Episodes

  • TM - Episode 9: For Love of the Game

    TM - Episode 9: For Love of the Game
    Apr 18 2022
    Lance and Mike take a look at the third movie in the Kevin Costner Baseball Trilogy, Sam Raimi's For Love of the Game.
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    41 mins
  • TM - Episode 08: Moneyball

    TM - Episode 08: Moneyball
    Jan 30 2022
    In this episode of Training Montage, Mike and Lance take a look at the game behind the game with Bennett Miller’s Moneyball. They discuss how to make a sports movie without any sports, how Brad Pitt’s real-life counterpart Billy Beane changed the game of baseball, and what could have been if Steven Soderbergh had directed the movie.
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    41 mins
  • TM - Episode 07: He Got Game

    TM - Episode 07: He Got Game
    Nov 27 2021
    A lot has happened since last we spoke. The Houston Astros (Lance's team) defeated the Chicago White Sox (Mike's team) in the first round of the playoffs. Then the Astros lost in the World Series. And now, it's Basketball Season. Lance and Mike finally return with a look at Spike Lee’s basketball epic He Got Game.
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    33 mins
  • TM - Episode 06 - Miracle

    TM - Episode 06 - Miracle
    Oct 3 2021
    Mike and Lance celebrate the start of Hockey season with a look at Miracle.
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    38 mins
  • TM - Episode 05 - Rudy

    TM - Episode 05 - Rudy
    Sep 19 2021
    Football season is here! Lance and Mike celebrate with the classic Notre Dame football movie, Rudy. The discuss the difference between college football and the NFL, America’s love for Notre Dame, and whether or not the movie is as good as its reputation.
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    38 mins
  • TM - Episode 04 - The Big Lebowski

    TM - Episode 04 - The Big Lebowski
    Sep 5 2021
    In 1998, the Coen Brothers made their masterpiece, The Big Lebowski. It’s a genre-bending take on Film Noir, but it’s also about the Dude’s favorite sport, bowling. In this episode, Mike and Lance discuss how bowling is different from other sports, and how The Big Lebowski is different from other sports movies.
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    36 mins
  • TM - Episode 03: Jerry Maguire

    TM - Episode 03: Jerry Maguire
    Aug 20 2021
    Cameron Crowe’s Jerry Maguire is a movie about many things but chief among them is a sports agent. Mike and Lance discuss Crowe’s masterpiece, their history with the film, its many layers, and why it’s Lance’s favorite movie of all time.
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    35 mins
  • TM - Episode 2: Field of Dreams

    TM - Episode 2: Field of Dreams
    Aug 12 2021
    Phil Alden Robinson’s Field of Dreams is a love letter to Baseball. Now, Baseball has returned the favor with a love letter to the movie in the form of the Field of Dreams Game. This week, The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees will play the first Major League Baseball game in the state of Iowa, on the site where the movie was filmed 33 years ago. Mike and Lance prepare for that game with a look at the original movie. They discuss their relationship to the film growing up, and what it means to them now. They also look at how the upcoming game will pay tribute to the movie.
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    37 mins