Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie ...

Hosted by Kyle Bandujo, Big Screen Sports is a weekly film review podcast discussing the best and worst in the sports movie universe. The on-screen sports action, big chill moments, actors that may or may not look like athletes, and everything that worked or didn't work about your favorite and least favorite sports movies.

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"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" w...
Dear sweet baby Jesus, we thank you for this episode about the classic 2006 Will Ferrell comedy. Wes Blankenship joins to talk the spoof of Southern NASCAR culture, Playgirl models named Mike Honcho, and throwing Grandpa Chip's war medals off a bridge.
78 min
252
"The 6th Man" with Air Buds Pod (@airbudspod)
"The 6th Man" is a basketball "comedy" that isn't quite sure what it wants to be. The guys from the Air Buds Podcast (Jamel Johnson, Peter Moses, and Mike Benner) join Big Screen Sports to break down what the hell happened in this 1997 film.
75 min
253
The State of Sports Documentaries with Tipping ...
Bobby Wagner and Alex Bazeley from the baseball podcast Tipping Pitches join to discuss the their favorite sports documentaries, and pitch ideas on baseball docs they'd like to see made. Before listening, consider donating to Black Lives Matter at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019.
101 min
254
"Pitch Perfect" with Mike Schubert (@Schubes17)
It's our non-sports movie of the month, but is "Pitch Perfect" actually a sports movie? Mike Schubert (Potterless & Meddling Adults Podcasts) returns to Big Screen Sports to break down the 2012 musical comedy. Is it a sports movie, are some characters too unlikable, and is Ben Platt the best thing since sliced bread? (He is).
75 min
255
Keith Law On His Book "The Inside Game" and "Mo...
The Athletic's Keith Law returns to Big Screen Sports to discuss his new book "The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us about Ourselves," as well as some of the problems with both the film "Moneyball" and the problems with MLB's 2020 draft proposal.
51 min
256
"The Rookie" with Dillon Cheverere (Washed Medi...
"The Rookie" is a classic Disney baseball film, and we grabbed one of the film's stars to talk about it. Dennis Quaid was busy, but Dillon Cheverere (Washed Media, Circling Back Podcast) was able to join to discuss his role as an extra in the film, and break down everything else about the movie.
64 min
257
An Interview With Jim "The Rookie" Morris
The inspiration for the 2002 Disney baseball film "The Rookie," Jim Morris, stops by Big Screen Sports to discuss the film, as well as his new book "Dream Makers: Surround Yourself with the Best to Be Your Best."
40 min
258
Listener Questions Vol. 1
Big Screen Sports is taking your listener questions. "Major League 2" hypotheticals, dream guests, FMKs, and more.
36 min
259
Ranking the Best Baseball Moments of 'Seinfeld'...
'Seinfeld' and New York baseball go together hand-in-hand. From George giving hitting lessons to The Magic Loogie, there's were a ton of great baseball moments on the classic sitcom. Scott Reinen from Bronx Pinstripes joins to rank the top five.
32 min
260
"Warrior" with Dann Stupp (@DannStupp)
Potentially the most underappreciated sports movie of the past fifteen years, "Warrior" is a classic. Dann Stupp from The Athletic joins Big Screen Sports to break down the 2011 MMA film.
72 min
261
Drafting the Dumbest Parts of "Draft Day" with ...
4th & Gold Podcast co-host Matt Barr joins Big Screen Sports to celebrate the NFL Draft by drafting the dumbest parts of the 2014 film "Draft Day."
46 min
262
"That Thing You Do!" with Brandon Walker (@BWal...
Big Screen Sports' first "no-sports" episode covers the 1996 comedy "That Thing You Do!" Guest Brandon Walker joins to break down Tom Hanks' directorial debut.
69 min
263
An Interview With Dan Napoli & Bill Hipsher fro...
The new baseball documentary "50 Summers" is now available to stream, and Big Screen Sports is joined by the film's director Dan Napoli and producer Bill Hipsher to discuss fifty years of baseball in Omaha.
53 min
264
The Baseball Movies of Kevin Costner with Jessi...
NBC Sports baseball reporter Jessica Kleinschmidt joins to compare and contrast Kevin Costner's three baseball films: "For Love of the Game," "Bull Durham," and "Field of Dreams."
56 min
265
Bonus Episode: Ranking The Worst People From "T...
It's hard to decide who the worst person is from Netflix's "Tiger King," but we're going to try. Bonus episode power ranking the top-five worst big cat people in the world in the docuseries that's taken quarantine life by storm.
31 min
266
Best Fictional Baseball Games with Tipping Pitc...
Since there's no live baseball to be seen right now, the guys from Tipping Pitches join Big Screen Sports to break down which games from baseball movies they'd have liked to attend.
76 min
267
"Goon" with Will deFries & Brett Merriman (Wash...
Hockey. Fighting. Percocets. Will deFries & Brett Merriman from Washed Media join to break down the classic hockey comedy "Goon."
57 min
268
The MonStars vs. The 16-17 Warriors with Sam Es...
Sometimes life mimics art, and right now it seems like we're living through the panic of "Space Jam." Co-host of Light Years, Sam Esfandiari, joins to discuss the MonStars, and how they'd stack up against the 16-17 Warriors.
15 min
269
Who Was the Better Willie Mays Hayes? with Daro...
Daron Vaught is a great sports mind, but tragically has a terrible sports movie take. Is Omar Epps a better Willie Mays Hayes than Wesley Snipes? Daron joins Big Screen Sports to plead his case.
45 min
270
Bonus Episode: Best Sports Movies Available to ...
What to do when you're stuck inside for two weeks with no sports? Watch sports movies. Here's a primer on the best sports movies that are streaming.
21 min
271
Preview of 'From Phenom to the Farm' Episode 3 ...
A preview for listeners of Big Screen Sports of Episode 3 of the 'From Phenom to the Farm' interview series, presented by Baseball America, featuring former big leaguer & NFL player Josh Booty.
8 min
272
An Interview Author Anika Orrock on "The Incred...
Author/Illustrator Anika Orrock joins Big Screen Sports to discuss her new book, ""The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League" as well as talk about the classic baseball movie inspired by the league, "A League of Their Own."
53 min
273
"Celtic Pride" with Brandon Wenerd (BroBible, @...
"Celtic Pride" was a film that absolutely should've worked. BroBible's Brandon Wenerd joins Big Screen Sports to break down what went so very wrong.
59 min
274
"The Pride of the Yankees" with Andrew Rotondi ...
Andrew Rotondi of Bronx Pinstripes joins Big Screen Sports to discuss the 1942 Oscar-winning baseball movie, the Lou Gehrig biopic "The Pride of the Yankees."
68 min
275
"Field of Dreams" with Brian Gill (@BGill12)
Brian Gill (Co-Host of Mad About Movies & Spread The Floor podcasts) joins to break down every aspect that makes "Field of Dreams" a Hall of Fame sports movie.
85 min