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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
Share & Jeopardy! & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard
Mina Kimes’s Celebrity Jeopardy! semi-final featured a Guardian of the Galaxy from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a tech millionaire podcaster. How did Mina…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Great Once
As history was made this month, The Great One sat in a luxury box with the NHL commissioner and... the conspiracy-theorist director of the FBI. Has Wayne…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Jaw & Order: The Case of the Stolen Dinosaur Bones (and Nicolas Cage)
How did a federal prosecutor named Martin Bell end up suing a 70-million-year-old tyrannosaurus, looted from the rocky sands of the Gobi Desert? By teaming up…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Power Brokers and Palace Intrigue of Trump's Rollercoaster Week, with Stephanie Ruhle
The Dow Jones looks like an EKG chart. The world economy feels like the Cuban Missile Crisis. And the sycophantic administration's policy is more volatile than…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
House Call: Why the World's Best Pitchers and Quarterbacks Seek This Man's Advice
He got the Sandy Koufax seal of approval, then re-trained Nolan Ryan in his forties. He upgraded Drew Brees into one of the most accurate passers of all time…
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A New Roadmap for Actual Human Connection, with Roy Wood Jr.
The promise of the internet has failed us. Our politics are breaking us. But the sports world, even in a state of group-hate, provides lessons for a…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
We Fact-Checked Stephen A.'s LeBron and Kobe Story — and Polled 1,000+ Voters on His Presidential Campaign
Did LeBron attend Kobe's memorial in 2020? Pablo reports on claims renewed by Stephen A. Smith. And should Stephen A. actually run in 2028? We commissioned…
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The Sporting Class: How the NBA's Masters of the Universe Box Each Other Out
Franchise valuations are going up, up, up — and the first $10 billion team can't be far away. But inside the owners' meetings, though, generational warfare is…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Brilliant Disguise: How to Find Your Voice, with Hank Azaria
Hank Azaria created more than 100 voices for The Simpsons, including Moe the Bartender, Chief Wiggum and (formerly) Apu. So why is the single most talented…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Grill & Tell with Mike Golic Jr. and Mina Kimes
Did the late George Foreman's merchandising millions almost go to Chuck Norris instead? What aren't influencers selling to men these days? And is this season…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Fax and the Furious: How One Screeching Machine Upended Sports — and Society as We Knew It
Thirty years ago this month, Michael Jordan shocked the world with a two-word transmission: "I'm back." But the rise and fall of this especially nostalgic…
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How John Green Turned Celebrity into Obsessive Optimism
"The Fault in Our Stars" is one of the bestselling novels of the century. Why did its author just devote five years of his life to a staggering work of…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Sporting Class: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Bracket
John Skipper, who is not on this season of The White Lotus, goes behind the scenes of his failed bid for "the evil empire" to steal the rights to March…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Cinderella & Tell with Lucy Rohden and Rodger Sherman
What would you do if you got hit by a stomach bug while driving a Nissan Sentra? Are UNC grads actually bigger a$$holes than Duke fans? Should you pick your…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Earth Supremacist Party: Why Mars Sucks and the GOAT Planet Needs Us, with Dr. Kate Marvel
We live in America-first times. But what if we applied that instinct to a pro-Earth party? On a break from NASA's office above the Seinfeld diner, a leading…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Severance & Tell with Katie Nolan and Michael Cruz Kayne
Do they sever the actors on Severance? Does Severance cast member (!!) Michael Cruz Kayne know the secrets of Lumon? (For people who believe in spoilers…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
How Artificial Intelligence Is Already Changing Sports, with Daryl Morey and Sendhil Mullainathan
Everyone is talking about A.I. now, but what we haven't heard is an updated, informed discussion of what, exactly, it will do to the sports world. So in our…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Behind the Curtain of Distraction: We Went Undercover with the Most Creative Fans in College Hoops
Nobody makes opponents miss free throws like Arizona State’s student section and their infamous Curtain of Distraction. On the brink of March Madness, we embed…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & DOGE & Tell with Mina Kimes, Dan Le Batard, and Pablo Torre
On this week’s Share & Tell, Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard join us to discuss DOGE cutting — and being shamed into restoring — USAID support for starving…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
What It Means to Be Cool, with Kevin Wildes
The world is in desperate need of a vibes transfusion. And so we asked Kevin Wildes — co-host of FS1's "First Things First” and professional counterbalance to…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Banned Prince Documentary: Director Ezra Edelman (Finally) Speaks
The best documentary filmmaker in America spent nearly five years of his life making a nine-hour masterpiece for Netflix. Which has now, officially, been…
Pablo Torre Finds OutWilt Chamberlain and the Conspiracy Factory: We Unearthed the True Story of the 100-Point Game
It is the greatest individual performance in basketball history: Sixty-three years ago this weekend, a larger-than-life superhero conjured the supernatural…
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The Sporting Class: MLB and ESPN's Divorce
Major League Baseball just opted out of its $550 million contract with the Worldwide Leader. But are we still underestimating the fundamental value of the…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Freedom of the Four: We Tracked a Radical Experiment in Basketball Nirvana
It is a far-fetched innovation floated by American hoops heads for years: the four-point shot. But as our far-flung correspondent Rafe Bartholomew reports…
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We Smoked All the Athlete-Branded Weed We Could Find, with Dan Soder and Katie Nolan
From the beaches of Los Angeles to the botanical gardens of New York City, we traveled the country looking for the best cannabis with an athlete’s name on it…
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The "Field of Dreams" That Hollywood Forgot
Michael Schur is a legendary comedy writer who calls his TV reboot of the classic baseball film "the best thing I've ever written." (He's written for SNL, The…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Meet the Tree: Why Jesse Owens Really Brought Hitler's Olympic Gift Home
At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Adolf Hitler gave the legendary runner a mysterious gift: four potted oak tree saplings — one for each of the four gold medals…
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The Sporting Class: The Truth Behind the NBA Ratings Decline
Sure, fewer people are watching basketball games these days. But the NBA has 76 billion reasons why that doesn't matter. John Skipper, David Samson and Pablo…
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Share & Scrotox & Tell with Katie Nolan, Michael Cruz Kayne Nolan and Pablo Torre
Is Bill Belichick's girlfriend a Marvel superhero AND his momager? Why is Elon Musk lying about being a world-class gamer? And would you hire Dr. David…
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Living the Dream Job: What It's Like to Run Your Childhood Team, with David Stearns
The ladder for a wannabe GM requires great balance — and not just when you're power-washing bathrooms in Coney Island as a minor-league intern. But Pablo's…
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What NFL Owners Don't Want You to Know, with Don Van Natta Jr.
It's obvious that the NFL is the most powerful institution in American culture. But far less clear is what the league's power looks like from the inside. Which…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Room: Behind Closed Doors of the Messiest Ritual in Sports
Luka Dončić is just the latest athlete to be deemed too expensive by their employer. But Major League Baseball has a special solution to this problem that is…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Pizzagate: We Investigate the (Real) Government Plot to Stuff You with Cheese
A very popular theory alleges that the U.S. government spent billions of taxpayer dollars to buy cheese ... then stored millions upon millions of pounds of…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Sporting Class: The Chiefs' Dynastic Moment
Is the NFL's total domination good for the business of other sports? Is it OK to watch games alone? Is every dynasty villainous? And how can Fox resolve Tom…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Halftime & Tell with Wyatt Cenac and Sarah Spain
Remember when "In Living Color" tried to steal the Super Bowl — and changed it (seriously) forever? How do you compare boners while not dying? And why did the…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Pitinos of the Mind: How Silicon Valley Hacks Your Attention Span, with Chris Hayes
Ever since the invention of the written word, there have been moral panics about how new technology corrupts our brains. But now — as the richest companies in…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Party & Tell with Mina Kimes, Katie Nolan and Patricia Mahomes
Is TikTok the one social-media platform that makes you feel good, or is it an algorithmic wasteland of culturally insignificant content? Are we partying hard…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Three Yards and a Cloud of Grandpa: We Helped Scatter the Ashes of a Die-Hard Fan
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
Her Way: How an Obscure Mariachi Singer Went from Quinceañeras, to the World Series, to Kendrick Lamar
Deyra Barrera was playing birthday parties and restaurants and funerals in Los Angeles when she got the call: Kendrick Lamar wanted her to sing on his new…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Sporting Class: Why the Future of Live Sports TV Is a Bundle
The future of our live TV viewing habits is ever-evolving: Every week, it seems, there's a new bundle. A new "skinny" bundle. A new merger. Is the media…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Oddjob & Tell with Domonique Foxworth and Charlie Kravitz
How did Jerry Jones become such a good actor on Landman? Why do people love video games with such bad graphics? And what does it take to be elite in a group…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
PTFO Smell Test: Celebrity & Athlete Fragrances, (Blindly) Reviewed
Since long before their weed strains and tequila brands, famous people have been selling vanity fragrances. So, with a month before Valentine's Day, we're…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Atone & Tell with Nick Wright and Kevin Wildes
The co-hosts of "First Things First" join their arch-frenemy to debate: Should incorrect predictions be embarrassing? What's the best word in the sports…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Science of the Trans Athlete Debate, Made Easy(ish)
The culture war around a tiny population of competitors may have led to the re-election of Donald Trump, who says nationwide bans on Day One aren't…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
We Finally Found the Star of the Worst (and Most Mysterious) Commercial in Sports History
It is an infamous basketball ad that keeps going viral as much for its cringe-worthiness as the mystery of its simple message: "sportsmanship." But…
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Donald Trump's Secret Weapon Is a Quarterback
Johnny McEntee went viral before virality, as a trick-shot QB at UConn. He foresaw the rise of Donald Trump, while ordering him KFC on the campaign trail. He…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
How Sam Bankman-Fried Sportswashed an $8 Billion Crypto Fraud, Starring Tom Brady and Steph Curry
The FTX founder was a "martian" to the sports world. Why did he spend so much on arena naming rights and superstar endorsements? And how the hell did SBF…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Hard Truth About Orgasms in Sports, with Domonique Foxworth
Is sex a performance-enhancing drug? Pablo and Domonique insert themselves into the debate over "post-nut clarity" with exhaustive research, from a pre-game…
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I Think I Solved the Mystery of the NFL's Secret Scammer and a $5 Billion Check
Pablo investigates a story including, but not limited to, a Duke basketball champion, a World War II treasure hunt, an alleged con man, Bob Marley, Dan Snyder…
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Why Listening to Action Bronson Makes Us Happy
Action Bronson raps, cooks, paints, hosts, and acts (for Martin Scorsese, at least). He also has philosophical explanations for why A) he never wears pants, B)…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
A Content Carol with Miserable Pablo Torre
Pablo only understands the true meaning of making this show, not the holiday season. So the ghosts of Christmas break pay him a visit, to pay it forward with…
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The 2024 Internet Etiquette Draft: Share & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard
After a holiday toast from the aged-out gasbag to his favorite creatures of the internet, we end the year with the important questions: Are phones too loud? Is…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Legend of The Paul Finebaum Show: Behind the Scenes in "Scrooge City"
If you aren't familiar with the Americans who love calling into The Paul Finebaum Show, you're in for a holiday treat. Because during this bowl season —…
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The Butthole Story (Or: A Thoughtful Conversation with Sue Bird and Ezra Edelman)
This year has seen a boom in the worlds of women's sports and documentary films (and podcasting). So we invited the best point guard in the history of women's…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The 2nd Annual Ronny Chieng Content-Prostitution Hour
The Daily Show senior correspondent, Interior Chinatown star and NBA nerd is here to make your three-level nihilist host feel a rare sense of insecurity, while…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Gift & Tell with Domonique Foxworth and David Samson
How does star treatment really work, behind clubhouse doors? (And what do you do when a player demands tickets for both his wife and his mistress?) Can you…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Naming Neverland: Michael Jackson, Peter Pan and the Lawsuit That Never Was
What do a notorious $28 million home, a $450,000 oversized check presented to Princess Diana, and a $150,000 wire transfer for a witch doctor to curse Steven…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Sporting Class: The Trade That Kept Inside the NBA Alive
Welcome to The Sporting Class! Meadowlark Media CEO John Skipper and Nothing Personal's David Samson are back with another episode with host of Pablo Torre…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Litigate & Tell with Katie Nolan and Michael Cruz Kayne
Influencers are finally suing each other for making seemingly identical content. Should we be laughing or crying (hint: we’re doing both)? Ben Affleck thinks…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
From Ronaldo to D-Wade: Athlete Statues, Reviewed by Pulitzer-Winning Art Critic Jerry Saltz
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…