horror literaturesports+4 | Paul Tremblay | Dead but Dreaming of Electric SheepOpenAI+1 | Boston | Paul Tremblayhorror novelist+5 | — | 57m 36s | ||
| 7/16/26 | writingsports+4 | Justin Halpern | Get LostDefector Media | — | Justin HalpernGet Lost+8 | Raycon20% off | 1h 03m 43s | ||
| 7/9/26 | World Cupsoccer+3 | Diana MoskovitzDave McKenna | Defector MediaMultitude Podcasts | — | World Cupsoccer+5 | MeUndiesSubscribe & Save | 50m 06s | ||
| 7/2/26 | summer vacationlistener questions+3 | — | Defector MediaDoctor Who+1 | — | summer vacationlistener questions+3 | Factor50% off | 47m 49s | ||
| 6/25/26 | video podcastbook writing+3 | Kelsey McKinneyAlex Sujong Laughlin | Defector MediaTry Hard+1 | — | video podcastTry Hard+5 | — | 1h 04m 51s | ||
| 6/18/26 | Stanley CupWorld Cup+3 | Ray Ratto | DefectorDefector Media | New YorkVegas+1 | Stanley CupWorld Cup+5 | Zocdoc | 58m 46s | ||
| 6/11/26 | KnicksVictor Wembanyama+3 | Giri Nathan | Defector MediaReddit | — | KnicksVictor Wembanyama+5 | Blueland15% off | 57m 22s | ||
| 6/4/26 | World Cup previewsoccer in America+3 | Leander Schaerlaeckens | Defector MediaThe Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts | — | World Cupsoccer+3 | Raycon15% off | 59m 03s | ||
| 5/28/26 | NBANew York Knicks+3 | David Grann | The New YorkerThe Wager+1 | — | David GrannNew York Knicks+3 | Factor50% off | 56m 11s | ||
| 5/21/26 | puzzlesNBA finals+3 | Ian Livengood | New York TimesDefector+1 | — | puzzlesNBA finals+3 | RedditN/A | 53m 34s | ||
| 5/14/26 | NBA playoffssports analysis+3 | Patrick Redford | DefectorMultitude Podcasts | — | NBA playoffsPatrick Redford+5 | ZocDoc | 58m 58s | ||
| 5/11/26 | podcast previewfriendship+3 | — | No Such Thing | — | No Such Thingpodcast+3 | — | 13m 36s | ||
| 5/7/26 | hockeyNBA+3 | Lauren Theisen | Every Time a Bell RingsDefector Media | — | hockeyNBA+3 | Blueland15% off | 59m 45s | ||
| 4/30/26 | sportspolitics+3 | — | Defector MediaSteely Dan | — | Knickssports+6 | Factor50% off | 59m 11s | ||
| 4/23/26 | NFL draftfootball analytics+3 | Aaron Schatz | FTN FantasyESPN+2 | Worcester | NFLfootball+5 | Storyworth | 1h 01m 48s | ||
| 4/16/26 | baseballMLB+4 | Mike Schur | Big Fan | Mets | baseballMLB+5 | RayconCODE | 1h 05m 45s | ||
| 4/9/26 | AI ethicstechnology+4 | Ed Zitron | AnthropicOpenAI+2 | — | AItechnology+5 | — | 1h 03m 50s | ||
| 4/2/26 | baseballrestaurants+3 | Kelsey McKinney | Elias Sports BureauDefector Media+1 | — | baseballKelsey McKinney+7 | — | 1h 07m 13s | ||
| 3/26/26 | women's basketballWNBA+3 | Emma Baccellieri | Sports IllustratedDefector Media+2 | — | Emma BaccellieriWNBA+5 | — | 1h 01m 18s | ||
| 3/19/26 | March Madnessbasketball+4 | Ken Pomeroy | KenPom.comDefector+1 | — | March MadnessKen Pomeroy+4 | Raycon20% off | 54m 21s | ||
| 3/12/26 | Italian Olympic experienceice dancing+4 | Rohan Nadkarni | NBC News | MiamiItaly | Rohan NadkarniItalian food+5 | Raycon20% off | 58m 55s | ||
| 3/5/26 | college footballcollege sports+3 | Spencer Hall | Channel 6 | — | college footballsports funding+3 | Blueland15% off | 1h 00m 00s | ||
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Chart history for The Distraction: A Defector Podcast
Peaked at #53 in PT, currently #53 in PT.
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| PT | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| South Korea | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| CH | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| Sweden | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| Norway | — | #71 | #71 | — |
| TW | — | #87 | #87 | — |
| Ireland | — | #93 | #93 | — |
| SG | — | #101 | #101 | — |
| Japan | — | #105 | #105 | — |
| South Africa | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| TR | — | #119 | #119 | — |
| PL | — | #123 | #123 | — |
| Germany | — | #129 | #129 | — |
| AT | — | #137 | #137 | — |
| IL | — | #139 | #139 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #142 | #142 | — |
| BE | — | #163 | #163 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #168 | #168 | — |
| Canada | — | #170 | #170 | — |
| United States | — | #171 | #171 | — |
Chart Positions
22 placements across 22 markets.
Chart Positions
22 placements across 22 markets.