Summary: <div>This week we speak to producer William Horberg about <em>The Queen’s Gambit</em>, one of the most watched Netflix productions of the year. We talk to William about how the show came to be, compliments and critiques of the show, the show’s anti-cold war politics, and why it has been such a success.<br> <br> </div> <div>We also have Choice Words about the NFL’s handling of coronavirus and the curious case of an NFL game that was played on a Wednesday afternoon. In addition, we have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards to the new Houston Rocket John Wall who will always be remembered as a Washington Wizard, and Wizard General Manager Tommy Sheppard who mishandled the Wall trade. All this and more on this week’s show!<br> <br> </div> <div> <strong>William Horberg<br> </strong>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamHorberg">@WilliamHorberg</a><br> <a href="https://in.style.yahoo.com/focused-making-chess-cinematic-queen-103514966.html">Yahoo Style: We focused on making chess cinematic<br> </a><br> </div> <div> <strong>Zirin<br> </strong><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/baltimore-ravens-covid/">The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale<br> </a><br> </div> <div> <em>Subscribe to</em> The Nation<em> to support all of our podcasts: </em><a href="http://thenation.com/podcastsubscribe"><em><a href="http://thenation.com/podcastsubscribe">thenation.com/podcastsubscribe</a></em></a><em>.<br> </em><br> </div> Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
