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Author and longtime hockey writer Jonathon Jackson joins Nick Digilio in honor of the upcoming Nick D Film Club screening of Slap Shot for a conversation on his book The Making of Slap Shot: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Hockey Movie Ever Made.  They discuss some of the history behind he film and how it’s been able to endure as a classic sports movie, its accuracy in capturing the game as it was in the late ’70’s, what Paul Newman and some of the other stars thought of the movie’s legacy, and more.

Screenwriter and Sherlock Holmes expert Bob Madia joins Nick Digilio on the heels of the widely panned Holmes and Watson film with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.  They discuss what worked and didn’t work about the film, and some of the other comedic adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes character over the years including The Hound of the Baskervilles, Without a Clue, and more.

Nick Digilio evaluates a list of the best and worst movie theater candies, listeners give their favorites and we discuss the list author’s very critical eye toward snacking.

Nick Digilio presents this week’s ‘You Big Dummy’ and the first round of the Dummy of the Year bracket for 2018, ‘Straight Outta Context’ and ‘Nick D Spies’.

Dan Fienberg is a TV Critic for The Hollywood Reporter and The Fien Print. In this visit with Nick Digilio, they discuss the Birdbox Challenge and the returns on Amazon’s Vanity Fair;  Dan also shares some more of his worst/most disappointing TV shows and individual episodes of 2018 with entries from 13 Reasons Why, The Romanoffs, Happy Together, Heathers, Ozark and Camping, and his favorite individual episodes including chapters of Dear White People, My Brilliant Friend, The Good Place, and more.

The beginning of the year has already brought us three notable celebrity deaths: legendary wrestling broadcaster ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund, comic great Bob Einstein (aka Super Dave Osborne, aka Marty Funkhauser), and the ‘Captain’ of Captain & Tennille, Daryl Dragon, who all passed away on January 2nd – all at age 76. Nick Digilio looks back on their lives and careers, including audio highlights and listener memories. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3582075/3582075_2019-01-03-062015.64kmono.mp3

Jeff Tuckman and Nick Digilio discuss December DVD releases, answer listener questions and give away copies of the tremendous, new boxed set ‘The Best of Three Stooges’ courtesy of Time Life. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3579172/3579172_2018-12-21-152712.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3771.mp3 To download this or any of Nick’s podcast visit our I-Tunes page.  Like us on Facebook (/nickdshow) and follow us on Twitter (@nickdshow.)

Nick Digilio presents this week’s “You Big Dummy,” “Straight Outta Context,” and “Nick D Show Spies.” http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3579175/3579175_2018-12-21-153415.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3771.mp3 To download this or any of Nick’s podcast visit our I-Tunes page.  Like us on Facebook (/nickdshow) and follow us on Twitter (@nickdshow.)

Nick Digilio hosts a special Christmas edition of Fly Jamz Friday. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3579179/3579179_2018-12-21-154019.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3771.mp3 To download this or any of Nick’s podcast visit our I-Tunes page.  Like us on Facebook (/nickdshow) and follow us on Twitter (@nickdshow.)

Hour 1: + Show Start + Jeff Tuckman on DVDs Hour 2: + Esmeralda Leon Hour 3: + For the Record + Friday Features Hour 4: + Friday Features continued http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3579163/3579163_2018-12-21-150803.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3771.mp3 To download this or any of Nick’s podcast visit our I-Tunes page.  Like us on Facebook (/nickdshow) and follow us on Twitter (@nickdshow.)