Talking to The Producer of The Queen’s Gambit

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This week we speak to producer William Horberg about The Queen’s Gambit, one of the most watched Netflix productions of the year. We talk to William about how the show came to be, compliments and critiques of the show, the show’s anti-cold war politics, and why it has been such a success.

We also have Choice Words about the NFL’s handling of coronavirus and the curious case of an NFL game that was played on a Wednesday afternoon. In addition, we have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards to the new Houston Rocket John Wall who will always be remembered as a Washington Wizard, and Wizard General Manager Tommy Sheppard who mishandled the Wall trade. All this and more on this week’s show!

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0:55.0	secure. Dave, there was always interest from filmmakers, actors, you know, the material was so strong.
1:02.2	But from the marketplace and from a financing and distribution point of view, it just was perceived as, you know, not a commercial.
1:13.1	You know, the chess subject matter seemed, you know, very narrow and, you know, a young girl in
1:20.1	Kentucky in the 50s orphan.
1:23.2	So we just were swimming upstream.
1:25.7	Yeah. So we just were swimming upstream.
1:43.5	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. Here's a question. Is chess a sport? This week we're talking to the producer of the widely
1:47.0	praised Netflix series, The Queen's Gambit, William Horberg. Now, you might not know
1:52.7	William Horberg's name, but he's produced some of your favorite films, including one of my favorites,
1:58.1	the talented Mr. Ripley, and another chess film searching for Bobby Fisher.
2:02.9	Can't wait to speak to him. Also, I've got some choice words about the Baltimore Ravens
2:07.8	COVID game and more, but first, let's talk to William Horberg.
2:25.4	The question that came to me, just to frame this conversation, is you know, you've worked on such an eclectic array of film.
2:27.7	So what drew you to the Queen's Gambit?
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