Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from Slate.
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Robo Calls: The Umps of the Future Are Here
How will the introduction of robot referees fundamentally affect football and baseball?
65 min
27
A Reckoning for Luis Rubiales
Luis Rubiales’ trial and its broader impact on Spanish and European soccer.
54 min
28
The NHL Puts Up a Fight
The wild and thrilling new 4 Nations Face-Off tournament is just what hockey (and all-star games) needed.
48 min
29
The Not-So-Super Chiefs
The Eagles dominated the big game.
53 min
30
Luka’s A Laker
“Yes, this is real.”
72 min
31
Chiefs vs. Bills: Different Year, Same Story
The AFC championship game ended with predictable results.
69 min
32
The Buckeyes Are Champs Again
How the Scarlet and Gray from Ohio State snapped a ten-year title drought.
71 min
33
Doinks and Domination
The NFL’s wild Wild Card weekend
58 min
34
Manchester’s Supersonic Soccer Downfall
69 min
35
Who Gets Christmas: The NFL or NBA?
The franchises are battling it out for who gets to be the main event while viewers open presents.
55 min
36
Rickey Henderson Was Ahead of His Time
Rickey Henderson reshaped the game in his image, and left a legacy that can’t be topped.
63 min
37
The Patriot Way Comes to Chapel Hill
72 min
38
Juan Soto: The New Mr. Met
65 min
39
Tennis Reckons with Doping
70 min
40
One Last Vamos: Rafa’s Retirement
73 min
41
The Tyson-Paul Punchline
66 min
42
Trump’s Win and Its Ripple Effect on College Sp...
79 min
43
The Dodgers Bring Glory Back to L.A.
58 min
44
Athletes Punt on 2024
55 min
45
The Liberty Bring Ticker-tape Back to Broadway
67 min
46
The Deshaun Watson Disaster
54 min
47
No More Locker Room Talk
63 min
48
It’s the Postseason. Almost.
57 min
49
Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Game Ever Played
Slate’s sports podcast on Woj’s retirement, Ohtani reaching 50/50, and shaky NFL quarterbacks.
63 min
50
The U.S. Wins Solheim!
65 min