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Jun 2023
1h 21m

‘Blood Diamond’ With Bill Simmons and Ch...

The Ringer
About this episode

It’s not bling-bling, it's bling-bang when The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan revisit the 2006 political action thriller 'Blood Diamond,’ starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, and Jennifer Connelly.


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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