Eight Men Out: When Heroes Break the Game

What if the real scandal of Eight Men Out isn’t just about fixing the World Series, but about how we rewrite history to make the guilty seem noble? Ocean and Jim dig into the myth, the money, and the mess of baseball’s most infamous betrayal.

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Hoosiers and the Slow Clap Dilemma

Ocean and Jim take a fresh look at Hoosiers, the sports movie legend, and ask: is it really the underdog masterpiece everyone remembers, or just a small-town fairy tale wrapped in nostalgia and slow claps? This episode gets honest about basketball, mythmaking, and why sometimes the most powerful team on the court is your own memory.

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Real Steel

What happens when you care more about a junkyard robot than half the humans onscreen? Ocean and Jim break down the strange, unexpected heart of Real Steel—where underdogs come in all shapes, sizes, and alloys.

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Whip It

What do you get when you cross beauty pageants, bruised egos, and a Texas teen on wheels? Ocean and Jim roll into Whip It to unpack coming-of-age chaos, roller derby mayhem, and the moment Babe Ruthless earns her name.

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For Love of the Game

This week, Ocean Murff and Jim Pullen review For Love of the Game, the 1999 Kevin Costner film that is as much about loss as it is about baseball. It is a film where the act of throwing a baseball is about memory, regret, and the search for meaning in the final moments of a career.

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Hidalgo: The Horse, The Myth, The Legend

Ocean Murff and Jim Pullen set out on an odyssey of their own, peeling back the layers of myth and spectacle surrounding Hidalgo, the 2004 film that dares to ask whether a man and his horse can outrun not just their rivals, but their own pasts.

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Rocky IV

What if a boxing match could change the trajectory of global politics? What if a single speech, delivered in the heat of a fictional Soviet arena, could thaw decades of ideological frost? In this episode of The Adrian Moment, Ocean Murff and Jim Pullen step into the ring—not to throw punches, but to wrestle with the idea that Sylvester Stallone’s 1985 classic Rocky IV might have done more than entertain; it might have shifted the tectonic plates of geopolitics.

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Necessary Roughness: A Sick Movie Masterpiece?

Ocean and Jim tackle the ’90s sports comedy Necessary Roughness, debating its merits as both a heartwarming underdog story and a “sick movie” best enjoyed with your brain turned off. Join them as they uncover the hidden depths of this surprisingly complex comedy, exploring its relevance to the modern world of college sports and celebrating the comedic genius of Sinbad.

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The Program

From high school fields to Hollywood’s portrayal of college football, Ocean Murff and Jim Pullen explore the pervasive influence of the game on and off the screen. Join them as they dissect the 1993 film “The Program,” exploring themes of ambition, ethics, and the pressures faced by athletes, sparked by the complex character of Steve Latimer.

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White Men Can’t Jump

Did Ron Shelton steal our catchphrases? Ocean and Jim uncover a bizarre connection to “White Men Can’t Jump,” unearthing a shared history with the film’s most iconic lines and exploring the movie’s surprisingly relevant themes in a conversation that’s part nostalgic trip, part existential crisis.

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