Dan Hopper
@danhopp.bsky.social
Writer of comedy & sports stuff.
Host of THRILL OF DEFEAT: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thrill-of-defeat/id1816289659
The Only Pittsburgh Sports Page: https://danhopper.substack.com/
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/DanHopp/
Host of THRILL OF DEFEAT: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thrill-of-defeat/id1816289659
The Only Pittsburgh Sports Page: https://danhopper.substack.com/
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/DanHopp/
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Baltimore Ravens (with Bill Oakley and Natalie McGill)
Podcast Episode · Thrill Of Defeat · 10/21/2025 · 1h 4m
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This week, @nataliesmcgill.bsky.social and @thatbilloakley.com join to discuss BALTIMORE RAVENS fandom, their go-to gameday foods, why Maryland is the only state that cares about its flag, and a forgotten SNL cartoon. I even kept my Ravens hatred mostly in check! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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(seeing a bible chapter and verse sticker on a car window in traffic) oh cool. i'll be sure to go home and look that up. and then, believe in it
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
(seeing a bible chapter and verse sticker on a car window in traffic) oh cool. i'll be sure to go home and look that up. and then, believe in it
Remembering that old tweet about how Trump looks like when you’d pause an 80s action movie to see the bad dummy that’s visible for a split second before a character explodes
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Remembering that old tweet about how Trump looks like when you’d pause an 80s action movie to see the bad dummy that’s visible for a split second before a character explodes
I keep getting "impulse buy" texts from the company I paid thousands of dollars to move my stuff from LA to New York. They're all like "Fall is here!! 🍁 Want to move everything you own back to the west coast?"
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I keep getting "impulse buy" texts from the company I paid thousands of dollars to move my stuff from LA to New York. They're all like "Fall is here!! 🍁 Want to move everything you own back to the west coast?"
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Had the pleasure of talking to Dan Hopper (@danhopp.bsky.social) last night for an upcoming episode of Weird Islanders: The Podcast! If you're a listener to our show, you need to check out Dan's great podcast, "Thrill of Defeat" about shared fan heartbreak.
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Toronto Maple Leafs (with John Cullen and Sean McIndoe)
Podcast Episode · Thrill Of Defeat · 07/29/2025 · 1h 11m
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November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Had the pleasure of talking to Dan Hopper (@danhopp.bsky.social) last night for an upcoming episode of Weird Islanders: The Podcast! If you're a listener to our show, you need to check out Dan's great podcast, "Thrill of Defeat" about shared fan heartbreak.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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“You GOTTA see what’s in this person’s bio lmaoo”
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“You GOTTA see what’s in this person’s bio lmaoo”
Most political commentary from 1996-2004 was pundits asking "which candidate do you want to have a beer with?" Entire 12 person panels devoted to imagining some hypothetical hick holding a theoretical beer and shooting the shit with president pro tempore Orrin Hatch
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Most political commentary from 1996-2004 was pundits asking "which candidate do you want to have a beer with?" Entire 12 person panels devoted to imagining some hypothetical hick holding a theoretical beer and shooting the shit with president pro tempore Orrin Hatch
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I strongly believe that mayors should be required to wear a big sash that says “MAYOR” on it. In recent times mayors have forgotten that they serve we the people, and we want the sash
June 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I strongly believe that mayors should be required to wear a big sash that says “MAYOR” on it. In recent times mayors have forgotten that they serve we the people, and we want the sash
BAD NEWS New Yorkers, this badass leader is about to usher in what appears to be an era of futuristic prosperity
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
BAD NEWS New Yorkers, this badass leader is about to usher in what appears to be an era of futuristic prosperity
On a night like this, people need to be careful not to just confirm their priors. Not me though… I simply believed certain things that turned out to be right, prior to this
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
On a night like this, people need to be careful not to just confirm their priors. Not me though… I simply believed certain things that turned out to be right, prior to this
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the Zohran campaign goes to show how much your local DSA chapter can accomplish if they stop watching wrestling
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
the Zohran campaign goes to show how much your local DSA chapter can accomplish if they stop watching wrestling
Every day for weeks my 2-year-old has demanded to watch a 7 second video of her cousin eating a donut and she reacts to him saying “so yummy” like when peak Carvey dropped a “well isn’t that special”
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Every day for weeks my 2-year-old has demanded to watch a 7 second video of her cousin eating a donut and she reacts to him saying “so yummy” like when peak Carvey dropped a “well isn’t that special”
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"We have a great product that really works. Now to find a spokesman and aesthetic that's synonymous with 'feeling and being chill.'"
November 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"We have a great product that really works. Now to find a spokesman and aesthetic that's synonymous with 'feeling and being chill.'"
Oh you were watching football? I was playing a little sport called SAVING DEMOCRACY (while listening to the game on headphones then gunning it home to resume watching)
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Oh you were watching football? I was playing a little sport called SAVING DEMOCRACY (while listening to the game on headphones then gunning it home to resume watching)
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If you dress as Oasis for a Halloween party in Bed-Stuy there is an enormous chance that people will assume you’re doing racially uncomfortable Run-D.M.C. cosplay. You live and you learn!
November 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you dress as Oasis for a Halloween party in Bed-Stuy there is an enormous chance that people will assume you’re doing racially uncomfortable Run-D.M.C. cosplay. You live and you learn!
Yamamoto roped into pitching five innings in the Dodgers’ company softball game tomorrow
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Yamamoto roped into pitching five innings in the Dodgers’ company softball game tomorrow
I was the guy in the Dodgers dugout just yelling FUCK FUCK SHIT FUCK after the home run so they had to keep dropping the audio
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I was the guy in the Dodgers dugout just yelling FUCK FUCK SHIT FUCK after the home run so they had to keep dropping the audio
Funny to look back at the timeline and people are like ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME and they could be talking about any of nine plays
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Funny to look back at the timeline and people are like ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME and they could be talking about any of nine plays
Every cut to Freddie Freeman
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Every cut to Freddie Freeman
Finishing all 7 of my leftover pumpkin beers by the end of tonight out of principle
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Finishing all 7 of my leftover pumpkin beers by the end of tonight out of principle
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It's remarkable how straightforward and solvable most societal problems seem as long as you don't know shit about them
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It's remarkable how straightforward and solvable most societal problems seem as long as you don't know shit about them
Once again, the media refuses to cover Trump with the proper urgency…
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Once again, the media refuses to cover Trump with the proper urgency…
Gen Z co-worker hit me with a “you seem like one of those guys who was really into Mad Men…” before a question and I was just in awe of the killshot-accurate profiling
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Gen Z co-worker hit me with a “you seem like one of those guys who was really into Mad Men…” before a question and I was just in awe of the killshot-accurate profiling
This World Series has too many players with custom quirks: goofy glasses, facial hair, veneers — teams should be limited to one folk hero utility guy and one tatted reliever whose gimmick turns SO sad when he’s getting shelled
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This World Series has too many players with custom quirks: goofy glasses, facial hair, veneers — teams should be limited to one folk hero utility guy and one tatted reliever whose gimmick turns SO sad when he’s getting shelled
Me: Sometimes I'll start microwaving my leftovers, then go pee *while* the thing's in the microwave. You just gotta get back before it starts beeping
Forbes Profiler: And this is another form of DanMaxxing?
Me: It's another form of DanMaxxing, exactly
Forbes Profiler: And this is another form of DanMaxxing?
Me: It's another form of DanMaxxing, exactly
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Me: Sometimes I'll start microwaving my leftovers, then go pee *while* the thing's in the microwave. You just gotta get back before it starts beeping
Forbes Profiler: And this is another form of DanMaxxing?
Me: It's another form of DanMaxxing, exactly
Forbes Profiler: And this is another form of DanMaxxing?
Me: It's another form of DanMaxxing, exactly