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Noticing Dave Portnoy’s Insecurities, Phia’s Illegal Practices, and FIFA’s VAR Scheme

Noticing Dave Portnoy’s Insecurities, Phia’s Illegal Practices, and FIFA’s VAR Scheme

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Bad news my friends, Dave Portnoy has a book and I acknowledged its existence. In slightly better news, the world cup was ruined by technology, Phoebe Gates’s app is doing some very shady things, StubHub is a scam, and Jia Tolentino wrote another essay. 14 min: Stubhub at it Again 22 min: Phia Broke the Law 33 min: Is VAR Ruining the World Cup? 44 min: Jia Tolentino’s New Essay 62 min: Dave Portnoy’s Memoir 96 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly ___________________________________ Jia: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/our-plastic-surgery-nightmare Phia: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/phia-accused-of-cookie-stuffing-taking-affiliate-credit-on-purchases-it-didnt-earn/ World Cup VAR: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce8jv326d7vo https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2026-07-12/how-var-became-2026-world-cups-biggest-villain https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/world-cup/var-changes-are-the-worst-thing-about-the-best-world-cup/ Stubhub: https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/stubhub-marketplace-mass-scalper-sec-filings-9.7265230 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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