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đź•Ž It’s 2003, and a team of Hebrew school basketball players think they’ve found the ghost of Judah Maccabee in a random guy living in a van. Â
It’s time once again to think about the Seleucid Empire as we watch a Disney Channel Original Hanukkah Movie very loosely based on the true story of former college basketball star Lamont Carr and a yeshiva’s struggling team looking for a leader. Â
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🎙 Guests: ÂApril Ryley (@where2nextapril, @thefancygeologist). Â
J.W. Friedman (I Don’t Even Own a Television). Â
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đź’¬ Topics & Tangents: Â1. “Full-Court Miracle” on Disney+. Â
2. Lamont Carr’s obituary in Virginia Magazine, 2017. Â
3. Psychocandy, an experimental pop duo of Cassie Steele (Julie) and Jase Blankfort (Stick). Â
4. UVA’s Athletics website circa 2003. Â
5. Alex’s prized Dr. J basketball card isn’t even a rookie card and isn’t that valuable. Â
6. “Jewball,” a novel featuring the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association basketball team.  Â
7. Sadly, the only upload I could find of the hip-hop cover of the Dreidel song is a smartphone recording of a TV playing this movie. Â
8. This basketball movie’s NBA star cameo is provided by Jerome Williams. Â
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đź“Ľ Commercial Break: ÂMicrosoft Encarta Commercial, 1995. Â
Returning Student, a 40-year-old’s journey to finish the college degree he never got. Â
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“Full-Court Miracle” © 2003 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Â
Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. Â
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
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