The Dive Down

This week Shane and Dave welcome Christopher Harris of Harris Football to talk about his new best-selling novel Pound Foolish. Part locker room chronicle, part neo-noir, Pound Foolish is the story of a series of murders occurring around an NFL team and the investigations that unspool around them.

We talk about the contradictions of loving something that is actually kind of terrible, the process of completing creative endeavors like these, and, yes, about Chris's day job — fantasy football.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - This week's episode

4:53 - It's Chris!

6:40 - Pound Foolish and being an NFL fan

24:48 - Exploring the NFL in Pound Foolish

29:55 - Chris's creative process

42:25 - Unifying themes and pushing yourself

47:24 - Influences and recommendations

52:06 - Fantasy football!

1:01:44 - Thanks, Chris!

Links from this week's episode:

Harris Football

Pound Foolish available now at bookshop.org

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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On this week's show, Dave's friend and comedian Adam Burke returns to talk about humor, laughter, and joy. We chat about today's comedy scene and culture, in Chicago and beyond.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - Teeth and lips

4:16 - Welcome back, Adam

9:31 - Old guest, new job

11:35 - Adam's comedy origins

19:55 - Adam's new book

33:19 - Doing comedy

47:26 - Getting cancelled

49:58 - Comedians Adam likes

54:50 - Has comedy changed, or us?

1:02:03 - Where to find Adam

1:03:46 - Wrapping up

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Shane's on vacation this week so Dave and Stan bring back friend of the show Jason (aka KilgoreTrout) to talk Control, Vampire Crawlers, Spider-Man, and dad stuff.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - On Following Shane's Rules

13:45 - Control

29:21 - Vampire Crawlers

38:22 - Spider Mans

51:10 - #dadlife

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On this week's episode, Dave and Shane first discuss their experiences with the critically acclaimed co-op game Big Walk, then massage their sore calves as they talk about seeing some music shows. Have Zoomers figured out how concerts should work? Finally, Shane shares his thoughts after a few days with the Retroid Pocket Nova, the latest in a series of "endgame" retro handhelds.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - Wisconsin 2: The Squeakquel

8:31 - This week's episode

9:10 - Big Walk with us

28:11 - Dave saw The Smashing Pumpkins

39:16 - Shane saw American Football

52:15 - The Retroid Pocket Nova

1:06:03 - Wrapping up

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On this week's show, Jason returns to talk about The Odyssey, the latest international blockbuster from the visionary mind of Christopher Nolan.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - Kilgore is back

6:28 - This week's episode

7:58 - Jason played... Magic? (and Stan did, too)

17:23 - Our Odyssey begins

22:10 - Our history with Nolan

30:24 - How we saw it

42:50 - IMAX and locking in

50:45 - The actual film

1:07:50 - The performances

1:18:40 - Our favorite scenes - SPOILERS HERE

1:20:54 - SPOILERS OVER - where does Nolan go from here?

1:24:28 - Our Nolan tier lists

1:29:51 - Wrapping up

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