MCU Casting Ideas, Adam Sandler as a Great, and the Movie Nope

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Blaine, Adam, and Donovan award the Listener of the Week, who takes the team into being international (2:30)! Then the group has very specific ideas on how to cast Wolverine in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe adventures -- and it doesn't involve Taron Egerton (3:54).</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Natalie joins the crew and the four hosts discuss <a href= "https://thealabamatake.com/2022/07/30/adam-sandler-isnt-just-good-hes-one-of-the-best-to-ever-do-it/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-type="post" data-id= "7736">the recent piece</a> by head writer Patrick Akers which posits that Adam Sandler is one of the greatest (8:31). Is he? And what's his best performance? And here's <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0_s-FPiGN4" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">the video referenced</a> in the talk of Sandler's very early MTV days, pre-<em>SNL</em>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>After a break, Donovan and Blaine dissect the many threads of the new Jordan Peele film <em>Nope</em> (32:50). The podcast episode of <em>Where's the Line?</em> mentioned in that discussion can be found <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/charla-nash-chimp-attack/id1367493684?i=1000408074453" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here on Apple</a> and <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Yvz2jj7qCOpgEEWZ4o9n1?si=140301b68a234351" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here in Spotify</a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>As with every episode, listeners can find it in any podcast app, including Spotify, or listen with the embedded player above.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>The podcast <em>Taking It Down</em> releases weekly on Tuesday mornings. Check out the site TheAlabamaTake.com for a lot more, including the online shop where you can find all kinds of shirts, mugs, and bags with many different shows logos!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></