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Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal · 216 episodes with transcripts

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Spoken has transcripts of 216 Acquired episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 19, 2026.

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Seinfeld

October 19, 2026

Ben Gilbert (0:01)

So, David, I bought a DVD player for research for this episode.

David Rosenthal (0:05)

No way. Did you buy the box set?

Ben Gilbert (0:07)

Because there is some stuff, like facts about The Pilot, that are only available in the DVD commentary and don't exist anywhere online. So I had to go on eBay, buy a copy of the Seinfeld DVDs, and buy a brand new DVD player here in 2026 to view it.

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