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Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

Baseball, Religion & Renewal

Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

Treefort Media & Touchy Feely Films

History, Society & Culture, Science

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

⚾️⚾️⚾️ Part 2 of Paul and Stephen’s Chinwag turns to the religion of baseball with writer, comedian and passionate fan, Alex Edelman. If Paul is gonna talk sports, it’s bound to be about its spiritual pull and ability to expand space and time. They’ll get into all of it: superstition, Mark “the Bird” Fidrych, the legendary Bart Giamatti, George Grella, how “home” is a concept and not a translatable word. Then, baseball as a pastoral game and touchstone of American roots, and why the sound of baseball’s distinct silence on the radio is akin to a religious experience. Later, NASCAR and its roots in moonshine, hockey, boxing, bullfighting, and why sports today are like Bravo Housewives. All this, and the harrowing story of the time Paul saw The Palio, the legendary horse race in Siena. Chin-word of the week: SISYPHEAN Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Alex Edelman is a writer and comedian whose acclaimed Broadway one-man show Just For Us is now streaming on HBO Max. ⚾️⚾️⚾️ ========= 🚨🚨🚨 LIVE CHINWAG TAPINGS ANNOUNCED 🚨🚨🚨 CHINWAG is coming to a city near you! Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle 🎟️ 🎟️ 🎟️ 🎟️ ========= Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼 IG: https://www.instagram.com/chinwagpod/ Tik: https://www.tiktok.com/@chinwagpod Website: http://chinwagpod.fm YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod Send your stories, Qs, or thoughts to 📧 questions [at] chinwagpod [dot] fm ========= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Paul, let me ask you something. Do you like your family?

0:07.0

Um, it's a really complicated question, Steve. I didn't realize this is where we're going to be going right now.

0:13.0

No, I mean do you like seeing pictures of your family?

0:16.0

Yeah, sure. Pictures of my family are nice.

0:18.0

Yes, sir.

0:19.0

Okay, I've got a great recommendation for you.

0:21.0

It is the aura frame. You've probably seen some of these before you go to your friend's house and they have a frame on the cabinet or in the living room or whatever and it has digital photos

0:30.0

Sure. Yes. Well I got this thing and I set it up super easy to set up. I basically dumped a bunch of photos for my phone right onto it very easy to do. Took me just minutes.

0:42.0

All that sounds scary to me.

0:43.0

No, it's incredibly easy.

0:45.0

It's not hard.

0:46.0

Okay. And basically you can put like, seems like an almost infinite amount of photos on this thing.

0:51.0

And then you can set the parameters and it can rotate your family through like every 30 seconds.

0:56.0

And it's great because I've got pictures of my son, my family,

1:00.0

cool. My dad passed away a few years ago. I get to see him popping up every now and then the good ghosts of your personal history coming through on this thing. Nice. That's nice. They have a great deal for Mother's Day so listeners can save on the perfect gift by visiting

1:14.7

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1:20.6

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1:27.6

Terms and conditions apply.

1:30.4

This is Paul Giamotti speaking.

1:32.4

And this is Stephen Asma in this episode of Chinwag is sponsored by better help

1:36.9

It is indeed Steve. Let me ask you a blunt question. Do you ever feel stuck Steve? I'm serious. Do you ever feel kind of stuck in the mud?

1:45.8

Every day, my friend. Every damn day. And then what happens is you get overwhelmed because you

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