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“I used to be the largest dairy consumer on the planet. I used to eat so much dairy and meat. The more that I looked into the dairy industry, the more that I saw that it was the singular, most inhumane industry on the planet, that we've all been lied to, including myself, for years. I always believed that the picture on the milk carton, the cow standing next to her calf in the green field with the red barn in the back was true. It’s certainly the complete opposite.” – Richard (Kudo) Couto Richard (Kudo) Couto is the founder of Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), an organization solely dedicated to investigating extreme animal cruelty cases. ARM has led high-risk undercover operations that have resulted in the shutdown of illegal slaughterhouses, animal fighting rings, and horse meat trafficking networks. Recently, they released a damning investigation into two industrial dairy farms outside of Phoenix, Arizona supplying milk to Coca-Cola’s Fairlife brand. What they uncovered was systemic animal abuse, environmental violations, and a devastating betrayal of consumer trust. While Fairlife markets its products as being sourced "humanely," ARM’s footage tells a very different story—one of suffering, abuse, and corporate complicity. Despite the evidence, this story has been largely ignored by mainstream media—likely due to Coca-Cola’s massive influence and advertising dollars.…

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Mr. Irrelevant Podcast v2.0

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Mr. Irrelevant Podcast v2.0

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Mr. Irrelevant Podcast v2.0

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🚨EMERGENCY POD TO DECIDE IF DEEBO SAMUEL MERITS AN EMERGENCY POD🚨 32:18

10 weeks ago32:18

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Jamie and Matt get together ostensibly for an emergency podcast discussing the Commanders' trade for Deebo Samuel, but it quickly degenerates into a podcast debating whether or not the trade for Deebo Samuel is the kind of thing that warrants an emergency pod. (Also, Matt quite possibly calls him "Deebo Samuels" the whole way through because Matt is now officially 800 years old.) Also, please note that we had some technical difficulties with this one, so it cuts off a little more abruptly than usual. Hopefully that's the only problem.…

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2024 Commanders Season In Review, or Imagine Sisyphus Happy 1:04:24

14 weeks ago1:04:24

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Well, that was different. After a 2024 Commanders season that stretched well into 2025, after the rookie QB became a bona-fide superstar and OROY, after all the miracle finishes and dramatic video packages, Jamie and Matt finally sit down and take stock of it all. Where does this rank in all-time Washington NFL seasons? What were the best moments? How much breathless Jayden Daniels praise can two guys pack into one brief episode? We find out all that and more. This is the one for everyone who have wondered if this podcast could ever not be dreary and cynical.…

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"Power" Ranking the "Top" 35 Washington Quarterbacks Since 1993 1:13:16

38 weeks ago1:13:16

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Congratulations to Jayden Daniels for being named the starting quarterback for your 2024 Washington Commanders! Assuming he's not hit by a meteor in the next week or two, he will be the team's 36th starting QB since 1993, and simply by virtue of being able to walk and chew gum at the same time, he is probably already among the ten best of those players. We'll never know, though, because Jamie and Matt don't rank him. But they DO rank the other 35 guys, and boy, is it ever bleak. Join us, won't you, for a grim deathmarch through 31 years of quarterbacking futility!…

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The Commanders In Earnest 45:14

2 years ago45:14

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By actual, honest-to-god request, Jamie and Matt are back to talk about the Washington football team formerly known as the Washington Football Team. There's a lot of chatter in this one about the actual team and what it means to have Dan Snyder gone and so on, but the highlight is definitely Matt having a brainfart that makes him look catastrophically dumb. If you like that sort of thing--and let's be honest, who doesn't!--this is the episode for you.…

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Viral Novelty Sports Media Apparel (and Commanders) Chat 35:09

2 years ago35:09

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Jamie and Matt talk about the viral big hat, the viral Sean Taylor mannequin, the less-than-viral Commanders win over the Falcons, and the usual assortment of other stuff. It's a much more fun episode than I'm making it sound. I'm sorry.

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Moxie! 42:02

2 years ago42:02

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Jamie and Matt talk about Taylor Heinicke's moxie at exhaustive length. Truly, you have never heard the word "moxie" used so many times in a non-ironic (or at least semi-non-ironic) way. Moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie moxie. Then they talk about some TV and music and other stuff, but not very long and not with any spoilers. Moxie!…

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Extended Griping About Scott Turner 32:56

3 years ago32:56

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With the news we've all been waiting for hovering out there, Matt and Jamie reconvene despite promising not to, and then the conversation mainly consists of Matt complaining about Scott Turner. It'll probably be really good if you like that sort of thing.

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Mid-Season Check-In, AKA We Are Unable To Keep A Weekly Schedule 51:14

3 years ago51:14

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Jamie and Matt use the last-second win over the hapless Colts as a springboard for catching up on the hapless Commanders' season so far. This time around, Jamie is the bright side and Matt is hammering one frustrated point repeatedly. Around 36:50 or so, talk turns to House Of The Dragon, Andor, Werewolf By Night, and dadrock concerts. No spoilers for anything besides the Smashing Pumpkins' truly dreadful setlist. See you again at some point in the future that is undefined except that it will NOT be next week, win or lose.…

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The Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022 TV Series) of Football Games 46:13

3 years ago46:13

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Jamie and Matt start off by discussing the Commanders' loss to the Lions for awhile--the positive signs, the causes for concern, the abject lack of defense--and wind up talking for a surprisingly long time about a traditional North Carolina pig pickin. In the end, there's some brief conversation about the upcoming Andor series, culminating in an explanation of why yesterday's game was almost exactly identical to the Disney+ Obi-Wan series. So pretty much the usual, then.…

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Building The 'Derwagon 39:01

3 years ago39:01

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Jamie and Matt are a little punchy from seeing a Washington football team look alive and playmaker-y on offense (and also totally devoid of linebackers on defense). There's some light spoiler-free House of the Dragon discussion in the middle but mostly it's all football. This might be the high point of the season, so enjoy it while it's here.…

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The Most 7-10 Organization In Human History 55:11

3 years ago55:11

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By popular demand (only eight of you asked us to please not do this!), Jamie and Matt return to talk about the Washington Commanders heading into Week 1 of the 2022 season. Is there ANYTHING to be hopeful about? Can the most 7-10 organization in the world manage to exceed that win total? One of us thinks so! Also, toward the end of the episode we discuss a bunch of TV and movie stuff (without spoilers) and then Jamie makes fun of emo for awhile. The Mr. I Pod is BACK, baby!…

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Anything Happen In The Last Four Months? 57:40

3 years ago57:40

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Jamie and Matt try to catch up on four months that included a name change, a new quarterback, multiple congressional investigations, a pre-draft process, a draft, post-draft evaluations, 40 hours of Marvel content, and six to ten top-notch TV/streaming programs. Mainly they talk about the draft and the team name before trying to do an overview of the pop culture stuff. There are no major spoilers I can think of in that part. It's all kind of a ramble but let's be honest: you're probably not here for hard-hitting analysis.…

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Locker Clean-Out Day 2022 51:03

3 years ago51:03

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This episode actually has nothing to do with the actual locker clean-out day, so if anything interesting came out of the exit interviews don't expect to hear about it here. The title is more of a metaphor, as Jamie and Matt discuss the last few games of the season, their hope for the team going forward (minimal!); their thoughts on the new name, which will probably be Commanders (meh!); their ideas for how to succeed in spite of Daniel Snyder (¯\(ツ)/¯); and their general analysis of the current squad. From a non-football standpoint, they discuss Yellowjackets (which appears to be on an assortment of streaming services, including but possibly not limited to Showtime, Hulu Premium, Pluto TV, something called Spectrum TV, or The Roku Channel), Station Eleven (HBO Max), and a little bit about if Disney+'s Book of Boba Fett is boring (yes).…

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Hindsight Is Justin Herbert and Micah Parsons 47:13

3 years ago47:13

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In their second episode since shedding the canned intro music, Jamie and Matt discuss the WFT's debacle of a loss against Dallas, a game they lost by seven and never led and probably should've lost by 40. They touch on what went wrong (everything), what comes next (nothing good, probably), and spend several agonizing minutes talking about how much more impactful than Chase Young Micah Parsons appears to be (very). They close by very briefly touching on Succession and Hawkeye but don't really say much about either and if we didn't mention them here you probably wouldn't even notice that part of the episode happening.…

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A Karmic Do-Over For Kirk Cousins? 53:34

3 years ago53:34

53:34

Jamie and Matt grapple with a reality where WFT has won their fourth straight game, the playoffs are entirely in the conversation, and the remaining five games are all against NFC East opponents. It is a weird reality. They also have a spoiler-free discussion about the podcast The Rumor and the Disney+ documentary The Beatles: Get Back. It's a very pleasant chat that still hasn't made Matt feel any better about the episode from last week that somehow got lost to the capricious whims of the internet.…

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Does Any Of This Actually Matter? 24:06

3 years ago24:06

24:06

Jamie and Matt try to determine if the WFT's win against Tampa Bay actually matters, and then gets very engrossed in messing with the NYT Playoff Scenario Predictor machine to figure out the math of it all. They talk about Chase Young, about kickers and conspiracy theories, and also about Peloton and the Washington Wizards, if you like that sort of thing.…

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Absolutely Not 1:26

4 years ago1:26

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You deserve better than listening to a podcast about this team. Go practice some radical self-care instead.

Mr. Irrelevant Podcast v2.0

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Space Madness-Level Ashburn Syndrome 36:26

4 years ago36:26

36:26

Jamie and Matt react to the WFT's latest loss and go on to explore the intricacies of Ashburn Syndrome (TM the NBC Sports Washington WFT podcast). That part is pretty grim! Then they discuss a variety of pop culture stuff (without any spoilers), including Squid Game, Dune (2021), the Ringer Fantasy Football Podcast, and the new War On Drugs record. That part is actually kinda fun!…

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A Tribute In Front Of The Portajohns 33:54

4 years ago33:54

33:54

Jamie and Matt focus much more on the Sean Taylor tribute than on the game against the Chiefs, for obvious reasons. This includes some reminiscing about the week of Taylor's death, some musing on the nature of fandom, and some general existential angst. So pretty much the usual for Week 6 of a Washington NFL season.…

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🟢 The Opposite Of An Emergency Pod - WFT Loses To The Saints 🟢 29:41

4 years ago29:41

29:41

Jamie and Matt battle some audio issues and some early-onset crushing ennui to TRY to discuss WFT's Week 5 loss to the Saints. They succeed, at least in the most technical sense of "There is a podcast posted," but whatever answers this team needs to find, they're gonna have to come from somewhere other than this pod.…

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Babe Laufenberg Appreciation Society 52:42

4 years ago52:42

52:42

Jamie and Matt get caught up on two wildly disparate weeks of WFT football. Much of the conversation focuses on the vaguely confusing concept that the offense is "fun" and maybe even "good," which neither of us quite knows how to handle. From there, it's a bit of a ramble across topics including the bad loss to Buffalo, the crazy win over Atlanta, and the DEA raid on the team's facility. The closing non-WFT wrap-up is brief and spoiler-free this week, with a nod to Mare of Easttown and a discussion of The Ringer's place in the modern media constellation. Plus you will learn the difference between a haiku and a senryu! The thrills never stop in the Mr. Irrelevant universe.…

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The Legends Grows (Except Not On Defense, Which Seems Like A Problem) 40:54

4 years ago40:54

40:54

Jamie and Matt try to discuss a truly weird football game, and determine if they leave the WFT's win feeling good (Heinicke! Offensive signs of life!) or not-so-good (Because, really, the Giants should've won that game eight separate times and the WFT defense looks DREADFUL). They don't discuss anything else this week, because the game is more than enough.…

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Does WFT Understand The Assignment? 45:59

4 years ago45:59

45:59

Jamie and Matt discuss (YET ANOTHER) disappointing Week 1 loss. They look at (AGAIN) an underperforming defense. They consider (FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME) what the loss of the starting QB means. Matt is dreary (FOR A CHANGE). Then they talk about some movies, some streaming, and the sudden ubiquity of the phrase "understood the assignment". It's a real thrilling podcast (OF COURSE).…

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2021 Preseason Review and Season Preview 48:56

4 years ago48:56

48:56

Jamie and Matt look back at the preseason, which Jamie has largely been ignoring, and forward to the regular season, which Jamie is pretty optimistic about despite (or maybe because of??!?) ignoring the preseason.

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Drafting For Steak, Missing The Sizzle 54:01

4 years ago54:01

54:01

Jamie and Matt discuss how everyone's military football dad Ron Rivera made out in this draft. Turns out that while high-character, athletically-gifted football players with positional flexibility may pay off in-season, they don't make for the most exciting draft classes to discuss. Nevertheless, discuss we do. Also mentioned (briefly, toward the end): Invincible, on Amazon Prime; Yellowstone, on Jamie's DVR.…

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Is Ryan Fitzpatrick The Mirror Universe Alex Smith? 23:48

4 years ago23:48

23:48

Jamie and Matt get together for quick pod in response to the Washington Football Team signing a QB. It's Fitzmagic Time, and everyone is perhaps more excited than a 38 year old journeyman QB really warrants, so those feelings get hashed out. Only brief digressions at the end, as Matt recommends a Taylor Swift deep-dive podcast, and Jamie contemplates exploring a new facet of nerdery.…

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Better Than A Super Bowl? 49:52

4 years ago49:52

49:52

Jamie and Matt discuss a bunch of stuff, including: Alex Smith's departure from the WFT and what legacy, if any, he leaves behind The reported contents of Beth Wilkinson's report on Daniel Snyder and the WFT The surging Wizards The question of boring basketball in the DMV The consistent Caps The outlook for the Nats WandaVision finale, including SPOILERS for the whole season Hulu's Nomadland And probably other things that we're forgetting to list. Who can say, really?…

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Who will be the WFT 2021 QB??!INTERROBANG?!? 53:26

4 years ago53:26

53:26

Matt and Jamie run through a whollllllllllllllllllllllllle long list of potential QBs for the 2021 Washington Football Team. There's also a discussion of odd punctuation, and at the end a brief but EXTREMELY SPOILERY discussion of Disney+'s WandaVision.

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The Ballad of Taylor Heinicke 43:39

4 years ago43:39

43:39

Jamie and Matt look back on a truly entertaining end to a truly bizarre football season, then forward to what will probably be just another typical football offseason. If you listen for the non-WFT stuff, this is going to be a pretty disappointing pod (unless you're very excited about the Nationals' hot stove, in which case skip forward to the last, like, three minutes of the episode).…

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WFT On Pace To Be NFC East Champs Every Year Of Their Existence 57:59

4 years ago57:59