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The Distraction: A Defector Podcast

Collecting Villains is the Fun Part (w/Anna Merlan)

The Distraction: A Defector Podcast

Defector Media

Sports, Society & Culture

4.72.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Drew and Roth talk to Anna Merlan of Vice about good truck stops, and conspiracy theory enthusiasts. Plus, the usual shenanigans, like the Funbag! Anna's excellent book, Republic of Lies is available now. Visit defector.com

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0:00.0

We're back, we're back, it's this traction, I'm true.

0:05.8

That's raw, say hi to everybody raw.

0:08.4

Hey hi everybody.

0:10.0

Yeah, that's a very, that's a very, very convincing hi everyone.

0:13.8

Was that too high energy?

0:14.8

I can do it again quieter.

0:16.2

Ha ha ha ha.

0:18.0

How you doing, raw?

0:18.8

I'm good man, I'm, well, I don't know.

0:20.5

I'm exhausted, but I've been worse.

0:23.4

That's good.

0:24.0

Well, yeah, I think, again, we've had this conversation

0:28.0

in 900 times where it's like, it could be worse.

0:31.1

I could be, I could be, yeah, flayed on a, on a wheel of some sort.

0:36.4

Right.

0:37.4

And honestly, yeah, like none of the hell razor shit is happening.

0:41.3

And that's, I guess if that's where the bar is, is like one or fewer

0:44.7

centabytes in the monitors, and I'm set.

0:46.7

Yeah, we're only less than two weeks away from that part, but for now, we're good.

0:51.8

Our guest this week is vice senior staff writer and the author of the amazing book, Republic

0:57.2

of Lies on sale right now.

0:59.3

It's Anna Merlin.

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