The Athletic Podcasts

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Sports podcasts from The Athletic's reporting teams

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SI Score: 40/100
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What it does

The Athletic's podcast directory groups audio around sports, leagues and reporting interests.

Start from the sport you follow, then check the episode date when considering a preview or match reaction. The podcast directory and the publisher's written-news subscription are separate access questions.

Strengths

Sport-organised podcast discovery

Best for

Sports fans following a league or reporting team

Sources

Sports Podcasts - The Athletic (Oct 26, 2026)

SI Score

40/100

#111 in Podcasts

Based on published information. No hands-on task test.

Method 2.0 · Saved catalogue only Assessed Oct 26, 2026Score ceiling for this evidence: 59/100.

Product usefulness 40

Evidence

The sports directory and regional edition navigation support basic sport-led programme selection. Podcast paywall and country rights are not established, so catalogue-only 40 is supported.

Limits: AI review of saved source passages. No hands-on test, human approval or automatic-provider checker receipt.

Source links and check dates are in Sources and checks below.

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Sources and checks

Supporting pages for product usefulness, site facts, prices and separate website checks. Each record keeps its own date. Reading a page does not establish how well the product performs in use.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/
- Product usefulness evidenceChecked Oct 26, 2026

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