# Hour Three | Marler Monday Chaos, Sports Talk & Ask the Bench

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Podcast: [Off The Bench](https://stenobird.com/podcast/off-the-bench-5440831)
Published: 2026-05-18T15:39:21+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2793

## Resource

It’s Marler Monday in hour three of OTB, which means the show immediately goes off the rails. We talk a little baseball, a little football, spend plenty of time making fun of Chris Marler, and somehow make it to the finish line with Ask the Bench.

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