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Jul 2021
1h 27m

Five Big Finals Stats, David Bakhtiari o...

The Ringer
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Ryen opens with how he accidentally bought some women’s clothes before getting into five significant Finals stats (0:45). Then, he chats with Packers Pro Bowl tackle David Bakhtiari about chugging beers at Bucks games, his unusual path to the NFL, and what’s going on with the Aaron Rodgers situation (14:10). Next he brings on two F1 experts—Barstool’s Big Cat and Kevin Clark—for a new edition of Going Abroad (40:00). And finally, he closes it out with some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (1:02:50). 


Host: Ryen Russillo

Guests: David Bakhtiari, Dan “Big Cat” Katz, and Kevin Clark

Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti

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