How Much Winning Is Too Much? Episode 87

About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of fandom and the reasons behind our attachment to sports teams through various essays and critiques.

An extremely #RichPeopleProblems issue leads to a deeper understanding of why we watch our favourite teams. My essay on fandom and forgetting: https://karachikhatmal.com/the-i-who-becomes-a-we-the-importance-of-forgetting-to-fandom F1 creator on why NBA content > other sports: https://ideefixe.co/p/the-creator-paradox-why-f1-and-tennis Game of Zones: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoqDIJHlyN3NIPW9D37rQEceGNZEiRmMX Essay criticising Uncut Gems 'facile cruelty': https://www.theringer.com/2025/10/31/movies/uncut-gems-review-best-movies-21st-century Essay on why Uncut Gems is a great movie about watching sports: https://unnamedtemporarysportsblog.com/uncut-gems-is-the-first-great-movie-about-watching-sports/ Essay on why Adam Sandler's character is like our favourite sports team: https://www.sbnation.com/2019/12/24/21028750/uncut-gems-review-sports-movie-adam-sandler Follow us on Youtube !

People in this episode

Host: Ahmer Naqvi

Topics covered

• fandom
• sports
• winning
• team loyalty
• cinema
• cultural critique

Keywords

• fandom
• sports
• Uncut Gems
• NBA
• F1
• Game of Zones
• cultural critique
• team loyalty
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: F1, NBA, Game of Zones, Karachi Khatmal, Ideefixe, SB Nation, The Ringer

Books & works: Uncut Gems

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