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Knicks Film School

Will Leitch

Knicks Film School

Blue Wire

Sports News, Josh Hart, Tom Thibodeau, Jalen Brunson, Sports, Basketball, News, Og Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, New York Knicks

4.9681 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jon is joined by acclaimed author Will Leitch. They discuss writing about sports amidst trying times, MSG corporate culture, appreciating Melo after the fact, Leon Rose as the adult in the room, team goals for next year, and life as an optimistic Knick fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's up y'all? It's Druski, and I've teamed up with Mountain Dew to produce a hilarious new basketball podcast called The Do Zone with Drewski.

0:07.7

Learn the backstories of your favorite ballers and celebrities like Jamal Murray.

0:11.1

Did you have like a favorite team? Was it the Raptors at the time or no?

0:14.6

Was the Raptors even started around that time?

0:16.1

Come on, bro.

0:16.7

I ain't that old, fam. You're talking like I'm 50. Taylor, Rokes, Asian Wilson, and many more.

0:21.8

You won't want to miss this.

0:23.0

Listen to The DoZone with Drewski on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:52.2

Okay. Hey there, Nix fans. How you doing?

0:52.9

It's your boy, John of the Macri with you for another episode of the Nick's Film School podcast. Let's see. I think the more accolades that your guest has on a podcast like this, the less they need you to run through them. And this person needs me to run through their accolades like they need another hole in their head. But I'm going to do it anyway because it's my podcast and they don't get a choice.

1:14.3

He is a columnist for Major League Baseball, contributing editor to New York Magazine, movie critic,

1:20.1

co-host of the Grierson & Leash podcast, the founder of Deadspin and the author of several books,

1:26.3

including his upcoming debut

1:28.1

debut novel, even though he did kind of write a novel before, but it was a young adult

1:32.6

novel, so I don't know if we're going to get into that. Anyway, it's called Lucky. Will Lidge,

1:37.9

how are you, man? Very well. Thank you for, thank you for putting another hole in my head.

1:43.2

I appreciate that. That was a good opportunity. Thank you. No, hole in my head i appreciate that that was a

1:44.3

good opportunity i thank you no it's my it's my honor i said i'm i have to give a shout out

1:49.0

to my editor at uh at major league baseball uh my managers all over the place my other than

1:54.2

baseball matt meyers is a huge huge nix fan and when we are trying not to uh bashed our heads

2:00.3

against the wall with what's going on in baseball, we turn to something more positive, which is the Knicks.

2:06.1

So we have been talking.

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