Jake Kleinberg
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Podcast Appearances
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I want to hear your thought first and I can tell you whether it's true or not. What's your bet?
I want to hear your thought first and I can tell you whether it's true or not. What's your bet?
I want to hear your thought first and I can tell you whether it's true or not. What's your bet?
So Max Gershberg, who was the lead producer on the show, his job in Paris was to get the Serbians to warm up to him and that crew. And it was the hardest assignment of the whole project because the Serbians were the most serious. Coach Pesic ran a very, very tight ship. And I think that Max had to do a lot of work to convince those guys that this was worth their time.
So Max Gershberg, who was the lead producer on the show, his job in Paris was to get the Serbians to warm up to him and that crew. And it was the hardest assignment of the whole project because the Serbians were the most serious. Coach Pesic ran a very, very tight ship. And I think that Max had to do a lot of work to convince those guys that this was worth their time.
So Max Gershberg, who was the lead producer on the show, his job in Paris was to get the Serbians to warm up to him and that crew. And it was the hardest assignment of the whole project because the Serbians were the most serious. Coach Pesic ran a very, very tight ship. And I think that Max had to do a lot of work to convince those guys that this was worth their time.
So the Serbians were actually one of the harder ones to crack because the tone that Coach Pesic said was nothing matters besides basketball. And I don't care if you're in Paris and your family's here. You need to go run on the track more instead of go have dinner with them. So they were fun once they won a medal. They were very fun. But that was the last day.
So the Serbians were actually one of the harder ones to crack because the tone that Coach Pesic said was nothing matters besides basketball. And I don't care if you're in Paris and your family's here. You need to go run on the track more instead of go have dinner with them. So they were fun once they won a medal. They were very fun. But that was the last day.
So the Serbians were actually one of the harder ones to crack because the tone that Coach Pesic said was nothing matters besides basketball. And I don't care if you're in Paris and your family's here. You need to go run on the track more instead of go have dinner with them. So they were fun once they won a medal. They were very fun. But that was the last day.
We were one of the last days we were shooting. I think that the Canadians were the loosest team. Like they had cool music playing in practice. They were very like, they had a swagger about them that just like kind of jumped out.
We were one of the last days we were shooting. I think that the Canadians were the loosest team. Like they had cool music playing in practice. They were very like, they had a swagger about them that just like kind of jumped out.
We were one of the last days we were shooting. I think that the Canadians were the loosest team. Like they had cool music playing in practice. They were very like, they had a swagger about them that just like kind of jumped out.
They were cool, man. I think Shay set the tone of just like Jordy is a really cool dude. He's like very human. The French were also really fun to be around. Boris Diaw we got really close with. He was awesome. But they had a lot of pressure on them. And any time they left where they were, the media was insane around them. So I think it was harder for them to kind of let loose.
They were cool, man. I think Shay set the tone of just like Jordy is a really cool dude. He's like very human. The French were also really fun to be around. Boris Diaw we got really close with. He was awesome. But they had a lot of pressure on them. And any time they left where they were, the media was insane around them. So I think it was harder for them to kind of let loose.
They were cool, man. I think Shay set the tone of just like Jordy is a really cool dude. He's like very human. The French were also really fun to be around. Boris Diaw we got really close with. He was awesome. But they had a lot of pressure on them. And any time they left where they were, the media was insane around them. So I think it was harder for them to kind of let loose.
And then the USA basketball team was, it was so fun to be around, but it was, they had so much attention that it was hard to gain the access there because just everyone was trying and you were one of a hundred people trying to get in with them. So yeah, each team had a different personality.
And then the USA basketball team was, it was so fun to be around, but it was, they had so much attention that it was hard to gain the access there because just everyone was trying and you were one of a hundred people trying to get in with them. So yeah, each team had a different personality.
And then the USA basketball team was, it was so fun to be around, but it was, they had so much attention that it was hard to gain the access there because just everyone was trying and you were one of a hundred people trying to get in with them. So yeah, each team had a different personality.
That's awesome to hear because I guess hanging out each day, you didn't know what you were going to get, right? There was there's this unexpected mystery to like, OK, what does today have for us when you're trying to it's sort of a moving target storytelling wise. And I think one of the cool things about it is, at least from watching it from the outside perspective, you're wondering what was left.