ESPN's 16-part narrative audio series Pin Kings tells the true-crime story of two friends turned sworn enemies in South Florida's drug trade in the 1980s and '90s. Alex DeCubas and Kevin Pedersen were undefeated, state-champion, All-American wr

Off The Mat, Off The Grid

May 2nd, 2023 26m 57s

Pin Kings is a 16-episode podcast that tells the story of two All-American high school wrestlers, teammates and friends who end up on the opposite side of the War on Drugs. In Episode One you meet Alex and Kevin.Learn more about your ad choice

From Farm To Table

May 2nd, 2023 33m 5s

Pin Kings is a 16-episode podcast that tells the story of two All-American high school wrestlers, teammates and friends who end up on opposite ends of the War on Drugs. In Episode Two: Learn why a submarine is being constructed in Bogota, nearl

The Straight Arrow

May 2nd, 2023 20m 17s

In Episode Three we meet Kevin, the self-made wrestler whose work ethic made him a state champion but still wasn't enough to please the one person who matters most to him.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wildcard

May 2nd, 2023 33m 42s

In episode four, Alex, the natural athlete meets a new friend who introduces him to wrestling, and eventually another endeavor he becomes really good at, too.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contraband

May 2nd, 2023 25m 9s

Episode five explains why Colombia is the capital for producing cocaine, and how the profit margins led to the growth of drug cartels and the birth of the smuggling business.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Coach

May 2nd, 2023 29m 50s

In Episode Six we meet Barry Zimbler, Palmetto High's Hall of Fame wrestling coach and the source of Alex and Kevin's All-American careers, camaraderie, and rivalry.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

College

May 2nd, 2023 23m 1s

In Episode Seven, Alex excels at the University of Georgia while Kevin struggles at West Point. Their hometown Miami is changing and Alex goes back and fits right in with the scene.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El Tigre

May 2nd, 2023 30m 7s

In episode eight, Alex loses his biggest supporter and his life begins to go off the rails. Then a friend introduces him to something new, something dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zip Six

May 2nd, 2023 29m 20s

Alex starts stealing drugs from drug traffickers. This puts his life in danger, but also leads to the opportunity that would put him at the top of the smuggling trade.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bimini and Beyond

May 2nd, 2023 31m 29s

Just 50 miles off the Florida coast, the Bahamas were the perfect spot for the last step in Colombian cocaine smuggling. Alex finds out the Coast Guard was aware of this, too.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nowhere To Hide

May 2nd, 2023 19m 13s

Kevin leaves the Army to care of his wife. She's hooked on crack cocaine. His life crumbling, he files for divorce. One night he's home with the barrel of a gun in his mouth.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hard Time

May 2nd, 2023 24m 19s

Meet Jim Burke, the cop, and Paul Pelletier, the prosecutor, who combined to track down Alex using an informant and the U.S. government's War on Drugs to get the job done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chasing The Chameleon

May 2nd, 2023 33m 50s

Kevin joins the DEA and gets word of a big investigation. Alex begins to get worried and flees the country through Mexico. He eventually makes it to Rio de Janeiro.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back To Work

May 2nd, 2023 18m 18s

Alex is in the mountains of Colombia, held hostage. He's still running his U.S. smuggling operation and begins rotating between cartels, ultimately working for Pablo Escobar.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wash and Dried

May 2nd, 2023 30m 41s

Kevin is close to making a major bust. He's infiltrated a Colombian cartel through a DEA sponsored money-laundering operation. He doesn't know it, he's cleaning Alex's cash.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So Miami

May 2nd, 2023 34m 25s

In Episode 16, So Miami, we come full circle. Kevin returns to this wrestling roots in Miami. And he makes a stunning decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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