What was Kevin Costner like as an actor pretending to be an athlete What made them go with Kevin Costner versus others How were the other actors and actresses Which couple BECAME a couple because of this movie How surprised was Ron with the success and longevity of this movie Has anyone ever approached Ron or has he ever thought about a remake How many of the scenes were ad-libbed How did Durham become the team they wanted to use for the movie [... more]

Bull Durham writer Ron Shelton joined the show as the movie turns years old Ron talks about working with Kevin Costner Tim Robbins and others and how the studio originally pushed back at his ideas of the movie Also Adam Dennis talk about the latest from Carolina Panthers training camp the rotation of reps between Sam Darnold Baker Mayfield at quarterback and the latest on Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray's contract regarding his 'independent study ' Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Acclaimed film director and writer Ron Shelton joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new book 'The Church of Baseball' about the making of his baseball classic 'Bull Durham' including the story of how he nearly lost out on landing Kevin Costner as the lead role of Crash Davis how Susan Sarandon landed the role of Annie alongside Tim Robbins' Nuke LaLoosh says why Coster is so believable and relatable in his sports movies reveals how he mined his own professional baseball career for some of Bull Durham's story lines and takes a look into the future and tells Rich what [... more]