Hemingway's Picasso

By Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment

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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.

Episode Date
The Kingpin
Dec 27, 2021
The Writer
Dec 20, 2021
The Artist
Dec 13, 2021
Chapter Seven: The Answer
Dec 06, 2021
Chapter Six: Verso
Nov 29, 2021
Chapter Five: The Equation
Nov 22, 2021
Introducing...Operator
Nov 17, 2021
Chapter Four: Poor Pablo
Nov 08, 2021
Introducing Power: Hugh Hefner
Nov 04, 2021
Chapter Three: The Other Side of the World
Nov 01, 2021
Chapter Two: Bisquick
Oct 25, 2021
Chapter One: Into the Mine
Oct 18, 2021
Introducing...Hemingways's Picasso
Sep 13, 2021