The Last Dance Aftershow Sam Fragoso and David Villar

On the final B-side of the Last Dance Aftershow, Sam and David are joined by former Bulls player and coach, Bill Cartwright, and media critic and writer, Bryan Curtis (The Ringer, The Press Box). Bill and the guys discuss player awareness of their circumstances, honoring contracts, who he modeled his game after, his perspective on the Pippen injury, misconceptions from the documentary, the power of the “Triangle,”the mindset of the ’94 Bulls, coaching the Worm and much more. Then they talk with Bryan about the double standard of Jordan. the pandemic effect on the documentary, Last Dance misfires, where do we go from here, random Luc Longley stories and more. Finally, the guys give their closing thoughts.

On the A-side of The Last Dance Aftershow, David and Sam are joined by Heidi Gardner (Saturday Night Live, Life of the Party) and Morgan Murphy (Modern Family, Roseanne, The Comedians of Comedy) to discuss Jordan’s “sociopathy,” Utah food poisoning conspiracies, how the Bulls would have survived in the age of social media, questionable music and fashion choices, the magnetism of Steve Kerr, Jerry Krause finally getting some love, sports life in a post “Last Dance” world and more. 

As we enter the home-stretch of The Last Dance, we called on some of our favorite working documentarians: Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters) and Bill & Turner Ross (Contemporary Color, Western). Each devout basketball fans, the three filmmakers share how their own personal histories entwine with Michael Jordan and the Bulls.
Plus– we discuss Jordan's complicated relationship with Chicago, the nuts and bolts of making a modern documentary, the power struggle between subject and filmmaker, and the future of the format, especially in the age of the Netflix multi-episode docuseries.

On the A-side of The Last Dance Aftershow, David and Sam are joined by the director of The Last Dance, Jason Hehir, as well as professor and writer, Dr. Todd Boyd. Jason and the guys discuss making the documentary in the time of COVID, Jerry Krause’s portrayal, gaining the trust of Jordan, the absence of Jordan’s ex-wife in the movie and what he learned from making the documentary. Then, Dr. Boyd discusses the process of becoming an interview subject for the documentary, his reaction to the Harvey Gantt situation, the difference of politics and race between black and white athletes, Jason Whitlock’s criticism of black athletes, his history with the Association, the Bulls vs. Rockets and more. 

On the B-side of The Last Dance Aftershow, Sam and David call up Pulitzer Prize winning writer and critic-at-large for the New York Times, Wesley Morris! They talk about Jordan’s tepid endorsement of Harvey Gantt, the infamous Republicans buy sneakers, too line, who the NBA mustache GOAT is, Jordan and Spike Lee’s relationship, nostalgia for Adrian Lyne pictures, and the future of sports movies. Plus- Wesley reveals which athlete would make for the next great actor. 
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Sam and David sit down with famed sportswriter Sam Smith (The Chicago Tribune, NBA.com) to go behind-the-scenes of episodes 5 and 6 of The Last Dance documentary. They talk about his decades-long relationship with Jordan and the Bulls as a beat reporter; the mixed reception around the release of The Jordan Rules; Horace Grant's role in his reporting; why MJ, Scottie and Phil couldn't get Jerry Krause fired, and more.
Plus- Sam makes the case for why the Bulls won exactly as many title as they probably could have.