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April 26, 2024

#106 - "The Natural" (1984) with Nicholas Pepin (from "Pop Culture Roulette" Podcast) & Ben Carpenter

In the early 1980s, baseball films were scarce until Barry Levinson’s 1984 Oscar-nominated gem revitalized the genre, inspiring over 18 baseball-themed movies in the following decade. While initially seeming like a typical s…
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Oct. 7, 2022

BONUS - "The Best of Times" (1986) with J.B. Huffman from "Manly Movies" Podcast

Do you ever find yourself reminiscing about the past and remembering something you would love to go back and change, a mistake that haunts you on a regular basis. Well that is what this 80’s flick is all about, a man who for…
Guest: J.B. Huffman
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Sept. 30, 2022

#66 - "Wildcats" (1986) with Ron West

Molly McGrath is the adult daughter of a famed football coach who is desperate to be the head coach of her own team. When her wish is finally granted, Molly leaves her job coaching girls' track at an affluent high school to …
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May 27, 2022

#57 - "Bull Durham" (1988) with Ron West

Like “Major League”, “The Natural” or even “Field of Dreams”, this 80’s flick is one of those sports movies that always seems to be on one of the many basic cable TV channels every Spring and Summer. It doesn’t matter whethe…
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Sept. 17, 2021

#39 - "All The Right Moves" (1983) with Ron West

Before “Friday Night Lights” there was this often forgotten 80’s flick. It’s not so much a film about the sport of high school football, but the effect of football on its characters. It features solid performances from its y…
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May 28, 2021

#31 - "Field of Dreams" (1989) with Laramy Wells from the "Moving Panels" Podcast

If you have seen this heart-warming 80’s baseball fantasy flick, you likely have a strong opinion on it. While some are moved by its fantastical and heartfelt story of personal redemption, others dismiss it as over sentiment…
Guest: Laramy Wells
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Jan. 22, 2021

#22 - "The Karate Kid Part II" (1986) with Ron West

In the eighties , the high-concept movie was in vogue. Thanks largely to 70’s blockbusters Jaws and Star Wars , the eighties saw the repackaging of formula for audiences wanting to rekindle the thrills. If the roller coaster…
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Jan. 8, 2021

#21 - "The Karate Kid" (1984) with Ron West

The 1980s was a golden era for blockbuster hits, and countless films released during this decade have gone on to become cult-classic films. One '80s movie that has certainly stood the test of time and continues to wax on in …
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July 24, 2020

#9 - “Major League” (1989) with Charlie Cotter

When you think of great movies about major league baseball, there aren’t too many to choose from. “Bull Durham” was about the minor leagues. “Field of Dreams” was about ghosts of former players meeting on a cornfield in Iowa…
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