Bonus Episode: Introducing Only If You Get Caught with Patrick Redford
22 October 2025 - 33 minsWe've got one more treat for you before we'll be back with more gossip next month! This is the first episode of Patrick Redford's new podcast Only If You Get Caught.
Only If You Get Caught is about how we can better understand sports and culture by examining how humans cheat in ways big and small. Sacramento Kings fans have long believed that the NBA fixed the 2002 Western Conference finals so the Lakers would win. Patrick is joined by Tommy Craggs to discuss whether they think it actually happened.
Episode transcript here.
Show Credits
Only If You Get Caught is written and hosted by Patrick Redford.
It’s produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin, with production support from Jae Towle Vieir...
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