193: ESPN 30 for 30

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ESPN’s 30 for 30 broke the formula of sports documentaries by enlisting independent filmmakers. Now the series celebrates its 15th anniversary. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers recently moderated a live conversation at the DGA Theater in New York City to look at three new 30 for 30 titles. We hear from: - The Luckiest Guy in the World director Steve James and producer Marquis Daisy - Minister of Defense directors Ken Rodgers and Courtland Bragg - The Great Heisman Race of 1997 producer Carolyn Hepburn - ESPN Films executive producer Marsha Cooke Subscribe to our Substack newsletter Doc Voices. On Instagram: @purenonfiction @thompowers1