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In this episode, Film Inquiry's Shawn Glinis, Arlin Golden, and Soham Gadre are joined by special guest Ryan Gleeson, a Chicago-based documentary filmmaker. We talk about how different documentary filmmakers, from Steve James to Ken Burns to Asif Kapadia, would have directed The Last Dance, the Indiana Pacers putting a scare into the Bulls for the first time, and the doc's use of footage and interviews.

Film Inquiry's Shawn Glinis and Arlin Golden are joined by award-winning Chicago-based documentary filmmaker Brian Gersten. They talk about the merits of "The Last Dance" as a fascinating document, the film's mix of new and old information, the good and bad of Jason Hehir's directing, and Jordan's reputation as a "Bad Guy".

Film Inquiry's Shawn Glinis, Arlin Golden, and Soham Gadre are joined by special guest, JD Amato. Keeping with the nature of Episodes V and VI, this podcast is more "stream of consciousness", diving into a multitude of topics leading into other topics. We touch on The Knicks v Bulls rivalry, JD's history of being a Bulls fan, Arlin's little rendezvous to MJ's mansion, and what it means to be Michael Jordan.    

Film Inquiry's Shawn Glinis, Arlin Golden, and Soham Gadre are joined by special guest, Eric Marsh (@marshlands), filmmaker and professor at DePaul University. They discuss Dennis Rodman's career and crazy exploits, the problems with centering the documentary on Michael Jordan rather than the team as a whole, Phil Jackson's legacy, and the Bulls place in a 90's era that saw the NBA under David Stern build the foundation to become a global enterprise.

This is SIX RINGS, Presented by Film Inquiry, a six-episode podcast recapping ESPN's "The Last Dance", a 10-part docuseries on the legacy of Michael Jordan and the 1990's Chicago Bulls Dynasty. Shawn Glinis, Arlin Golden, and Soham Gadre discuss Episodes 1 & 2 of ESPN's docuseries "The Last Dance". They touch on several topics including Michael Jordan's legacy, what it was like to watch the Bulls dynasty, Scottie Pippen's salary, Jerry Kraus being an idiot, and how the docuseries stacks up to OJ: Made in America.