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The Watch

The Wave of “Inspired by True Events” Television

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Chris and Andy talk about the decision to cut several awards from the Oscars' live broadcast, including Best Film Editing and Best Original Score (1:00). Then they talk about the recent spate of ripped-from-the-headlines TV shows like ‘Inventing Anna’ and ‘Super Pumped’ (23:39) and why this is becoming a trend in television (34:57). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Bill Simmons. Did you know I've had my podcast for 15 years?

0:03.4

Do you know that it is the most downloaded sports podcast of all time?

0:07.6

Did you know I have guests from the sports world, from the culture world?

0:11.8

People who work for the ringer, people outside the ringer, celebrities, experts,

0:16.6

you name it. It's on my podcast three times a week, late Sunday night,

0:21.0

late Tuesday night, late Thursday night, the Bill Simmons podcast.

0:24.5

Check it out on Spotify.

0:26.4

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0:31.3

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0:38.7

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0:41.6

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0:46.1

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0:51.2

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0:53.7

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0:58.8

I think that the holidays feel like frozen noses.

1:04.3

I love walking with the dog for long periods of time,

1:07.3

hopefully it's snowing and you've got to wrap up warm.

1:09.8

So I think a frozen nose is a sweaty armpit because your wrap tops so warm,

1:13.6

but then you're climbing hamps that heath and you get to the top and you're like,

1:17.4

and then you can see the breath, but then your nose is still freezing to touch.

1:22.0

Joy in every sip with red cups now back at Starbucks.

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