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We’ll come back to it, but first, a few tangents.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The tangents, the idiosyncrasies of the hosts and the glimpses of private life leave listeners feeling connected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

His segments include references to scandals from the Clinton era, tangents about the workings of the American Bar Association, and detailed breakdowns of the electoral politics of individual states.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

A dilettante prone to colorful tangents, he sees Molly as an object of fascination and a personal cause.

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

He could feel them in his hands again while overhead the gulls flew tangents.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson