Le Batard & Friends Network

By Dan Le BatardSports

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Le Batard & Friends Network episodes

June 20, 2025 "The Rehearsal" Is a Sports Profile, with Mina Kimes
Mina joins Pablo after he finally watches "The Rehearsal" to discuss the thin line between fact and fiction, Nathan Fielder's enviable HBO budget, reverse-engineering plot twists, social awkwardness — and what goes into writing a great sports profile.

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47 min
June 19, 2025 ODDBALL - Kevin Durant Trade Calls with Michelle Beadle... Do You Trust KD?
Michelle Beadle joins Amin and Izzy to discuss Kevin Durant trade rumors. KD wants to go to the San Antonio Spurs, but are they going to meet the Suns' asking price? KD might want the New York Knicks, but the Knicks don’t want him. KD needs coaching stability, could Houston be the answer? And with all these questions, we have to ask, do you trust Durant to pick the best spot for himself? Also, Victor Wembanyama is training with the Shaolin monks, and Michelle Beadle weighs in on the Knicks coaching chaos.

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16 min
June 19, 2025 PTFO - Share & F*ck Around & Tell with Michael Cruz Kayne and Katie Nolan
Did Pablo "win" his "beef" with Bill Simmons? Why are baseball broadcasts so dick-centric? How bad is it to touch the Stanley Cup? And how good can you get at an instrument in a week? Plus: Zoogle, Skyrizi, Gary Peyoteon, redding-wing eczema, Bouilliabaise Mode and a sick kitten to a hot brick.
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49 min
June 18, 2025 ODDBALL - First Take & Stephen A's "Summer Topics" preview; LeBron Legacy, Cowboys Comparisons, Solitaire and POTUS
Michelle Beadle joins Oddball! Amin, Izzy, and Beadle all realized their ESPN logins still work so they were able to see every topic and graphic planned for First Take during the offseason. It wouldn't be First Take without a Stephen A. Smith mention, a Lebron Legacy question, and a Cowboys appearance. Is Wemby-Flagg the new Magic-Bird? Could Superman compete in 90's NBA? Should Stephen A be Knicks coach or President? All the most important debates will be tackled this summer, but we've got the answers now.

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17 min
June 18, 2025 NPDS - So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! If I was MLB Commissioner! Someone puked on my golf bag? (Episode 1299 Hour 2)
Call the So You Wanna Talk to Samson hotline at 631-377-4869
So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? It’s Wednesday! Someone asked me if I was MLB Commissioner… how would I grow the game? (12:00) Would the NBA ever shorten the the season? Is it boring? Is it too long? (18:00) Someone asked me about spring training games and dealing with disgruntled fans during spring training. Hmm. (25:00) Someone asked me for forgiveness for puking on my golf bag. What? (32:40) What was my favorite thing to do as a team president? What were the least favorite jobs I had to do? (45:00) Should the Tigers bump Tarik Skubal to Thursday so fans get to see a Cy Young showdown between he and Paul Skenes? (50:00) Bad free agents. The Angels are not the only team!

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54 min
June 18, 2025 NPDS - Florida Panthers are back-to-back Stanley Cup champions! Oh, now Devers will play 1B! (Episode 1299 Hour 1)
Today’s word of the day is ‘sunrise’ as in Florida as in Panthers as in South Florida as in back-to-back as in the NHL as in the Stanley Cup! The Panthers did it! How have they been so successful? What a franchise. Brad Marchand was brilliant. Sam Reinhart scored 4 goals! Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe. And Connor McDavid goes home without the Cup again. (16:00) Rafael Devers is ready to play everywhere for the Giants. Can you believe it? (30:00) Review: MobLand. (36:00) The Phillies did something that not many would do, they benched a player during a games played streak. Nick Castellanos was benched. (42:00) NPPOD. Giving you a pick of the Thunder and Pacers game. The big story is will Tyrese Haliburton play? (50:00) The Yankees are broken right now. Can’t score runs. Judge is slumping. Yuck!

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53 min
June 17, 2025 ODDBALL - Jalen Williams and SGA Lead Thunder to Game 5 Win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder took Game 5 and now lead the series 3-2. With 40 points, Amin's Jalen Williams made a big splash. Meanwhile, Haliburton made zero field goals and his calf injury is a huge detriment to the Pacers’ Finals run. Who was that star in the third quarter? God disguised as Michael Jordan disguised as TJ McConnell, that’s who! Can he do a good enough Haliburton impression for the Pacers to win Game 6? Plus, we discuss broadcasting the starting lineup intros, Desmond Bane traded to the Orlando Magic, and the Iciest Play of the Week.

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20 min
June 17, 2025 NPDS - Katie Phang joins! We talk ICE, Trump, and more!; Yankees struggles, Commanders stadium update (Episode 1298 Hour 2)
You can follow Katie across social @katiephang or on YouTube at Katie Phang News!

Katie Phang joins the show! We break down ICE raids, protests, Trump, and more! (27:30) Giancarlo Stanton is back for the Yankees, and they need him. The team can’t score right now. Five straight games of just poor offense. Four straight losses. (35:00) What’s going on with the Commanders? Is the deal done or not? (41:00) Attendance! MLB attendance is up right now! Biggest Father’s Day weekend in a long, long time! What about the Club World Cup? Why is the attendance all over the place? Is it the venue choice or a bigger issue?

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54 min
June 17, 2025 NPDS - Red Sox front office says NO CHANCE Devers situation could have been fixed! OKC takes series lead! Ohtani returns! (Episode 1298 Hour 1)
Today’s word of the day is ‘alignment’ as in Red Sox as in Rafael Devers as in Sam Kennedy as in Craig Breslow. That was the buzz word. What did Boston’s front office have to say? The usual! Another big surprise was how David Ortiz took to the media to defend the Red Sox. Never go against the family! (21:40) The Oklahoma City Thunder have finally taken a series lead! Up 3-2 now after Jalen Williams and SGA had themselves a game. Tyrese Haliburton re-injured his calf and was held without a field goal! (30:20) Review Rolling Along. (35:20) Shohei Ohtani has returned for the Dodgers. He pitched 1 inning. That’s it. But he had the juice! (42:40) NPPOD. (45:00) Ippei Mizuhara is on his way to prison. The day Ohtani gets his start. LOL. (48:00) Gage Wood threw a no-hitter in the College World Series yesterday! 19 strikeouts!

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53 min
June 17, 2025 PTFO - Meet the Most Feared Person in Silicon Valley
Lina Khan has inspired an unusually bipartisan coalition of allies — and antagonists. As chair of the Federal Trade Commission, she became known as the most hated regulator on Wall Street. As too principled for Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Too bold for Ticketmaster and the NCAA. But Khan isn't done taking on the corporate class — or finding strange bedfellows like Steve Bannon and Michael Jordan. Can her alleged "hipster anti-trust" movement inspire a "standing army" for the people? And could she be our next Supreme Court justice?

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54 min