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Dec 2021
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Catching Up With Ben Affleck. Plus the N...

The Ringer
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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by NFL Network’s Peter Schrager to discuss the drastic rise in COVID-19 cases around the NFL as well as the Jaguars parting ways with head coach Urban Meyer (7:39), before making the Million-Dollar Picks for NFL Week 15 (24:56). Then Bill talks with actor-director Ben Affleck about the Patriots, Ben’s friendship with Tom Brady, some of Affleck’s favorite films, tabloids, parenting, his new film ‘The Tender Bar,’ and more (48:28).


Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Ben Affleck and Peter Schrager

Producer: Kyle Crichton

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