

Circling Back
Circling Back
A small-to-midsize podcast hosted by Dillon Cheverere, Dave Ruff, and Will deFries — three thirty-plus guys living in Austin, Texas while battling an existential crisis as they struggle to stay relevant in today's meme culture. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Subscribe on Patreon for two additional episodes every week at patreon.com/circlingbackpodcast.
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Sep 20, 2022 • 1h 6min
Adam Levine Headlines & Italian Will
Will? Yeah, he's back from Italy. Adam Levine? Yep, he cheated on his pregnant wife and tried to name the kid after his mistress. The new iOS backgrounds? Just a litttttttle overrated, honestly. This Weekend in Fun? Yep — we did it way too early this week. Enjoy.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(12:30) Italian Will’s Debut
(28:00) HEADLINES: Adam Levine Edition
(46:22) New iOS Backgrounds
(52:00) Way Too Early This Weekend in Fun
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Sep 19, 2022 • 1h 10min
Play That 'Za Card, Daddy
Brett Merriman joins Dave and Dillon as the guys discuss their weekends in fun, the rules of playing your weekly 'za card, Bryson getting his head taken off by a rope, Patagonia's restructuring, and gifs being for boomers now.
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• (0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
• (11:12) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
• (20:30) Your 'Za Card
• (37:40) Bryson Embarrassing Himself
• (52:14) Fratagonia
• (62:50) Are Gifs for Boomers?
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Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 16min
Kangaroos, Chess Vibes And Nut Moments With Ross Bolen
NY Times Bestselling Author WR Bolen joins Dave and Dillon as the guys discuss Ross's favorite nut moments, a kangaroo that killed a guy, cheating in chess via electronic anal beads, Instagram's newest bad feature, Russell Wilson being cringe, and This Weekend in Fun.
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• (0:00) Fun & Easy Banter/Ross Bolen Intro
• (16:44) This Kangaroo Killed a Guy
• (24:15) Banging Trash Cans v. Vibrating Anal Beads
• (36:52) Instagram is Doing Too Much
• (56:18) Russell Wilson is so Cringe
• (65:40) This Weekend In Fun
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Sep 12, 2022 • 1h 17min
Your Kid's Birthday Party & Fall Fits With Barrett Dudley
Barrett Dudley joins Dave and Dillon as the guys discuss their weekends in fun, why Barrett hates kids' birthday parties so much, and what you need to know for your fall wardrobe this season.
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• (0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
• (10:00) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
• (30:25) Why Barrett Hates Kids
• (46:24) Fall Fits with Barrett
• (72:12) Small Biz September
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Sep 8, 2022 • 12min
Listener Voicemails, Episode 190: Pools vs. Lakes vs. Oceans (FREE PREVIEW)
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This week’s voicemails include (but are not limited to) The Royal Family, going back in time vs. shrinking, reprising The Steam Room segment, Pools vs. Lakes vs. Oceans, infamous Washed Media interviews, people unloading bad news on you in public, kids dealing with spice, our top-three Twitter follows, and words we say that make our wives cringe.
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Disclaimers
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA).
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Sep 7, 2022 • 1h 11min
Jerry Seinfeld, Lone Wolves, & Knee Brace Girls
Jerry Seinfeld is having his "how do you do fellow kids?" moment, a wolf escaped the Cleveland Zoo, and update on Spitgate from The Venice Film Festival, Pat McAfee's rise in sports journalism, and This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(16:00) What’s The Deal With Seinfeld
(29:04) Harry Spitgate Update
(43:45) Pat McAfee Is The Sports Media Rock
(50:00) Wolf Escapes Cincinnati Zoo
(59:51) This Weekend in Fun
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DraftKings Disclaimer
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA).
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Aug 31, 2022 • 1h 4min
Single Leo Getting Lost in the Alfredo Sauce
Leonardo Dicaprio? Yep, he's single. The alfredo sauce? It spilled all over the highway. Our weekends? They're fun. You follow?
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(22:22) Alfredo Sauce Highway Spill
(36:40) Single Leo Headlines: Dave Edition
(54:00) This Weekend in Fun
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Disclaimers
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA).
21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Ends 9/19/22 @ 8pm. Early Win: 1 Early Win Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Token expires at start of eligible game. Min moneyline bet $1. Wagering limits apply. Wagers placed on both sides of moneyline will void bet. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See terms at sportsbook dot draftkings dot com slash football terms.
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Aug 29, 2022 • 1h 8min
Moonwalks, Lad Statues, & Intermittent Fasting
The whole squad is going to the moon between now and 2025, Elon Musk is officially intermittent fasting after hearing about Dave, the British lads in jeans finally got their statue, and a recap of the weekend that was.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(15:27) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(33:44) Whole Squad Going To The Moon?
(46:45) Elon Musk Intermittent Fasting
(55:00) The Lads in Jeans Got A Statue
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Aug 24, 2022 • 1h 7min
Rapping Robots & Partying Prime Ministers
A rapping robot (unsurprisingly) gets canceled, dinosaur tracks were (allegedly per Will) found in Texas, the Prime Minister of Finland is a girl boss who absolutely wins, and (of course) This Weekend in Fun.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(15:00) Rapping Robot Gets Canceled
(32:20) Dinosaur Tracks Found in Texas
(42:29) Thoughts On The Prime Minister Of Finland?
(55:00) This Weekend in Fun
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Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 10min
Pints and Bourbon at The Saloon
Howdy there, pards, welcome in. Today, kick your feet up and enjoy the sweet sweet tastings of Guiness, raw eggs, Jack Daniel, and all of our other offerings. We might even recap our Weekends in Fun before discussing the new Chipotle candle. Don't worry, we'll leave the light on for ya.
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(0:00) Fun & Easy Banter
(20:32) Recapping This Weekend in Fun
(38:27) Guinness and Raw Eggs
(54:42) Frats Gone Rogue
(59:11) Chipotle’s New Candle
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