Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from Slate.
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The Mouth Full of Bread Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss Warriors-Rockets and Kevin Durant with the Athletic’s Marcus Thompson.
68 min
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The I’m Kevin Durant Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss NBA playoff beefs with Slate’s Nick Greene. ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski joins to talk about the NHL playoffs.
71 min
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The Tiger! Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss Tiger Woods’ Masters win with Slate’s Jim Newell.
74 min
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The Make America Cheat Again Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss the women’s NCAA tournament with Lindsay Gibbs of ThinkProgress.
73 min
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The Farewell to Zion Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Mike Pesca break down the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four and are joined by Lindsay Gibbs of ThinkProgress to discuss the women’s tournament.
63 min
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The March Equals Madness Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss Duke’s crazy NCAA Tournament win over UCF.
70 min
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The Poorly Photoshopped Water Polo Action Shot ...
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Ben Mathis-Lilley talk about the field for this year’s NCAA tournament and Zion Williamson’s return to the court.
69 min
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The Sorting Out the Winners From the Losers Edi...
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin talk about the basketball recruiting scandal at LSU.
72 min
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The Rabbit Out of His Head Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Jemele Hill of the Atlantic to discuss what’s gone wrong with LeBron James and the Lakers.
60 min
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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.
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Hang Up and Listen Presents What Next
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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.
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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.
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