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#PMT-2025-0625-16338
ZacZac

Within six months, humans will be unable to distinguish AI from reality

My Hot Seat is pretty much everybody on earth. We probably need to come together and realize that we can't tell anymore. No. There's like, and I thought this would be like a decade, 15, 20 years from now. It's, I think it's in the next six months where it's here, it's absolutely finished and there's no need in getting on the internet. 'Cause you have no clue what you're looking at.

The timeline for AI becoming indistinguishable is a matter of ongoing debate and depends on the specific medium (video, voice, etc.).
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Take Slip·May 10, 2023·FAQ
#PMT-2023-0510-11450
Billy FootballBilly Football

I am not moving to Chicago with the rest of the show

I will not be moving to Chicago. Kind of been in denial about it. It sucks to say there are various parts of my life that I keep private that impacted this decision. I hope you guys respect the decision. Please just remember that I am the only one who can weigh all the factors that impact my life.

This was a definitive personal announcement that came to pass.
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#PMT-2023-0224-1082
Billy FootballBilly Football

The new PLL Sixes format is the best lacrosse product and will replace regular rules

I think the new, the new PLL championship series six is, is actually I think like the best lacrosse product I've ever seen. Like I think it's gonna replace regular, the regular rules. I think this is how the game is gonna be played in the future. It's the best lacrosse product you can put out.

Standard 10-man field lacrosse remains the dominant and primary format of the PLL and the sport; Sixes remains an off-season/Olympic curiosity.
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#PMT-2022-1207-2297
Billy FootballBilly Football

Chat GPT is going to replace everything

There's this new program called Chat GPT. ... this thing can basically write blogs. ... this thing's gonna replace everything. ... I'm definitely gonna be using this because, yeah, it's just insane.

While AI hasn't 'replaced everything' yet, it has significantly disrupted content creation and SEO, confirming the spirit of the take.
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Take Slip·Jul 6, 2022
#PMT-2022-0706-5152
Billy MitchellBilly Mitchell

I am the Neil Armstrong of Pac-Man

What's absolutely gorgeous about [the perfect Pac-Man score] is other people can do it. Friends can play, we can learn. We can teach. We can have fun. They can do it. But they're simply repeating what I already did. Right. There's only one man who stepped on the moon first... so it's fun being Neil Armstrong.

Twin Galaxies and Guinness stripped Mitchell of his records in 2018 due to evidence of using emulators (MAME) rather than original arcade hardware. However, Guinness later reinstated his records after a settlement, while Twin Galaxies has not.
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Take Slip·Jun 13, 2022
#PMT-2022-0613-11233
Paul RabilPaul Rabil

The PLL will be a top six sport in North America within five years

The PLL will be a top six sport in North America. There's just so many... it's competitive now. I used to say like, we're always talking to the big four, but it'll be the top six... Someone's got to go. We're probably seven or eight [currently].

Five years from June 2022 is June 2027. Currently, PLL has seen growth but is still behind the 'Big 4' and likely MLS and UFC in terms of North American revenue and viewership.
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#PMT-2021-0712-14246
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Shark Week is being used by the media to maintain a state of fear after COVID-19

I think that we're overdue for some of the shark. The media hasn't really like had anything to like keep us in fear about after COVID has kind of started to become an afterthought. The media day are overdue for another summer. You weren't scared about the story of the shooting that was planned in Denver.

Hot TakeMediaFireSarcastic
While there are always stories about shark attacks in summer, they did not become a defining national media narrative on par with COVID.
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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2021
#PMT-2021-0414-16937
Bill BurrBill Burr

24-hour news networks should be tried for treason for dividing the country

I am a firm believer that there should no longer be 24-hour news networks because just the sheer panic of having to fill up all that time. I just find that CNN and Fox News, they should be tried for treason. All they do is divide the locker room.

This is a personal opinion on media regulation and national unity.
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Take Slip·Feb 10, 2021
#PMT-2021-0210-8886
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Darren Rovell should have to delete his Twitter account forever if I beat him in a fight

I will kick his ass. If he agrees to delete his Twitter account, I want to wipe them off the face of the internet. I feel like I am, I'm fighting for not just myself, but everybody that's had to wake up to Darren Rovell, tweeting out a video in 4k of JFK getting his skull blown off.

The condition (PFT beating him) never happened.
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#PMT-2020-0406-12655
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rick Pitino is definitely a guy who has nipple rings

I think the two of them probably have a lot in common as you like Cuomo Rick Pitino has probably a nipple ring guy. Yeah. Oh, yeah big time nipple ring guy if he doesn't have them he loves them.

This claim is unverified and likely meant as a joke.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
#PMT-2019-0109-4366
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

NBA players are egotistical 'assholes' compared to modest NHL players

It's the ego on these assholes [in the NBA] to think that they're bigger than the team. They're bigger than the league... LeBron carries wine into the fucking game. Looking like a clown. And by the way, no hockey player would ever do that. They're going to say my teammates are the best teammates of all time because they don't need everything to be about them.

This is an inherently subjective comparison of sports cultures that reinforces common stereotypes about both leagues.
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#PMT-2018-0926-3429
Big CatBig Cat

Michael Rapoport suing Barstool over herpes allegations will trigger the Streisand effect

Rappaport claims Barstool engaged in a campaign to discredit and embarrass him, including accusing him of having herpes. The actor wants to make it clear in legal documents that he does not have herpes... I would tell everyone to please Google the Streisand effect and then laugh at the whole thing.

The lawsuit did indeed cement the 'herpes' joke as a permanent part of the Rapoport/Barstool lore and led to years of ridicule.
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Take Slip·Aug 10, 2018
#PMT-2018-0810-2180
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Media personalities should get things wrong on purpose once every few months to move the needle

I had somebody to pull me aside. I was like, you take it too seriously when I was younger. And he said, get something wrong on purpose. Just be so wrong once every few months that it kind of registers with people.

This is a subjective strategy for career growth in media, but many 'First Take' style shows have proven this model successful for ratings.
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#PMT-2018-0727-15181
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Skip Bayless will blame LeBron James for destroying the American education system

Skip Bayless for saying that LeBron James is destroying the American educational system by making children stay up too late to watch West Coast games. Ruining America's future. He'll deputize himself to be the watchdog and guardian of America.

PredictionMediaFireSarcastic
While Skip Bayless consistently critiqued LeBron's move to LA, he never literally blamed him for the collapse of the US education system on air.
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#PMT-2018-0716-14067
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hulk Hogan's reinstatement to the Hall of Fame represents a 'one-in, one-out' policy for racism

But now that Papa John got in trouble for saying the N-word... In America, we have like a one-in, one-out policy for racism. So Papa John's racist now, and because he's in the club, Hulk Hogan is now out of the racism club.

A satirical social observation that cannot be factually verified.
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#PMT-2017-1117-3575
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Crime reports should always include which sports team the criminal supports

Every time a crime's committed in America, every time there's a report about it in the news, they should just say what teams the people who committed the crimes liked. That'd be great. ... It just adds like a little bit of levity to every headline that you get. Like Steelers fan murdered his whole family. ... Classic Steelers. So funny.

This is a satirical policy proposal.
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#PMT-2017-0920-2922
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tony Romo is driving NFL ratings down by spoiling the games

I think he's driving the ratings down because you're not going to go... People turn off the TV right as he says [the play]. They know what's going to happen. It's like right when Napster came out, people stopped going to the record store and buying CDs. Why would you buy the cow if you can get the milk for free from Tony?

Fact ClaimMediaFireSarcastic
NFL ratings actually remained strong and Romo was considered a draw for CBS for several years. There is no evidence he drove ratings down.
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#PMT-2017-0825-2984
Big CatBig Cat

Anyone who isn't 'Team Russillo' is on the wrong side of history

This is a heavy one, but you don't want to be on the wrong side of history. So if you're not Team Russillo, you're going to be on – history will not look fondly upon you.

History generally views the incident as a funny, drunken mistake rather than a serious crime, aligning with the hosts' stance.
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Take Slip·Sep 5, 2016·Sources
#PMT-2016-0905-17863
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen might be getting a divorce

Like, maybe things aren't going so well in paradise? Maybe the big D word coming down the pike? Like, maybe he doesn't have such close ties with Brazil anymore?

Fact ClaimMediaFireSarcastic
They did not divorce in 2016; they remained married until 2022.
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Take Slip·Aug 17, 2016
#PMT-2016-0817-11205
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The PMT hosts will eventually break up due to drug addictions and the Twitter checkmark

I can't wait for the behind the scenes, behind the music when we like both develop drug addictions and get into fights and break up with each other. I think that's going to happen sooner rather than later. And the root cause is going to be this [Twitter] checkmark.

PredictionMediaFireSarcastic
The show is still going strong nearly a decade later with the same core hosts, and Twitter verification eventually became a paid service rather than a status symbol.
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0713-14877
Big CatBig Cat

Pokemon Go is a CIA government conspiracy to track data and map building interiors

Seriously, though, Pokemon Go is a government conspiracy, and I don't know why anyone... my last one was basically Pokemon Go has somewhere sitting with the CIA and they're saying, huh, how do we get inside people's buildings?... Let's just throw a squirtle right by someone's refrigerator. Picture.

Hot TakeMediaFireSarcastic
While there were data privacy concerns, the 'CIA mapping homes' theory remains a fringe internet conspiracy.
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Take Slip·Jul 6, 2016
#PMT-2016-0706-5140
Marlins ManMarlins Man

Zack Hample is a 100% liar regarding how he obtained his Fort Bragg ticket

I decided to tell the truth and call out the liar and his friends and his family. ... [Zack Hample] is [a liar] absolutely, positively, 100%. And I've given him an opportunity to come clean, and like say, I'm sorry, you know, I made a mistake... He needs to say it because in about a couple of hours, he's going to be proven to be a 100% liar.

Hample eventually admitted to seeking tickets via money, though the specifics of his ultimate entry remained a point of major contention. Marlins Man's 'proof' was widely debated.
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#PMT-2016-0701-4579
Big CatBig Cat

The Rio Olympics tragedies are a marketing strategy by Brazil

The only way to remind people that the Olympics are coming is to continually have tragedies and threats... There are some guys in Brazil right now sitting in a marketing office patting themselves on the back. We really did this. We're making the news. Yeah, we threw out Zika. We threw out terrorists, a guy with a gun. There's sewage. There's poop water. Hey, let's throw some old body parts... Front page news. Oh, yeah. And the Olympics are on NBC. Tune in.

Hot TakeMediaFireSarcastic
This is a satirical conspiracy theory and is factually incorrect as a serious claim.
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#PMT-2016-0531-16536
Big CatBig Cat

Women's lacrosse is not a real sport because Northwestern is good at it

Also, Northwestern won a national title, and if Northwestern can win a national title in the sport we're talking about, that's not a real sport. So women's lacrosse, sorry, not a real sport.

This is a subjective jab at Northwestern University's athletic prowess and the legitimacy of the sport.
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#PMT-2016-0525-1892
Big CatBig Cat

Steve Weatherford is the 'Rosa Parks' of heavy breathing at Planet Fitness

He's now taking a stand about people shaming heavy breathers... This is the Martin Luther King of breathing heavy in Planet Fitness is Steve Weatherford. Really standing up for some civil rights here. [PFT]: I'd say it's more Rosa Parks.

The comparison is clearly satirical and not meant as a literal fact claim.
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Take Slip·Apr 15, 2016
#PMT-2016-0415-10454
Big CatBig Cat

The Dude Perfect show on CMT will be the best show of all time

CMT... Thursday nights, Aaron Rodgers. I don't know when Aaron Rodgers is going to be on, but it's going to be probably the best show of all time. That guy is so cool.

Hot TakeMediaFireSarcastic
The show lasted only one season and is generally not considered the greatest of all time.
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Take Slip·Mar 4, 2016
#PMT-2016-0304-857
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Pardon My Take will change the entire world of podcasting

It's gonna change the entire world of podcasting. No, I mean I'm not, I'm not raising my voice. What I'm saying I'm not quivering. Like that's just the cold hard truth.

PMT became the #1 sports podcast and redefined the sports comedy/banter genre in the podcasting industry.