Posts by Chris Ryan
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‘NBA After Dark’ Podcast: The Warriors’ Championship, the Clippers’ Recent Activity, and Dwyane Wade’s Future
Juliet Litman, Chris Ryan, and Andrew Sharp talk about the Warriors winning the title, the Clippers trading for Lance Stephenson, and Dwyane Wade’s future.
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‘Hollywood Prospectus Podcast’: ‘True Detective’ Season 2 and ‘Deutschland 83’
Chris and Andy preview ‘True Detective’ Season 2 and give a primer on California crime stories. They also cover the surprising show of the summer, ‘Deutschland 83.’
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The Foot That Ate Philadelphia: Joel Embiid’s Setback and What It Means for the Sixers
There was a news dump on Saturday night, and it landed right on the heads of Philadelphia 76ers fans. For any Philly fan — whether they are all in on the process or have turned their Thad Young posters into a kind of shrine — Saturday night’s Woj bomb and attendant Sixers press release is pretty bad news.
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‘Watch the Thrones’: Live in Brooklyn
It was pretty thrilling to see just how many people will come out to watch four dorks talk about a television show.
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‘Hollywood Prospectus Podcast’: ‘Game of Thrones,’ the Tony Awards, and Matt Damon’s New Movie
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Game of Thrones,’ the Tony Awards, and the new Matt Damon movie, ‘The Martian.’
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The ‘NBA After Dark’ Finals Likability Power Rankings
The ‘NBA After Dark’ team is taking the week off the podcast, but we couldn’t let the Finals start without blessing you with an arbitrary ranking of personalities.
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So, About That FIFA Job: Some Possible Sepp Blatter Replacements
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has announced his resignation. Blatter just won reelection as the head of soccer’s governing body on Friday, but as details about the corruption charges against many high-ranking FIFA officials were unveiled, pressure was mounting. On Monday, one of his closest liuetenants, Jerome Valcke, was implicated in the controversy, making Blatter’s position untenable. Blatter will continue to […]
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The Case of Kevin Love’s Almost Reinjured Shoulder
You see, evil doesn’t always wear green. Sometimes it wears wine, or gold, or navy, or white, or a combination of the four. Sometimes those you hold closest seek to do you harm.
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‘Hollywood Prospectus Podcast’: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Halt and Catch Fire,’ and More
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk about Sunday’s stunning ‘Game of Thrones,’ the second season of ‘Halt and Catch Fire,’ and new records from Chance the Rapper and A$AP Rocky.
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The Three Movies Inside ‘Aloha’
Not many people saw ‘Aloha’ this weekend. And while Cameron Crowe’s quasi-mystical romantic military comedy may have been doomed at the box office from the moment former Sony head Amy Pascal’s email was hacked, the problem with this movie is that it’s not a movie at all. It’s several.
