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Feb 2019
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#344 One reporter's fumbled joke and a l...

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Michael Telek joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss a sports joke gone wrong and the need to play things straight even when the target of a joke is one of the most unpopular and talented athletes in history.? 
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