Whistleblower

By Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

In 2007, NBA referee Tim Donaghy was arrested for betting on games he officiated. It was the biggest scandal in American sports history, but it quickly faded from the headlines. Why? Because everyone ... more

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

Whistleblower episodes:

February 11, 2025 Crook County: The Secret Double Life of a Mafia Hitman
For over 20 years, Ken Tekiela was a celebrated firefighter, husband, and father of two —but he led a secret, double life as a hitman for the Chicago mob. When the truth came out, it destroyed his family. Now, his son Kyle, host of Crook County, is left to pick up the pieces.

Crook County is the shocking true crime podcast about Kenny “The Kid” Tekiela’s rise through the ranks of the legendary organized crime syndicate, the Chicago Outfit, and the lasting impact this has on a family. From iHeartRadio and Tenderfoot TV, welcome to Crook County. Follow the show here. To binge the full season, subscribe to Tenderfoot+. Click here for more details: https://tenderfoot.tv/plus

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4min
February 20, 2023 Bonus 1: Herding The Sheep
After years of trying, Tim has finally made contact with the third conspirator in the NBA Betting Scandal: Jimmy "Baba" Battista. The only problem? Jimmy isn't exactly an open book.
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27min
February 20, 2023 Bonus 2: Foster Relationships
Tim sits down with Jimmy Battista and Tommy Martino hoping to find out new information about the relationship between referees Tim Donaghy and Scott Foster.
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33min
February 13, 2023 New Episodes, February 20th!
Tim sits down with the ringleader of the NBA Betting Scandal, Jimmy Battista, to see how deep the fix really goes. Don't miss two new Whistleblower episodes, dropping Monday, 2/20. Sponsored by Underdog Fantasy (Code: WHISTLE). Download the Underdog Fantasy app or sign up at UnderdogFantasy.com

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3min
February 08, 2023 Jimmy Battista Speaks - E1: The Rogue Ref (Republish)
Two new Whistleblower bonus episodes are coming February 20th, presented ad-free by our friends at Underdog Fantasy. Take a second to go to UnderdogFantasy.com or download the Underdog Fantasy app. Make a deposit using the code WHISTLE and Underdog will match your first deposit up to a hundred dollars.
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[Republish] Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was caught betting on games that he officiated. It was the biggest scandal in American sports history, but according to Donaghy, he wasn't the one fixing games... it was the NBA. Journalist Tim Livingston sets out to find answers.

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25min
June 23, 2022 Introducing 'When a Good Man Kills'
From the creators of Whistleblower and To Live and Die in L.A. comes an Audible Original true crime podcast set in the dark underworld of boxing. Tim ‘Doc’ Anderson was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his manager. So why does everyone who has known him, including his victim’s family, think he should be released? Journalist David Farrier (Dark Tourist, Tickled) explores the murky world around the boxing ring to ask: how did one of the sport’s good guys pick up a gun and fire? All episodes are out on @audible_com now! https://adbl.co/GoodMan
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3min
January 17, 2022 Introducing 'The MLK Tapes' from Tenderfoot TV
According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed. The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from Tenderfoot TV, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King. Available now on all podcast platforms.
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46min
November 09, 2020 Exclusive Preview: "The GOAT: Tom Brady"
Listen to an exclusive bonus excerpt from "The GOAT: Tom Brady." Veteran sports journalist Gary Myers weaves together exclusive interviews with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Bledsoe, Robert Kraft, and many others that you won't hear anywhere else and pulls back the curtain on Brady's college career at Michigan, his NFL career on the New England Patriots, and so much more. Subscribe to "The GOAT: Tom Brady” on Apple Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, or wherever you listen.
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10min
October 29, 2020 What's Afoul?
After an eight-year journey, Tim finally has answers, but there is more left to be uncovered. The team continues to dig deeper and turns the system inside out, hoping that basketball's future will learn from lessons of its past.

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39min
October 22, 2020 The Bigger Thing
On the final day of the trip, the crew travels to a diner in Howard Beach, Queens, to meet with Scala, hoping that the former FBI agent will help unravel the mysteries of the NBA Betting Scandal, and the NBA as a whole.

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36min

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