Cool Runnings
Type: Media
As of November 2026, Cool Runnings has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Pardon My Take (Feb 2026). Used as a cultural reference point while explaining bobsled mechanics and Jamaican bobsled history.
Cool Runnings is a 1993 American sports comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub from a screenplay by Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, and Michael Goldberg, and a story by Siefert and Michael Ritchie. It is loosely based on the debut of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and stars Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba and John Candy. In the film, former Olympian Irving Blitzer (Candy) coaches a novice four-man bobsleigh team from Jamaica, led by sprinter Derice
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Feb 2026 on Pardon My Take |
| Format | Film |
Who talks about Cool Runnings on podcasts?
Cool Runnings came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on Pardon My Take.
What is Cool Runnings mentioned alongside?
Cool Runnings is most often mentioned alongside Switzerland, Maria Zach and House of the Dragon.
Mentioned together: Switzerland, Maria Zach, House of the Dragon, Russia, Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Philadelphia, Panpsychism, Chevy, curling