Pin Kings https://www.espn.com/espnradio/podcast/ en Copyright 2026, ESPN. All Rights Reserved. ESPN's 16-part 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 wrestlers on their Miami high-school team. They were photographed together in Sports Illustrated. Then Colombian cocaine upended their lives. Hosted by Brett Forrest and Jon Fish and named best podcast by New York Festivals, Pin Kings delves deeply into the deadly exploits of Kevin and Alex. Devastated by personal tragedy, Alex falls into the trade. Drugs destroy Kevin’s wife and family, and he pledges his life to avenging what traffickers have taken from him. Once brothers, each man grows to detest what the other stands for, but their lives and families cannot be disentangled. In their cutthroat worlds, Alex and Kevin can trust only each other. In a sweeping narrative that spans the 1970s to now, from Miami’s drug-charged growth, through the War on Drugs, and into the present, as aging drug runners muse on greed, regret, the adventures of youth, and the lasting power of brotherhood, Pin Kings breaks new ground in ESPN storytelling. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/997fb1c8-e2f9-11ed-ae1d-fb9f7c233973/image/852fc10839810944261fa550a9f0ca73.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Pin Kings https://www.espn.com/espnradio/podcast/ yes serial 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 wrestlers on their Miami high-school team before Colombian cocaine upended their lives. ESPN ESPN's 16-part 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 wrestlers on their Miami high-school team. They were photographed together in Sports Illustrated. Then Colombian cocaine upended their lives. Hosted by Brett Forrest and Jon Fish and named best podcast by New York Festivals, Pin Kings delves deeply into the deadly exploits of Kevin and Alex. Devastated by personal tragedy, Alex falls into the trade. Drugs destroy Kevin’s wife and family, and he pledges his life to avenging what traffickers have taken from him. Once brothers, each man grows to detest what the other stands for, but their lives and families cannot be disentangled. In their cutthroat worlds, Alex and Kevin can trust only each other. In a sweeping narrative that spans the 1970s to now, from Miami’s drug-charged growth, through the War on Drugs, and into the present, as aging drug runners muse on greed, regret, the adventures of youth, and the lasting power of brotherhood, Pin Kings breaks new ground in ESPN storytelling. ESPN DMED.Podcast.Operations@disney.com Trailer: Introducing 'Pin Kings' 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 wrestlers on their Miami high-school team. They were photographed together in Sports Illustrated. Then Colombian cocaine upended their lives. Hosted by Brett Forrest and Jon Fish and named best podcast by New York Festivals, Pin Kings delves deeply into the deadly exploits of Kevin and Alex. Devastated by personal tragedy, Alex falls into the trade. Drugs destroy Kevin’s wife and family, and he pledges his life to avenging what traffickers have taken from him. Once brothers, each man grows to detest what the other stands for, but their lives and families cannot be disentangled. In their cutthroat worlds, Alex and Kevin can trust only each other. In a sweeping narrative that spans the 1970s to now, from Miami’s drug-charged growth, through the War on Drugs, and into the present, as aging drug runners muse on greed, regret, the adventures of youth, and the lasting power of brotherhood, Pin Kings breaks new ground in ESPN storytelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 19:00:00 -0000 Introducing 'Pin Kings' full 1 ESPN Pin Kings: Trailer 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 wrestlers on their Miami high-school team. They were photographed together in Sports Illustrated. Then Colombian cocaine upended their lives. Hosted by Brett Forrest and Jon Fish and named best podcast by New York Festivals, Pin Kings delves deeply into the deadly exploits of Kevin and Alex. Devastated by personal tragedy, Alex falls into the trade. Drugs destroy Kevin’s wife and family, and he pledges his life to avenging what traffickers have taken from him. Once brothers, each man grows to detest what the other stands for, but their lives and families cannot be disentangled. In their cutthroat worlds, Alex and Kevin can trust only each other. In a sweeping narrative that spans the 1970s to now, from Miami’s drug-charged growth, through the War on Drugs, and into the present, as aging drug runners muse on greed, regret, the adventures of youth, and the lasting power of brotherhood, Pin Kings breaks new ground in ESPN storytelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 wrestlers on their Miami high-school team. They were photographed together in Sports Illustrated. Then Colombian cocaine upended their lives. Hosted by Brett Forrest and Jon Fish and named best podcast by New York Festivals, Pin Kings delves deeply into the deadly exploits of Kevin and Alex. Devastated by personal tragedy, Alex falls into the trade. Drugs destroy Kevin’s wife and family, and he pledges his life to avenging what traffickers have taken from him. Once brothers, each man grows to detest what the other stands for, but their lives and families cannot be disentangled. In their cutthroat worlds, Alex and Kevin can trust only each other. In a sweeping narrative that spans the 1970s to now, from Miami’s drug-charged growth, through the War on Drugs, and into the present, as aging drug runners muse on greed, regret, the adventures of youth, and the lasting power of brotherhood, Pin Kings breaks new ground in ESPN storytelling.

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]]> 70 yes Episode 1: Off The Mat, Off The Grid 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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 18:00:00 -0000 Off The Mat, Off The Grid full 1 ESPN 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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1617 yes Episode 2: From Farm To Table 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, nearly 300 miles off the ocean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 17:55:00 -0000 From Farm To Table full 2 ESPN PinKings Episode 2: From Farm To Table 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, nearly 300 miles off the ocean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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, nearly 300 miles off the ocean.

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]]> 1985 yes Episode 3: The Straight Arrow 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 17:15:00 -0000 The Straight Arrow full 3 ESPN PinKings Episode 3: The Straight Arrow 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1217 yes Episode 4: The Wildcard 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 17:10:00 -0000 The Wildcard full 4 ESPN PinKings Episode 4: The Wildcard 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 2022 yes Episode 5: Contraband 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 -0000 Contraband full 5 ESPN PinKings Episode 5: Contraband 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1509 yes Episode 6: The Coach 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:55:00 -0000 The Coach full 6 ESPN PinKings Episode 6: The Coach 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1790 yes Episode 7: College 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:50:00 -0000 College full 7 ESPN PinKings Episode 7: College 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1381 Episode 8: El Tigre 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:45:00 -0000 El Tigre full 8 ESPN PinKings Episode 8: El Tigre 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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. 

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]]> 1807 yes Episode 9: Zip Six 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:40:00 -0000 Zip Six full 9 ESPN PinKings Episode 9: Zip Six 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1760 yes Episode 10: Bimini and Beyond 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:35:00 -0000 Bimini and Beyond full 10 ESPN PinKings Episode 10: Bimini and Beyond 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1889 yes Episode 11: Nowhere To Hide 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:30:00 -0000 Nowhere To Hide full 11 ESPN PinKings: Episode 11: Nowhere To Hide 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1153 yes Episode 12: Hard Time 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:25:00 -0000 Hard Time full 12 ESPN PinKings Episode 12: Hard Time 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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. 

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]]> 1459 yes Episode 13: Chasing The Chameleon 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:20:00 -0000 Chasing The Chameleon full 13 ESPN PinKings Episode 13: Chasing The Chameleon 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 2030 yes Episode 14: Back To Work 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:15:00 -0000 Back To Work full 14 ESPN PinKings Episode 14: Back To Work 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1098 yes Episode 15: Wash and Dried 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:10:00 -0000 Wash and Dried full 15 ESPN PinKings Episode 15: Wash and Dried 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.

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]]> 1841 yes Episode 16: So Miami 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 16:05:00 -0000 So Miami full 16 ESPN PinKings Episode 16: So Miami 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices In Episode 16, So Miami, we come full circle. Kevin returns to this wrestling roots in Miami. And he makes a stunning decision. 

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