What is barefoot running? I think you know. But we'll detail all of the ins and outs. Listen and learn!
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Josh and Chuck explore the fascinating and surprisingly controversial world of barefoot running in this episode, tracing how a 2009 book and a Harvard study sparked a movement that challenged everything we thought we knew about running shoes. They dive into the science behind heel striking versus midfoot running, the biomechanics of how our feet are supposedly designed to work, and the very real debate between believers who swear barefoot running eliminates injuries and skeptics who think it's a marketing scam that leaves people injured and sore. It's a wild ride through running history, form, and the question of whether we've been doing it all wrong since the 1970s.
Forrest Gump
1994
2h 22m
★ 8.5
"That's what I learned from Forrest Gump. Oh, really? Was that in Forrest Gump? — Josh references the movie to explain how the leisure running trend started in the 1970s."
— Josh
Freaks and Geeks
1999
★ 8.2
"Martin Star was on Freaks and Geeks and then later on Silicon Valley, right? — Josh mentions Martin Star's appearances on Freaks and Geeks and Silicon Valley."
— Josh
"I'm watching the TV show party down for the third time now. And there's that great episode. — Chuck mentions watching the TV show Party Down and describes an episode featuring Steve Gutenberg's birthday party."
— Chuck
Police Academy
1984
1h 37m
★ 6.7
"Remember in Police Academy, where they wrote dork on Mauser's chest with suntan lotion? — Chuck references a scene from Police Academy while discussing the word 'dork' in barefoot running debates."
— Chuck
Silicon Valley
2014
★ 8.1
"Martin Star was on Freaks and Geeks and then later on Silicon Valley, right? Yes. — Chuck confirms Martin Star's role on Silicon Valley after Freaks and Geeks."
— Chuck
The Usual Suspects
1995
1h 46m
★ 8.2
"I walk like verbal kint at the end of the usual suspects, basically, from the looks of my shoes. — Chuck compares his shoe wear pattern to the character Verbal Kint's walk from the movie."
— Chuck
"Was that after Veronica Mars? Oh, yeah. OK. Yeah, she sort of did a guest starring thing. — Josh and Chuck discuss Kristen Bell's appearance on Party Down after her work on Veronica Mars."
— Josh
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