In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Moneyball
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Billy Beane brought sabermetrics to baseball. Well, at least according to the movie "Moneyball".
Questions:
- If baseball is a game that has always been steeped in statistics? Why are statistics now controversial?
- Has sabermetrics changed the game of baseball?
- Who did Aaron Sorkin throw under the bus this time?
- Where does Steven Soderbergh fall into all of this?
Join us as we talk about everything right and wrong about Moneyball, and why this is a biopic that does not suck.
34 episodes
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Manage episode 319745880 series 2510670
Content provided by Tol House Productions. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Tol House Productions or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Billy Beane brought sabermetrics to baseball. Well, at least according to the movie "Moneyball".
Questions:
- If baseball is a game that has always been steeped in statistics? Why are statistics now controversial?
- Has sabermetrics changed the game of baseball?
- Who did Aaron Sorkin throw under the bus this time?
- Where does Steven Soderbergh fall into all of this?
Join us as we talk about everything right and wrong about Moneyball, and why this is a biopic that does not suck.
34 episodes
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