January 17, 2025

Tony Leonardo of "THE LOT" and Ultimate Archives | Ep 77

1 hour 51 minutes

Tony Leonardo wears many hats. He's an author, filmmaker, journalist, commentator, player, and historian of ultimate frisbee.

Co-Author of "Ultimate: The First Four Decades"

Author of "Ultimate: The Greatest Sport Ever Invented By Man"

Tony's latest and most important project is "THE LOT," an independent documentary that tells the story of ultimate frisbee from its beginnings at Columbia High School to today.

Learn more about the film and how to support it here:

https://welcometothelot.com/

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0:00 Support the Landesmans

3:27 Tony's beginnings in ultimate

5:04 "THE LOT"

12:18 Joel Silver, CHS

17:14 What the title means

19:30 Supporting the film

22:17 Wham-O's involvement in frisbee

28:50 Becoming the historian of ultimate frisbee

37:55 Legend of Molly Goodwin

41:00 Legends we need to talk to

42:33 Charles Kerr & The Callahan

51:10 Youth initiative ideas

57:05 Tony's UFA thoughts

1:00:24 Preserving the game

1:04:55 Integrity rule and incentivizing fouls

1:11:10 Telling stories of the sport

1:17:25 Jose Cuervo

1:21:08 Book giveaway

1:25:07 "Flatball"

1:27:25 Female Pioneers

1:29:40 How to conduct an interview

1:33:40 Retro designs

1:35:40 Pod Practice Fantasy

1:39:04 Macho Sidewinder

1:43:00 Wham-O Frisbee Master

1:48:42 Tony Time, Story Time with Tony

1:49:15 Outro

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