{"podcast":{"title":"BACK 2 THE BALCONY","slug":"back-2-the-balcony-6737186","podcast_index_feed_id":6737186,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/backtothebalcony/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/backtothebalcony","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/backtothebalcony/20231231_031229_c49af6b3049b36e6b9306c12ed2e9427.jpg","author":"Antonio Palacios and Justin Henson","episode_count":124,"summary":"Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert - two titans of cinematic review. Sometimes right, sometimes wrong - but always captivating. Your hosts Antonio Palacios (host of THE CULTWORTHY CINEMA PODACST) and Justin Henson ( host of THE MOVIE WIRE PODCAST) - are here to take you BACK TO THE BALCONY!! Each week we will discuss a film from the 70's, 80's and 90's in order to determine where we stand with the critique of this infamous television duo. Be sure to tune in each week - don't forget to like, rate and subscribe to our show! Visit THE CULTWORTHY: https://thecultworthy.com/ Visit THE MOVIE WIRE: https://www.themoviewire.com/","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186"},"episode":{"title":"BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#111- HOOP DREAMS!","slug":"back-2-the-balcony-ep-111-hoop-dreams","published_at":"2026-02-27T18:42:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/back-2-the-balcony-ep-111-hoop-dreams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/backtothebalcony/2587309","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/242831/2587309/backtothebalcony/2026_02_27_18_42_37_268f5a30-a9cc-455e-a9ae-4096c0c2414f.mp3","summary":"This week on the show - we are covering the film HOOP DREAMS with special guest: MICHAEL BURGETT of the SCREEN NERDS PODCAST! Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony SCREEN NERDS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/screen-nerds-podcast/id1489559689","meta_description":"This week on the show - we are covering the film HOOP DREAMS with special guest: MICHAEL BURGETT of the SCREEN NERDS PODCAST! Every school day, African-Am…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3670,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/episodes/back-2-the-balcony-ep-111-hoop-dreams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/back-2-the-balcony-ep-111-hoop-dreams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}