Dave Portnoy and Amna Nawaz discuss media and controversies on 'Settle In'
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Give now to help PBS News start our new fiscal year strong. Close Popup PBS News Dave Portnoy and Amna Nawaz discuss media and controversies on 'Settle In' Jun 30, 2026 6:15 PM EDT By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. I spoke with Portnoy for the latest episode of our podcast "Settle In." We talked about politics, culture, and the controversies he and Barstool have faced over the years.
Here's a clip from that conversation. You seem to be someone who's sort of highly skeptical of institutional media. And you couldn't say that loudly enough.
Which kind of begs the question, and I have been curious about this the whole conversation, because you don't have to talk to us. Like I said, I consume some of your media. I see how incredibly powerful and influential a voice you are.
Obviously, I have questions I want to put to you. I was looking forward to this conversation. So, this is obviously promoting the book, which I have to do.
Listen, anybody -- and this has been my kind of M.O., and I'm sure, like, your producers or whoever told you, anybody who lets me record as well, so what is said can't be twisted, which I learned early in interviews, where I was seeing clips of mine -- it's like, wait a minute, you cut off the second part of what I said to make me look like the devil.
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