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Roger bennett book12/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Along with Bennett, the podcast features a rotating slate of current NWSL players as co-hosts. In April 2022, Bennett and Men in Blazers launched The Women's Game, a podcast dedicated to the National Women's Soccer League and the global women's game. The Women's Game īennett has taped films with US Women World Cup winners including Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Crystal Dunn, and Lindsey Horan. In October 2022, Bennett partnered with Tommy Vietor of Crooked Media to produce a six-part podcast series tackling the corruption and human rights controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Episodes featured interviews with cast and crew members, including Tom Hanks, Damian Lewis, and Ron Livingston. ![]() In September 2021, Bennett and HBO announced The Band of Brothers Podcast, a 12-part interview series in honor of the 20th anniversary of Band of Brothers. Airing weekly, each episode featured an interview between Bennett and a member of the cast of Succession discussing the series in anticipation of its third season. In July 2020, Bennett produced and hosted an eight-part podcast series for HBO. Wayne Rooney podcast Īfter Wayne Rooney filmed a Men in Blazers Special with Bennett, the duo went on to tape a regular monthly podcast, The Wayne Rooney Podcast whilst Rooney was in the United States. The series was described as "part love letter to the American game, and part forensic accounting of the nation’s inability to fulfill its dreams in the global game." It reached Number One on iTunes in its debut week. In 2018, Bennett partnered with WNYC to create American Fiasco, a 10-part series that followed the rise and fall of US Soccer's World Cup dreams in 1998, when the American squad believed that after successfully hosting the 1994 tournament, nothing could stop them from going to the next one and winning it all. 2019 had Norwich City F.C., Sheffield United F.C., and Aston Villa F.C. 2018 featured Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Cardiff City F.C., and Fulham F.C. 2017's episodes were Newcastle United F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. In 2017, Bennett launched an annual three-part television series on NBC, entitled ”The Promoted” where he visits the cities of every newly promoted Premier League teams to tell the story of their journey to the Premier League and the culture that surrounds the club. ![]() In 2018, Bennett made a 3-part NBC Sports television story on the history of Liverpool F.C., entitled “In the Shadow of the Kop”. He has created television specials with José Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Steve Kerr, Arsène Wenger, Mauricio Pochettino, Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane, Virgil van Dijk, and Wayne Rooney. ![]() Thanks to the popularity of Men In Blazers, Bennett has been invited by numerous teams to film with their managers and players. The tours were the subject of a "Real Sports" feature on HBO. Live tours Įvery summer, Bennett and Davies tour the nation playing a stream of live tours which bring together footballing loving Americans in a theater setting with guests including Waka Flocka, Sam Darnold, and Julie Ertz. Oshie, Auston Matthews, Ryan O'Reilly, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper, and Victor Hedman. Season two premiered in the spring of 2020 and featured interviews with T.J. The first season featured PK Subban and Alex Ovechkin. In 2019, Men in Blazers debuted Men in Blazers on Ice, where Bennett sat down with NHL stars to talk through their careers and the lessons they have learned along the way. His guests have included Will Ferrell, Laura Linney, DeAndre Hopkins, Killer Mike, Rory McIlroy, Niall Horan, and Alex Morgan.Įmpowered by the popularity of the Men In Blazers football coverage, Bennett and Men In Blazers, along with his production partner, Jonathan Williamson, have gone on to create content on NFL, golf, where they cover the British Open and The Presidents Cup, and the NHL. Bennett interviews a celebrity in the final third of each episode. The show celebrates Premier League storylines week to week. It debuted on 15 September 2014, and is filmed in a studio in the SoHo area of New York City, which Bennett refers to as “The Panic Room.” Regular guests included Matthew McConaughey, John Oliver, Will Ferrell, and bands like The National, HAIM, and Jason Isbell, all of whom came on the show to discuss their footballing passions.Īfter becoming a cult hit on ESPN during the 2014 World Cup, the duo signed with NBCSN to create a weekly half-hour television show "Men in Blazers" which covers the English Premier League. The podcast began on the Grantland network in 2011 and quickly established itself as the most popular football podcast in North America. ![]()
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