Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Athletic
Follow Pablo down the rabbit hole, well beyond the game — every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — on his award-winning podcast/TV show.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 does the FBI director play so much hockey? This storytelling has been honored by the Edward R. Murrow Awards and Peabody Awards. (Journalism!)Plus: Pablo hangs out with handpicked figures from sports, culture and politics like Sue Bird, Action Bronson and a U.S. Senator… plays Share & Tell with friends like Domonique Foxworth, Mina Kimes, Katie Nolan and Dan Le Batard (aka his boss)… and unveils the secrets of capitalism with David Samson and John Skipper on The Sporting Class.Follow PTFO…https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOuthttps://www.instagram.com/pablotorrefindsouthttps://x.com/pablofindsout…and subscribe to Pablo's newsletter:https://pablo.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 15, 2025 • 1h 12min
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 Anthony, Nicolas Cage, Larsa Pippen, Jontay Porter, a legless woman, Malik Beasley, "Madea's Family Reunion," meme coins, and perhaps the greatest play in modern Knicks history? Correspondents Tom Haberstroh and Amin Elhassan join Pablo to run the numbers, grind the tape, and uncover a secret world of penthouse poker games and deleted accounts.• Subscribe to The Finder with Tom Haberstroh for more on this storyhttp://tomthefinder.com/p/who-the-f-is-moose• Subscribe to Cinephobe with Amin Elhassanhttps://www.youtube.com/@CinephobePod• Subscribe to Basketball Illuminatihttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLImO7ahoFX0g7GMLy5r7zGezv-0ixnDkU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 11, 2025 • 47min
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 impressions: DanSoder.com/tour Subscribe to Casuals: https://www.youtube.com/katienolan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 10, 2025 • 51min
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 stand-up, and his multiverse contains multitudes: Larry David's breaking point (and unaired film for Apple); Gary Shandling's secret pickup basketball game (with Bob Costas and David Duchovny); and the cinematic life (and death) of Pistol Pete Maravich. He may never have become the Newman of "Curb," but stay close to The Theory of Federman, and you might just learn the meaning of genius. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 8, 2025 • 52min
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, to the GOAT, to Jesus... and to David Attenborough (sorta). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 4, 2025 • 51min
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 Jordan and Brady's colognes to Taylor Swift and Britney's perfumes — plus, yes, Trump — may surprise you.(This episode originally aired January 14, 2025.)• Subscribe to Casuals with Katie Nolanhttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-casuals-with-katie-nolan-255227604/• Subscribe to Throwing Fits with Lawrence Schlossman and James Harrishttps://www.throwingfits.com/• Pablo Torre Finds Out Substackwww.pablo.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2025 • 47min
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 in the first place, however, involves an arcane formula... and a mystery man who changed sports history forever.(This episode originally aired September 12, 2024.)-Pablo Torre Finds Out Substackwww.pablo.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 1, 2025 • 50min
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 vote. Correspondent Yourgo Artsitas helps us investigate whether MTV's shadow government was protecting the sanctity of our culture... with a lie.(This episode originally aired on March 12, 2024.)• TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, Total Request Live and The Chain Letter That Changed the Internethttps://trolldoc.com/• Pablo Torre Finds Out Substackwww.pablo.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2025 • 49min
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 what are the nuclear buttons available to both sides? Plus: priority stacks, a plethora of panoplies, the case for a somethingburger... and The Menudo Effect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2025 • 47min
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 minor-league pro wrestlers in America. Is Hub Orr's real-life heel turn an act of bravery, stupidity or the inspiring in-between? And can we all still find in ourselves... what the WWE saw in him? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2025 • 1h 3min
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 competitors, a stunning cover-up, a secret slideshow, a shadow election, an MVP's broken phone, text messages between billionaires... and Footnote No. 25.• Read the document (and get a first look at new subscriber benefits) on Pablo's Substackhttps://www.pablo.show/• Subscribe to PFT Live with Mike Floriohttps://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/pft-live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
