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‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey are compelled by some indescribable force to rewatch Steven Spielberg’s 1977 spectacle Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck 
Video Producers: Ronak Nair and Jack Sanders

Bill Simmons is the founder and managing director of The Ringer, which he launched in 2016. He hosts ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ and ‘The Rewatchables,’ and also serves as head of podcast innovation and monetization for Spotify.

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