The show's removal came after past statements from Barstool president Dave Portnoy resurfaced, one of which involved calling current ESPN employee Sam Ponder a 'slut'. Following a round of fundraising reported in January, Barstool is said to have received a valuation of $100 million. According to CEO Erika Nardini, The Chernin Group has invested $25 million in the website. On February 18, Michael Rapaport was fired after making a derogatory comment towards the site's fan-base. On March 28, 2018, NBA player Frank Kaminsky launched a Barstool podcast, "Pros and Joes," hosted by himself and three of his high-school friends. On January 29, 2020, it was announced that Penn National Gaming had purchased a 36% stake in Barstool Sports for $163 million, giving the company a valuation of $450 million. In three years, Penn National, with a market value of roughly $3 billion, will increase its stake to around 50% for a payment of $62 million. Penn National and Barstool have options that kick in then that would increase the casino company's stake to control or full ownership, based on fair market value at the time. Following the sale, The Chernin Group maintained a 36% stake in the company. David Portnoy has described the site's topics as "sports/smut." The site contains a mixture of podcasts, blogs, and video series featuring company staff in what has been described as "a sort of online reality show: Every office argument and personal-life development was written up and fed to a growing legion of 'Stoolies'." Barstool has a 24/7 Sirius XM channel, Barstool Radio 85. The company also produces numerous podcasts, including programming from David Portnoy, Pardon My Take, Call Her Daddy, as well as podcasts from Barstool bloggers and professional athletes and comedians such as Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Whitney, Paul Bissonnette, Willie Colon, Dallas Braden, Jim Florentine, Paul Lo Duca, Taylor Lewan, and Will Compton. Notable former employees or podcast hosts include Jenna Marbles, Pat McAfee, Michael Rapaport, Terry Rozier, Frank Kaminsky, AJ Hawk, and Julie Stewart-Binks. The site owns and promotes Rough N’ Rowdy, an amateur boxing league that the company showcases through pay-per-view events. Barstool offers streaming and Video on Demand content, which is available on Roku, Amazon FireTV, Apple TV, and AndroidTV.