Exclusive: Phil Mickelson, the Pipeline and Trump's (Alleged) 14-Inch Pipe
Why has the famous golfer (and notorious gambler) been hooking right and tweeting incessantly about insider trading? Hunterbrook Media's Sam Koppelman got inside a group chat even more bro'd-out than the defense secretary's Signal messages — and uncovered audio about trading 18 holes with a cabinet secretary to pump up a gas company. His investigation's findings are... huge.• Read the full Hunterbrook investigation(Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out and Hunterbrook Media and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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"Your League Is So Cooked": The Best Bettor in NBA History on How to Solve a Gambling Crisis
He made nine figures by finding patterns in basketball, from the skycap counter of the Winnipeg airport to high-stakes athlete encounters in Vegas. Then Bob Voulgaris brought his dark-alley secrets to Mark Cuban's front office. Now, as scandal infects the integrity of the game, he sees a path forward — including, but not limited to, maybe turning Victor Wembanyama into The Bachelor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We All Have a Number
Where is the athlete resistance to Trump? Why do owners sportswash themselves? How did trans athletes get weaponized? And what's the difference between cable news and Pardon The Interruption? Pablo sits down with Professor James Waller at the University of Connecticut's Dodd Center for Human Rights, to find a throughline about the value of sport circa 2025, despite all its sins.Previously on PTFO: The Fake Sports Scandal Taking Over Fox NewsHow Sam Bankman-Fried Sportswashed an $8 Billion Crypto Fraud, Starring Tom Brady and Steph Curry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Share & Witch & Tell with Michael Cruz Kayne and "The Supermarket Sorceress"
What does real-life witch Lexa Roséan think of Etsy witches in the MLB playoffs? Is there a recipe to re-kill Bin Laden and/or save humanity from A.I.? And how easy it to f*ck up a spell? Plus: witch wars, curse battles, the origin of "abracadabra," the butt fumble of spells... and none of that Harry Potter sh*t. Also: Cheeseburger.• Learn more about Lexa Roséan• Listen to "Sorry for Your Loss" by Michael Cruz Kayne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hoopfellas: We Investigated the "Puppet Master" of NBA Gambling
Basketball's high-stakes nightmare is front-page news. But Pablo has been decoding thousands of pages of court documents, while talking to two dozen sources... and keeping up with Kash Patel, to unmask the would-be kingpin hiding in plain sight. Amin Elhassan joins for a swipe through the jet-setting, sports-betting, tequila-chugging life of a man who might actually connect the mafia to the NBA.• Previously on PTFO: Moose, the Money and a Garbage-Time God• Subscribe to "Pablo Torre Finds Out" on YouTube• Subscribe to "Basketball Illuminati" with Amin Elhassan(Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out, and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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/@PabloTorreFindsOut https://www.instagram.com/pablotorrefindsout https://x.com/pablofindsout and subscribe to Pablo's newsletter: https://pablo.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.