Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast

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Chuck Klosterman on Ben Simmons and The NBA Bubble, Grantland, Weird Short Stories, UFOs and Covid-19 Jul 22, 2020

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Chuck Klosterman showed up to the podcast with two Miller High Lifes in hand, ready to talk about whatever we wanted. We discussed his weird, cool book of short stories Raised In Captivity which is now out now on paperback, Ben Simmons, the NBA bubble, what Covid-19 would have been like 25 years ago, the legacy of Grantland, Bill Simmons, and comparing UFOs and The Shining.

Sign up for Spike's chat with Chuck Klosterman here, and order the book with promo code RTRS for free shipping and a free book here.

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Andrew Yang On The Knicks, Hinkie and America, Plus Ben Simmons Empty Gym Threes Confidence Level Jul 20, 2020

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Former Presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins the Ricky to talk about his life as a Knicks fan, why he gave them up (but not before trading John Starks memories with Spike), Sam Hinkie and The Process, as well as more serious topics like automation, the data dividend project, police violence and fixing the two-party political system. We also discuss Ben Simmons' practice threes and the bubble updates from the Sixers .

Check out Andrew Yang's podcast Yang Speaks here, and his foundation Humanity Forward here.

Sign up for Spike's chat with Chuck Klosterman here, and order the book with promo code RTRS for free shipping and a free book here.

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Shake At The Point, and Larry Hughes On Iverson, LeBron, The Bubble and The Nelly Video Jul 15, 2020

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We discuss the big news out of Orlando, that Ben Simmons has been playing power forward exclusively, and Shake Milton has been the primary point guard, its effects on the team and why it took so long. The former-forever Sixers guard Larry Hughes joins us to talk about life after the NBA, playing with Iverson, playing with LeBron, the Orlando Bubble and the Nelly video for Dilemma. You can hear Larry on the Bleav In Wizards podcast with Matt Modderno.

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Sixers Bubble Update, 7 Years Of Ricky, Hassan Bennett's Story, Mike O'Connor Joins The Ricky Jul 13, 2020

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The Sixers are in The Bubble, and the only people to tell us about it are the Sixers. We discuss the reports from Orlando so far, the seven year anniversary of The Ricky, welcome our newest staff member Mike O'Connor, and talk to Hassan Bennett, a Philadelphia man who was wrongly convicted of murder, spent 13 years in jail, and proved his innocence by acting as his own lawyer.

Follow Hassan on Twitter here, on Instagram here, and get his t-shirts here. Follow Mike O'Connor on Twitter here.

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Sixers Hostage Orlando Over Unders, Tony T and Tommy's Foods, Burnergate Retrospective Jul 09, 2020

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We bet on over/unders for the Sixers entire stay during the Hostage Orlando Playoffs (play the free pool to win $500 on Draft Kings) including starts by Horford, threes by Embiid and Covington vs. Thybulle shooting, Tony T and Tommy from Down The Shore join to talk about their Top 20 foods list and Hoagie quarantine, we discuss the DeSean Jackson situation, the total money raised for the Brotherly Love script, and Joel Embiid's comments about the playoffs.

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Horford and Simmons Speak, It's All Shake, Colangelo Absolved, Zo Joins The Ricky Family Jul 06, 2020

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Al Horford suggests he was hurt, Ben Simmons says he's in great shape and wants more pick and roll, and Bryan Colangelo says he was absolved of wrong-doing. We welcome Alonzo Jones to Team Ricky, sign up for Zo's Corner Three newsletter here. We review Devon Gilfillian's Black Hole Rainbow in the Carl Landry Record Club, discuss trading for Wall or Wiggins, and name music and movies Mt Rushmores.

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Sign up for Spike's chat with Chuck Klosterman here, and order the book with promo code RTRS for free shipping and a free book here.

Simmons And Embiid Healthy, Zhaire Hurt Again, Brotherly Love With Mike's Writing Parnter Patrick Jul 02, 2020

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Brett Brown says that nobody worked out more during quarantine than Joel Embiid. Is this good? Ben Simmons is healthy, and Brown thinks Howard Eskin looks like Forrest Gump. Zhaire Smith goes down with another injury, and we welcome Mike's writing parter Patrick Kang to talk about their TV show script about Ben Simmons and his family, Brotherly Love. Get it here for a $5 charitable donation.

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ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz on The Process, Sixers Bubble Schedule, Assessing Risk, Brett Brown's Future Jun 29, 2020

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The Sixers, whether we like it or not, are going to play more games. We talk about the Sixers bubble schedule, assessing the risk the league faces in doing it, and Joel Embiid's six year anniversary as a Sixer. ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz joins us to talk about covering The Process, Ime Udoka's future, Brett Brown's future, and whether the Sixers can be the sleeper team in Orlando.

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Joel and Josh's Soccer Adventure, Barkley Likes The Sixers Chances, Astros Didn't Cheat Jun 25, 2020

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Charles Barkley thinks that nobody wants to play the Sixers, which would make sense if he's not watched them at all this year. We discuss Barkley's comments, Joel Embiid and Josh Richardson wanting a place to go play soccer, a theory about the Astros cheating that angers Mike, the release of Mike's Brotherly Love Script, and our dads in a reality show.

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Father's Day Special with Howard Eskin and Glenn Levin Jun 22, 2020

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To celebrate Father's Day, the Ricky welcomed the two Ricky dads, Glenn Levin and Howard Eskin, to talk about their sons, the Sixers, dads, what what makes a good Philadelphia sports owner. Also discussed are JJ Redick's comments about Tobias Harris and Jimmy Butler, as well as our Carl Landry Record Club album of the week, Brian Fallon's Local Honey.

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