Hang Up and Listen
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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The Breaks of the Game Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Damon Young to discuss Zion Williamson and the NCAA.
68 min
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The Settling Our Grievances Edition
Josh Levin is joined by Robert Lipsyte to discuss the settlement between the NFL and ex-49ers Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid.
63 min
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The Telling Not Showing Edition
Josh Levin, NPR’s Gene Demby, and the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunninham discuss the big moves and non-moves at the NBA trade deadline.
56 min
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The You’re We-ing This Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley discuss the Patriots’ putrid Super Bowl win over the Rams.
67 min
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The Most Alarming Feet I’ve Ever Seen Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Courtney Nguyen to talk about Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open win.
71 min
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The When You’re the Steak Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by The Gist’s Mike Pesca to discuss the NFL’s conference championship games. ESPN’s Steve Fainaru also joins to talk about the collapsing football insurance market, and Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer assesses baseball’s ice-cold free agent market.
76 min
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The Rooting for the Mustache Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by The Football Girl’s Melissa Jacobs to discuss the NFL playoffs.
64 min
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The Phenomenal Young Gentleman Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Slate’s Nick Greene to discuss the NFL’s wild card weekend.
59 min
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The Yepremian Corollary Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin take listener questions in a special year-end call-in show.
48 min
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The Round Mound of Rebound and the Cat Litter ...
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Shirley Wang to talk about her dad’s friendship with Charles Barkley.
62 min
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The Caught Between the Moon and Golden State Ed...
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham.
68 min
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The Edward R. Tebow Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by NPR’s Gene Demby to discuss Heisman winner Kyler Murray’s impending choice between pro baseball and pro football.
60 min
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The Deja Vu All Over Again Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ThinkProgress’ Lindsay Gibbs to discuss the Kansas City Chiefs’ decision to cut Kareem Hunt.
69 min
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The Foot Locker Gift Card Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by SB Nation’s Spencer Hall to discuss Texas A&M’s seven-overtime win over LSU.
61 min
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The NBA Players Aren’t Friends Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss to discuss Draymond Green’s beef with Kevin Durant.
75 min
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The NBA Jam Is Real Life Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen to discuss Duke freshman Zion Williamson and the video game–like NBA and NFL.
72 min
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The Worst Quarterback Ever Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Washington Post’s Rick Maese to talk about the state of the Maryland football program after DJ Durkin’s firing.
69 min
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The How Not to Get Fired Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Sam Miller to discuss Boston’s fourth World Series title in 15 years.
69 min
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The Crotch-Chopping, Bat-Flipping Edition
Stefan Fatsis is joined by Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer and Emma Baccellieri of Sports Illustrated to discuss the baseball playoffs.
75 min
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The Middle Relievers All the Way Down Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Yahoo’s Jeff Passan to discuss Red Sox pitcher David Price’s October awfulness.
72 min
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The Name-of-Coach Experiment Is Over Edition
60 min
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The Satan’s Armpit Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Deadspin’s Laura Wagner are joined by Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer to discuss the baseball playoffs, and by Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post to discuss New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
58 min
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The Tiger! Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Slate’s Jim Newell to talk about Tiger Woods’ first win in five years.
77 min
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The Let’s Retire at Halftime Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss Vontae Davis’ mid-game retirement and Le’Veon Bell’s holdout, Outside Magazine’s Alex Hutchinson talks about Eliud Kipchoge’s new marathon world record...
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