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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 & Cheerlead & Tell with Domonique Foxworth and Jessica Smetana
Are the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders actually what they say they are? (And are they underpaid?) Also, how does a retired NFL player coach his own children…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Secret World of Baseball Interpreters — and Shohei Ohtani
Before his best friend got him mixed up in the biggest story in baseball, Shohei Ohtani was a kind of child star caught in a state of arrested development…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Match-Fixing, the Oligarch and the Ivy League: Inside the Most Corrupt Sport at the Olympics
We tumble down the rabbithole of the global match-fixing scandal that’s quietly tearing apart the U.S. Olympic fencing team, ahead of their trip to Paris this…
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We Found the Secret Tape the Knicks Made for LeBron
Pablo has unearthed a long-rumored, previously unpublished, for-your-eyes-only video from the summer of 2010, featuring a committee of A-list New Yorkers…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
What Happened to the White American NBA Star?
Rex Chapman, former Great White Hope and author of the new memoir "It's Hard for Me to Live with Me," traces the fading of an endangered sports species, from…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Rawdog & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard
Do athletes, coaches, and GMs give a s*** about what sports gasbags like Mina, Dan, and Pablo say about them? Early returns say: yes. Does Google suck now?…
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How an NHL Team Drafted a Fake Japanese Person
The greatest trick the Buffalo Sabres ever pulled was convincing the world that Taro Tsujimoto really existed. Correspondent Michael J. Mooney takes us from a…
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Share & Tell & Forget with Spencer Hall and Katie Nolan
Is it better to remember or forget? Why do luxury car companies compete at Le Mans, a 24-hour race in a French town? And why do you watch streams of video…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
23 and Me: Our Worldwide Hunt for the Missing, Million-Dollar Jordan Rookie Cards
Forty years ago this week, the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan — giving rise to the holiest of basketball grails. Twenty-three autographed Jordan rookie…
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What 'Freedom of Speech' Really Means to Dana White and the UFC
At a time when so many are struggling with the regulation of expression, from Elon Musk's X to college campuses to the workplace, why did mixed-martial arts…
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Why JJ Redick Rejected the NBA to Coach 9-Year-Olds Instead
He could be drawing up plays for superstars, after interviewing with the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and more. But the ESPN commentator and "Old Man & the…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Whistleblower: Smush Parker Tells His Truth
You may remember Smush Parker from his very public, lopsided beef with the late Kobe Bryant, but there is so much more to the arc of Smush's life story — from…
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The Son Also Disguises: How a Kid Reporter Conned the Sports World
On one level, standup comedian Gary Vider’s childhood was a dream come true. He and his father, Manny, had virtually unlimited access to some of the biggest…
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Share & Tell & Feel Bill Walton, with Ian Karmel and Katie Nolan
What’s the best way to pay tribute to a Hall of Famer whose spirit transcends both time and space? By calling up his tipi-crafting spiritual advisor — and…
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Kyrie, Trump and the Billionaire: Why There's an Actual War Hiding Courtside at the NBA Finals
The superstar once condemned as the most notorious anti-Semite in American sports is playing nice, even though he now works for the most influential pro-Israel…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Tell & Caitlin Clark, with Mina Kimes and Domonique Foxworth
Why can't America stop arguing about Caitlin Clark? (And who's actually right?) How much harder is raising a son these days? When should kids get cellphones?…
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How to Fight the Cheapest Owner in American Sports
The Oakland A's are leaving Oakland, but not before a rebel force of die-hards can remind billionaire nepo-baby John Fisher — the Kendall Roy of Major League…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Unwritten Rules of Magic
A magician — or mentalist — never reveals their secrets. But there’s a lot more to the illusion industry than meets the eye. Magician and New York Times puzzle…
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Revenge & Share & Tell, with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard
Why do human beings seek vengeance? (And is it really a dish best served cold?) Can you really be friends with the opposite sex while married? (And is…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Jackie Robinson of Legoland, with Wyatt Cenac
LEGO is, in many ways, the biggest education company on the planet — an influential form of learning about the world around us, whether you're a kid, or an NBA…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Drawn and Quarter-Zipped: The Death of Sports Fashion, with Wesley Morris
The four NBA coaches who made the Conference Finals this season all have something in common: a pullover. Because unlike Pat Riley in Armani, or even Larry…
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Share & Tell & Moan, with Elle Duncan and Katie Nolan
Who was disrupting Luka Doncic’s postgame playoff presser with sex noises? (We present our findings to Elle Duncan and Katie Nolan.) What’s it like…
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Hippie, Hooper, Swimmer, Spy: The Basketball Coach Who Secretly Worked for the CIA
No, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are not a government psy-op. But Shaun Raviv from "Sports Explains the World" joins us to tell the story of a sports figure…
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A Long-Awaited X-Men ’97 Breakdown, with Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr.
This episode is what happens when three X-Men superfans wait roughly three decades to devour a cake made of nostalgia. Unapologetic, horny nostalgia — with…
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Share & Tell with Boring Old Friends Domonique Foxworth, Charlie Kravitz and Pablo
Who's your oldest friend — and why isn't it one of your parents? What makes the ideal best man — and is it because you're actually proud of your friends? Do…
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How to Laugh About the Saddest Sentence in the English Language
Millions of us hide in a ubiquitous sorrow. And pretty much all of us are horrible at talking about it. But Michael Cruz Kayne, Peabody-award winning writer…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Best Voice in Sports Goes Deep
You might think that calling a game is easy. That Tom Brady can do this in his sleep. Jon "Boog" Sciambi, announcer for the Chicago Cubs and "MLB: The Show,"…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Roast & Tell with Charlotte Wilder and Sarah Spain
It appears that, as a (crumbling) society, we have arrived at Peak Roast. With Tom Brady, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Taylor Swift all recording their own…
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How the Billion-Dollar War to Own the Timberwolves Went Nuclear
On the court, the Minnesota Timberwolves are making an astounding NBA Finals run, as Anthony Edwards becomes the next Michael Jordan before our very eyes…
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Does Nikola Jokić Love Horses More Than Basketball?
The MVP is obsessed with the ancient sport of harness racing — because it may be hiding in plain sight as more exciting than the NBA playoffs. Acclaimed…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Listen Now: Six Trophies with Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion
Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion are back! And this time they’re combing through all the NBA news from the past week and handing out six pop culture-themed…
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A Share & Tell About Nothing with Mina Kimes, Dan Le Batard & Pablo
Is Jerry Seinfeld complaining about the culture wars, or just the fallout of mid TV? What's the deal with books? And what happens if Charles Barkley becomes a…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Most Popular (and Insane) Third Party in American History, with Jon Bois
Jon Bois, the internet's most creative documentarian, somehow uses Google Earth to take you on a journey from Viking longships, to Bob Gibson, to Ross Perot…
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Stranger Than Fiction: Behind the Scenes of the Yankees Wife-Swap Scandal
In the early 1970s, two pitchers for the New York Yankees agreed to the wildest trade in sports history: They switched wives. And children. And furniture. And…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Catfish & Tell with Kevin Clark, Katie Nolan & Pablo
How are so many people still falling in love with fake people online? What happened to all the sh*thead kids? And is cable TV somehow making a comeback? Plus…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Why Artificial Intelligence Is More “Big Bang Theory” Than Big Bang
We find ourselves at a rare moment in human history, facing an undefinable industry worth trillions, which happens to be concentrated in the hands of a few…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Crying Game: A Scientific Voyage into the Tear Ducts of Caleb Williams and Bill Belichick
A viral video of a weeping Caleb Williams, the top prodigy in this week’s draft, “scares the sh*t out of a lot of NFL teams.” So correspondent Dave Fleming…
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The Anti-4/20 4/20 Episode, with a Stoned Katie Nolan and a Very Much Not-Stoned Dan Soder
Comedian Dan Soder has come a long way since the seeds-and-stems days of kitty-litter gravity bongs. After quitting drinking and cigarettes and tethering many…
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How Marijuana Can Be a Performance-Enhancing Drug, with Matt Barnes
If you want to trace the normalization of weed in sports and America, there is no better ambassador than NBA champion and "All The Smoke" host Matt Barnes…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
We Found the Secret Tape the Knicks Made for LeBron
Pablo has unearthed a long-rumored, previously unpublished, for-your-eyes-only video from the summer of 2010, featuring a committee of A-list New Yorkers…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
How to Give a Sh*t About Women's Basketball, with Comedian and Super-Fan Morgan Murphy
It's one of the greatest TV shows in America right now: The Caitlin Clark effect of being David and Goliath at the same time. Angel Reese's ability to provoke…
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Share & Tell on Location Among the Stars, with Mike Golic Jr., Mina Kimes and Pablo
Should you believe astrologers who only say what you want to hear? Is there a better way to enjoy life with Gmail, if you're not at Inbox Seven? And what…
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How a Video Game You’ve Never Played Changed the Biggest Sport on Earth
Sports video games pride themselves on their simulation of reality. But the most popular ones that Americans know and love — Madden, FIFA, NBA 2K, MLB: The…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
A Sex-Charged Share & Tell with Mina Kimes, Dan the Drivers-Ed Teacher, Pablo... and Papi
How should we react to sex scenes now? Has MrBeast mastered the modern algorithm? And what is the secret formula to ultimate beauty? Plus: Dan's secret iPad…
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The Hall-of-Famer (and "One Shining Moment") That Fans Deserve
Pablo's detective agency is back, with serious #journalism for the internet's most burning sports questions: Can halftime acrobat Red Panda get into the Hall…
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"F**k Those Guys, We're Number One": How an NBA Owner Fleeced America
Mat Ishbia is a housing tycoon, and he was supposed to insulate the NBA's house from disgrace. But eye-opening new reporting from investigative startup…
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Writing Around LeBron: The Genius Decisions of Hanif Abdurraqib
One of the greatest writers in America has a new book, "There's Always This Year," that is ostensibly about LeBron James. But this bona fide MacArthur Genius…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Tell & Neg with Sarah Spain, Charlotte Wilder, and Pablo
What do pickup artists get totally wrong about successfully attracting women? Should you get a QR code on your gravestone? And did the three of us make a…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Vox's Unexplainable Presents: The Yips
Think about the thing you’ve practiced more than anything else in the world. Maybe it’s painting. Or writing. Or playing the piano. Now imagine you wake up one…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
We Plugged in Our PlayStation, and This Happened
Pablo convinced Katie Nolan and Amin Elhassan to do something he’s wanted to do ever since PTFO launched: play Spider-Man 2 using the giant LCD screen that…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
What Happened to the White American NBA Star?
Rex Chapman, former Great White Hope and author of the new memoir "It's Hard for Me to Live with Me," traces the fading of an endangered sports species, from…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Share & Tell & Fast & Furious with Katie Nolan, Amin, Pablo, and Not Charles Barkley
It’s been years since these three friends saw each other, in person. Or even virtually. And so it is our distinct pleasure to relive Pablo’s second-favorite…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
A Conversation with the NCAA's Biggest Nightmare
The death blow to the NCAA won't be dealt by college athletes unionizing, as historic as that movement is. It will come from a seemingly anonymous man named…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Theater of the Aaron Rodgers Absurd: Share & Tell w/ Wyatt Cenac, Domonique Foxworth & Pablo
What is the line beyond which we need to say Aaron Rodgers shouldn't be taken seriously? And why won't crows pick up trash? Plus: Bone Tomahawk, Inspectah…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
The G.O.A.T You’ve Never Known
The story of the NBA cannot be told without Oscar Schmidt, the most prolific scorer in the history of the world. But that hasn't stopped our fellow Americans…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
Tearin' Up My Charts: How MTV's 'Total Request Live' (and Pop-Culture Democracy) Got Rigged
Prepare yourself for the warm glow of late-'90s nostalgia: In the era of boy-band supremacy (and a little Korn), the 'TRL' countdown was America's high-school…
- Pablo Torre Finds Out
A Revolutionary Share & Tell with Mina Kimes, Dan Le Batard and Pablo
What can we learn from the power-grab by NFL prodigy Caleb Williams and his stage dad? Why does Pablo always feel so bad about saying "no"? And how does one…
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The New New Tastemakers: An Edible Oscars Preview, with Wesley Morris
How did the only person who’s ever won multiple Pulitzer Prizes for Criticism develop his sense of taste? Who needs a movie review when we’ve got Rotten…
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Inside Rick Pitino's Private World of Scandal-Fixers, from Strippergate to Trump
The legendary basketball coach has made a comeback at St. John's, which paints him as a role model. But Pitino's past has only become more and more mysterious…
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An Intoxicating Share & Tell with Katie Nolan & Alcohol Expert Jason Wilson
A PTFO listener sends Pablo on a mission to figure out which athlete-branded booze is best. Is it James Harden’s wine? Steph Curry’s bourbon? Can we finally…