Corporate Gossip

Dave Portnoy: The Tool Behind the Stool

Corporate Gossip

Show Notes

TW: Sexual Assault

The man who dared to ask: what if sports were for boys? Dave Portnoy is an irredeemable garbage person but the corporate gossip behind Barstool Sports is objectively fascinating so into the trash pile we go!

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Links:

Wikipedia article on Barstool Conservatism

'Barstool Blackout' party organizer: Not our fault if you get drunk and pass out

Spurned by ESPN, Barstool Sports Is Staying on Offense

The Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, Peter Chernin Deal || Barstool Documentary Series

Barstool Sports CEO Announcement

Dave Portnoy Bought Barstool Back. Can Erika Ayers Badan Keep His Pirate Ship on Course

A Blog From The Token Female CEO Of Barstool Sports

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Explains Breakup With Penn: ‘We Got Denied’ Gambling Licenses ‘Because of Me’

'I was literally screaming in pain': Young women say they met Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy for sex and it turned violent and humiliating

The Pizza Influencer With a Private Jet and a ‘Troll Army’

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