Pablo Torre Finds Out
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, David Samson, Henry Abbott, Matthew Futterman, Mina Kimes, Pablo Torre, Sammy Koppelman & Stavros Halkias · 28 decoded episodes · newest Oct 6, 2026
<p>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.</p><br><p>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 Pulitzer Prizes, the Emmy Awards, the Peabody Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Awards. (Journalism!)</p><br><p>Plus: Pablo hangs out with handpicked figures from sports, culture and politics like Sue Bird, Action Bronson and U.S. Senators… 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.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Follow PTFO…</p><br><p>https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOut</p><br><p>https://www.instagram.com/pablotorrefindsout</p><br><p>https://x.com/pablofindsout</p><br><p>and subscribe to Pablo's newsletter: https://pablo.show</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Episodes 28
- Oct 6, 2026 · 57 minFootball’s CTE risks extend far beyond the concussion spotlightThe episode examines what football players and families are told about long-term brain disease—and how safer play, diagnosis, and treatment might begin.
- Oct 2, 2026 · 45 minOhio State football becomes a gateway for religious influenceThe episode examines how sports celebrity, religious branding, and institutional access can converge around financially vulnerable audiences.
- Oct 1, 2026 · 45 minAI valuations and political power fuel a culture of scamsThe episode links speculative finance, elite influence, and religious exploitation to a broader crisis of accountability and public trust.
- Sep 30, 2026 · 1h 2mBoingo payments widen the Clippers’ Kawhi investigationThe episode examines whether sponsor payments tied to Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers could raise securities-disclosure concerns beyond the NBA’s salary-cap findings.
- Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 1mWedding money, boxing politics and the price of youth sportsThe episode links opaque political influence, contested gender testing and the increasingly expensive business of organized childhood athletics.
- Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 27mLife Surge turns Christian spectacle into a high-pressure sales funnelThe investigation tests whether faith, celebrity credibility, and aggressive financial upselling left attendees facing debt while headliners failed to ask hard questions.
- Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 7mClippers confront the cost of denialThe conversation tests what Steve Ballmer and the Clippers owed fans after alleged misconduct, limited penalties, and an investigation that kept expanding.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 59 minSports spectacle turns racism, AI slop and NFL ambition into one feedThe episode examines how digital platforms turn prejudice, misogyny and absurdity into public entertainment while sports institutions absorb the fallout.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 60 minClippers probe raises stakes beyond NBA punishmentThe episode maps how alleged salary-cap circumvention could evolve from a league dispute into a yearslong federal fraud investigation.
- Sep 16, 2026 · 52 minStavros Halkias links private equity to everyday lifeThe conversation connects ownership, taxation, sports, and belonging to a broader question about how economic power shapes civic life.
- Sep 11, 2026 · 50 minAthletes challenge owners for a stake in sports’ rising fortunesThe debate tests whether salary caps and league rules fairly compensate athletes whose labor helps create rapidly appreciating franchises.
- Sep 10, 2026 · 53 minBillionaires reshape tennis through access, money and influenceThe episode examines how private wealth can expand tennis opportunities while blurring the boundary between philanthropy, publicity and preferential access.