EPISODE · Mar 21, 2019 · 1H 13M
Episode 147 – 21/03/2019 – Brian Koppelman
from Poker in the Ears · host PokerStars
This week's podcast features an extended interview with Brian Koppelman, co-writer of 'Rounders' and co-creator, showrunner and executive producer of 'Billions'. James is in London, while Joe is in San Jose for the Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. There's a summary of Joe's incredible Day 1 (02:20), and some stories from his recent comedy gigs with Norm Macdonald (09:00), while James has the dates for #SCOOP2019 (11:40) and details of #PrizepoolMadness (12:05). The boys look ahead to four days of live streaming from #EPTSochi on YouTube and Twitch (13:45), before breaking down Season 3 of 'Billions' (19:05), and looking ahead to Season 4 with Brian Koppelman (23:20). Brian also talks about 'Rounders', and its place in poker history, and discusses the prospect of a sequel (34:10). Finally, Sumreet from Toronto attempts to win an #EPTMonteCarlo satellite ticket – while Joe tries to win $$$ for PokerStars players – in a 'Billions'-themed edition of 'Superfan vs Stapes' (55:45). Please rate, review and subscribe to #PokerInTheEars. Next episode: Thursday 4th April 2019.
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This week's podcast features an extended interview with Brian Koppelman, co-writer of 'Rounders' and co-creator, showrunner and executive producer of 'Billions'. James is in London, while Joe is in San Jose for the Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. There's a summary of Joe's incredible Day 1 (02:20), and some stories from his recent comedy gigs with Norm Macdonald (09:00), while James has the dates for #SCOOP2019 (11:40) and details of #PrizepoolMadness (12:05). The boys look ahead to four days of live streaming from #EPTSochi on YouTube and Twitch (13:45), before breaking down Season 3 of 'Billions' (19:05), and looking ahead to Season 4 with Brian Koppelman (23:20). Brian also talks about 'Rounders', and its place in poker history, and discusses the prospect of a sequel (34:10). Finally, Sumreet from Toronto attempts to win an #EPTMonteCarlo satellite ticket – while Joe tries to win $$$ for PokerStars players – in a 'Billions'-themed edition of 'Superfan vs Stapes' (55:45). Please rate, review and subscribe to #PokerInTheEars. Next episode: Thursday 4th April 2019.
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