The Most Unpredictable Oscar Race, Plus the Directors of ‘Free Solo’ | Interview (Ep. 124)

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4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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We take stock of a Best Documentary Oscars race that doesn’t include ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ and ‘Three Identical Strangers’—two of the most commercially successful documentaries of the year (0:40). Then ‘Free Solo’ directors Jimmy Chin and E. Chai Vasarhelyi join the show to talk about the challenges of filming a climber in a life-or-death situation (18:22). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Jimmy Chin and E. Chai Vasarhelyi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Liz Kelly.
0:04.0	With the Super Bowl in the books, I wanted to let you know about all of our coverage across
0:07.0	the site.
0:08.0	We have Kevin Clark, Robert Mays, Roger Sherman, and more breaking down every aspect of the
0:12.1	game, including winners and losers, key plays from the game, and the halftime show performance.
0:17.1	Also, make sure to check out our YouTube channel where Kevin Clark talked to a Mari Cooper
0:20.7	on So News Day, and Roger Sherman chatted with players from each team for their thoughts
0:24.8	leading up to the game.
0:26.2	Be sure to watch and subscribe to our channel on youtube.com slash the Ringer.
1:56.2	We'll talk about a little bit.
2:21.9	Plenty of free solo on this show.
3:21.9	What did you make of this movie?
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