Dez Reads. Trash Pandas and Neckbeards.

Merriam-Webster is roughly a year late to the trash panda beat.

Sep 18 • Josh Culling, Anne Marie Malecha, Jen Condon, Nathaniel Beach, Madeline Nagler, and Holly McPherson

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Dez Reads. Written by Humans, for Humans.

How much does the core idea matter?

Sep 4 • Josh Culling, Sam Jefferies, MaryGrace Lucas, Phil Bogdan, and Steffen Newman

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August 2026

Dez Reads. Chick-Fil-A & Cocaine.

If you aren’t already delirious from the late August heat, you may be after reading some of these stories.

Aug 21 • Josh Culling, Mark Emerson, Ava Sheehan, Nathaniel Beach, and Katie Davis

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Dez Reads. What We’re Reading, Watching & Thinking

I’m not sure how many of you have been to see Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the Odyssey, but for the movie buffs here at Dez, we’re very focused on…

Aug 7 • Josh Culling, Sam Jefferies, Kaci Donegan, Madeline Nagler, and Katie Davis

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July 2026

Dez Reads. Eat Less Veggies and Read More Books.

We cover the hottest stories of the summer this week.

Jul 24 • Josh Culling, Phil Bogdan, Helen Taylor, Nathaniel Beach, and Katie Davis

Dez Reads. Trash on the Ballot.

Nobody understands the farce of electoral politics quite like the Brits.

Jul 10 • Josh Culling, Anne Marie Malecha, MaryGrace Lucas, Phil Bogdan, and Katie Davis

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June 2026

Dez Reads. The Euros Are Starting to Get It.

America turns 250 years old in a couple of weeks, and while Anne Marie and I are headed to Cannes on Sunday night to talk advertising and persuasion…

Jun 19 • Josh Culling, Jennifer Hirshon, Kaci Donegan, and Nathaniel Beach

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Dez Reads. You Can’t Pay Escrow in Vibes.

This week, we’re talking about four things Americans take seriously: branding, Bay Area real estate, email etiquette, and blondes.

Jun 5 • Josh Culling, Anne Marie Malecha, Sam Jefferies, William Kim, and Madeline Nagler

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May 2026

Dez Reads. The Season of Inebriation.

With Memorial Day weekend in tow, Dez wants to start off by saying thank you to all those who have served.

May 22 • Josh Culling, Maya Shackley, MaryGrace Lucas, Ava Sheehan, Nathaniel Beach, and Katie Davis

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Dez Reads. Decimal Points and the Gates of Hell

There are two kinds of people in the world – those who trust the process and those who immediately question why the speed limit is suddenly 17.3 mph.

May 8 • Josh Culling, Anne Marie Malecha, Sam Jefferies, MaryGrace Lucas, Phil Bogdan, Madeline Nagler, and Mark Emerson

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April 2026

Dez Reads. Beach tests the limits of our HR department.

I don’t think there is a newsletter in Washington that generates the kind of whiplash our first two Dez Reads submissions do this week.

Apr 17 • Josh Culling, Sam Jefferies, Ava Sheehan, Nathaniel Beach, Helen Taylor, and Katie Davis

Dez Reads. Cockroaches & Culture

Just another week where reality outperformed fiction.

Apr 3 • Josh Culling, Anne Marie Malecha, Mike Bova, Sam Jefferies, Nathaniel Beach, Madeline Nagler, and Mark Emerson

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