The filmmakers behind Netflix's terrific new documentary on the 1980 United States men's hockey team
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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4.5 • 757 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Episode 593 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Max Gershberg and Jake Rogal, the co-directors of the new Netflix documentary, "Miracle: The Boys of ’80," which re-examines the 1980 United States men's hockey team that won a gold medal at the Lake Placid Games. In this podcast the filmmakers discuss why they thought they could do a unique documentary on a subject that had been previously covered many times; the process of getting the living players back to Lake Placid; the new footage that makes the documentary worth seeing; getting Herb Brooks' children to participate in the piece; filming in Lake Placid; getting Al Michaels for the film; how they will judge success and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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| 0:47.7 | Welcome to the Sports Media podcast. |
| 0:49.3 | I'm your host, Richard Dyche. |
| 0:50.0 | My producer is Patrick Antonetti. |
| 0:52.0 | Two guests on this episode. |
| 0:54.4 | They are the co-directors of, I mean, I know it's early in, in 2026, but it is the best sports documentary I've seen in 2026. |
| 1:02.1 | And I imagine if I had this podcast in December, it would still be the best documentary in 2026. |
| 1:08.7 | Miracle, The Boys of 80, is currently airing on Netflix, and it's a story about the |
| 1:16.8 | 1980 United States hockey team, obviously very, very famous for the Miracle on Ice, went over |
| 1:22.3 | the Soviets, and then obviously getting the gold medal. The directors, or the co-directors of this, |
| 1:30.2 | are Max Gershberg and Jake Rogal. |
| 1:37.3 | Jake has been on this podcast before regarding Court of Gold, which was a fantastic documentary, |
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