Pardon My Take

Pardon My Take (abbreviated "PMT") is a comedic sports podcast released 3 times a week by Barstool Sports. It is hosted by Dan "Big Cat" Katz and PFT Commenter. The podcast debuted on February 29, 2016. It first appeared on the US iTunes charts on March 2, 2016 in the number one position.[1]

Pardon My Take
Pardon My Take hosts Big Cat-owned by Dan "Big Cat" Katz (left) and PFT Commenter (right), with guest Frank Caliendo, 2019
Presentation
Hosted by
GenreSports comedy
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesThrice weekly
Length90–120 minutes
Publication
Original releaseFebruary 2016 (2016-02) – present
ProviderBarstool Sports
Websitewww.barstoolsports.com/shows/pardon-my-take

Over the Years, Pardon My Take featured many different interns. They include Jake Marsh, Billy Football (the intern) and less notably Jilly Football. Today, Jake Marsh and Billy Football regularly contribute on the show. Along with them, Cameraman Liam (He’s Colorblind) and a character by the name of Memes also occasionally chime in on the show.

The podcast's audience generally ranges between 750 thousand and 1.5 million listeners per episode.[2] In 2016, Apple named Pardon My Take one of the best podcasts of 2016,[3] and in 2017, The Big Lead ranked Katz and PFT Commenter as the number one sports media talents under 40.[4] In 2018, Pardon My Take was the 14th most downloaded podcast of the year on iTunes.

History

Pardon My Take was first launched in February 2016 when PFT Commenter left the sports website SB Nation to join Barstool Sports.[5] Longtime Barstool contributor Big Cat had been regularly communicating with PFT Commenter through Twitter prior to 2016 and the two teamed up to create Pardon My Take.[2]

Since its inception, Pardon My Take has used satire to comment on traditional sports media, particularly ESPN and some of its notable personalities.[6] The show's name is a play on the titles of ESPN television shows Pardon the Interruption and First Take. The logo of the podcast, which took graphic elements from the two ESPN shows, prompted ESPN to send a cease-and-desist letter to Barstool Sports soon after the launch of the podcast. Barstool did change the logo.[7][8]

Beginning in early March of 2020, Pardon My Take began to be affected by the COVID-19 virus, as it is a podcast that revolves around current events in the sporting world. In order to keep the show interesting and running 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), PFT Commenter and Big Cat implemented a new segment, usually at the end of the podcast, to review popular TV shows such as "Love is Blind" and the popular Netflix documentary known as "Tiger King", they went on to also review the documentary "The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters" and "The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicker". The two co-hosts still provide interviews with popular sports figures and other celebrities in each episode. They also implemented a Dungeons and Dragons segment on May 23rd, 2020 with Timm Woods as the Dungeon Master. The sports hiatus also signaled the beginning of the "Mount Flushmore" series, a play on their "Mount Rushmore"'s of the past, some of the topics they used have been fears, places to be drunk, toppings, appetizers, and states of the United States of America.

Format

Most Pardon My Take episodes consist of three parts. The hosts open the show with a recap of current sports news. News is followed by an interview with a sports personality, celebrity, journalist, or athlete. The show is closed with a collection of recurring original segments which vary episode to episode.[9] Occasionally, the Pardon My Take hosts will alter the show's format for special episodes, including their yearly recap show and their annual award show, the "Takies."[9] The hosts have held video exit interviews with their guests, but these have been temporarily discontinued.[10] Most of the interviews throughout 2016 concluded by Big Cat asking the guest three questions—if the guest washed their apples, who the most famous person in the guest's cell phone was, and a third question tailored to each guest. This third question was often the most provocative one of the interview and began with Big Cat saying "a question I'm gonna ask, that you don't have to answer, but I'm gonna ask anyway."[11]

The show opens by playing "Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant, and closes by playing (an often re-mixed version of) "Take On Me" by A-ha. For example, the April 14, 2021, episode ended with the vocals of "Take On Me" dubbed over the song from the Buick commercials.[12]

Blake of the Year

History

Blake of the Year (BOTY) is an annual competition put on by the PMT crew during the summer Takie Awards. Starting in 2017, participants are selected based on whether they display qualities that Big Cat and PFT Commenter believe are typical of people named Blake. Examples of such are: a lax outlook on their profession; seeming to be an average dude; or just having the name Blake (some exceptions apply. See Brooks Koepka).

Competitors

Current participants are Blake Griffin, Blake Bortles and Brooks Koepka.

Rules

Originally, the rules for the competition were very simple. During a recording of the show, one of the hosts would call a Blake; whoever picked up first was ruled the winner. The timer would start at the moment of the host dialing and end once the Blake answered the call and spoke into the phone.

In 2021, the rules were changed to a random number draw from a Chinese lottery machine. Each round the Blakes would pick a number 1-100, and if their number was selected they would be ruled the winner. Given the amount of time this took to complete, it is unlikely that this rules format will be used again in the future.

References
  1. "iTunesCharts.net: 'Pardon My Take' by Barstool Sports (International iTunes Chart Performance)". www.itunescharts.net. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  2. "How "Pardon My Take" took over sports podcasting". June 12, 2017.
  3. "The 12 best podcasts of 2016, according to Apple". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. "40 Under 40: Sports Media Talents". The Big Lead.
  5. Commenter, P. F. T. "PFT Commenter: I'm Joining Barstool". www.barstoolsports.com.
  6. Commenter, P. F. T. "ESPN threatens Barstool with legal action. Want to fight dirty? Let's fight dirty". www.barstoolsports.com.
  7. Williams, Trey. "Barstool Sports' $15 million investment may have changed how it brawls". MarketWatch.
  8. "How Barstool Sports created one of the most popular podcasts despite making enemies along the way". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  9. "PodcastOne: Pardon My Take". www.podcastone.com.
  10. "Pardon My Take "Exit Interview" Featuring Peter King from Sports Illustrated".
  11. Armstrong, Greg (May 10, 2017). "From "Award Winning Listeners" to "Uhh Hey JJ:" Your complete guide to the references, segments, and inside jokes from Pardon My Take".
  12. "Pardon My Take on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
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