Pablo Torre Finds Out

In the inaugural edition of our non-mailbag mailbag, Pablo answers audience voicemails with the truth about his TV doppelgänger, Stugotz's bong hits, A-Rod's centaur, Stanford's mascot, poisoned Miami Heat fans, and one of the greatest sports tweets of all time.Are you looking for answers? Call (513) 85-PABLO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One year ago, Draymond Green detonated the Golden State Warriors dynasty with a single punch at practice that left a million takes in its wake. Now, Oscar-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman has an explosive "tip" — the insult you can't hear in TMZ's viral video — to test the bounds of Pablo's journalistic ethics... and set off the sports-media screaming machine all over again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does it feel like to watch football at an NFL head coach's house? Should you really be posting photos of your kid? And... all praise to the scammers? Also: ghost takes, flying slices of cheese, swampa$$ as a resting state, and what happens to the food on reality shows.PTFO-approved reading:If I Embarrass My Baby on TikTok, Will He Stay My Baby Forever? (Amanda Hess)https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/arts/babies-cheese-eggs-tiktok.htmlGen Z Falls for Online Scams More Than Their Boomer Grandparents Do (A.W. Ohlheiser)https://www.vox.com/technology/23882304/gen-z-vs-boomers-scams-hacks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Denver Broncos crumble all around Russell Wilson, the superstar quarterback has never been more fascinating. Or more unknowable. But Nate Tice was Wilson’s backup, roommate, and occasional speechwriter at the University of Wisconsin. And to hear these college confessions — about a shirt-tucked, Timberlake-loving try-hard, who is possibly from outer space — is to finally understand the weirdest athlete on Planet Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deshaun Watson is playing terribly. Does that make it easier to talk about his sexual-misconduct scandal again? Russell Brand is mid-scandal right now. Will his following follow him everywhere? And in happier news: Yes, even if you don't have a kid, you can still be friends with people who do.Further reading:Deshaun Watson Not Acting or Playing Like a Franchise Quarterback (Michael Rosenberg)https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/09/20/browns-deshaun-watson-not-acting-playing-like-franchise-quarterbackThe Uncomfortable Reality of Tyreek Hill's Success (Mina Kimes)https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18446978/the-unavoidable-dilemma-talking-kansas-city-chiefs-tyreek-hillCan Parents and Childless People Be Friends? (Allison P. Davis)https://www.thecut.com/article/adult-friendships-vs-kids.htmlRussell Brand Accused of Rape, Sexual Assaults and Abuse (Rosamund Urwin, Charlotte Wace, Paul Morgan-Bentley)https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-abuse-allegations-investigation-v5hxdlmb6Russell Brand: In Plain Sight (Dispatches)https://www.channel4.com/programmes/russell-brand-in-plain-sight-dispatches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ESPN host and ex-NFL union president explains why he's not worried about his eulogy, what happened to his candidacy for NFLPA executive director, and what he learned at Harvard Business School. Also: the milk check, the original MySpace, expensive mahogany, and more of Pablo's tortured metaphors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Politicians don't want transgender people dominating girls' sports. But Ember Zelch just wanted to play softball, and nobody else seemed to mind. She was, after all, the ONLY trans girl officially even PLAYING girls' varsity sports in her ENTIRE state. Pablo travels to Ohio to learn why Ember fought for her right to love sports anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you part of the silent majority of bad sleepers? Try dressing up like Darth Vader already! What ever happened to the steroid police? We are here for a lower moral high ground! And are you, by chance, cinematically in love? Because the hardest things in life make you feel right. Also: centaur portraits, mouth-breathers, A-Rod’s teeth, and holes.Further reading:Why sportspeople are taping over their mouths (Sarah Shephard)https://theathletic.com/4844743/2023/09/11/why-sportspeople-taping-over-mouths/The Biogenesis Files (Mike Fish)https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/36055058/biogenesis-america-tony-bosch-peds-fallout-10-years-later Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PTFO SOURCES: The new Lando show isn't actually a show. Pablo hangs with the screenwriter and rapper to find out how real life inspired he and his brother Donald's award-winning art — and why they're not afraid of internet backlash. Also: evil fortune-tellers, jail baloney, Spider-Man Cartoon Maker, and Jim Carrey's Riddler. Hollywood! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We found the guy who kicked Mark Zuckerberg’s a$$ on viral video — and the trainers who might've tried to overturn the ref's decision. But did the most powerful unelected man in America really get choked unconscious? And how did Silicon Valley fall in love with Brazilian jiu-jitsu? PTFO correspondent Jay Caspian Kang reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices