362: CAPTIVE AUDIENCE - Uncut Gems (2019)

About this episode

The episode discusses the film Uncut Gems, exploring its themes of gambling and anxiety with guest Jordan Heffernan.

"I made a crazy risk, a gamble. And now it's about to pay off"Get your auction bids ready--this week we're talking about Uncut Gems! With the NBA Finals in full force, we dive back into this Adam Sandler-led, Safdie brothers-directed anxiety attack from 2019. We're joined by friend of the show Jordan Heffernan, who hadn't looked into the opal before this episode.We go through the bets, characters, and gambling debts that make up this movie, highlighting all of the school plays, hired goons, and poisoned fish along the way. So put on your glasses, call Kevin Garnett, and join us for this week's episode! Support our show and become a member of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Tots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have bonus series available to our Patrons, like our White Lotus Special, Party Down, Ted Lasso, Survivor content, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Scott Podcast Company

Guest: Jordan Heffernan

Topics covered

• Uncut Gems
• gambling
• NBA Finals
• film analysis
• anxiety
• characters

Keywords

• Uncut Gems
• Adam Sandler
• Safdie brothers
• gambling
• NBA Finals
• film analysis
• anxiety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Safdie brothers

Books & works: Uncut Gems

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