Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Athletic
Follow Pablo down the rabbit hole, beyond the game — every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — on his award-winning video podcast, now 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 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/pablofindsoutand subscribe to Pablo's newsletter: https://pablo.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 17, 2025 • 50min
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 hated regulator on Wall Street. As too principled for Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Too bold for Ticketmaster and the NCAA. But Khan isn't done taking on the corporate class — or finding strange bedfellows like Steve Bannon and Michael Jordan. Can her alleged "hipster anti-trust" movement inspire a "standing army" for the people? And could she be our next Supreme Court justice? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2025 • 51min
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 to stand in for spineless management? David Samson and John Skipper are back to discuss this month's biggest sports-business stories — and their credit scores.• Subscribe to "Nothing Personal with David Samson"https://www.youtube.com/@npds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 12, 2025 • 57min
We 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 unearths a treasure buried by its own elaborate design… then dances into The Jazz Rabbit Hole with Wyatt Cenac and a special mystery guest.• Make a gift to the Extraordinary Needs Fund at Boston Children's Hospitalhttps://secure.childrenshospital.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5186&5186.donation=form1• Listen to Branford Marsalishttps://www.branfordmarsalis.com/discography/jazz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2025 • 51min
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 a super-league? Ahead of the U.S. Open, veteran golf reporter and author Alan Shipnuck takes Pablo behind the Shakespearean curtain.• Read "LIV and Let Die" by Alan Shipnuckhttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/LIV-and-Let-Die/Alan-Shipnuck/9781668020012 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 6, 2025 • 57min
The 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 for Michael Jordan to relinquish the throne?! Correspondent Neil Punsalan enters a sports marketing wormhole to present Pablo with a box full of evidence, grill eyewitnesses, and put to rest — once and for all — if The Mailman always rings twice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 5, 2025 • 45min
Mr. 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 NBA champion Shane Battier has been measuring the immeasurable inflection points of his career all along — from growing up "mixed, tall and poor"; to puking at Duke, guarding Kobe and witnessing LeBron's GOAT-defining game; to failing at ESPN and building a cabinet of relationships… including his therapist. Pablo cracks open the brain of the legend known as Lego, to find out if he really is human after all. Plus: Patrennessy, Laptop magazine and karaoke. Lots of karaoke.• Subscribe to "Glue Guys" with Shane Battier & Alex Smithhttps://www.youtube.com/@GlueGuysPodcast• The No-Stats All-Star (Michael Lewis)https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15Battier-t.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2025 • 50min
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 you do a threesome? Plus: burgling, maquettes, hotel phones, the recognizability of a cursive Z... and The Adventures of Lil' David Samson, prosperity gospel panderer.• Help David Samson raise $50,000 for Parkinson's researchhttps://give.michaeljfox.org/fundraiser/6398662• Subscribe to "Nothing Personal with David Samson"https://www.youtube.com/@npds• Subscribe to "The Domonique Foxworth Show"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-domonique-foxworth-show/id1642566714Previously on PTFO:• Is Russell Wilson an Undercover Alien Running for President of the United States?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO5EWTs6GyQ• The Hard Truth About Orgasms in Sports, with Domonique Foxworthhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wifyyrtuKDk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 30, 2025 • 47min
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 inaugural PTFO Coolest Athlete Draft reveals all.Further content:• Toward a Unified Theory of Uncool (Ock Sportello)https://www.neverhungover.club/p/toward-a-unified-theory-of-uncool• Subscribe to the Mina Kimes YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@minakimes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29, 2025 • 42min
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 on a behind-the-scenes Hollywood tour in which we encounter Liam Neeson, Goofy, Coolio and Dan Le Batard. Not to mention the bizarre Atlanta cameos that worked out (from Black Justin Bieber to the time Stephen's older brother, Donald Glover, raced Michael Vick) and the ones that almost did (from Steve Harvey to Stephen A. Smith). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2025 • 46min
One 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 McCullough’s story, as told through his new book with Sarah Spain, has a twist all its own. (Thanks to a little help from Sir Mix-a-Lot.)P.S. One correction, at the 17:50 mark: Deland McCullough’s senior year of college was 1995, not 2005.• Read "Runs in the Family":https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Runs-in-the-Family/Sarah-Spain/9781668036280 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
