Share & Cool & Tell with David Dennis Jr. and Mina Kimes
In another episode of Share & Tell, Mina Kimes (who peaked in college) and David Dennis Jr. (who was Steph Curry’s original Splash Brother) join Pablo Torre to define what “cool” even means, for present-day athletes and fans. Are athletes like Tyrese Haliburton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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? We conduct the inaugural PTFO Coolest Athlete Draft to find out.
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 Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@minakimes
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51:07
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).
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45:39
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
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49:40
The Belichick Ring Mystery, Solved: How Pablo's Investigation Just Got Weirder
After his reporting about 24-year-old Jordon Hudson went viral, Pablo re-opens the door on Bill Belichick's personal and professional scandals, presenting Michael Cruz Kayne and Katie Nolan with more clues to unbox — including, but not limited to: the Avengers of geo-guessing, multiple (exclusive) Ring camera videos, two worried homeowners, a smoking gun, a sheer curtain, a man bag... and a five-star review.
• Subscribe to "Casuals with Katie Nolan"
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-casuals-with-katie-nolan-255227604/
• Listen to "Sorry for Your Loss" by Michael Cruz Kayne
https://www.audible.com/pd/Sorry-for-Your-Loss-Audiobook/B0CGJSXSPF
• Previously on PTFO: The Jordon Rules
https://www.pablo.show/p/how-we-investigated-jordon
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49:10
The Show, the Voice and Grandpa: A PTFO Surprise
He became the internet's favorite sports grandfather for playing at least 162 games a year as the Yankees on MLB The Show, for two decades — and keeping score, by hand. What 86-year-old Kim Soriano didn't know, when he sat down to play with Pablo in our studio, is that Jon "Boog" Sciambi — the video game's announcer and the best voice in baseball — was doing the play-by-play, live. And what happened next will make you fall in love with the game all over again... into the great beyond.
• Previously on PTFO: The Best Voice in Sports Goes Deep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMdaTnTrXco
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Follow Pablo down the rabbit hole, well beyond the game — every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — on his award-winning podcast/TV show.
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.
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