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The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Why Do We Lie to Ourselves? Plus, Adnan Virk on Movies and Baseball, and the Rockets' Anthony Lamb.

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.813.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Russillo talks about this weird trend in which we lie to ourselves about stories in the sports world (2:30). MLB Network host and new play-by-play guy for the WWE Adnan Virk stops by to talk about wrestling, movies, and baseball (14:15). Then, Rockets player and Vermont alum Anthony Lamb discusses being the first UVM guy in the NBA and trying to make it in the league (47:45). Finally, Ryen closes it out with some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (1:02:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yeah, as I've told you, I text every time when I listen and I thought your pop would

0:06.2

Jeff pass and months ago was excellent because you guys really broke down, you know, the

0:09.7

labor challenges that are ahead and obviously I know how well research you are talking about

0:13.6

Marvin Miller and that was a great line you had about, you know, if they said we want

0:17.1

six donuts, it was somehow argued about, well, wait, what do you mean?

0:19.6

They want to have the box like, how can we split this up so that's one of us wins and

0:22.9

one of us loses.

0:23.9

It's just been so unfortunately adversarial.

0:26.4

But I hope they've figured things out.

0:28.3

I'll say this last year, everyone was like, dude, seven in the games, you're ruining

0:31.3

this world.

0:32.3

That's horrible.

0:33.3

Didn't mind it.

0:34.3

Two hours and 20 minutes, quick little game.

0:35.3

Like, okay, I could watch this whole game start to finish.

0:37.0

Extra innings running on second.

0:38.0

Oh my god, what a horrible idea.

0:39.0

You know what?

0:40.0

James, it's kind of exciting.

0:42.0

Like I think a lot of baseball people run are generally reluctant and resistant to change.

0:47.0

Until it's your point, you see it.

0:48.4

You have to do it.

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