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Sixers Mania, the Masters, ‘WrestleMania 34,’ and Making ‘Andre the Giant’

Discussing the making of the new HBO documentary and more

By Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to mull over the surprising success of the Philadelphia 76ers (03:30), Patrick Reed’s win in Augusta (15:00), and WrestleMania 34 (21:00). Then, Bill and Sean Fennessey sit down with Andre the Giant director Jason Hehir to discuss meeting with Vince McMahon (41:15), how important editing is to a documentary (01:07:45), Andre’s sex life (01:15:00), interviewing Robin Wright (01:35:00), the use of narrators in documentaries (01:40:00), and more.

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