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Pablo Torre Finds Out
Follow Pablo down the rabbit hole, beyond the game — every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — on his Pulitzer-winning video podcast, part of The Athletic Podcast Network.
You’ll get a deep-dive "talkumentary" episode, reported by Pablo and Curiosity Correspondents like Emmy-winning comedian Wyatt Cenac and Oscar-winning director Ezra Edelman, answering urgent questions such as: Are you smarter than an NFL quarterback? Does Giannis intentionally miss free throws to win free chicken for fans? And why…
Episodes
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Naked Fun: Streaking's GOAT Bares His Soul
He's stripped at the Super Bowl and evaded the authorities at Wimbledon. He danced in a tutu at the Olympics and raced alongside Usain Bolt. But Mark Roberts…
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Team Ballmer vs. Team Sh*tting Bricks: An Argument with Mark Cuban
As the NBA announced an investigation in response to Pablo's reporting on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers, he turned a Twitter war with the longtime Dallas…
Pablo Torre Finds OutThe Silent Superstar and the Rotten Apple Tree
Pablo digs up a clue — buried in a promise to save the planet — and unearths a scandal: Did the wealthiest sports owner on Earth secretly sweeten the pot for…
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This Was Goth Tennis: Confessions of a Teenage Champion (PTFO Vault)
For 27 years, filmmaker Mickey Duzyj carried a prideful secret history: He'd been the Dracula version of Ben Shelton in late-'90s Detroit, with his very own…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Banned Prince Documentary: Director Ezra Edelman Speaks (PTFO Vault)
America's best documentary filmmaker spent nearly five years making a nine-hour masterpiece for Netflix. Which you'll never see. Edelman sits down with Pablo…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Legend of The Paul Finebaum Show (PTFO Vault)
His callers are a portal to the college-football universe — and the American South today. As Finebaum himself says, "We found this audience before Donald Trump…
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Unlocking the Secrets of Quarterback Camelot, with Seth Wickersham
No job in America is more scrutinized, except for (maybe) the presidency. And yet no job is more misunderstood — even by the stars who mastered it. On the eve…
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The Nerd Who Knew Too Much
He was the Bill James of basketball. A cocky forefather of sports analytics who saw numbers as colors. Whose book, "Basketball Heaven," helped usher in the…
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Peak Humanity: Why Darren Aronofsky's Heroes Don't Wear Capes
He is one of the most disturbing and unapologetic filmmakers in Hollywood, from creating "Requiem for a Dream" to choosing conquistador sci-fi over Batman. But…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Journalist vs. The Interviewer, with Adam Friedland
The host of “The Adam Friedland Show” is here to come out of the closet as the secret inspiration for one of PTFO’s most controversial episodes. Also: Pablo…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
PTFO Exclusive: The NFL Union Elected a New Leader. We Investigated the Hollywood Cover-Up They Ignored.
If you’ve been asking Pablo to discuss Jeffrey Epstein… this episode is for you. The NFLPA’s election of a new executive director, David White, has brought a…
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Share & Hamburger & Tell with Michael Cruz Kayne and Katie Nolan
In another edition of Share & Tell, Pablo, Katie Nolan, and Michael Cruz Kayne dissect an evening they spent together; the secrets of taping comedy specials…
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Athlete Statues, Reviewed by Pulitzer-Winning Art Critic Jerry Saltz (PTFO Vault)
Not since the Greco-Roman period has sculpture mattered this much in sports. And Jerry Saltz — the Pulitzer Prize-winning senior art critic for New York…
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The G.O.A.T. You've Never Known (PTFO Vault)
The story of basketball cannot be told without Oscar Schmidt, the greatest scorer to never play in the NBA. Pablo travels to Florida for a sit-down with a…
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Why Jesse Owens Saved Hitler's Mysterious Trees (PTFO Vault)
At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Adolf Hitler gave the legendary runner a gift: four potted oak-tree saplings — one for each gold medal that Owens won, while…
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The Sporting Class: Cooperstown Prom Kings, WNBA Protests & What Owners Want
Our semi-regular roundtable on sports business reconvenes for expertise from the boardroom: David Samson takes Pablo behind the scenes of Ichiro's viral joke…
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PTFO Exclusive: We Followed the Money in the NFL Union Scandal. So Did the FBI.
As the NFL returns, Pablo and Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio are back with more secret documents, a federal investigation, new government names, billions of…
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We Helped Scatter the Ashes of a Die-Hard Fan (PTFO Vault)
We are living in the era of Peak Cremation, and fans have turned to our true American cathedral as a final resting place: the sports arena. PTFO death…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Behind the Scenes of the Yankee Wife-Swap Scandal (PTFO Vault)
Long before the viral Coldplay concert, there was another — and even wilder — affair caught on camera. Two pitchers for the Yankees agreed to the wildest trade…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Vox's Unexplainable Presents: Jumping the Gun
Sprinter TyNia Gaither was disqualified for a false start... after the gun went off... for running faster than humanly possible. Was that even true? Do…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Billionaire, the Billboards and the Star of the Worst Ad in Sports History (PTFO Vault)
The viral commercial has a mysteriously simple message: sportsmanship. The child actor has gotten dunked on by NBA Twitter for more than a decade…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Pardon & Tell with Michael Wilbon and Dan Le Batard
Can rockstar sportswriters be friends with superstar athletes? How do you measure a good episode of sports TV? And what's so great about being an old dad?…
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PTFO Exclusive: We Sparked an NFL Union Crisis. Here's the Sequel.
If you thought Pablo and Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio set the NFL world on fire last month, wait until you get a load of the "diabolical genius" behind the…
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Moose, the Money and a Garbage-Time God: A PTFO Investigation
How did a seemingly random super-fan on NBA Twitter know about a federal gambling investigation... before the NBA did? And how does he connect to Carmelo…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Bang & Tell with Dan Soder and Katie Nolan
Does anyone win in a fight between a hockey enforcer and a golfer? Will A.I. impressions ruin comedy? And how many tabs is too many tabs? For more human-grade…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Who the F*** Is Wayne Federman?
He is literally That Guy from "Knocked Up," "Step Brothers," "The Larry Sanders Show" and, of course, "Curb Your Enthusiasm." But he's also a professor of…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
World War Tree: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Competitive Bird-Watching
Parties. Orgasms. Adventure. Transcendence. Is there a sexier "sport" on planet Earth than birding? Correspondent Mickey Duzyj introduces Pablo to a nemesis…
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We Blind Smell-Tested the Best (and Worst) Celebrity and Athlete Fragrances (PTFO Vault)
Pablo, Katie Nolan and Throwing Fits co-host Lawrence Schlossman enter the PTFO lab for a pungent public service. The winner of our 11 mystery bottles, from…
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Tom Brady's Real Origin Story: The 25-Year Mystery, Solved (PTFO Vault)
You may think you know how the Patriots landed the greatest quarterback of all time: with the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. How they got to make that pick…
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Tearin' Up My Charts: How MTV's "Total Request Live" Got Rigged (PTFO Vault)
The "TRL" countdown was America's high-school cafeteria — a daily election of cool. Until one fateful day, when a chain letter set off a movement to hack the…
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Share & Tell & Somethingburgers with Domonique Foxworth and David Samson
What does Pablo's release of the secret NFL collusion report say about labor rights in America? Can workers ever trust the humans of the management class? And…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Undercover Life of J.P. Lehman
He's a 41-year-old investment banker with a dad bod. He's also a sh*t-talking, drop-kicking, tooth-spitting caricature of himself, as one of the hottest…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
PTFO Exclusive: The NFL's Secret Collusion Case, Revealed
Pablo got his hands on the explosive 61-page document that billionaire NFL owners and union execs alike don't want anyone to see. It involves a coalition of…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
"The Rehearsal" Is a Sports Profile, with Mina Kimes
Mina joins Pablo after he finally watches "The Rehearsal" to discuss the thin line between fact and fiction, Nathan Fielder's enviable HBO budget…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & F*ck Around & Tell with Michael Cruz Kayne and Katie Nolan
Did Pablo "win" his "beef" with Bill Simmons? Why are baseball broadcasts so dick-centric? How bad is it to touch the Stanley Cup? And how good can you get at…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Meet the Most Feared Person in Silicon Valley
Lina Khan has inspired an unusually bipartisan coalition of allies — and antagonists. As chair of the Federal Trade Commission, she became known as the most…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Sporting Class: Welcome to the Spinoff Era
Who's to blame for the conscious uncoupling of Warner Bros. Discovery? How would Disney survive without ESPN? And when did so many 20-something grifters come…
Pablo Torre Finds OutWe Found the Secret Album That the NBA's Best Executive Doesn't Want You to Hear
How did the shadowy general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sam Presti, become an urban legend? In a special NBA Finals edition of Share & Tell, Pablo…
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Why Golf Yalta Explains Donald Trump
America's golfer-in-chief trades on exclusivity, but he still can't buy a green jacket. Are the Saudis using Donald Trump's obsession to disrupt even more than…
Pablo Torre Finds OutThe Last Bromance: How Wrestling Corrupted the NBA Finals
Did Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone blow the 1998 NBA Finals by promoting their pro-wrestling match... on the court?! Should there be an asterisk?! Is it time…
Pablo Torre Finds OutMr. President’s Mind: How Shane Battier Learned to Lead (and Shut the F*** Up)
LeBron called him the smartest hooper alive. Coach K called him an alien. Obama called him for a Hall-of-Fame pickup game (and a historic BBQ). But two-time…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Tell & Age with Domonique Foxworth and David Samson
How often are male friends sincere? Can you work your way into fighting shape? Should parents let their kids get on the juice? What makes a nerd? And how do…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Cool & Tell with David Dennis Jr. and Mina Kimes
Are athletes trying too hard to generate “aura”? Is Aaron Judge too big to be cool? Is a decidedly unc wardrobe an asset or liability for Jalen Hurts? The…
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Dangerous Minds: How Stephen Glover Baffled Hollywood
We're starving for things that make us think and make us laugh. And so we welcome back the multi-hyphenate co-creator of Atlanta, Stephen Glover, who takes…
Pablo Torre Finds OutOne Yard at a Time: A Mystery
Under-recruited running back from a collapsed American city — with a single mom and a dream — wins the Super Bowl. Sounds familiar, right? But NFL coach Deland…
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The Belichick Ring Mystery, Solved: How Pablo's Investigation Just Got Weirder
After his reporting about 24-year-old Jordon Hudson went viral, Pablo re-opens the door on Bill Belichick's personal and professional scandals, presenting…
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The Show, the Voice and Grandpa: A PTFO Surprise
He became the internet's favorite sports grandfather for playing at least 162 games a year as the Yankees on MLB The Show, for two decades — and keeping score…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Long Goodbye: Tony Reali and the End of “Around The Horn”
He has hosted the same television show nearly 5,000 times — every weekday, at 5 p.m. Eastern, for more than two decades. (More than Oprah or Letterman ever…
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The Sporting Class: Worldwide Leaders, Killer Apps, and Michael Jordan's Special Contribution
Can ESPN launch a streaming app built to last? Is Trump already sports-washing his shiny new Air Force One? And what the hell is the GOAT gonna do for the NBA…
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Blood Empty: How a Beloved Team Made a Deal with the Devil
What do Vladimir Putin, David Hasselhoff and a shadowy businessman named The Meat Baron have in common? The remains of a fan-owned German football club that…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Watching the Dallas Cowboys on Death Row (PTFO Peabody Award Finalist)
This episode was recently honored as a unanimous finalist for the prestigious Peabody Awards. But it's been 26 years since he was sentenced to death, and…
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The Jordon Rules: An Exclusive PTFO Investigation
The real story of Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend is even weirder than it seemed on the viral CBS interview: Pablo spoke to 11 sources who've dealt…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Will Forte Commits to the Bit
Will Forte is responsible for some of the most idiosyncratically bizarre characters in comedy history — and the funniest movie Pablo has ever seen. But to…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Fake Sports Scandal Taking Over Fox News
There's a big DOGE hearing on Capitol Hill tomorrow, after a month of yelling from Fox News and threats of a criminal investigation from Trump's cabinet. The…
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Share & Swear & Tell with Jessica Smetana and Kevin Clark
Why the f*ck is Formula One cracking down on profanity? Is swearing a performance-enhancing drug? And what if you hosted The Paul Finebaum Show — only to be…
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The Goalie Who Disappeared
Jerce Reyes Barrios was a pro soccer player in Venezuela — an underdog living a sports-movie dream. Then he became an immigrant to Trump's America: The…
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The Sporting Class: Welcome to Football Coachella
The NFL Draft is such a tediously fascinating test of power that it's near impossible to turn off. John Skipper and David Samson help Pablo find the…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Tell & Twins with Katie Nolan and Michael Cruz Kayne
Why were Detectives Benson and Stabler holding hands courtside at the Knicks game? How will these world-famous sisters save the birds in unison? And what's the…
Pablo Torre Finds OutFowl Shots: We Investigated an NBA Conspiracy
The most brilliant promotion in sports seems simple: If a visiting NBA player misses two straight free throws in the fourth quarter, every fan in the arena…
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This (Independent) Senator Has a Warning. Who Will Listen?
Angus King, the U.S. Senator from Maine (and former quarterback), is neither a Democrat nor a Republican. So we should listen very closely as he takes PTFO…