Film Room

GREAT LAKELAND: Naniewicz, Chiefs earn big early-season win

Welcome to Film Room Podcast Season 2 Episode 5! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Lakeland football player David Naniewicz joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss his team's big win over Riverside, what it's like being a leader for the Chiefs, what it's like working toward returning the program to prominence, the difference in the team early this season and more.
We also discuss a busy Week 3 in the Lackawanna Football Conference, and look ahead to a big weekend for Week 4.
We also touch on high school girls and boys soccer and girls tennis, including what it was like seeing some star performances last week in both sports.
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KING COLE: West comes up big for North Pocono

Welcome to Film Room Podcast Season 2 Episode 4! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week North Pocono football player Cole West joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss his performance in a win over Pittston Area, what makes this North Pocono team so special, how he balances the three sports he plays, who he would choose with the first pick in a fantasy draft and more.
We also preview the Lackawanna League high school boys and girls soccer seasons, which start Tuesday and Wednesday, discuss girls volleyball, girls tennis and high school football and look ahead to some big Lackawanna Football Conference games in Week 3.
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ON THE TRAIL: Ryon, Lions off to good start

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 3 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Lackawanna Trail football player Isaac Ryon joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss his team's Week 1 game against Tunkhannock, what it's like playing at Lackawanna Trail, how he got started in the sport, growing up in a family full of athletes and more.
We also take a look back at other Week 1 football games and look ahead to Week 2.
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REPEAT CHAMP: Boyanoski claims second straight Simons title

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 2 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Scranton Prep golfer Ben Boyanoski joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss repeating as Bob Simons Classic champion, how he got started in golf, how he stays focused mentally on the course, a funny story of how he became a Cincinnati Bengals fan and much more.
We also touch on other strong golf performances, including Lyla Jones’ repeat title at the Ann Marie Simons Classic, and the opening of the girls tennis season and preview Week 1 of the high school football season.
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SEASON 2 KICKOFF: LFC high school football preview

Welcome to Season 2 of the Film Room Podcast! The 2025-26 sports season is underway, and the high school football season starts next Friday. Hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett are here to preview the season, breaking down each Lackawanna Football Conference division. We also look back at The Times-Tribune offensive and defensive LFC Quarter-Century teams, and the analysis of LIAA football rosters over three decades showing stability. You can listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and, of course, Podbean. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. EDITOR’S NOTE: Apologies about the poor editing of this episode. There is an issue with the Podbean App and its optimization process that we are trying to sort out.

Abington Heights grad Mike Dargatis’ journey from sports to Hollywood

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! In this episode, Joe Baress sits down with Mike Dargatis, a former Abington Heights standout football and basketball player and now an actor. They discuss his high school sports career, his transition to acting, his acting career and much, much more.
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Dargatis was a former Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week as a quarterback and helped lead the Comets to a District 2 Class 4A title in basketball during his senior year at Abington Heights. He moved on to Clarion University to play football before transferring to Wilkes, where he graduated with a degree in communication studies. He then moved to Pittsburgh where he had a job in medical records at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
That's when his career path changed, as he ended up on an A & E show “Those Who Kill” playing a waiter. From there, he knew he wanted to be an actor, and went full force into acting classes and workshops. He was an extra in major Hollywood films, playing a hospital patient in 2015’s “Southpaw” and a protester in 2016’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
He worked on independent films before earning a guest starring role on Investigation Discovery show “Who Killed Jane Doe” in 2018. Then he moved to Los Angeles. Dargatis has starred in many commercials for Walmart, Sling, Experian, Office Depot, DoorDash, August Home, AirBnb, Chase Bank, Wallor Smart Wallet, Mercedes, Lockheed Martin, Forward, VSP, Mazda and Arlo to name a few.
He's worked on films, such as 2021's "The Handler," 2022's "Gasoline Alley," which starred Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa, and 2024's "Saint Nick," among others. He also had a co-starring role in prime-time TV show "Magnum PI" in 2023. His likeness was also used in the popular video game "Spider-Man 2."

21ST CENTURY IN FILM PART II: Breaking down the best movies of the past 25 years

Welcome to a special bonus episode (Part II) of the Film Room Podcast! Host Joe Baress is joined by movie aficionados Rebecca Kivak and Tamara Dunn, founders of the Take 2 movie column/blog, to do a deep dive into the New York Times' 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, and share their Top 10 movies of the past 25 years.
 
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21ST CENTURY IN FILM PART I: Breaking down the best movies of the past 25 years

Welcome to a special bonus episode (Part I) of the Film Room Podcast! Host Joe Baress is joined by movie aficionados Rebecca Kivak and Tamara Dunn, founders of the Take 2 movie column/blog, to do a deep dive into the New York Times' 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, and share their Top 10 movies of the past 25 years.
 
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ANSWER THE CALL: Valley View star stellar in Cougars’ run to state title

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! In Episode 43, The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Valley View star softball player Abbi Call joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss her team’s state title victory, playing through injury, her decision to commit to Clemson, what this Valley View team meant to her and more.
We also wrap up the end of the high school sports season, discussing the Abington Heights girls lacrosse team that made it to the state semifinals and the incredible seasons area girls teams and athletes had in the 2024-25 school year. We also touch on Riverside star football player Tavian Branch committing to Rutgers.
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GOING FOR GOLD: Valley View softball state title game preview

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast for a bonus episode! Host Joe Baress is joined by beat writer Scott Walsh to preview Thursday's PIAA Class 4A softball championship game between District 2 champion Valley View and District 3 champion Kennard-Dale. We take a look back at the Cougars' season, talk about the key moments and players who got Valley View this far and break down the championship game. If you need something to listen to before the game or on the drive down to Penn State, we've got you covered.
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