
A podcast where two guys fill the gaps in their pop-culture knowledge by watching classic movies that they haven't seen before.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 88 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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| Categories | TV & FilmFilm Reviews | ||||

We move into the eighth inning of our baseball season. This time, Dan and Lex follow a coulda-been-a-contender pitcher in 2002’s The Rookie. Hot topics include Disney movie formulas, offscreen plot developments, and how this is basically two movies i... more
Back from our checks scores fifth-inning stretch, our baseball season continues! This time, rookie freshman Lex Friedman is taken under the wing of (very!) veteran Dan Moren in 2016’s Everybody Wants Some!! Hot topics include repercussions (or the la... more
As we hit the middle of our tenth season, Lex journeys to Dan’s hometown for a momentous historical baseball event with a so-so love story in 2005’s Fever Pitch. Hot topics include an unlikeable lead, when the sport overshadows the story, and missing... more
It’s the top of the fourth, and grizzled veteran catcher Dan Moren is trying to corral wild pitcher Lex “Wild Thing” Friedman as they watch 1989’s Major League. Hot topics include a terrible romance based on stalking, a surprising lack of comedy, and... more
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I’m going to need you guys to go back and talk about F9 and FX because I think we deserve that.
I’ve seen most of these movies, but getting to listen to one or both of the hosts discover these films for the first time is a delightful take on a movie podcast. It’s super fun!
Quoting my tweets (@dejus): "I like to catch up on podcasts from the beginning; currently in the 1st season of @notplayingcast with @lexfri & @dmoren. Great stuff."
And: "I started out listening to just the episodes about movies I’ve seen, but I’m enjoying it so much I went back and added all the others."
great to hear a first look at old favourite films
…you must make the capsule episodes 3-4 minutes longer to make it exactly the same length as my walk into work or I’m unsubscribing.
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Apple Podcasts | #250 |
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Not Playing launched 12 years ago and published 88 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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