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Episode 624
Directors: Matthew Hamachek and Erica Sashin | “The Dynasty: UConn Huskies”

Directed by Emmy Award-winning Matthew Hamachek and Emmy Award-nominated Erica Sashin, the series combines rare archival footage, intimate interviews, and behind-the-scenes access to UConn’s 2024–25 championship season. It features all-new interviews with basketball greats Sue Bird, Paige Bueckers, Swin Cash, Azzi Fudd, Rebecca Lobo, Maya Moore, Jennifer Rizzotti, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, and more.

Premiering globally on Apple TV this Friday, August 21, 2026, “The Dynasty: UConn Huskies” is a three-part documentary series chronicling 40 years of the most dominant program in women’s college basketball. Under Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut Huskies have won more NCAA Division I basketball national championships than any other program, men’s or women’s, and have produced generations of players who have helped redefine the sport.

Welcome, Matthew and Erica!

 
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Episode 623
Geno Auriemma | The Dynasty: UConn Huskies

Awesome interview.

One of the best coaches in the history of sports joins me to talk about #appletv new documentary The Dynasty: UConn Huskies.

We talk parents,  Rebecca Lobo, Paige Bueckers, Pat Summitt and an out of the sky, unprovoked #theshawshankredemption drop!

I loved this and him.

#uconn #uconnwomensbasketball #genoauriemma #basketballhalloffame #basketball #ncaa #conneticut #appletv #basketball #paigebueckers #patsummitt #coaching #coach  #uconnhuskies #documentary #youthsports 

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Episode 622
"The Odyssey" 
Actor: Jimmy Gonzales

Jimmy is fresh off Christopher Nolan's masterpiece "The Odyssey" in which we discuss in depth. Jimmy plays Cepheus. 

Jimmy shares set stories, working with a bunch of amazing actors, work with Chris and so much more.

Jimmy Gonzales, the son of migrant farm workers, was born in Texas and raised in rural Oregon, Jimmy worked a variety of jobs before landed a minor role on the show Prison Break, followed by small roles in shows like The Walking Dead, NCIS: New Orleans, and Sleepy Hollow. In 2018, he landed a recurring role on the AMC show Lodge 49, followed by another role on the FX show MAYANS M.C.

His first starring role came in the 2021 Blue Miracle, headlining opposite Dennis Quaid. For this Jimmy drew heavily on his personal experience with childhood poverty and foster care to play the role of Omar, the director of a struggling orphanage.

#theodyssey  #odyssey  #christophernolan  #chrisnolan #interstellar  #inception  #thedarkknight #darkknight  #tenetmovie  #mattdamon  #batmanbegins  #dunkirk  

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Episode 621
Ben Foster 
"3:10 to Yuma", "Hell or High Water" and "Motor City"

Ben stops by a second time to talk "Motor City" his newest and most outside the box project to date.

Ben and I discuss the film, his projects and if indeed he is the most underrated actor on the planet (He IS).

Welcome Back, 

Ben Foster.

#benfoster #hellorhighwater #western #actor #chrispine 

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Episode 620
"Searching for Bobby Fischer" & "Criminal Minds: Evolution" 
Actor: Joe Mantegna

Joe joins me to talk about "Criminal Minds: Evolution", "Searching for Bobby Fischer" and "Fat Tony" of Simpsons fame.

Welcome the legendary, 

Joe Mantegna!

#thesimpsons #fattony #bobbyfischer #joemantegna #criminalminds #simpsons 

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