Mr. President’s Mind: How Shane Battier Learned to Lead (and Shut the F*** Up)

Pablo Torre Finds Out

Pablo Torre, Le Batard & Friends

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

LeBron called him the smartest hooper alive. Coach K called him an alien. Obama called him for a Hall-of-Fame pickup game (and a historic BBQ). But two-time NBA champion Shane Battier has been measuring the immeasurable inflection points of his career all along — from growing up "mixed, tall and poor"; to puking at Duke, guarding Kobe and witnessing LeBron's GOAT-defining game; to failing at ESPN and building a cabinet of relationships… including his therapist. Pablo cracks open the brain of the legend known as Lego, to find out if he really is human after all. Plus: Patrennessy, Laptop magazine and karaoke. Lots of karaoke. • Subscribe to "Glue Guys" with Shane Battier & Alex Smith https://www.youtube.com/@GlueGuysPodcast • The No-Stats All-Star (Michael Lewis) https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15Battier-t.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Pablo Torre finds out.
0:02.0	I am Pablo Torre, and today we're going to find out what this sound is.
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0:48.5	Your Starbucks is ready.
0:51.2	Beans ground.
0:52.6	Milk frothed.
0:53.9	Shots pulled.
0:55.0	Velvety milk poured into a double shot of dark perfection and...
0:59.0	Oh, that's the good stuff.
1:02.0	The baristas are ready.
1:03.0	The finest coffee beans are ready.
1:05.0	The Starbucks you love is ready.
1:08.0	Hello again.
1:09.0	From the Starbucks Coffee Company.
1:26.3	I love when a guest has a notebook.
1:28.6	I do.
1:30.5	I feel like such a boomer.
1:32.3	I mean, I'm getting old.
1:33.3	I'm 46 years old.
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