Episode 188 - Good Will Hunting

<p>Get ready for some conversations about if you like apples.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia (Megan's trying to pick up a retainer in a job interview) as we're headed to MIT in search of a Fields Medal in Good Will Hunting.  We certainly won't be unoriginal in our 188th episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Matt Damon and if he is the greatest actor of our time</li> <li>The various ways you can interpret the title and if the name of the protagonist ruins it</li> <li>Georgia checks in with which scenes made her cry in this film (it's not a short list)</li> <li>Why is Sean Maguire's freak-out so powerful</li> <li>Who did the studio want to play the Will &amp; Chuckie parts instead of Matt &amp; Ben?</li> <li>Who did Matt &amp; Ben see playing the Sean Maguire role when they wrote it?</li> <li>What practical joke did Damon &amp; Affleck play on the studios to see if they wrote the script</li> <li>Who is the unlikeliest hero of ensuring this film got made with Matt &amp; Ben in the lead roles</li> <li>There's another good coda this week</li> <li>Whether or not Good Will Hunting is the Best Film Ever</li> </ul> <p>Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/BFE'>https://www.patreon.com/BFE</a></p> <p>We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support: </p> <ul><li>Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM</li> <li>Hermes Auslander</li> <li>James DeGuzman</li> <li>Lina Oberholzer</li> <li>Ensign Ian Davies</li> <li>Chris Pedersen </li> <li>Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)</li> <li>Randal Silva</li> <li>The Yeetmeister</li> <li>Nate The Great</li> <li>Rev Bruce</li> <li>Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)</li> <li>Andy Dickson</li> <li>Holly Callen</li> <li>Richard</li> <li>Ryan Kuketz</li> <li>Dirk Diggler</li> <li>Shai Bergerfroind</li> <li>AJ from Nova Scotia</li> <li>Stew from the Stew World Order podcast</li> </ul> <p>Buy some BFE merch at <a href='https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/'>https://my-store-b