Indiana: Hoosiers vs Rudy vs Hard Rain

About this episode

The episode discusses three underdog-themed movies set in Indiana: Hoosiers, Rudy, and Hard Rain.

One nation - underdog. This week we head to the State of Indiana where we pit a movie about an underdog team going for the win, a movie about an underdog football player going for a personal win and a movie about an underdog character trying to win, against each other. If you're sensing a theme - you're right. They're all set in Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Oli Pettigrew

Topics covered

• underdog stories
• Indiana
• sports movies
• personal triumph
• team victory

Keywords

• Indiana
• Hoosiers
• Rudy
• Hard Rain
• underdog
• sports
• film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hoosiers, Rudy, Hard Rain

Places: Indiana

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