‘Billions,’ ‘Rounders,’ and Andre the Giant With Brian Koppelman (Ep. 343)
‘Billions,’ ‘Rounders,’ and Andre the Giant With Brian Koppelman (Ep. 343)
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HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by ‘Billions’ co-creator Brian Koppelman to discuss the rewatchability of ‘Rounders’ (05:30), which ‘Billions’ character gets mentioned the most in real life (13:45), the show resonating with rappers and NBA players (1:04:00), and finding a way to make it entertaining without being campy (1:11:15). Then they discuss HBO’s upcoming documentary ‘Andre the Giant’ (1:24:50).