- Created By
Bill Simmons
- First Aired on
Aug 07, 2017
- Popularity: 2.5093
- 0 votes
- Production
The Ringer Podcast Network
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
1 seaons till Aug 26, 2024
Last episode: ‘Night Shift’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 29 episodes

Season 1
Aired
Episode 1‘Any Given Sunday’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan57 min
HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan to induct 'Any Given Sunday' into the Sports Movie Hall of Fame. They break down Oliver Stone’s bizarre editing, Cameron Diaz’s underrated ownership chops, Al Pacino’s last great performance, the Tao of James Woods, the eye-opening concussion/painkiller subplots, Jamie Foxx’s breakout role as Willie Beamon, the craziest cameos, and where the “Inches” monologue ranks in the pantheon of great sports movie speeches.
Episode 2‘Blue Chips’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mark Titus52 min
HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Mark Titus and Chris Ryan to induct ‘Blue Chips’ into the Sports Movie Hall of Fame. They cover film's most ridiculous moments, Nick Nolte’s intense coaching style, Bob Knight’s mystique, point-shaving scare tactics, Shaq’s final college game, the player cameos, rebooting ‘Blue Chips’, post-retirement Larry Bird, and the best college basketball movies.
Episode 3‘White Men Can't Jump’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Rembert Browne56 min
HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan and Rembert Browne to induct ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ into the Sports Movie Hall of Fame. They cover Woody Harrelson’s hustling tactics, Wesley Snipes’s height, Rosie Perez’s polarizing character, the essence of pickup basketball, Woody’s fashion, Wesley Snipes’s career trajectory, the black-actor championship belt, ‘New Jack City’ power rankings, and the premise of the planned remake.
Episode 4‘Moneyball’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan55 min
HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan to induct ‘Moneyball’ into the Sports Movie Hall of Fame. They cover the state of Brad Pitt’s career, the past 20 years of sports movies, the making of ‘Moneyball’, their favorite moments from the film, and the future of sports movies.
Episode 5‘Jerry Maguire’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Juliet Litman58 min
HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan and Juliet Litman to induct ‘Jerry Maguire’ into the Sports Movie Hall of Fame. They discuss Rod Tidwell spin-offs, Tom Cruise Oscar snubs, the opening montage, Jonathan Lipnicki’s pinnacle, “show me the money”, the best Cruise movies, the birth of the modern sports movie, and Cruise’s romantic-lead chops.
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