The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature. This beauty will be examined through close reads of phrases and lines and passages from fiction and nonfiction that thrills the reader, so much so that he wants to read again and again to replicate that thrill. Each episode will focus on a different theme, such as "The Power of Flashback," "Understatement," "Cats in the Cradle," and "Chills at Will: Origin Story."
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The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature. This beauty will be examined through close reads of phrases and lines and passages from fiction and nonfiction that thrills the reader, so much so that he wants to read again and again to replicate that thrill. Each episode will focus on a different theme, such as "The Power of Flashback," "Understatement," "Cats in the Cradle," and "Chills at Will: Origin Story."
Episode 290 with Adnan Virk, Author of Cinephile, Emmy-Award Winning Broadcaster for MLB Network and More, and Host of 336 Episodes of the Passionate, Fun, and Information-Packed Cinephile Podcast
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36 minutes 35 seconds
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Episode 290 with Adnan Virk, Author of Cinephile, Emmy-Award Winning Broadcaster for MLB Network and More, and Host of 336 Episodes of the Passionate, Fun, and Information-Packed Cinephile Podcast
Notes and Links to Adnan Virk’s Work
Adnan Virk is an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster who is
currently a host on MLB Network, NHL Network, and Amazon Prime
Canada. Virk has been on television since September 2002 and
worked almost nine years at ESPN, where he was a host primarily
on their baseball and college football coverage, while also filling
in on ESPN Radio. Virk’s podcast Cinephile ran for eight years,
totaling 336 episodes from 2016 to 2024. A graduate of Ryerson
University and a Toronto native, Adnan lives with his wife Eamon
and their four boys, Yusuf, Adeen, Shazz, and Maaz, in New Jersey.
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Cinephile Podcast
At about 2:30, Adnan provides background on working with Mango Publishing and the process of seeing the book to publication
At about 4:50, Adnan and Pete reminisce over their struggles and triumphs in high school and college intramurals
At about 5:50, Adnan shares exciting feedback from readers, while sharing some favorite stories of his and talking about
At about 7:00, Adnan shares how his son’s middle name is “Scorsese” and talks about an important “informal quiz” that Adnan’s future took to solidify the relationship
At about 9:00, The two reflect on the death of McCluskey in The Godfather
At about 9:30, The two fanboy over the wondrous Dekalog movie series
At about 13:20, Adnan traces the iconic night where he announced the Best Picture mixup at the 2017 Oscars
At about 16:40, Adnan discusses his interview with Monica Bellucci
At about 18:15, Pete and Adnan share their thoughts on the
At about 19:00, Adnan responds to Pete’s leading question about Scorcese’s Silence and reflects on the “special” movie and unique moviegoing experience
At about 21:50, the two reflect on Mahershala Ali’s profound quote on “experiencing” a movie
At about 22:35, Adnan responds to Pete's questions about formative moviegoing experiences
At about 25:10, the two discuss the wondrous Raging Bull
At about 26:40, Pete asks Adnan what movie he can quote at will
At about 28:00, Adnan reflects on movies he enjoyed when he first saw them and then later changed his opinion
At about 28:50, Adnan mentions Hoffa in riffing on underrated/underappreciated movies
At about 30:00, Adnan talks about his fun in writing a sort of miscellaneous last chapter of Cinephile
At about 31:15, Adnan talks about Big Night and Raging Bull as great “brother” movies
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The Chills at Will Podcast
The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature. This beauty will be examined through close reads of phrases and lines and passages from fiction and nonfiction that thrills the reader, so much so that he wants to read again and again to replicate that thrill. Each episode will focus on a different theme, such as "The Power of Flashback," "Understatement," "Cats in the Cradle," and "Chills at Will: Origin Story."
