Thrill Of Defeat

Dan Hopper
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Comedy writer and sports obsessive Dan Hopper interviews comedians & writers from different fanbases to hear about their funniest and most painful memories of rooting for their hometown team. We’ll learn how they became fans of their team, why they’re STILL fans, and bask in the hilarious and heartbreaking shared pain of what it means to be a sports fan.

  1. 11/25/2025

    Indianapolis Colts (with Megan Gailey and Tom Thakkar)

    Comedians Megan Gailey (ESPY Awards, Roast of Tom Brady) and Tom Thakkar (Conan, Tonight Show) discuss their beloved Indianapolis Colts, from the highs of getting blackout drunk during the Super Bowl and flipping off a Chicago cop, to the lows of ending a friendship over *another* Peyton Manning choke-job. It's a bittersweet journey through the Brady/Manning rivalry, the tragedy of Andrew Luck, and Marvin Harrison maybe sorta killing a guy?

    1h 18m

  2. 11/11/2025

    Jacksonville Jaguars (with Brennan Tasseff)

    Jacksonville Jaguars fans: Who are they? What are their customs? Are they mythical creatures? Comedian and real live Jaguars fan Brennan Tasseff (Your Ex Drinking Buddy Podcast) is here to answer everyone's BURNING questions about the NFL's most teal franchise, from their brief moment of '90s coolness to the fleeting hope of Party Boy Blake Bortles.

    1h 9m

  3. 10/21/2025

    Baltimore Ravens (with Bill Oakley and Natalie McGill)

    The Ravens started existing in 1996 and have already witnessed two Super Bowls, a Ray Lewis murder investigation, a hall of fame kicker's sex scandal, the best defense of all time, the worst Super Bowl QB of all time (arguably), and a year of Elvis Grbac (?) Natalie McGill (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Bill Oakley (The Simpsons) talk about the rise of Ravens fandom, their go-to gameday foods, the nervous thrill of watching Lamar Jackson, and why Maryland is the only state that cares about their flag.

    1h 4m

  4. 10/14/2025

    Philadelphia 76ers (with Joe Wengert and Patrick Sauer)

    Writers Joe Wengert (New Girl, Big Mouth) and Patrick Sauer (Squawkin' Sports) relive the many fascinating eras of the Sixers, from Dr. J. and Moses Malone to Charles Barkley to Allen Iverson to "The Process" and Joel Embiid -- truly, one of the most fascinating teams that hasn't won a title in over 40 years.

    1h 10m

  5. 09/30/2025

    New England Patriots (with Josh Gondelman and Luke O'Neil)

    Comedian Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight, Desus & Mero) and writer Luke O'Neil (Welcome To Hell World) talk about what it was like to root FOR the Brady/Belichick Patriots, reactionary Boston sports fans, Tom Brady's flammability, cueing up the Boston accent, and being a Lefty sports fan in the Era of Trump.

    1h 15m

  6. 09/23/2025

    Cincinnati Bengals (with Michael Turner)

    Comedian & Bengals superfan Michael Turner forces us to feel what it's like to be a Bengals fan, from the hopeless '90s Bengals and Corey Dillon's "flipping burgers" comment, to Vontaze Burfict murdering Antonio Brown, to doing a Walk of Shame home from the Super Bowl in a full tiger suit.

    54 min

  7. 09/09/2025

    Atlanta Braves (with Sarah Tiana)

    Comedian Sarah Tiana (The Roast Of Tom Brady) talks about growing up in Georgia during the Braves' heyday, plus the Tomahawk Chop, meeting Derek Jeter and Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones's depressing final season, and her rotating hatred for the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, and Phillies.

    54 min

  8. 08/19/2025

    New York Knicks (with Jason Concepcion and Dan Devine)

    Knicks diehards Dan Devine (Yahoo Senior NBA Writer) and Jason Concepcion (X-Ray Vision) help us re-live Patrick Ewing's giant knee braces, a Finals game preempted by OJ, the tragic arc of John Starks, Spike vs. Reggie, Everyone vs. MJ, and a lifetime of rooting for a marquee NBA franchise that was somehow the worst team in the league over a TWENTY year span.

    1h 13m
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Comedy writer and sports obsessive Dan Hopper interviews comedians & writers from different fanbases to hear about their funniest and most painful memories of rooting for their hometown team. We’ll learn how they became fans of their team, why they’re STILL fans, and bask in the hilarious and heartbreaking shared pain of what it means to be a sports fan.

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  • Creator
    Dan Hopper
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  • Episodes
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    Explicit
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