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
- Sep 9, 2026 · 54 minWachtell report exposes Clippers’ sponsor-payment questionsThe episode tests what the league’s investigation established, what it left unresolved, and how accountability reaches Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard.
- Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 7mInsurance money helped build Walter’s sports empireThe investigation asks whether opaque financing tied to sports assets could shift risks onto ordinary policyholders, annuity holders, and investors.
- Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 47mNBA report penalizes Clippers over Leonard arrangementsThe episode examines an unprecedented league punishment while showing how the report leaves questions about ownership, sponsors, and accountability unresolved.
- Sep 1, 2026 · 44 minA shelved cartoon exposes Hollywood’s corporate logicEric Bauza’s account of Coyote vs. Acme connects animation’s cultural inheritance to the financial, labor, and technological pressures reshaping Hollywood.
- Aug 28, 2026 · 56 minMark Roberts turns sports streaking into performance artThe interview shows how a decades-long run of public stunts became a study in spectacle, authority, risk, and fandom.
- Aug 27, 2026 · 1h 12mAthlete brain data enters China’s technology and security raceThe investigation raises urgent questions about whether sensitive neural data collected through sports and schools can remain private when technology companies have opaque state ties.
- Aug 25, 2026 · 41 minThe Yankees’ wife-swap scandal concealed a lasting love storyThe episode revisits a sensational sports scandal to examine its lasting damage, its media afterlife, and the complicated relationship that endured.
- Aug 21, 2026 · 58 minBirders turn elusive sightings into quests, data and high-stakes competitionThe episode shows how birdwatching can move from quiet observation to a deeply personal pursuit shaped by community, technology and disputed records.
- Aug 20, 2026 · 48 minA stolen dinosaur skeleton exposes a global fossil tradeThe case shows how illicit fossil markets can erase a country’s heritage—and how prosecutors, investigators, and officials helped return it.
- Aug 18, 2026 · 53 minViral sportsmanship joke reveals the actor behind AlexThe investigation turns an endlessly mocked commercial into a story about identity, resilience, and the gap between a public persona and a real life.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 60 minEmails challenge Clippers’ account of Kawhi sponsorshipsThe documents raise questions about whether team-linked vendors helped structure compensation connected to Kawhi Leonard while the Clippers denied oversight.
- Aug 13, 2026 · 57 minA viral 49ers injury theory collapses under scrutinyThe investigation shows how weak evidence, flawed statistics, and randomness can turn an unsettling pattern into a persuasive conspiracy theory.