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Trickeration is a weekly show that breaks down the boldest and craziest acts of deception in sports. Each show will feature interviews with principle participants in these sporty schemes and deep dives into how and why these attempts to unlevel the playing field ultimately succeeded or failed. Sportswriter Matt Waxman investigates tales of grooved pitches, savage hustles, chilling pranks and more. 

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  • Feb 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • weekly NEW EPISODES
  • 21m AVG DURATION
  • 32 EPISODES


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The Secret Rodeo Life of Madison Bumgarner

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 17:46


The photo was blurry but unmistakable. Dressed in Western wear, next to a cowboy with a fistful of cash, was one of the most famous players in MLB. The story behind the story of the star athlete competing in a different sport, under a fake name, as told by the man who broke it.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Handsome Dan Heist

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 19:23


“DOG GONE” blared the New York Times headline. An interview with the Princeton students who decided to pose as Yale cheerleaders in order to kidnap the famous mascot. Everything was going according to plan. Until the dog almost died.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Snowball of Chaos, Julie Miller

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 22:29


A fishy triathlon time is met with skepticism. A rival coach’s investigation shines light on how she pulled it off. A furious disinformation campaign to obscure the truth. How and why a middle-aged Ironman competitor cut the course in a race with almost nothing at stake.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Daddy, Why Is the Ref Getting Naked?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 18:00


In a 2011 college football game between UCLA and Arizona, a man dressed as a referee enters the field of play and whistles the game dead. His goal? To get the ball and score a touchdown... naked. Former U of A student Jacen Lankow reveals how and why he attempted one of the greatest streaks in football history, and explains how to trick the TV networks into covering your moment in the spotlight.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Time Johnny Depp Dunked on DeMar DeRozan

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 17:29


All that glitters is not gold. The 4-time NBA All-Star learned that lesson the hard way, falling victim to a spitting-image impersonator. "He got upset but what can I do?" says Hollywood Johnny Depp about the incident captured by TMZ. And later, a UCLA golfer explains the "Hollywood miracle" the Bruins helped pull off with a young pimple-faced Shia Labeouf.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

My Fake Sports Illustrated Job

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 15:07


A young boy and his father use fake media credentials in the 90's to score exclusive, sit-down interviews with Michael Jordan, Mario Lemieux and more. NYC comedian Gary Vider confesses the details of a five-year scam that routinely got him into the Madison Square Garden locker rooms and rubbing elbows with some of the most iconic athletes of all time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Adventures of the Rambis Youth

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 18:10


An NBA fan club with punk rock beginnings evolves into an unlikely friendship with a popular Los Angeles Laker. The true Hollywood story of how a couple of LA kids made themselves into stars in a town full of 'em. And an important lesson in how to create your own Showtime.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How Derek Jeter Made the Rookie Cry

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 15:12


It remains the greatest prank ever pulled by the Yankee captain. Coming off a historic debut, Marcus Thames was on top of the world, but shortly before his second professional game, Jeter enlisted Yankee Stadium security, a bomb sniffing dog and Joe Torre to bring the rookie back down to earth. "I thought I was going to prison," recalls Thames. Plus, the Fart Machine 4000 infiltrates the Winter Meetings, and how one Milwaukee Brewer uses Uber as his personal getaway car.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Dancing for Peyton Manning's Supper

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 14:04


An unsuspecting rookie finds himself in the Colts QB's crosshairs during the holiday season. Peyton took many young players under his All-Pro wing, but only one became the victim of a hidden-camera prank that #18 still watches to this day. And a former Miami Dolphins safety reveals the blueprint for a devilish 80's rookie prank involving a beautiful woman, an abandoned house and a cactus plant.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How to Lose $1,000,000 Playing Fantasy Football

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 21:16


A St. Louis man wins a life-changing fortune on the Bears-Rams game, but the fantasy turns into a nightmare due to a technicality. And later, a Brewers coach pranks the vets into thinking a killer is on the roster. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Alligator in the Dolphins' Shower

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 15:56


A live reptile in the coach's bathroom sends the winningest coach in NFL history running half-naked through the team's facility. And later, a prank war escalation leads to a Dolphins player unable to extinguish a crotch fire. No one is safe in Miami.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Bombing of US Open 2012

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 25:20


An environmental activist comically blew up a golf major trophy ceremony to deliver his message to the masses. "Junglebird" reveals the details of the greatest videobomb in sports history. And the shocking story of a Texas jockey illegally buzzering race horses to victory.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Mike Tyson's Drugstore Voodoo Guy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 18:15


Facing a long prison sentence, the heavyweight champ turned to an unlikely mystical source for help. The details behind Iron Mike's forays into "hoodoo", shocking revelations about prison hush money and misbehavior, and how Brad Pitt managed to avoid a Tyson uppercut.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Pulp Fishin'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 30:22


The catch of a lifetime threatens to upend a North Dakota man's life after witnesses cast doubt on his whopper fish and his character. A Fargo-esque fishing tale with more twists and turns than the Cannonball River, and an ending that will make anglers think twice before going for the big one.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

An Unnecessary Breakdown of Vandersloot's Fudged 18 Assists

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 24:37


A shattered WNBA record with a wonderful backstory. But was Courtney Vandersloot's recent passing mark too good to be true? A closer examination of the "assists" by a Sacramento Kings analyst reveals scorekeeper inconsistencies that can't be ignored.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

We Can’t Have Our Players Throwing Vegetables

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 19:22


A backup catcher with too much time on his hands devises a you-gotta-be-kiddin’-me plan to trick a baserunner into an out. Dave Bresnahan recounts the time he successfully used a potato to pull off what many consider the greatest baseball prank of all-time. Hear the inner workings of this insane prank, and Dave's ingenious way of paying off the $50 fine after he was released from the team. All hail the Spud King.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Greatest Missed Putt of All-Time

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 20:23


What happens when the 2003 Masters runner-up shows up at a small Rhode Island country club? No record is safe. On the 18th green, Len Mattiace has a 10-foot putt that would etch his name in the record books. But it never had a chance. Hear the uplifting circumstances that kept his ball from ever going in the hole.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Wade Boggs and the Kirstie Alley Underwear Bet

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 21:02


A failed attempt at scoring Kirstie Alley's underwear leads the Red Sox third baseman to enlist his mistress in an attempt to win a spring training bet. But when the spurned mistress dishes a tell-all to Playboy magazine, Boggs' deceitful ways are exposed.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Patriots Fan in the Trench Coat

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 15:27


Before Deflategate, Spygate, and even Watergate there was Trench Coatgate. Right before the game-deciding play of a Patriots game in 1961, a mysterious Boston fan in a long jacket snuck onto the field and single-handedly secured victory for the home team in the most brazen way possible. Without a doubt, the greatest “12th Man” moment in football history.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Ken Griffey Jr's Totally Fake Doctor's Appointment

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 14:22


"You've got Werewolf Syndrome." In the early 90s, a fake doctor named Pete Reppucci, with the help of the actual Mariners' athletic trainer, would examine and diagnose players with ridiculous, made-up medical problems. No one was safe, not even the team's superstars.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

"Psycho" Steve and the WTF Hall of Fame Vote

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 22:58


397 baseball writers cast ballots for the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame. 396 didn't vote for J.J. Putz. The one guy just crazy enough to vote for a journeyman relief pitcher confesses why he did and reveals which outlier candidate will be getting his vote in 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

I Hijacked Padres Twitter (and All I Got Were These Lousy Tickets)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 25:19


A billion dollar baseball team’s social media is stolen by a random college kid in Michigan. No one is safe, especially not the team’s underperforming second baseman. And a cautionary tale about an MLB player forever haunted by two words scribbled on the end of a bat, and the man who became obsessed with him.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How Joey Votto Became Mr. Roboto

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 25:29


Exactly one person on the planet has "tweak MLB players" in their job description. A conversation with the Atlanta Braves employee hired to come up with out-of-left-field ways to invade opponent hitters' headspace. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Michael Jordan and the Man Behind the Mascot

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 19:46


An LA story about a fan in disguise who snuck into Dodger Stadium and stormed the dugout to show the team what they were missing. And a conversation about mystery with Michael Jordan.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Hurdler Was a Spy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 30:43


Former Olympic hopeful Liam Collins reveals for the first time the undercover tactics he used to infiltrate the secret world of drug cheats. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Case of the Missing Bat Stretcher

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 27:02


A former Yankee batboy recalls how Don Mattingly pranked him on his first day on the job. And a Nuggets ballboy has a cautionary tale about punking the team’s star player. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Jim Abbott on How to Avoid Tipping

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 28:08


Iconic lefty pitcher Jim Abbott talks pitch tipping, base coach spies, and the unwritten rule breaker that threatened to spoil the greatest game of his life.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Art of Sneaking In

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 33:08


A Super Bowl sneak and a fake baseball reporter reveal the secrets of breaching stadium security, and explain how you can attend major sporting events without a ticket.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Hockey Goons Guide to Stopping Vladimir Putin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 24:45


American filmmaker Jon Alpert sneaks onto the ice for a hockey game with notorious thug and crappy hockey player Vladamir Putin. Alpert's mission: stop Putin from scoring, by any means necessary. And later, we hop into the Trickeration time machine for the origin story of the greatest NHL prospect that didn't exist.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How to Survive a Shaq Attack

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 35:14


Longtime Lakers trainer Gary Vitti details the time he mistakenly tried to resist Officer Shaquille O'Neal. Vitti also gives the tick-tock of the most elaborate rookie prank in NBA history, and shares a tale of spying on the '80's Celtics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Bobby V's Costume Party

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 21:19


In the pilot episode of Trickeration, Matt sits down with legendary MLB skipper Bobby Valentine. Listen as Bobby V. discusses the famous instance where he wore an eye black mustache and sunglasses to continue managing a Mets game after being ejected, and reveals that this was not the only time he wore a disguise to escape detection at the ballpark.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Introducing: Trickeration

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 1:38


Trickeration is a weekly show that breaks down the boldest and craziest acts of deception in sports. Brought to you by iHeartMedia, each show will feature interviews with principle participants in these sporty schemes and deep dives into how and why these attempts to unlevel the playing field ultimately succeeded or failed. Sportswriter Matt Waxman investigates tales of grooved pitches, savage hustles, chilling pranks and more.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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