TMP251 JUDE ACERS, DEREK BRIDGES, & BAYLEE BADAWY: CHECK MATES
Troubled Men Podcast
English - October 12, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Comedy troubledmen troubledmenpodcast mannychevrolet neworleans comedy renecoman music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
With the documentary chronicling chess icon Jude Acers, “The Man in the Red Beret,” making the film festival circuit, filmmaker Derek Bridges and Chess Cave founder Baylee Badawy trace Jude’s epic life from orphan to world record holder and chess promo giant. His World Chess Table on Decatur St. is instantly recognizable to locals and tourists, and attracts celebrities like Jamie Foxx to challenge him. Tonight Jude puts the Troubled Men in check.
Topics include a film crew, romantic words, the saltwater wedge, government failures, the RBG postage stamp, a bear attack, soundtrack options, a PBB&J sandwich, playing Bobby Fischer to a draw, a 12-year shoot, a rockumentary, the HNOC, a runaway, the N.O. Jazz Museum, introduction to chess, finding a tribe, night owls, Charlie Watts, Paul Morphy’s grave, chess boxing, a monument, a Greyhound bus station, fellowship, a monster promo effort, “On the Road,” two nurses on a bus, a monetary promise, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, a blindfolded match, future plans, advice to the nation, and much more.
Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman
Break Music: "The First Kiss Is Free" from "Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart" by the Iguanas
Outro Music: "Factory For Stars" from "Hope Is Not For The Weak" by the Geraniums
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