Coach Beard’s Book Club - A Ted Lasso Podcast

15. Prince of Tides

Welcome Back Greyhounds! We're excited to bring you this month's episode on the book that Dr. Sharon Fieldstone claimed as her favorite. We contemplate why this is her favorite and then dive into the parallels between the book and the show. We discuss the role of mothers, family secrets, and trauma. Then we draw parallels between Ted and Tom in terms of avoidance in relationships and grief. Finally we talk about the struggle to grieve and how it manifests in both private and public spheres of our lives.
 

14. Hamilton (w/Richmond Til We Die)

Welcome Back Greyhounds! We hope you enjoy this episode in which we discuss the Broadway Musical and Disney+ movie, Hamilton, with special guests Brett and Marisa from one of our favorite Ted Lasso podcasts, Richmond Til We Die!
We covered a variety of topics including color-conscious casting, intertextuality, and Ted as a series of contradictions and how he is both Hamilton and Burr! Then we play a game in which we cast the actors and characters from Ted Lasso in the different roles of Hamilton. We are particularly grateful for the insights that both Brett and Marisa brought to our conversation this time around!

Bonus: Interview with Professor Scott Henderson

Join Michaela and Andrea as they speak with Dr. Scott Henderson, professor at Furman University in South Carolina. They discuss Henderson's queer reading of Johnny Tremain and connect it to the themes and characters in Ted Lasso. While Dr. Henderson had yet to watch Ted Lasso as of the recording of this interview, we know he'll love what's out there so far. And we hope to have him back after season three when our Colin predictions comes true!!! Enjoy!

13. Johnny Tremain

Welcome back to Coach Beard's Book Club. This month we read Johnny Tremain, the book that young Ted's father read for him when he was just a kid. It helped him ace the test he had that day when his dad told him the story of it on the way to school.
We each read it and all came to the discussion with different readings on the book. Topics include: the importance of location, tackling trauma, anti-climaxes, a queer reading of characters, and the importance of true friendships.

Bonus: Season 3 Predictions (hosted by Peanut Butter and Biscuits)

This past week one of our favorite Ted Lasso podcasts, Peanut Butter and Biscuits hosted by Jeremy and Craig, decided to do an “Avengers Assemble” style episode where they discussed their excitement and predictions for season three of Ted Lasso.
They invited hosts from various Ted Lasso podcasts and were joined by Kenny from LassoCast, Tori from They’re Soulmates, Mark from Med Lasso, and our very own Coach Beard’s Book Club hosts, Andrea and Marita.
 

12. Entangled Life

We all loved this month's book, Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake. Using Marita's science background, Andrea's sci-fi background, Michaela's interest in the magical side of mushrooms, and Bex's newfound obsession with the zombie fungus, we cover so many different angles of how this book connects with Ted Lasso.
We hope you enjoy our discussion as much as we enjoyed this book. And let us know if you can think of any other parallels between this book and our favorite show!

11. The Princess Bride

 
In season 2, episode 5 - Rainbow, Roy brings Isaac to play some pickup football in his childhood neighborhood. Afterward Ted tries to convince Roy to come back to Richmond as a coach. He uses a bunch of different references from various rom-coms until eventually Roy tells him to F*ck off. As Roy walks away, Ted shouts after him, “As you wish.” The same line that Westley uses with Buttercup in The Princess Bride.
Just like with Bridget Jones's Dairy... oops, we mean Diary - we decided we had to take this one line and make a full episode out of it! Besides, Michaela had never seen the movie and that had to be remedied.
Enjoy our discussion of the ways in which the film (and the book) connect with our favorite Richmond players, coaches, staff, and ownership!

10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (w/Peanut Butter and Biscuits)

This month we welcome two more special guests, Jeremy and Craig from Peanut Butter and Biscuits! If you are not familiar with their podcast, you should definitely check it out.
Jeremy and Craig held a poll in their facebook group, and members voted for us to cover Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. So that's what we did!
What's one book from Ted Lasso that you'd love to see us cover in the future? Let us know! You can connect with us on Twitter @beardsbookclub or send us an email at coachbeardsbookclub@gmail.com

9. Frozen (w/Kenny Madison of Lasso Cast)

We love our movie nights around here! This month Kenny Madison (one of the co-hosts of Lasso Cast) joins us to discuss Disney's Frozen. We cover themes that the film and the show share, character parallels, and so much more. We even play a little game of "who said it" Frozen/Ted Lasso edition!
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8. Bridget Jones’s Diary

Bridget Jones's Dairy... er... we mean Diary made a puntastic appearance in season 1, episode 8, "The Diamond Dogs" when Ted was cracking puns about the Milk Sisters.
Was there anything more to mentioning this title, besides a good pun? We wanted to find out. So we read the book and had a little chat about it. While the book frustrated most of us, we were all able to find some way in which we could relate it to something about Ted Lasso.
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Email us at coachbeardsbookclub@gmail.com