For the debut episode of their new sport and film podcast, Adam Kempenaar and University of Iowa Journalism and Mass Communication colleague Travis Vogan, PhD, are joined by scholar Seán Crosson, PhD, to discuss Harold Lloyd’s 1925 silent comedy The Freshman. Together, they explore the massive box-office hit’s treatment of masculinity and football, and how the film helped shape the underdog and American Dream narratives that remain central to the genre a century later.

Next Episode:

–Hoop Dreams with Samantha Noelle Sheppard, PhD, Cornell University

Links:

–Email the show at fos@filmspotting.net.

–Learn more about Seán Crosson

–Sport in European Cinema

–Sport and Film (2nd Edition)

Theme Music:

–King of the Corpse Flowers by Oxykitten | Spotify

For the debut episode of their new sport and film podcast, Adam Kempenaar and University of Iowa Journalism and Mass Communication colleague Travis Vogan, PhD, are joined by scholar Se&aacute;n Crosson, PhD, to discuss Harold Lloyd&rsquo;s 1925 silent comedy The Freshman. Together, they explore the massive box-office hit&rsquo;s treatment of masculinity and football, and how the film helped shape the underdog and American Dream narratives that remain central to the genre a century later.
Next Episode:
&ndash;Hoop Dreams with Samantha Noelle Sheppard, PhD, Cornell University
Links:
&ndash;Email the show at <a href="mailto:fos@filmspotting.net">fos@filmspotting.net</a>.
&ndash;Learn more about <a href="https://research.universityofgalway.ie/en/persons/se%C3%A1n-crosson/">Se&aacute;n Crosson</a>
&ndash;<a href="https://sportandfilm.eu/">Sport in European Cinema</a>
&ndash;<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Sport-and-Film/Crosson/p/book/9781032294803">Sport and Film (2nd Edition)</a>
Theme Music:
&ndash;King of the Corpse Flowers by Oxykitten | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tSTBObVBSHlIBxULaiYJe?si=h7H6dGQdQpSVpjjFaBbxSw">Spotify</a>

Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).

New and classic movie reviews and top 5 lists.

Filmspotting

The Freshman (1925) with Sean Crosson | Field of Scenes

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3c844c5d-a0e6-4f9e-8bea-b4d7001e1e12/transcript