The Sports Movie panel | Al Pacino's inches, Rocky vs Russia & Moneyball magic
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Dear Peter, Merry Christmas. Hope all is well in Toronto. The grandkids are over for the holidays and you'll never guess what young Theo found. What's this, grandad? A crinkled copy of Ireland's Own. Do you remember? I wouldn't miss a week. Can still hear him reading us stories. And ma'am, the whiz of the quizzy, sir, you'd miss it. They say there's no place like home, so I sent you a little piece. This year's Ireland's Own Christmas Edition. Love, Michael. This is an Irish independent podcast.
Oh, people were pumped for this. Sports movies. We've done sports documentaries with the great Ross Whitaker. So now it's sports movies that you can and should indulge in over Christmas. To assist me, very excited to be here, Mr. Will Slattery. Hello, Joe. He watched Moneyball just last night in preparation. And then he's known to you as erstwhile Dave. He is very much here. He is Dave Hanratty. Dave. Happy Christmas, everybody. Welcome, Dave. No pressure. I would say, Will, by way of introduction to the listeners, don't embarrass Dave. I would say he is a five-star colleague. Well, that's what you were reaching for when you called him erstwhile. You meant to say, well, it was kind of erudite, potentially. We never actually landed on what you were hoping to say.
I'll put me on the bone if you want. Yeah, go for it. Okay. We sit at the Indoor Sport desk, and next to us is Indoor Daily. Dave is the funniest member of both desks. Oh. Yeah, I suppose you could say that. Comfortably. I personally enjoy when he cuts Fionan Sheehan off at the legs. And even Fionan has to laugh.
What are the best sports movies to watch over Christmas?
Dave is the funny person. Effortlessly so. It's a lot of pressure to put on a guy before his big podcast appearance.
That's true. Email in.
The funniest guy in the office. He wasn't that funny. Yeah, you're going to get emails.
How does Moneyball redefine sports storytelling?
Now you have to strike a balance between not trying too hard to be funny.
It's going to be tough.
I'd hate to be introduced like that. It's tough. But also I'll say this. Dave is an extremely kind colleague. Oh. Yeah. If you're going to say these things, you should say it at Christmas. Dave's a very kind person. Dave is always aware of what everyone's doing and is very quick to come up. I love when Dave starts walking towards me, especially if we've done an episode I think was good. And Dave starts walking up to me within 48 hours. Inwardly, even though I just glance up and say, what do you want? I'm going, yes! I'm getting a Hanratty special. Not today, Dave. And he will often say, I really like what you do with that. You know, it's a very sincere observation. And just two days ago, don't get into specifics, but I heard a colleague doubting themselves.
You know, we go on air, it's tricky. And I heard Dave very subtly with some humor, but in a very lovely way, giving that colleague a major confidence boost. And I thought to myself, he's just a lovely man. I don't remember this at all. That's the measure of the man. This happens so often, it's a second. You don't even mark them down. If I said that about Willie, he'd be like, oh yeah, back in October, I was nice. Arm around the shoulder, guys. It's the best way to a person's heart.
What makes Rocky IV a unique sports film experience?
I just want to let the listeners know, he's a beloved member of staff. If there was a presidential election, I think Dave would win on first preferences alone. Well, I know him more than the others for his loud movie spoilers, which he gives routinely, which I have to block my ears and say, I haven't seen it yet. I got scolded one day by Will for daring to mention Mission Impossible 8 and that it wasn't good. Yeah, he gave like a full kind of breakdown of the plot just the day after it had come out. And I was like, I was about to see this movie the following day. And I took him to task over it. So look, we don't all have this like, you know, Dave is the greatest guy in the world kind of thing going on.
but I do like him. Five-star colleague, though, I'll take that. Can I give you my star rating for Saipan, though? Am I allowed to do that? No. Without any spoilers about the movie?
No. I'm sorry, no.
I'm sorry, Dave, you can't.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:43
2
What are the best sports movies to watch over Christmas?
1:43–1:53
3
How does Moneyball redefine sports storytelling?
1:53–2:59
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What makes Rocky IV a unique sports film experience?
2:59–8:50
5
How does Remember the Titans address racial integration?
8:50–1:09:22
Speakers
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