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42\nIn 1946, Branch Rickey, legendary general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, defies major league baseball's notorious color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson to the team. The heroic act puts both Rickey and Robinson in the firing line of the public, the press and other players. Facing open racism from all sides, Robinson demonstrates true courage and admirable restraint by not reacting in kind and lets his undeniable talent silence the critics for him.\n\nCraig is joined by guest co-host Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on twitter) and guest Brandon Ushio (@fandomcast also on twitter) as they discuss racism, character actor Harrison Ford, schools during the pandemic and the movie \u201c42\u201d on this week\u2019s Matinee Heroes\n\nThis week's episode is sponsored by Matinee Heroes presents CastOFF!\n\nLast week, Richard Jensen redeemed himself by defeating Joey Jones in Game 2 of the CastOFF playoffs to secure his position into the next round.\n\nThis Tuesday November 17th at 9pmEst 6pmPST playoff veterans Tracy Mangum and Steve Kondrick recast a movie that\u2019s music to everyone\u2019s ears \u2013 Pitch Perfect.\n\nSee who will win this 16-person, single-elimination tournament to name the best Caster on the internet. Go to twitch.tv/matineeheroes or matineeheroes.com/castoff to subscribe to the video stream.\n\nShow Notes\n\n\n \t\n1:00\nCraig, Brendan and guest Brandon Ushio discuss when The Fandom Podcast will return. SPOILER: Very Soon!!\n \t\n13:18\nCraig, Brendan and Brandon discuss "42"\n \t\n32:14\nRecasting\n \t\n1:06:30\nDouble Feature\n \t\n1:11:20\nFinal Thoughts\n \t\n1:17:40\nA preview of next week's episode "Young Sherlock Holmes"\n\n\n\n\nNext week, Craig, Alan and James Owen look back at an unsung 80's classic "Young Sherlock Holmes"