This week Jeremy interviews Chris Ryan from The Ringer, who co-hosts the podcasts The Watch and The Rewatchables, On this episode the two talk Oscar nominations, The Velvet Underground, reunion sets and legacy acts, growing up in Philadelphia, how he found music criticism, having a film critic as a father, regional hip hop, Def Leppard ballads, Who opens for U2?, the first time being published in a zine, his first review, writing for SPIN, working at record stores, finding sports fans amongst music writers, getting hired at Grantland and meeting Bill Simmons, his first Podcast (The Watch), Nicholas Winding Refn, The genesis of The Rewatchables, Chris gets punk cred for his first basement shows and his short lived band, and so much more! For a bonus episode where Chris answers questions submitted by subscribers and so much more - SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON Follow the show on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER

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