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What Next: Why The Blind Side's Narrative Fell Apart
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26 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Last week, retired NFL lineman Michael Oher sued the Tuohy family and revealed a gulf between real life and how he and the family were portrayed in 2009’s The Blind Side.
Guest: Santul Nerkar, reporter on sports and business for the New York Times.
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Guest: Santul Nerkar, reporter on sports and business for the New York Times.
If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work.
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Released:
Aug 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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