@pbsnews: Dave Portnoy says Barstool Sports does not carry "the same weight" as the established, mainstream media. "The main Barstool stuff is still, generally, 98% of the time, meant to make you laugh," he told PBS News' Amna Nawaz. "It is sort of a comedy brand." He later added that "seeing a quote from Barstool still does not carry, for most people, the same weight, I don't think, as like established, blue-blood type news organizations — nor should it, really." In his new memoir, "Cancel Me If You Can," Portnoy shares how he grew Barstool from a free gambling newsletter into a media goliath. He spoke to Amna Nawaz for the latest episode of the PBS News' podcast, "Settle In." They discussed his book and more. For the full episode, click the link in our bio. #daveportnoy #podcast #settlein #pbs #barstoolsports #media #news #mainstreammedia #cancelmeifyoucan #book #memoir #author

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Matty :

Dave Portnoy is proof you can stack shit over 5 feet tall

2026-07-03 12:42:25

tús nua :

tippy toes portnoy

2026-07-03 13:20:39

SneakerChaos :

Sports media will never be as important as news media.

2026-07-03 12:06:12

Tomas DP :

not traditional media, they're new media

2026-07-03 12:07:00

Notatroll :

Poor Dave

2026-07-03 12:37:30

intolerant leftist :

why is PBS interviewing Portnoy? oof

2026-07-03 12:31:28

contentvacuum :

is that bari w sister? looks and sounds like her

2026-07-03 12:28:11

Laney :

This guy is a zero

2026-07-03 14:30:46

D.M. Kinney :

🤣🤣🤣 this is a joke right? We have actually crossed into Idiocracy

2026-07-03 13:09:24

TornNFrayed :

Tool

2026-07-03 12:27:41

Leechris :

I cant trust meme or feel good pages because of barstool. Its made my feed more political, but at least im not supporting people like Dave

2026-07-03 12:52:33

Eve.Human :

Hmm, so he’s a bit like OPS; No corporate constraints

2026-07-03 12:13:04

The Constitutional Letterette :

Barstool is a trope with lots and lots of face that fit the bill for attentive money spenders, It's a money maker in the industry yes , but most of the time you can't do anything too real from a bar stool without regret or a hangover and a nights long string of highly questionable choices. They wanted the shallow end and they got it.

2026-07-03 12:29:14

Planet9🧿 :

This is embarrassing for @PBS

2026-07-03 15:14:38

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