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Dec 2024
48m 49s

The Hard Truth About Orgasms in Sports, ...

Pablo Torre, Le Batard & Friends
About this episode

Is sex a performance-enhancing drug? Pablo and Domonique insert themselves into the debate over "post-nut clarity" with exhaustive research, from a pre-game onesome in the locker room and abstinence as a coaching philosophy, to the stamp of approval from Drake, Megan Rapinoe and actual doctors — Pablo's dad included.

This episode originally aired February 29, 2024. 

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