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In 2007, NBA referee Tim Donaghy was arrested for betting on games he officiated. It was the biggest scandal in American sports history, but it quickly faded from the headlines. Why? Because everyone in this scandal has something to hide. This isn't a story about basketball - it's a story about money, and a conspiracy that spans far beyond one referee. Sports journalist Tim Livingston takes you inside his eight-year odyssey to find the truth at the heart of the scandal. This is Whistleblower.

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United States

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In 2007, NBA referee Tim Donaghy was arrested for betting on games he officiated. It was the biggest scandal in American sports history, but it quickly faded from the headlines. Why? Because everyone in this scandal has something to hide. This isn't a story about basketball - it's a story about money, and a conspiracy that spans far beyond one referee. Sports journalist Tim Livingston takes you inside his eight-year odyssey to find the truth at the heart of the scandal. This is Whistleblower.

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English


Episodes
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The Raven - E1: Who is That Dude?

1/24/2024
Football, murder and the man in the middle, "The Raven," hosted by Tim Livingston, is available now! Check out episode 1, and search "The Raven" on your podcast app to hear episode 2 now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:30:39

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Introducing "The Raven"

1/19/2024
Host Tim Livingston details his own personal story that is eerily similar to the 2000 Atlanta Super Bowl murders. Check out this clip of "The Raven." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:03:56

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Ray Lewis and the Atlanta Super Bowl Murders

1/5/2024
Coming January 12th – Hours after Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta, an altercation outside of a nightclub left two men stabbed to death in the street. The prime suspect, Baltimore Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis. New evidence emerges in one of the most infamous crimes in sports history. Football, murder, and the man in the middle... from the producers of ‘Whistleblower' and ‘To Live and Die in LA’, this is ‘The Raven’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:03:18

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Bonus 1: Herding The Sheep

2/20/2023
After years of trying, Tim has finally made contact with the third conspirator in the NBA Betting Scandal: Jimmy "Baba" Battista. The only problem? Jimmy isn't exactly an open book. Presented ad-free by Underdog Fantasy (Code: WHISTLE). Download the Underdog Fantasy app or sign up at UnderdogFantasy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:26:28

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Bonus 2: Foster Relationships

2/20/2023
Tim sits down with Jimmy Battista and Tommy Martino hoping to find out new information about the relationship between referees Tim Donaghy and Scott Foster. Presented ad-free by Underdog Fantasy (Code: WHISTLE). Download the Underdog Fantasy app or sign up at UnderdogFantasy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:32:50

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New Episodes, February 20th!

2/13/2023
Tim sits down with the ringleader of the NBA Betting Scandal, Jimmy Battista, to see how deep the fix really goes. Don't miss two new Whistleblower episodes, dropping Monday, 2/20. Sponsored by Underdog Fantasy (Code: WHISTLE). Download the Underdog Fantasy app or sign up at UnderdogFantasy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:02:15

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Jimmy Battista Speaks - E1: The Rogue Ref (Republish)

2/8/2023
Two new Whistleblower bonus episodes are coming February 20th, presented ad-free by our friends at Underdog Fantasy. Take a second to go to UnderdogFantasy.com or download the Underdog Fantasy app. Make a deposit using the code WHISTLE and Underdog will match your first deposit up to a hundred dollars. Re-listen to Episode 1, "The Rogue Ref", and binge all of Season One ad-free, thanks to Underdog Fantasy. [Republish] Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was caught betting on games that he officiated. It was the biggest scandal in American sports history, but according to Donaghy, he wasn't the one fixing games... it was the NBA. Journalist Tim Livingston sets out to find answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:24:19

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Introducing 'When a Good Man Kills'

6/23/2022
From the creators of Whistleblower and To Live and Die in L.A. comes an Audible Original true crime podcast set in the dark underworld of boxing. Tim ‘Doc’ Anderson was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his manager. So why does everyone who has known him, including his victim’s family, think he should be released? Journalist David Farrier (Dark Tourist, Tickled) explores the murky world around the boxing ring to ask: how did one of the sport’s good guys pick up a...

Duration:00:02:43

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Introducing 'The MLK Tapes' from Tenderfoot TV

1/17/2022
According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed. The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from Tenderfoot TV, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King. Available now on all podcast platforms....

Duration:00:45:12

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Exclusive Preview: "The GOAT: Tom Brady"

11/9/2020
Listen to an exclusive bonus excerpt from "The GOAT: Tom Brady." Veteran sports journalist Gary Myers weaves together exclusive interviews with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Bledsoe, Robert Kraft, and many others that you won't hear anywhere else and pulls back the curtain on Brady's college career at Michigan, his NFL career on the New England Patriots, and so much more. Subscribe to "The GOAT: Tom Brady” on Apple Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, or wherever you listen. Learn more about...

Duration:00:09:38

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What's Afoul?

10/29/2020
After an eight-year journey, Tim finally has answers, but there is more left to be uncovered. The team continues to dig deeper and turns the system inside out, hoping that basketball's future will learn from lessons of its past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:37:00

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The Bigger Thing

10/22/2020
On the final day of the trip, the crew travels to a diner in Howard Beach, Queens, to meet with Scala, hoping that the former FBI agent will help unravel the mysteries of the NBA Betting Scandal, and the NBA as a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:35:15

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What Changed?

10/15/2020
The crew finally connects with retired FBI agent Phil Scala, the supervisor of the FBI probe into Tim Donaghy and the head of the investigative unit focused on the Gambino crime family. Scala agrees to meet with Tim, but the team, and Donaghy, are skeptical the FBI legend will show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:29:38

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The Golden Goose

10/8/2020
We learn more about the role the NBA played behind the scenes influencing calls on the court, and about one owner's longtime war against the officials. But when that owner was given the opportunity to expose the system he spent years rebelling against, he backed down. He couldn’t, in the end, risk killing the Golden Goose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:40:30

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Fit for a King

10/1/2020
After learning about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the leak of the original Donaghy story and Jimmy Battista's plea deal, the crew investigates the most controversial game in NBA history: Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:47:27

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The Defense of Tim Donaghy

9/24/2020
Tim and the team head up I-95 to New York for a meeting with John Lauro, Donaghy’s defense attorney, and to track down the illusive FBI agents who handled Donaghy's investigation. We learn that someone from high up may have been pulling the strings to undermine the investigation, even going as far to leak the story to the NY Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:48:52

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Overtime: Head Fakes

9/23/2020
In our first bonus segment, Sean Patrick Griffin adds another element to the NBA betting scandal — one that involves unregulated, overseas wagers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:05:35

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Choose Wisely

9/17/2020
Next stop, Philadelphia, specifically Delaware County, where the 2007 NBA betting scandal was hatched. “Delco”, as Delaware County is commonly known, is home to the Sixers, bookmakers, and Philly mobsters. Tim gets a first-hand account of the lifestyle and gambling culture and he must... choose wisely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:31:46

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Timmy and Tommy

9/10/2020
Two kids from Delco, Tim Donaghy and Tommy Martino. Our interviews continue with our main subjects and we dive deeper into Donaghy’s claims, attempting to separate the truth from the lies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:33:01

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Out of Bounds

9/3/2020
Host Tim Livingston heads to Florida for his first face-to-face interview with disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy, but it’s Donaghy's co-conspirator, Tommy Martino, who reveals new information about the 13-year-old scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:39:57