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The Rewatchables
The Rewatchables, a film podcast from the Ringer Podcast Network, features The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and a roundtable of movie lovers from the Ringer universe discussing movies they can’t seem to stop watching. Listen to the complete archives of over 300 movies, including Pulp Fiction, Silence of th...
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Loving Blossoms
They mentioned that Porno is a sequel to Trainspotting, set about ten years after the events of the original novel.
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He did a sequel to Trainspotting called Porno, which is set about 10 years after the the Trainspotting story.
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They mentioned that Porno is a sequel to Trainspotting, set about ten years after the events of the original novel.
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He did a sequel to Trainspotting called Porno, which is set about 10 years after the the Trainspotting story.
Skagboys
The podcast noted that Skag Boys is another Welsh novel, a prequel focusing on Renton and Sick Boy as they begin using heroin.
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He also did a book called Skag Boys, which is about Renton and Sick Boy right as they're getting into heroin. So it's kind of a prequel.
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The podcast noted that Skag Boys is another Welsh novel, a prequel focusing on Renton and Sick Boy as they begin using heroin.
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He also did a book called Skag Boys, which is about Renton and Sick Boy right as they're getting into heroin. So it's kind of a prequel.
LaBrava
The hosts noted that Dustin Hoffman was almost cast in Elmore Leonard's novelturnedfilm "La Brava" but never did.
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He was almost in an Elmore Leonard novel called La Brava.
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The hosts noted that Dustin Hoffman was almost cast in Elmore Leonard's novelturnedfilm "La Brava" but never did.
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He was almost in an Elmore Leonard novel called La Brava.
Not A Penny More Not A Penny Less
The conversation mentioned that Hoffman was considered for the project "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less" but it never materialized.
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He was almost in Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less.
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The conversation mentioned that Hoffman was considered for the project "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less" but it never materialized.
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He was almost in Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less.
The Great Escape
The hosts referenced the book as a familiar example of a World WarII escape story, noting that a character appeared in the film much like they do in the book.
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He's a recurring character. He shows up like in great escape.
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The hosts referenced the book as a familiar example of a World WarII escape story, noting that a character appeared in the film much like they do in the book.
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He's a recurring character. He shows up like in great escape.
He shows up like in The Great Escape.
He shows up like in The Great Escape.
The Basketball 100
An Epic Basketball History with In-Depth Player Profiles, Celebrate the Game's Greatest Players (Sports series, 2)
The hosts noted that new episodes could be found each Wednesday on the Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
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You can find new episodes every Wednesday on the Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
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Episode: 'Stripes’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman
The hosts noted that new episodes could be found each Wednesday on the Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
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You can find new episodes every Wednesday on the Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
The Basketball 100
An Epic Basketball History with In-Depth Player Profiles, Celebrate the Game's Greatest Players (Sports series, 2)
The hosts mentioned the Book of Basketball 2.0 as the feed where listeners could find new episodes of the Len Bias podcast.
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What If... The Len Bias Story, hosted by Jordan Ritter Kahn, is The Ringer's latest narrative podcast. Episodes 1 and 2 launch on June 9th, and you can find new episodes every Wednesday on the Book of...
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The hosts mentioned the Book of Basketball 2.0 as the feed where listeners could find new episodes of the Len Bias podcast.
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What If... The Len Bias Story, hosted by Jordan Ritter Kahn, is The Ringer's latest narrative podcast. Episodes 1 and 2 launch on June 9th, and you can find new episodes every Wednesday on the Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
The Book of Basketball
The NBA According to The Sports Guy
The hosts mentioned that listeners could find new episodes of their podcast every Wednesday on the Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
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you can find new episodes every Wednesday on The Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
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The hosts mentioned that listeners could find new episodes of their podcast every Wednesday on the Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
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you can find new episodes every Wednesday on The Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
Madame Doubtfire
The hosts noted that the film was based on AnneFine's 1987 novel and that they had not previously known this source material.
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based on the 1987 novel alias, madam doubtfire by Anne fine, which I did not know directed by Chris Columbus
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The hosts noted that the film was based on AnneFine's 1987 novel and that they had not previously known this source material.
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based on the 1987 novel alias, madam doubtfire by Anne fine, which I did not know directed by Chris Columbus
Dog Soldiers
They said Dog Soldiers was one of their favorite novels.
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One of my favorite novels is called Dog Soldiers by this guy, Robert Stone.
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They said Dog Soldiers was one of their favorite novels.
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One of my favorite novels is called Dog Soldiers by this guy, Robert Stone.
The Director
A Novel
The hosts said they owned a book called The Directors that contains a John Houston interview and suggested they could devote a threehour podcast to it.
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they have a book called their book called The Directors and which has a John Houston interview that we could honestly do like a three hour podcast on.
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The hosts said they owned a book called The Directors that contains a John Houston interview and suggested they could devote a threehour podcast to it.
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they have a book called their book called The Directors and which has a John Houston interview that we could honestly do like a three hour podcast on.
Night Divides The Day
The Doors Anthology
They mentioned that Grill Marcus had authored a short book titled "The Doors" about the band.
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We, a few years ago, Grill Marcus wrote a book about the doors. It's like a short book. It's called The Doors.
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They mentioned that Grill Marcus had authored a short book titled "The Doors" about the band.
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We, a few years ago, Grill Marcus wrote a book about the doors. It's like a short book. It's called The Doors.
Killing Yourself to Live
85% of a True Story
One of the speakers said they had written a book titled "Killing Yourself to Live" during their twenties.
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I wrote a book, Killing Yourself to Live.
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One of the speakers said they had written a book titled "Killing Yourself to Live" during their twenties.
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I wrote a book, Killing Yourself to Live.
Get Shorty
The hosts said they liked how the movie executed the story from Leonard's novel Get Shorty.
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I did really like the way they executed Get Shorty.
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The hosts said they liked how the movie executed the story from Leonard's novel Get Shorty.
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I did really like the way they executed Get Shorty.
Strip Tease
They referred to the novel Strip Tease when discussing why the original lead actress was replaced.
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the book was called Strip Tease. And, um, and he literally went from ...
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They referred to the novel Strip Tease when discussing why the original lead actress was replaced.
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the book was called Strip Tease. And, um, and he literally went from ...
Six Days of the Condor
They cited Three Days of the Condor as one of their favorite movies, implying familiarity with the source novel.
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my favorite is that they ... three days of the condor, which is one of my favorites...
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They cited Three Days of the Condor as one of their favorite movies, implying familiarity with the source novel.
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my favorite is that they ... three days of the condor, which is one of my favorites...
The Legend of Bagger Vance
A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life
The title was mentioned in passing and described as really bad.
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Legend of Bagger Vance, really bad.
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The title was mentioned in passing and described as really bad.
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Legend of Bagger Vance, really bad.
Sam and the Firefly
The host mentioned it as one of their favorite books from childhood and said they loved the story.
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one of my favorite books when I was a kid was Sam and the Firefly, and I loved the story.
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The host mentioned it as one of their favorite books from childhood and said they loved the story.
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one of my favorite books when I was a kid was Sam and the Firefly, and I loved the story.
Prague
The Heart of Europe
They mentioned the book as a later bestseller that was inspired by the film's depiction of the city.
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Do you remember there was a book called Prague by Arthur Phillips a few years later that was a big bestseller?
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They mentioned the book as a later bestseller that was inspired by the film's depiction of the city.
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Do you remember there was a book called Prague by Arthur Phillips a few years later that was a big bestseller?
My Posse Don't Do Homework
The hosts said the film Dangerous Minds was based on Lou Anne Johnson's autobiography, My Posse Don't Do Homework, noting her background as a retired Marine who became a teacher.
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So this is based on the autobiography, My Posse Don't Do Homework by Lou Anne Johnson, who's a retired US Marine.
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The hosts said the film Dangerous Minds was based on Lou Anne Johnson's autobiography, My Posse Don't Do Homework, noting her background as a retired Marine who became a teacher.
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So this is based on the autobiography, My Posse Don't Do Homework by Lou Anne Johnson, who's a retired US Marine.
She wasn't involved with it, but was really upset about the grandmother character who called the Pfeiffer character a honky bitch. Johnson said she actually had a really good relationship with that woman who had the twins and that they worked together and kept the twins on the right track and they both graduated. She said, "I wrote the book, I have to be white."
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