Episode 694: Richmond Family Bubble
On the Overthinking It Podcast we tackle Season 2 of “Ted Lasso.”
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Episode 640: We’re Talking about Practice
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Ted Lasso, a comedy about an American Football coach in the UK starring Jason Sudeikis and available on Apple TV+.
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Episode 631: Would That We All Could Be Rad Indeed
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle 1986’s BMX biking move “Rad.”
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Episode 387: Creed: The Fresh Prince and the Pauper
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we talk about “Creed,” the latest entry in the Rocky saga, starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone.
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Episode 291: Skinny Guy, Skinny Guy, Fat Guy, Fat Guy
The Overthinkers tackle the definition of sports, sports’ shadow-sports, and sports movies.
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Episode 170: Guy who makes the craft services who feeds Aaron Sorkin
The Overthinkers tackle Moneyball.
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Guys in Green Shirts
Okay, sorry for my time away sports fans. Let’s pick up where we left off. In the last two posts, I’ve discussed the inversion at the heart of sports movies — how the screen serves as a window and a … Continued
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Henry Rowentgardner vs. Lou Gehrig
WARNING: UNSURPRISING SPORTS MOVIE SPOILERS I have a secret for you. The kid in the picture is the greatest pitcher who ever lived. In fact, breaking his arm made him a better pitcher. Tons better. Not practice, not genetics, not … Continued
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Tom Hanks Is Lying to You
When somebody gets hit in the nuts in a baseball movie, it is customary to laugh. When the plucky underdog wins in a baseball movie, it is customary to cry. Back in my days as a Real World, Non-Movie Little … Continued
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