We're joined by our London/Philadelphia correspondent Molly Thomas to discuss the 2024 Phillies, the trade deadline, the ups and downs of a long season, and why even the best teams in baseball can have long stretches of near-unwatchability. Plus, no-hitters from Dylan Cease and Blake Snell, and a season-ending injury to Mike Trout.
What movies have the three of us watched recently? Molly paired I Saw the TV Glow with The Last Picture Show for a bad-vibes-hometown double feature and watched an Agnes Varda classic. Brody caught up with Killers of the Flower Moon, and we discuss its impact a year later. Nolan watched a trio of John Carpenter films: They Live, Prince of Darkness, and Big Trouble in Little China.
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Time stamps:
0:00 - Olympic Basketball
2:38 - Intro/Phillies-Mets London Series
10:04 - Phillies' tough stretch/Contenders stumbling
18:30 - Trade Deadline Recap
35:40 - The Jacksons: Holliday, Chourio, Merrill
38:00 - Blake Snell, Dylan Cease no-hitters
39:25 - Mike Trout OFS/Angels Ineptitude
52:50 - Molly's Double Feature/Le Bonheur/Longlegs/Bogdanovich
1:05:20 - Killers of the Flower Moon
1:14:12 - John Carpenter Trio
1:21:40 - M. Night Rankings
1:24:00 - Outro
Produced & Edited by Nolan Rabine
Cover Art by Brody Staub
