Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from Slate.
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Manchester’s Supersonic Soccer Downfall
69 min
27
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
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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
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The Patriot Way Comes to Chapel Hill
72 min
30
Juan Soto: The New Mr. Met
65 min
31
Tennis Reckons with Doping
70 min
32
One Last Vamos: Rafa’s Retirement
73 min
33
The Tyson-Paul Punchline
66 min
34
Trump’s Win and Its Ripple Effect on College Sp...
79 min
35
The Dodgers Bring Glory Back to L.A.
58 min
36
Athletes Punt on 2024
55 min
37
The Liberty Bring Ticker-tape Back to Broadway
67 min
38
The Deshaun Watson Disaster
54 min
39
No More Locker Room Talk
63 min
40
It’s the Postseason. Almost.
57 min
41
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
42
The U.S. Wins Solheim!
65 min
43
The NFL's Nine-Figure Quarterback Crisis
61 min
44
Football’s Private Equity Hail Mary
Slate’s sports podcast on American football’s private equity investments, NWSL’s new labor deal, and the future of superteams in baseball.
62 min
45
15 Years of Hang Up and Listen
71 min
46
Au Revoir, Paris
Slate’s sports podcast on the U.S. men’s basketball team’s challenging road to gold, the U.S. women’s soccer team’s return to glory, and whether the 2024 Games restored the Olympics’ luster.
50 min
47
The World’s Fastest Human (Barely)
Morgan Campbell, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Noah Lyles’ stunning win in the men’s 100 meters and Sha’Carri Richardson’s silver in the women’s.
52 min
48
Simone’s Back (and Calf)
Gymnastics writer Rebecca Schulman joins to assess whether a calf injury might derail Simone Biles’ quest for redemption.
50 min
49
Sex Testing and Women’s Sports
Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and the CBC’s Morgan Campbell check in on the WNBA at the halfway point of a historic season.
55 min
50
Chaos at the Copa
60 min