Podcasts like First Take
First Take
ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, Molly Qerim Rose
2.4/5
Pardon My Take (abbreviated "PMT") is a comedic sports podcast released three times a week by Barstool Sports. It is hosted by Dan Katz, known as "Big Cat", and PFT Commenter. The podcast debuted on February 29, 2016. It first appeared on the US iTunes charts on March 2, 2016 in the number one position.
The podcast's audience generally ranges between 750 thousand and 1.5 million listeners per episode. In 2016, Apple named Pardon My Take one of the best podcasts of 2016, and in 2017, The Big Lead ranked Katz and PFT Commenter as the number one sports media talents under 40. In 2018, Pardon My Take was the 14th most downloaded podcast of the year on iTunes.
Pardon My Take was first launched in February 2016 when PFT Commenter left the sports website SB Nation to join Barstool Sports. Longtime Barstool contributor Big Cat had been regularly communicating with PFT Commenter through Twitter prior to 2016 and the two teamed up to create Pardon My Take.
