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Such a great conversation about such a powerful piece! Thank you Jack Holmes for joining us!

Amazing and depressing reporting by Jack Holmes for Esquire, on Oregon's chronic fentanyl crisis. esquire.com/news-politics/…

José Mourinho has signed with ⚽︎THE FOOTBALL WEEKEND on a three-year deal. Details here: thefootballweekend.com Brighton Pepi Sofyan Amrabat Mauricio Pochettino Wolves Reyna Nasri First Take

It's the North London Derby on Sunday. To celebrate, THE FOOTBALL WEEKEND reviews Arsenal and Tottenham's 110 years of tribal hatred:

Why America’s top TV networks are banking on English soccer thespectator.com/life/america-t…

read Jack Holmes in the December edition of The Spectator World on why CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ and NBC Sports Soccer are banking on british soccer for US audiences. with mentions for @kate_abdo, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards, Robbie Mustoe, Tim Howard and Pete Radovich, Jr. thespectator.com/life/america-t…

"A studio crew of three decorated former players — Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards and Thierry Henry — form a raucous and insightful panel moderated by @kate_abdo, a Manchester-born quadrilingual who’s become a star in her own right." thespectator.com/life/america-t…

As the state of Oregon considers re-criminalizing drugs, I hope you'll take a minute to listen to this NPR interview I did discussing my Esquire feature story from on the ground in Portland: think.kera.org/2023/08/31/in-…

only this Supreme Court could make a big complicated case out of “should America have a king?”

Today, Jon Champion ends an exceptional season calling England matches for U.S. fans with the Manchester Derby #EmiratesFACup Final (ESPN+). Jon on Jack Holmes The Football Weekend pod: apple.co/4byNZKt

Biden’s speeches are now a cultural event like Trump’s were in 2016, except the Daily Mail is hoping he’ll have a Moment they can jump on

checking in on Twitter’s ad business

a few years from now it will be considered insane that climate was a non-issue in this election

An excellent article on the leaving of #Goodison - by Jack Holmes on The Football Weekend site. In his requiem for "the last of the great signature old stadiums,” Jack includes the thoughts and views of our very own Rob Sawyer and Richie Gillham - thefootballweekend.com/p/cathedrals-g…

“GO, GO USA!” ESPN commentator Ian Darke on his famous call of Landon Donovan’s goal against Algeria at the 2010 World Cup: youtube.com/watch?v=wl_m_E…