Only If You Get Caught

Defector Media
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Fortnightly podcast. Next episode on Tuesday.

Only If You Get Caught is about how we can better understand sports and culture by appreciating the ways humans cheat in ways big and small. 

Hosted by Patrick Redford and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin, each episode will dive into the history and methodologies behind cheating scandals to explore what bending or breaking the rules tells us about ourselves. 

Created by Patrick Redford, Alex Sujong Laughlin, and Defector Media.  

12 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
S2 E2
The man who scammed the publishing world for love not money
S2 E2·
September 29
September 29
36 mins
S2 E1
The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX
S2 E1·
September 15
September 15
31 mins
Trailer
Only If You Get Caught Season 2
Trailer·
September 9
September 9
56 secs
S1 E8
The Varsity Blues Scandal Was Actually Class Warfare
S1 E8·
January 27
January 27
27 mins
S1 E7
How Michigan’s Man on the Inside Got Caught
S1 E7·
January 13
January 13
30 mins
S1 E6
Baseball’s Steroid Era Was Actually A Labor Story
S1 E6·
Dec 30, 2025
Dec 30, 2025
36 mins
S1 E5
Why WNBA Owners Cheated To Help Their Players
S1 E5·
Dec 16, 2025
Dec 16, 2025
36 mins
S1 E4
Lance Armstrong And The Myth Of The Natural Body
S1 E4·
Nov 18, 2025
Nov 18, 2025
39 mins
S1 E2
A Cheating Scandal That Explains The Online Chess Revolution
S1 E2·
Nov 4, 2025
Nov 4, 2025
32 mins