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Dave Portnoy and Kirk Minihane Trade Barbs Over Jewish Jokes on Barstool Podcast

The confrontation exposed internal rifts at Barstool Sports about handling recent anti-Semitic incidents

Dave Portnoy clashes with Kirk Minihane over anti-Semitism accusations during a podcast episode.
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Overview

  • On June 4, Portnoy invoked a series of anti-Semitic signs at his Philadelphia bar to argue that Jewish jokes and dismissive responses are harmful
  • Minihane challenged Portnoy’s refusal to host an offender for discussion and questioned his proposal to send perpetrators to Auschwitz
  • Their debate escalated into personal insults, with Portnoy calling Minihane “a bald fuck” and repeatedly ordering him to “shut the f*** up”
  • Portnoy branded fellow podcaster Mick “an anti-Semitic piece of s***” over a critical post on X, prompting accusations that Portnoy had been hypocritical about past slurs
  • Co-host Ryan Whitney stepped in to mediate, acknowledging both the need for robust debate and the importance of sensitivity to hate speech