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Send us Fan Mail Beyond The White Shadow: Pitching Our Next Rewatch Carlos and Joe chat about Minnesota’s summer heat and the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, then pivot to sports, with Joe saying he likes a Timberwolves trade that could bring in LaMelo Ball to relieve pressure on Edwards despite sadness over Naz Reid leaving, and both dismissing LeBron-to-Minnesota as unlikely. They then discuss...

Send us Fan Mail The White Shadow Season 1 Wrap: Mainstreaming, Abner Goldstein, and “LaGrande Finale” Joe and Carlos discuss Minnesota summer, then recap three Season 1 episodes of The White Shadow. In “Mainstream,” Coach Ken Reeves works with an autistic student being mainstreamed around the basketball team, including a peanut mascot costume gag, an ambiguous ending about whether the student sco...

Send us Fan Mail Episodes Covered: Spare the Rod & The Great White Dope (The White Shadow)  Hosts: Joe Riley & Carlos Figueroa Episode Summary: Welcome back to Carver High! This week on Forgotten Television , Joe and Carlos kick things off with a special "dobrodošli" (welcome) to their listeners tuning in from Slovenia. The hosts then dive into two very distinct episodes of The W...

Send us Fan Mail Carlos and Joe discuss their podcast’s growing international audience (including Germany and Mexico), invite listener mail, and tease upcoming listener gifts. They recap The White Shadow episodes “Air Ball” and the Las Vegas tournament episode, focusing on the team’s first airplane trip, dated-but-realistic airport details (flight insurance kiosks, no ID checks, leaving bags unatt...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of The Forgotten Television Podcast , Carlos and Joe continue their deep dive into the first season of the classic series The White Shadow . The hosts agree that the show is really hitting its stride as they break down three surprisingly progressive episodes from the late 1970s: "Wanna Bet?", "That Old Gang of Mine", and "One of...

Send us Fan Mail The White Shadow Talk: Coolidge’s Recruiter, Reese’s Pregnancy Scare, and Listener Outreach Joe and Carlos open with small talk about May weather, thank Portuguese-speaking Brazilian listeners, and invite audience interaction via a new Buzzsprout fan mail button, including suggestions for what show to cover after The White Shadow.  They correct a prior mistake: Dr. Evelyn Crawford...

Send us Fan Mail Flashback Focus: The White Shadow's Forgotten Gems Carlos and Joe open with a recap of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ playoff exit, attributing it to being worn down, tough matchup issues (including Wembanyama), limited Edwards, and a sharp drop in paint attempts, then discuss offseason uncertainty around Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid, and how to better surround Antho...

Send us Fan Mail Carlos Figueroa and co-host Joe Riley introduce the Forgotten Television podcast, where they revisit beloved but overlooked childhood TV shows, starting with The White Shadow . They share their St. Louis Park, Minnesota background, youth sports history, and careers (Carlos, an attorney and writer/podcaster; Joe in publishing), and connect the series to their love of basketball. Th...

Send us Fan Mail Carlos Figueroa and co-host Joe Riley open the Forgotten Television podcast with a Minnesota Timberwolves playoff update: the Wolves beat the Nuggets 4-2 despite injuries to Anthony Edwards and Dante DiVincenzo, highlighted by Ayo Dosunmu’s 43-point game, then face San Antonio and fall behind 2-1 as Edwards returns in limited action and Victor Wembanyama has a big game. They trade...