In our year-end holiday spectacular, we get a visit from The Ghost of Podcast Future — and get increasingly loose: Has this show been ripped from the headlines? When did women start to stinkin'? Is Pablo the 50 Cent of journalism? And the tree is gone, but does the fire remain? Plus: legumes, gifts, 0.5x bonus points, Mad Dog's dildo policy, slingin' grease with Cletus... and hearing a smile.

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• Previously on PTFO: Debunking the Myths of Bill Belichick's Consigliere

• Previously on PTFO: We All Have a Number

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• Listen to "Sorry for Your Loss" by Michael Cruz Kayne

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If you thought reuniting The Sopranos and Wu-Tang to recruit LeBron James and Kevin Durant were the ultimate celebrity pitches, just wait until Pablo unboxes this time capsule for Desus Nice, Frank Isola... and you.

Previously on PTFO:

• Share & Wu & Tell with Method Man and Dan Le Batard

• We Found the Secret Tape the Knicks Made for LeBron

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Did Warner Bros. start a war so that its CEO could cash in for courtside seats? Would Mickey Mouse give a fast pass to FIFA? And what did our white-hat hackers learn this year on Rich Guys OnlyFans? John Skipper and David Samson butt heads about sports business — plus invent a new cocktail.

• Previously on The Sporting Class: On The Witness Stand at the FIFA Bribery Trial with John Skipper

• Subscribe to "Nothing Personal with David Samson"

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The internet is feasting on the files of a scandal (almost) everyone can agree upon. But who's following the money? Our friends from the inimitable TrueAnon podcast — Brace Belden and Liz Franczak — break down the latest tranches, the hidden characters, the sports billionaires, the Trump doodles... and how Prince Andrew got his sweat back.

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• Read Drop Site's reporting on Epstein's Yahoo inbox

• Previously on PTFO: The NBA Player, the Congressman and the Epstein Files

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What happens when the richest people on Earth thirst for content? Sir Mike Schur and mere serf Joe Mande de-code Silicon Valley's playbook for Hollywood in the bidding war for Warner Bros. — and start an auction of their own.

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Does Gen X know how to FaceTime? Will money contaminate your team? Can your creativity breed insomnia? Why are rappers good liars? And did Wu-Tang really make a KD recruitment video for the Knicks? Plus: Pharma Bro, JV wrestling, beating Stugotz's team in lacrosse, a cautionary tale from "How High"... and the f*ckin' Jets.

Further content:

• Watch "Trouble Man" starring Method Man

• "Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?"

• The Multi-Million Dollar Wu Tang Clan Music Video Meant for One Person

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America disappeared an innocent man into a terrorist prison, for his Real Madrid tattoo. This is his story of survival — and resistance — from correspondent Paola Ramos.

• Previously on PTFO: The Goalie Who Disappeared

• Read "Defectors" by Paola Ramos

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Would you fly across the country to see Avatar with your group chat? What's a five-star Taco Bell order? Why can't we buy sweet-and-sour sauce from a grocery store? Are fake plants OK? And can you truly love an apex predator? Plus: The conversational risk of blue cheese, He's All That, Gak... and gum.

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