It's Wedding Time!!
Not mine - but *Matt Damon* made time during his very busy Wedding week to record a movie draft podcast. How did I decide to reward him? With a super lengthy podcast! I
t is true I am normally a bit tighter with my edits, but I left in some of the good stuff on this one (and still cut well over an hour and a half of content).
You might also notice a new name on the title as Stetson stepped in and stepped up! With minimal time to prep he showed that all he needs is a chair and a microphone - and he is good to go.
So if you have the attention span to listen in one sitting - I suggest you do so! If not, feel free to cut this pod in half and listen as you like. Either way, you won't be sorry. Perhaps while you do, you can raise a glass to the newlyweds as you listen to us honouring Kent (and Matt Damon) with some Casamigos in our hands and love in our hearts.
Cheers!

For an article looking at Matt Damon in particular, please click here or go directly to ramblingwithoutborder.com.

After a brief pause, the four of us found time to meet up for another movie draft. This time, it was online (except Chad and Kent who managed to be in the same room and heckled Renny and I for the bulk of the podcast), it was concerning a director and not an actor AND most importantly, it was a while since we had all caught up. So if you want to hear our surprise when we realise that all of our picks were solid as he has such a great library, or you want to hear us hide our excitement of seeing each other using veiled insults, feel free to pull up a chair and join in on the fun. Cheers.

If you want to read a short article about my Scorsese reflections as I try (and fail) to come up with a player comparison, the article is here. 

It being the March wonderful time of the year, we are welcoming athlete, coach, fan, athletic administrator and all around great person, Kelley McKenna to share her thoughts on all things Madness. In just under an hour we discuss both upcoming Madness tourneys, the state of Women's collegiate (and some professional) sport and of course, what it takes to win a March Madness Pool. Unexpectedly my dogs make a rare cameo in the background, but that didn't derail our conversation as we look at the importance of sport for everyone while enjoying a few choice beverages. As we say in this pod, regardless of if you're a fan of Madness or not - there is something for everyone, so feel free to grab a drink and enjoy. Cheers!

If you want to read a post about how college sports manifests itself in our movies, click here.
If you want to watch a pre-Selection Show Sunday video to get more excited about this years tourneys, click here. 

Recorded a while back, but just in time for the Oscars we have Christopher Nolan's Mount Rushmore - or at least what Alec Fest and I think it might look like. If you are a relative fan and are at least interested in the works of Nolan over the years, perhaps you might agree with my takes on the type of filmmaker he is and why it's important that he is having a career moment. Or, if you were borderline obsessed with Oppenheimer and are fine with the rest of his work, perhaps you might enjoy Alec's takes as he breaks apart what made the movie so special, while also mentioning Cillian Murphy's name about as often as he could. Either way, this pod has something for everyone, so feel free to crack a drink and tune in as we try to figure out the most important four movies of Nolan's career, while getting endlessly sidetracked.
Cheers!

If you want to read an article loosely about Nolan but more about winning, click here, or check out ramblingwithoutborder.com 

A new year means a new made up game to try and turn just about everything into a competition - even watching/tracking movies of the year. Joining me is Alec Fest, a current University student who also has an interest in movies of the year (or at least enough of one to keep him engaged in a competition). With embarrassing teeshirts on the line, we aim to draft moves before they appear in major theatres to see if we can spot the commercial and critical successes of the year before they happen. Not only will this take some knowhow, but it will also test our research methods to see which of our sources might have taken us down the correct path. Well - that and luck. Lots of luck. Either way, it was a blast trying to navigate these new waters with Alec so feel free to join in and maybe make a small list of your own to see how you would fare. Cheers!

If you want to read an article related to the topic, visit ramblingwithoutborder.com or just click here. 

Completing our initial trilogy of movie drafts, we finally got to the source of our inspiration in drafting Brad Pitt movies. Feel free to grab a drink and tune in as I constantly have to defend Pitt as a serious actor while the rest of the crew are only occasionally in agreement. While I feel I may have won them over in the end, it doesn't mean that it became clear early and often that they were all not just drafting for themselves, but trying to keep my personal favourites from me. Regardless, it was a blast to record and hopefully just as fun to follow along with. Cheers!

If you want to read an article about Pitt, click here.

If you want to watch a 23/24 Fantasy Football Season Breakdown set to Ocean's 11 quotes, click here.

As promised, Round 2 in our series of Movie Drafts brings us back faster than ever before. Much like our chosen star, we ran through editing as fast as possible in order to bring this pod to you as soon as we could. In this episode Kent, Chad, Renny and I draft the movies of Tom Cruise as we discuss the state of action movies and how you can like someone's body of work, without perhaps being their biggest fan. This time, the rules were more concrete, so we celebrated with what we were told was a sipping tequila. Some of us listened to those instructions more effectively than others which made for a great time. Feel free to grab a drink - try to avoid the urge to jump on the couch - and instead relax and enjoy. Cheers.

For an article looking more at Tom Cruise, check out this link that takes you to ramblingwithoctborders.com

After long last - we are back with a new episode. This time we shook the format up a little bit by having three guests and a gimmick draft. Renny, Chad, Kent and I all draft the movies of Harrison Ford and then vote on who captured his career or our interest the most. It's early days in this kind of draft, so there was a bit of a argument about rules - but aside from that we tried to stay as chill as Ford himself.... and failed. Regardless, it was great to get the group together for the first of what will be several movie drafts. So after you watch the recent Indy movie and you want to relive Harrison's glory days - grab a drink, relax and enjoy. Cheers. 

If you want to read a related article: https://www.ramblingwithoutborders.com/post/saving-the-world-from-nazis-one-punch-at-a-time

We are back and "enjoying" our drinks even more than before.  In Part II we pick up where we left off and start to consider the choices we have made that have gotten us here.  And by here, I mean sitting across from each other while still enjoying the Kenyan locally brewed 254 beer selection. Our conversation does tend to stray at times,  but never too far (thanks to considerable editing).  However we do start to make more movie references and question why we assume teenagers today would have any more of a clue than we did when we were that age.  If you have already listened to Part I  and want to sit down and have another drink  - great - so did we.  I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed my time chatting with Kent.   Cheers.  

In the first of a two part podcast, I'm joined by my colleague and good friend Kent as we start by  discussing his background as a long distance runner and how our choices in sport may or may not influence some of the bigger decisions we have made in our lifetime.  If that sounds like it's a bit focused, whereas Kent and I love to get off topic, don't be fooled - it's only because this is part I.  During our conversation we are enjoying a local sampling of 254 beer and also enjoying the fact that we are able to be live and in each others company. Hope you enjoy the first part of our conversation, before some  of the beer and randomness kicks in.  Cheers.