Episodes

  • The News Anchor America Needed

    The News Anchor America Needed
    Nov 7 2024
    Turning on the news right now feels utterly surreal. But it didn’t always have to be this way. Because Connie Chung — tenacious TV broadcaster and author of a new memoir — set a gold standard in the pre-internet era. For being unafraid of powerful men. For getting scoops at the bar. For trash-talking. For calling out Donald Trump’s childishness to his face. For withstanding the boorish behavior of Bobby Knight and unearthing the inner pain of Michael Jordan. And, yes, for shutting down the richest man on Earth... even after he jumped over a chair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • How 'Veep' Predicted the Election, with the Real-Life Jonah Ryan

    How 'Veep' Predicted the Election, with the Real-Life Jonah Ryan
    Nov 5 2024
    It's Election Day. And if there is anyone who saw this entire mess coming, it's the prophets behind the HBO series Veep — a 17-time Emmy-award-winning satire that feels, with each passing day, like a political documentary. So, today, we invite none other than actor Timothy Simons to join us, in studio, to relive what it was like to play Jonah Ryan: the Jolly Green Jizz Face, himself. Also: Draft Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • The Secret Life of the Greatest Mascot in Sports

    The Secret Life of the Greatest Mascot in Sports
    Nov 1 2024
    For 33 years, he was paid by the Denver Nuggets not to speak but to entertain — with unparalleled vitality and virality — as Rocky the Mountain Lion. Now, Kenn Solomon breaks his silence, on the bloody, back-breaking work of a very private profession. Plus: Rocky's flu game, his beef with Russell Westbrook... and what it feels like to get knocked unconscious by Charles Barkley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • We Stayed at the NBA's "Haunted" Hotel — and Discovered Something New

    We Stayed at the NBA's "Haunted" Hotel — and Discovered Something New
    Oct 31 2024
    It is a century-old legend wrapped in a basketball conspiracy: The Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City was the visiting team's resting place of choice. Except the 10th floor was also (allegedly) home to a housekeeper who's been spooking all-stars for more than a decade. In a crossover Halloween spook-tacular, Pablo sends Oddball hosts Amin Elhassan and Charlotte Wilder on a ghost-hunting sleepover to investigate the foremost paranormal story in sports. They returned with data from the hardcourt to the toilet seat, plus a feisty Paul Pierce... and one gigantic inflatable horse costume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Our Weekend with the Most “Extra” Player in the NFL

    Our Weekend with the Most “Extra” Player in the NFL
    Oct 29 2024
    Pablo travels to Minneapolis to spend a weekend with the player responsible for the best celebrations in the NFL: Vikings safety Cam Bynum, a rising star — and proud Filipino-American — whose story is about love at first sight, the value of patience and connecting two countries on opposite sides of our planet. Also: lumpia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Share & Wink & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard

    Share & Wink & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard
    Oct 25 2024
    Is Jerry Jones a business savant or simply obsessed with fame? If your friend is dating someone you don’t like, are you obligated to say something? And is Mina Kimes physically capable of winking? All of this, and also: too many mentions of the word “lube.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • This Is Goth Tennis: A Halloween Memoir

    This Is Goth Tennis: A Halloween Memoir
    Oct 24 2024
    We celebrate the spookiest time of the year with artist and filmmaker Mickey Duzyj, who brings us the true story of a varsity tennis champion who found glory after becoming what few jocks have ever been: goth. We also learn about a special coach; bleacher crows; The Sisters of Mercy; and not worshipping the devil. You can read Mickey's companion piece for Racquet magazine here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Share & Celine & Tell with Michael Cruz Kayne and Katie Nolan

    Share & Celine & Tell with Michael Cruz Kayne and Katie Nolan
    Oct 22 2024
    Who's on the Mount Rushmore of American Idol? What's your go-to karaoke song? And did a Duke star's NBA Draft stock really get torpedoed by an alleged "grooming" scheme from his older Mormon girlfriend? Or was it just true age-gap love? Plus: swabbin' and finding your Thor. Further content: "We're not crying, you are…" (Celine Dion) "Kyle Filipowski's story went viral during the NBA draft. Now his mother shares her side." (Kevin Reynolds) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins