What a Creep Season 29, Episode 10: Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy is the founder of Barstool Sports, which Media Matters describes as “a cesspool of bigotry basking in the backlash against political correctness. Under the pretense of sharing funny videos and embracing a boys-will-be-boys mentality, Barstool has successfully normalized a culture of harassment, misogyny, and rampant misinformation.” On his website, podcasts, and videos, Portnoy shares his garbage takes on politics, tells his rape jokes, and drops the n-bomb, among other things. He’s also been accused of sexual assault multiple times and of filming women without their consent. What a creep. Sources for this episode: <ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/barstool-sports-dave-portnoy-sex-choking-violent-stoolies" target="_blank">Business Insider</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dailydot.com/irl/dave-portnoy-barstool-rape-joke-defense-video/" target="_blank">Daily Dot</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-14796011/dave-portnoy-height-rumor-community-note.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a></li><li><a href="https://deadspin.com/penn-national-sells-bartstool-sports-to-dave-portnoy-1850721079/" target="_blank">Deadspin</a></li><li><a href="https://www.eater.com/23895943/dave-portnoy-barstool-sports-one-bize-pizza-fest-harassment-allegations-explained" target="_blank">Eater</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/17/samantha-ponder-barstool-sports-espn" target="_blank">The Guardian</a></li><li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barstool-sports-rape-joke_n_1293328" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/barstool-sports/barstool-sports-cesspool-misogyny-and-bigotry" target="_blank">Media Matters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/barstool-sports-persistence-traditional-masculinity-sports-culture-n1057061" target="_blank">NBC News</a></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/nx-s1-5406410/dave-portnoy-barstool-sports-manosphere" target="_blank">NPR</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalresearch.org/2025/02/12/barstool-politics" target="_blank">Political Research Politics</a></li><li><a href="http://portnoy.govbeef.com" target="_blank">Portnoy.GovBeef.com</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Portnoy" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bro_culture" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> for “bro culture”</li></ul> Trigger warning: Sexual assault, harassment, misogyny, and racism Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it!  <ul><li>Subscribe to us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-a-creep/id1460298336" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/785355681984504" target="_blank">Join the private group</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/whatacreep.bsky.social" target="_blank">BlueSky</a> </li><li>Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast</li><li>Visit our Patreon page: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep</a></li><li>Email: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com </li><li>We’ve got merch here! <a href="https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/" target="_blank">https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#</a></li><li>Our website is <a href="http://www.whatacreeppodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.whatacreeppodcast.com</a> </li><li>Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud</li></ul>

What a Creep
Season 29, Episode 10: Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports


Dave Portnoy is the founder of Barstool Sports, which Media Matters describes as “a cesspool of bigotry basking in the backlash against political correctness. Under the pretense of...

What a Creep Season 29, Episode 10: Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy is the founder of Barstool Sports, which Media Matters describes as “a cesspool of bigotry basking in the backlash against political correctness. Under the pretense of sharing funny videos and embracing a boys-will-be-boys mentality, Barstool has successfully normalized a culture of harassment, misogyny, and rampant misinformation.” On his website, podcasts, and videos, Portnoy shares his garbage takes on politics, tells his rape jokes, and drops the n-bomb, among other things. He’s also been accused of sexual assault multiple times and of filming women without their consent. What a creep. Sources for this episode: <ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/barstool-sports-dave-portnoy-sex-choking-violent-stoolies" target="_blank">Business Insider</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dailydot.com/irl/dave-portnoy-barstool-rape-joke-defense-video/" target="_blank">Daily Dot</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-14796011/dave-portnoy-height-rumor-community-note.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a></li><li><a href="https://deadspin.com/penn-national-sells-bartstool-sports-to-dave-portnoy-1850721079/" target="_blank">Deadspin</a></li><li><a href="https://www.eater.com/23895943/dave-portnoy-barstool-sports-one-bize-pizza-fest-harassment-allegations-explained" target="_blank">Eater</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/17/samantha-ponder-barstool-sports-espn" target="_blank">The Guardian</a></li><li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barstool-sports-rape-joke_n_1293328" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/barstool-sports/barstool-sports-cesspool-misogyny-and-bigotry" target="_blank">Media Matters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/barstool-sports-persistence-traditional-masculinity-sports-culture-n1057061" target="_blank">NBC News</a></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/nx-s1-5406410/dave-portnoy-barstool-sports-manosphere" target="_blank">NPR</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalresearch.org/2025/02/12/barstool-politics" target="_blank">Political Research Politics</a></li><li><a href="http://portnoy.govbeef.com" target="_blank">Portnoy.GovBeef.com</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Portnoy" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bro_culture" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> for “bro culture”</li></ul> Trigger warning: Sexual assault, harassment, misogyny, and racism Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it!  <ul><li>Subscribe to us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-a-creep/id1460298336" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/785355681984504" target="_blank">Join the private group</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/whatacreep.bsky.social" target="_blank">BlueSky</a> </li><li>Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast</li><li>Visit our Patreon page: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep</a></li><li>Email: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.com </li><li>We’ve got merch here! </li></ul>

Dave Portnoy (Barstool Sports) & NON-Creep Alex Cooper ("Call Her Daddy")