meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Oddball w/ Amin Elhassan & Izzy Gutierrez

Trivia Tuesday: Hakeem Olajuwon Edition with Mirin Fader

Oddball w/ Amin Elhassan & Izzy Gutierrez

Meadowlark Media

Basketball, Comedy, Sports

2.4654 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

It's Tuesday, which means it’s time for trivia on Oddball! Today’s guest contestant is Mirin Fader, senior staff writer at The Ringer and New York Times best-selling author. In honor of her new book, Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon, today’s questions spotlight the life and legacy of the Houston Rockets legend. Mirin and Amin tackle questions about Olajuwon’s late start in basketball at age 17, debunk common myths surrounding his move to the U.S., and explore the lasting impact of his post-NBA life on the city of Houston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to Oddball. I'm Charlotte Wilder. That's Amy and Alhassen, as always. And today is Trivia Tuesday. I'm very excited for today. We have an amazing guest. She is a senior staff writer for The Ringer, a New York Times bestselling author, and her latest book, Dream, The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Elijah Wan, just hit bookshelves. There it is. It means holding it up. Mirren Fader. Welcome to Oddball. Thanks for having me. We're just so excited to use this

0:41.0

beautiful little format we have to talk to you about your amazing book. Here are the rules.

0:47.3

It's very simple. We have up to six different questions for each contestant. We'll see how many we get

0:51.9

to. Whoever gets the most questions right is the winner and you are encouraged to think out loud. So if you're working through

0:59.5

something, let us know what your thought process is, but you're only allowed one final answer.

1:04.7

And in the event of a tie, a subjective tiebreaker question by me will be posed for the

1:10.3

deciding point.

1:11.2

That's always really fun.

1:13.4

Mirren, Amin, are we ready?

1:15.5

I'm ready.

1:16.7

So this is this is a Hakeem Elijah on theme day, right?

1:21.6

The questions are all going to, right?

1:23.5

Am I correct there?

1:24.2

Yes.

1:24.7

Good.

1:25.1

I've got the source material right here.

1:27.2

Just give me like. You can't cheat.

1:29.0

Well, of course I can.

1:30.4

I can.

1:31.0

I can.

1:31.4

I'm just, I'm a browse through the book.

1:33.8

Yeah, if you hold it below the camera, there's no way we'll ever know.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Meadowlark Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Meadowlark Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.