Hemingway's Picasso

Steve Kough lived many lives. He was an NFL journeyman, a male model, and one of the most well-connected smugglers in 1980’s Miami, the “Drug Capital of the World." Kough collected many souvenirs from his adventures, but his most treasured bounty – a beautiful ceramic, crafted by Pablo Picasso and gifted to Ernest Hemingway at the author’s Cuban home, the Finca Vigia... or so the story goes. Lost during the Cuban Revolution, the artwork resurfaced when Kough took it as a payment for drug run financed by the notorious Pablo Escobar. Kough passed away in 2018, passing the piece down to his son, Stevie, a skateboarding hippie growing weed in California. Stevie feels he needs to complete his father’s mission – of selling this piece and telling Steve’s cinematic life story. So, is the Picasso authentic—or a fraud? Was Steve Kough a big talker or a real deal smuggler? Does any of that matter or is this a story of aspiration, legacy, and difficult love? Tune in on Monday’s starting on October 18th to find out! This is a Somethin' Else production in association with Vespucci.
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Great ❗️
12/08/2021
What a great mystery! So many famous names involved! BTW… how much do art dealers know anyway? I believe Leah and the other journalists did more to track down the actual truth- Stevie, you have a f**cking Picaso!
this took too long
04/22/2022
I have to say that the first episode was really great, pulled you in and hooked you. After that, it sort of degraded. It was a real stretch to make this the 8 actual episodes to reveal the answer to the main question. By the time this was done, the last few episodes were hashing over all the stuff they had already talked about or revealed. It got annoying. Actually, when the narrator decided she had to share her own unfortunate background, that was a bridge too far. We all have crappy stuff in our life. And her almost whining voice didnt help. I was aware of her tone in parts like that and it was almost a deal breaker. I had stopped listening for a few months, but then decided to finish it up. Definitely a bit of a whomp whomp moment. Actually I just listened to her episode about a man who knew Picasso when he was a boy and his family stayed with the artist and his partner. THAT 20 min was infinitely more interesting than the last 3-4 episodes of this podcast. It was tedious, and I wanted it to end with some of the excitement and interesting story telling in the first few episodes… nope. The title caught my attention but I would be very hesitant to listen to this particular podcaster again.
Not worth the listen
02/11/2022
Let me save you the time. It’s not hemmingway’s Picasso. This podcast did a great job reeling me in on 1st episode, then it quickly goes down hill from there. Why should I keep listening when there’s maybe 1 decent person in this story. Sorry but this podcast was a huge waste of time and has the most non climactic end EVER. Some stories were fun hence the extra star.
One word
01/04/2022
Horrible.
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- CreatorSomethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment
- Episodes13
- Seasons1
- RatingExplicit
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