The Most Polite 30 Seconds in Podcasting History with Will Leitch
The Distraction: A Defector Podcast
Defector Media
4.7 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
New York Magazine contributing editor, Washington Post columnist, and Deadspin founder Will Leitch joins Drew and Roth to talk about the creative writing process, the NBA finals, the Stanley Cup finals, and the Cardinals dropping the ball with their fans once again. His new novel, Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride, is out now!
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Stuff We Talked About
- How do Drew and Will get so much writing done?
- A polite discussion of the NHL
- Pacers v. Thunder in the finals
- The Cardinals’ disappointing ownership
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Credits
- Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth
- Producer: Brandon Grugle
- Editor: Mischa Stanton
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About The Show
The Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and art, and sandwiches, and certain coastal states) from longtime writers Drew Magary and David Roth. Every week, Drew and Roth tackle subjects, both serious and impossibly stupid, with a parade of guests from around the world of sports and media joining in the fun! Roth and Drew also field Funbag questions from Defector readers, answer listener voicemails, and get upset about the number of people who use speakerphone while in a public bathroom stall. This is a show where everything matters, because everyone could use a Distraction. Head to defector.com for more info.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We're back. We're back. It's a distraction. I'm a full-throated Drew. That's raw. They're doing Roth? |
| 0:08.3 | Oh, good, man. I was saying before we recorded that I was actually able to contract the cold that you had during last week's podcast while recording with you. So I have that now. |
| 0:18.0 | That's the power of my germs. They can travel through fiber optic cables and infiltrate. |
| 0:24.2 | Zoom is an amazing technology. |
| 0:26.1 | It really is. |
| 0:27.0 | It's fantastic. |
| 0:28.4 | I can, like, I can, like, donate blood through it. |
| 0:30.9 | It's so, so good. |
| 0:32.6 | You sound vigorous, though. |
| 0:33.8 | You sound like yourself. |
| 0:35.1 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:35.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:36.0 | Well, now it's, like summer is actually here. |
| 0:39.8 | So the second I step outside, like my balls will just become a waterfall. |
| 0:44.2 | Okay. |
| 0:44.5 | We don't need to talk about that, though. |
| 0:46.3 | No, I think we have to talk about my ball. |
| 0:48.0 | My testicles big. |
| 0:49.5 | Look at that guest. |
| 0:50.5 | We got another person on this call. |
| 0:52.1 | Fantastic. |
| 0:52.7 | Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. |
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