581 episodes
Hang Up and Listen Slate Podcasts
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4.6 • 969 Ratings
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A weekly sports discussion from Slate. Hang Up and Listen features Slate sports editor Josh Levin, writer Stefan Fatsis (author of A Few Seconds of Panic), Slate writer and Slow Burn host Joel Anderson, and a selection of interesting guests from around the sports world.
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Caitlin Clark vs. Sexism
In this week’s Hang Up and Listen bonus episode, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Caitlin Clark getting picked No. 1 in the WNBA draft, getting her own signature shoe from Nike, and facing down a sexist comment from the Indianapolis Star’s Gregg Doyel.
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The Huge NBA Gambling Scandal
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by writer Tom Haberstroh to discuss Jontay Porter’s lifetime ban from the NBA for gambling. The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh also joins to talk about the scourge of pitcher injuries in Major League Baseball and what MLB should do to get the crisis under control.
Jontay Porter (2:51): What his ban augurs for the future of pro sports and betting.
Pitcher injuries (26:17): What is MLB doing about them? Is it too late?
Afterball (47:02): Stefan on why the Ivy League’s best basketball players are transferring.
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Shohei Ohtani is Vindicated
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin, discuss the details of Shohei Ohtani’s former translator’s illegal sports betting case and how the media misjudged it.
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The Meaning of O.J. Simpson
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin, discuss the death of O.J. Simpson and everything his life and his murder trial dredged up. They’re also joined by Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports for a breakdown of the NBA playoffs.
O.J. Simpson's legacy (2:05): Reckoning with the meaning of O.J.
NBA Playoffs (23:45): Breaking down the upcoming playoff picture.
Afterball (41:42): Joel on O.J. Simpson’s long and not so successful sportscasting career.
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UConn Is a Dynasty
In this week’s Hang Up and Listen bonus episode, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss UConn’s win over Purdue in the men’s NCAA tournament final and how the Huskies have built a college basketball dynasty.
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A Transcendent Women's Tourney
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Chantel Jennings to talk about South Carolina’s victory over Iowa. They also ponder Caitlin Clark’s WNBA future, John Calipari’s reported move to Arkansas, and Tennessee’s decision to move beyond the Pat Summitt coaching tree. Finally, Sam Koppelman joins to discuss Hunterbrook Media’s new report on Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia’s mortgage company and how Hunterbrook is trying to use journalism to make money in the stock market.
South Carolina-Iowa (1:42): How the Gamecocks took down the Hawkeyes.
Caitlin Clark and big coaching moves (14:45): How will the Iowa star perform in the pros? And what’s next for the Kentucky men’s and Tennessee women’s basketball programs?
Ishbia (34:26): Breaking down a new story on the NBA and mortgage lending and assessing a new journalistic business model.
Afterball (55:51): Josh on Sports Illustrated’s 1955 baseball preview, featuring Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, and Laraine Day.
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Customer Reviews
Always Enjoy
I like that it is not the screaming, X's and O's kind of sports podcast.
Jim Brown episode a big let down
I really enjoy this podcast overall in part due its provocative nature and overall feel it is clearly 5 star. The most recent episode on Jim Brown, however, was a missed opportunity to balance Brown’s ‘complicated’ personal history, given the two chosen guests came across to me more as Jim Brown sympathizers, than portrayers of objectivity in balancing his history. I feel it would have been more balanced to have a female on the show, one that could help provide some added perspective to Brown’s ‘complexities’ related to his history of violence against women. In fairness, the hosts tried to bring the guests back to his long history of violence against women, but all they could do was admit that when confronted with Brown, they were unable to bring these issues up in direct conversation. Are these the people that are going to be the foremost experts on how we should think about Brown? While Bill Belichick may consider Jim Brown the greatest player in NFL history, why is this more important to the guests than Brown’s clear issues with women or anyone that confronted his masculinity? My take on Brown’s legacy is that he would have done so much more good if he would have confronted his own personal problems and become an advocate against domestic abuse in the NFL, prisons, etc. To not (at least) go to the next level in this discussion, your panel lost credibility with me.
Love this podcast!
I don’t even know about all the sports they are talking about, but I always enjoy their humorous banter and contextual insights. Always a great listen.