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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes give you a lesson in NBA terminology, as Chris Paul's dismissal from the Clippers is the perfect example of a 'Locker Room Lawyer' in action. Truth Teller Vincent Goodwill of ESPN is here to fix your league. Fresh off a 6 day stint in Vegas covering the NBA Cup, Vinnie gives us boots on the grounds coverage of the tournament, it's future and how he chose his question for Adam Silver during the commissioner's press conference. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Are we out of the playoffs? We are? Okay..." Amin is here to deliver his Weekend Observations, Tony capes up for his Jaguars, and Chris Jones learns some crucial information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin O'Connor is joined by Amin Elhassan to recap the San Antonio Spurs ending the Oklahoma City Thunder's winning streak in their electric NBA Cup semifinal victory. They break down Victor Wembanyama's immediate defensive impact and the Spurs' formula for success against OKC. Should the Spurs be aggressive with trades or stick with their young roster?Next, the duo breaks down the keys to the New York Knicks' NBA Cup semifinal win over the Orlando Magic. They discuss Jalen Brunson's showstopping 40-piece, why Paolo Banchero isn't fitting in with the Magic and whether Jamahl Mosley is the best fit for the Magic's head coaching role. Are we overthinking the New York Knicks?Plus, they give their final picks for who will win the NBA Cup Finals. Who does Wemby defend? Can KAT pull Wemby out of the paint? How will the NBA Cup MVP title impact the legacy of the greats?Later, Chris Haynes joins the show, giving the latest news, including potential landing spots for Giannis, what moves the Warriors need to make and whether the Clippers should trade James Harden or Kawhi Leonard?(1:31) Spurs beat Thunder in NBA Cup semis (16:40) Should Spurs or Thunder trade for Giannis? (27:39) Knicks beat Magic in NBA Cup semis (42:04) NBA Cup Final preview (53:32) Giannis trade rumors with Chris Haynes (1:08:14) What is Trae Young's future with Atlanta? (1:12:07) Should Mavericks make a trade? (1:19:46) Will Clippers trade Kawhi Leonard or James Harden?
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes are looking for any excuse to travel to Paris with their brothas from otha mothas. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have their third eyes open to Kalshi and Polymarket endorsing sports parody accounts like Ballsack Sports. Comedian Joe Zimmerman joins the program to discuss his revolutionary proposal to solve height fraud and fix competitive basketball once and for all. We also figure out what constitutes a comedian draft class, why a comedy sports show has never taken off and when the high five was invented. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch this episode on YouTube Believe it or not, another year is drawing to a close, so it's time for Zach, Amin and Mayes to kick off their award season by looking back at the most astonishing and jaw dropping performances of 2025. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes avenge the loss of their family by fighting terrorism with terror. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes wonder if Dillon Brooks can sneak his way into the All Star Game. Blame Canada! Sean Patrick Griffin, criminal justice professor and author of Gaming The Game returns to examine the current NBA gambling indictments through the lens of the Tim Donaghy scandal, comparing the scale of the bets and explaining how legalized sports betting and prop bets create new vulnerabilities for the league. And most importantly, if you see Tim Donaghy interviewed on this topic, keep your third eye wide open. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"I will die for this program if I have to." After the self-loathing UM alumnus Dan Le Batard accuses Mike Ryan, the chair of the Division of Competitive Hostilities in the University of Miami's Department of War, of threatening to fight an old man, Mike explains why Dan's lack of ball-knowing may cost the show an interview with 5-Star General Mario Cristobal. Also, Roy is John Tesh, and Greg got lost on the way to the office. Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Zaslow, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, Roy, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"I'm talking about his..." Dan has his own version of a Tony's Top 5 for the NFL Weekend before we get to Amin's Weekend Observations. Or, we at least TRY to get to Amin's Weekend Observations. His internet is awful, just like how Dan would look in Daniel Craig's speedo from James Bond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes quack their way to a Pee Wee championship thanks to a widdle drunk driving, gerrymandering and money laundering. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The gimmick seems simple: If a visiting player misses two straight free throws, every fan gets free chicken. But in this tale of psychology, philanthropy and unintended consequences, nobody wants to admit the truth. So we teamed up with Amin Elhassan to investigate an NBA conspiracy — and chase down Giannis Antetokounmpo. Literally.(This episode originally aired April 24, 2025.)• Subscribe to Pablo's newsletter for exclusive access, documents and invites:https://pablo.show/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes go deep into the memory banks with Truth Teller Ethan Strauss of House of Strauss, as Klay Thompson chirping at Ja Morant and Kenyon Martin coming after Draymond Green stir up old memories of Ethan's beat reporter days. After a behind the scenes look at working for the many headed hydra that is ESPN, we also question fan bandwidth in the wake of Netflix canceling Starting 5 and wonder if the NBA Cup will ever actually matter. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Give me the long version." Amin continues his story from Hour 2 on Draymond Green and Kenyon Martin before Chris delivers the Stat of the Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"YOU brought up the imaging!" It's time to play a game of "Legend or Not a Legend" with Jonathan Zaslow before Amin delivers his in-depth Weekend Observations. Plus, Dan makes one of the most egregious mistakes of his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this episode on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes round up their favorite movie couples that are supposed to be deeply in love, but showed the chemistry of two strangers that were introduced for the first time. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes slather their pie with peanut butter as Zach's twisted obsession with Kevin James continues. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes use their third eyes to see past the preponderance of calf strain announcements and connect the dots to what's really going on. Truth Teller Jared Weiss of The Athletic is boots on the ground in San Antonio to tell us Wemby's real height and injury status, what it's like to watch Steph Curry go nuclear and how to be a victor, not a victim. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"We all know aliens, if they exist, are little green men." The kook meter is a-rockin' as we're about to learn a LOT more about aliens on planet earth. Plus, Amin's Weekend Observations include the Top 5 Names People Mess Up, a shoutout to Steven from Cameo, and the new-age Charlie Chaplin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zach, Amin and Mayes answer your burning questions as we rapidly approach episode 300. BRAND NEW CINEPHOBE MERCH - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for exclusive Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, extended cold opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Haberstroh and Amin Elhassan attempt to get producer Anthony Mayes up to speed on the latest NBA happenings after his time away. Draymond Green believes the Warriors have too many personal agendas. Truth Teller Jason Gallagher of ThreeFourTwo Productions returns triumphant as Nico Harrison has been unceremoniously ejected from his position as GM of the Dallas Mavericks, 282 days after the dumbest trade in NBA history. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Everything has gone to shit. Who knows?" Amin has strong feelings from topics earlier in the show, and he's here to share his Weekend Observations before Lucy takes us to Boone, North Carolina in the world of college football and shares her inspiring, uplifting Internet Minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Your parents have had a long day of work and didn't have time to go to the store, so dinner tonight is Hungry Man extended cold opens in the freezer from Stigmata in June through War in September 2025. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Basketball Illuminati will return with a full length episode next week, but in the meantime Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes turn over the reigns of the podcast to their intern, Chad, for an investigation into Wemby's extraterrestrial height fraud. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"My wife always says 'no ass'." It's an absolutely chaotic hour with a loaded shipping container that includes Dave Dameshek, JuJu Gotti, Kash Patel, Amin Elhassan, Tony, and a thin-assed Chris Cote. Jeremy manages to talk about Trey Yesavage for 37 minutes, Zaslow is trying to get laid, and we go to the DenTek Bucket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes spend more time talking about Rambo than Rambo has ever spoken in his entire existence. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Basketball's high-stakes nightmare is front-page news. But Pablo has been decoding thousands of pages of court documents, while talking to two dozen sources... and keeping up with Kash Patel, to unmask the would-be kingpin hiding in plain sight. Amin Elhassan joins for a swipe through the jet-setting, sports-betting, tequila-chugging life of a man who might actually connect the mafia to the NBA.• Previously on PTFO: Moose, the Money and a Garbage-Time God• Subscribe to "Pablo Torre Finds Out" on YouTube• Subscribe to "Basketball Illuminati" with Amin Elhassan(Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out, and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you've been a member of the Illumination since at least July, your third eye has been open to NBA gambling issues long before last week's arrests. Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes attempt to clear up the confusion surrounding Terry Rozier's status. Truth Teller Nate Jones of Goodwin Sports joins us to discuss the league's new broadcast partners at NBC and Amazon, Anthony Edwards shoe going after SGA's and whether Wemby should be mandatory prime time viewing. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"How many black people are on this panel?" Zaslow admits to loving eating off the kids' menu, Greg's pumped up for tonight's sporting equinox, Mike is ready with the gear head, Amin has his Weekend Observations, and Dan teaches us all how to do a television hit on a major network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this episode on YouTube Uh, yeah I think Zach, Amin and Mayes are gonna choose the people they used to hate, but thanks to hundreds of years of Cinephobe they've been won over, like Gerard Butler did to Zach. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes react to opening night, a mysterious timeout that was never called, the return of pageantry, Michael Jordan's segment and Wemby's mysterious height. Truth Teller Yaron Weitzman joins the program to discuss his new book A Hollywood Ending, which features some amazing stories from behind the scenes of all the prestige drama that has transpired in LA since LeBron took up residence. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes can't get out of their seats, or a pressure triggered bomb will explode. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes woke up early to crush through Mark Cuban's second appearance on PTFO, and they didn't use ChatGPT to summarize it for you. Truth Teller Michael C. Wright of ESPN joins us to discuss his story about Victor Wembenyama's ambitious and diverse summer activities, react live to Harrison Barnes' AI music video and announce his upcoming Texas two step with Banned MacMahon. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Who here has worn a butt plug?" Zaslow joins the show from a river that he will definitely not die in, and Amin is here to deliver his Weekend Observations, including his Top 5 Things Colder Than Justin Fields. And there was some pretty great baseball over the weekend, huh? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this episode on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes look back on the most infuriating, baffling and ridiculously truncated movie endings in the history of the podcast. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes are Kathmandu drifting down an icy 40% grade during a quest to scatter Gurty's ashes on Mount Everest. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Haberstroh and producer Anthony Mayes have no contemplation of replacing Amin Elhassan in the Illuminarmy, just like Adam Silver has no contemplation to move the All Star Game. Truth Teller Travonne Edwards of Greatest of their Era joins to discuss the absurd reaction to LeBron James' "Decision of all Decisions", Michael Jordan's future as a broadcaster on NBC and who should trade for Giannis. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Howie Long... Chubby Cox..." Dan chokes on peanuts, Tony believes the bottom-tier QBs don't get enough love, and the rest of the crew tries to figure out how to coach the "dropping-the-ball-before-the-goal-line" out of NFL players. Then, Amin is here for his Weekend Observations, which include the Top 5 athletes who convey sexual tension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes sit down with titan of journalism Bob Costas to discuss Cinephobe's impact on the culture. So wa-da-tah my damies, sine your pitty on the runny kine. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes cast the dramatization of this Pablo Torre Finds Out saga into a miniseries. Truth Teller Henry Abbott of TrueHoop and author of Ballistic joins us to propose his diabolical plan to penalize Steve Ballmer that should satisfy all parties involved. Henry also recalls his encounters with David Stern and wild Donald Sterling detail that was edited out of an old story. Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Watch Truth Teller Interviews on YouTube Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"The Coastal comes for us all." Amin has his Weekend Observations and Tony and him begin building out the 20 CB Hall of Fame. We can all agree that France is the Mime Hub, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this episode on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes choose their Shawn Levys, people that they absolutely hate, whether rational or irrational. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Media Day will force Kawhi Leonard to respond to scandal, but not before Pablo returns with new scoops and urgent questions: Just how easy was the "no-show" payday? Did Uncle Dennis really act alone? And why did the richest owner in sports keep funding a fraudster, even as the feds closed in? Mr. Amin Elhassan joins as an increasingly sweaty one-man cast of experts.• Part IV: Steve Ballmer, the Other Cuban and the $118 Million Infusion• Part III: The Mystery Investor, the No-Show Payday and the "Smoking Gun"• Part II: Team Ballmer vs. Team Sh*tting Bricks — an Argument with Mark Cuban• Part I: The Richest Owner in Sports, the Silent Superstar and the Rotten Apple Tree• Subscribe: Pablo's newsletter has exclusive access, documents and invites(Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out, and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes publish their TRUE podcast in the NON-FICTION category and it changes their lives forever. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Is anyone hiring an HVAC company because of their patriotism?" After the crew finishes plugging their podcasts, Amin — who is also known for plugging his podcast — stops by for his Weekend Observations, including a Top 5 Things To Do While Being Ignored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this week's Look At This Photograph on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes are riding their motorcycles from the Triad district to the Yakuza district in order to recover some valuable thowwbwed statues. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Your alma mater sucks. No, not that one. The other one. Although that one sucks, too." Amin has details on what the experience with the latest Pablo Torre Finds Out has been like, and he also has the definitely-Amin's-Weekend Observations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch this episode on YouTube Zach, Amin and Mayes bring in the king of 7-Eleven himself, Snacky Tuna for more of the off-brand version of the real thing. CINEPHOBE MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Join the Count The Dings Patreon for Rewatchingtons, Ad-Free Episodes, Extended Cold Opens and more at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings Cinephobe is now on Youtube! Subscribe and check out CT5s and Look At This Photograph on Video. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify. Follow Cinephobe on Twitter, Instagram & Threads: CTD @countthedings IG: @cinephobepod Threads: @cinephobepod Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops Threads: @talkhoops Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin Threads: @darthamin Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle Threads: @cornpuzzle Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Whiskey. On the rocks. Let's get after it. I'm not flying the plane." Amin is here with his Weekend Observations which leads to Chris Cote giving us a Top 5 list of ways he would murder somebody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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