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We talk about loving Montana, Mother’s Day, the great Nick Lyons and contrary fandom.

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The theme is sports, which evoke leisure, play and childlike pleasure. Many people enjoy the triumphant thrill of victory. Not that we would know anything about that since we’re fans of the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns. Maybe that’s why we have an affinity with sad fans—anybody from Buffalo is a brother in or sister in sports suffering.

Remember when Vitas Gerulaitis lost to Jimmy Connors sixteen straight matches before finally prevailing. Afterwards he famously said, “Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis seventeen times in a row.” That’s the spirit we’re celebrating here.

In the pages Simon Mills reports on England’s history of pub games (you can play a sport while holding a pint). Nathan King considers walking to be the first sport. John Brodie examines the fine social nuances of a lifetime playing squash. And Andrew Hyslop shares his wonderful photos of Kentucky horse racing.

Many thanks to IWC, J. Mueser, Citadelle Gin and our other advertisers for their support.

We try not to take sports too seriously and yet they still manage to break our hearts. After all, losing provides necessary lessons in life. Of course it does, that’s how you know the game matters.

-David & Michael

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We celebrate our beloved Masters at Augusta. Then we consider the incredible setting, remarkable patron experience and the wild world of golf clothes.

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Read David’s new story on the quiet side of The Masters here.

Some thoughts of mine on the excitement of Masters week at The Old Ghosts.

My photos from the 2019 Masters are in The Print Edition. Order the new issue here.

We talk baseball, cast iron skillets and the perils of specialization.

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We consider the highs and lows of last year and look ahead to Pitti and Patagonia.

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A new episode of Central Division.

I return from France and we discuss the pleasures of Paris, the complications of modern travel and the false urgency of consumption—but we’re positive about it.

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Hello friends,

This is our 200th episode, which is exciting. When you realize that adds up to over 8 days of talking that’s mildly alarming. I am preparing for a big family trip to France. We also discuss packing theories, breaking up with bars and the rarely mentioned LA to Copenhagen flight.

Thanks for listening for five years!
D & M

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We like the idea of escaping the screen and the algorithm and getting back in print. Making a newspaper allowed us to work with our talented friends, like designer John Segal, and some of our favorite writers, Rosecrans Baldwin, Darrell Hartman, Hannah Elliott, Ruaridh Nicoll and Nathan King. We talked to Mickey Drexler, Matt Hranek, Jake Lacy and Tom McGuane. That’s a lot of good people who agreed to be part of a shoestring operation.

We thought that the release of our newspaper was worth getting together and making a little video. So we planned the way only we can: Michael took a redeye the night before and Coggins drank a bottle of wine. We gave hair and makeup the day off.

This was filmed at Libertine, our beloved restaurant in the West Village. Thanks to Cody who let us take over the dining room and Trent for all his help.

We’ll still be coming at you as podcast classic, but hope you like this change of pace.

And you can order your copy of The Print Edition below.

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David & Michael

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Hello friends,

Our podcast returns from an unplanned hiatus. We get right into it, and I teach David about how the Wirecutter works, and we talk about what he would do if forced to buy a suit for $500. Then we have a great conversation about design, Japanese culture, travel, David Marx, and the big Uniqlo story in the New Yorker. David relents slightly a…

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