About this episode

Justin Halpern discusses his new book 'Get Lost' while also engaging in lighthearted banter about sports and listener questions.

Justin Halpern (writer/producer, Abbott Elementary , Sh*t My Dad Says ) has a new book, Get Lost , and he here’s to talk about how he wrote it with Drew and Roth. But first, Roth and Justin must commiserate about the Mets, and Drew gets recognized on the beach. Then, they open up the funbag to answer real questions from Defector readers and Distraction listeners. Go get Justin’s new book, Get Lost , out now ! Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0! Stuff We Talked About Dapping in the toilet Witch doctors & geodesic domes Getting your kid to read your book A getting-hit coach Getting all your blood replaced Our sweet soft sons Sponsors - Raycon , where you can get 20% off - Zocdoc , where you can find and instantly book a doctor you love today - Blueland , where you can get 15% off your first order Credits - Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth - Producer: Brandon Grugle, Multitude - Editor: Mischa Stanton, Multitude - Production Services & Ads: Multitude - Subscribe to Defector ! About The Show The Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and art, and sandwiches, and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drew Magary, David Roth

Guest: Justin Halpern

Topics covered

• writing
• sports
• books
• Mets
• listener questions
• comedy

Keywords

• Justin Halpern
• Get Lost
• Mets
• Defector
• podcast
• Drew Magary
• David Roth
• listener questions
• Raycon
• Zocdoc

Sponsors

Raycon, Zocdoc, Blueland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defector Media

Products: Get Lost

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