Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from Slate.
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The Three Is Worth More Than Two Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Warriors' Game 7 win over the Thunder and the firing of Baylor football coach Art Briles. They’re also joined by Ken Early of the Irish Times to evaluate Cristiano Ronaldo’s skill and his ego.
73 min
502
The Stud Muffins and Rumble Ponies Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca are joined by ESPN’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss to discuss the Golden State Warriors; by Brandiose’s Jason Klein to talk minor-league team names; and by the New York Times’ Greg Howard to assess The Undefeated.
86 min
503
The Corny Sneakers Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the NBA playoffs. Slate’s John Swansburg also joins to talk about why Stephen Curry’s shoes don’t have cultural cachet. Finally, they assess whether the Olympics should be cancelled due to the Zika virus.
65 min
504
The Bartolo and Pancho Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mina Kimes discuss Bartolo Colon’s first career home run; the Globe and Mail’s James Mirtle joins to discuss the NHL playoffs; and they discuss the marketing of WNBA stars Skylar Diggins, Diana Taurasi, and Brittney Griner.
61 min
505
The Perverse Ingenuity Edition
Laremy Tunsil, Leicester City, and The Only Rule Is It Has to Work
70 min
506
The Live From a Major Media Market Edition
In a special live show, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss whether Bryce Harper can make baseball fun and Curt Schilling's firing by ESPN. Ali Krieger also joins to discuss the U.S. women's national soccer team's push for equal pay.
82 min
507
The San Antonio Big Macs Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Kobe Bryant's last game and whether refs are biased against Jeremy Lin; the Rams' trade for the top pick in the NFL draft; and the NBA's move to put ads on the front of jerseys.
61 min
508
The Putting on Buttered Crusts Edition
The Hang Up team talks about Jordan Spieth's historic collapse on the back nine of the 2016 Masters, the Golden State Warriors' pursuit of the record for most wins in an NBA season, and Jeff Passan's new book, "The Arm."
71 min
509
The Absolute Travesty Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the U.S. women's soccer team's push for equal pay with Briana Scurry; Bruce Schoenfeld joins to assess the Golden State Warriors' owners; and they examine baseball's mysterious surge in home runs.
73 min
510
The Feller vs. Motorcycle Edition
Josh Levin, Mike Pesca, and Jonathan Hock talk about the NCAA Tournament and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's handshake line hijinks. Ken Early also joins to discuss the death of Johan Cruyff. Finally, they review Hock's latest documentary, Fastball.
71 min
511
The Always Reppin' Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the slew of upsets in the NCAA tournament, Sue Bird joins to discuss UConn and analytics in women's sports, and Allison Benedikt of Mom and Dad Are Fighting comes on to discuss kids in baseball clubhouses.
60 min
512
Hang Up and Listen Extra: The Greatest Taunt in...
In this Hang Up and Listen Extra, Josh Levin delves into the history of the greatest taunt in sports: the “air ball” chant.
15 min
513
The We're All Doomed Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the leaked March Madness bracket and NCAA tourney snubs; review Fantastic Lies, ESPN's documentary on the Duke lacrosse case; and speak with Ben Rothenberg about Maria Sharapova's positive drug test.
74 min
514
The Other Bridgegate Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss LSU's freshman basketball phenom Ben Simmons. Luke O'Brien also joins to discuss the upsets at UFC 196, and the New Yorker's David Owen explains the recent cheating scandal in professional bridge.
70 min
515
The I Was Just Massaging My Hands Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Stephen Curry's amazing weekend and the Warriors' haters. They're also joined by ESPN's Bob Ley to talk about new FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Finally, they examine the size of NFL quarterbacks' hands.
72 min
516
The Feting, Fetid, Fecundity Edition
The Hang Up team discusses SB Nation's piece on rapist and ex-football player Daniel Holtzclaw. They also delve into the science of fatigue, and ESPN's Bonnie D. Ford joins to discuss Rio's polluted waters in advance of the 2016 Olympics.
67 min
517
The Putting Peyton on a Pedestal Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the sexual allegations against Peyton Manning. Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss also join to discuss their book Indentured, and they interview director Greg Kohs about his Iditarod documentary The Great Alone.
73 min
518
The Winning Very Ugly Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Broncos’ Super Bowl win with Giants offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz.
67 min
519
The Climbing Trees and Wrestling Dogs Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh’s recruiting tactics.
70 min
520
The Fixing the Fixers Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss how Denver and Carolina made it to Super Bowl 50. ESPN's Dave McMenamin joins to discuss the firing of Cavaliers coach David Blatt, and Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim explains pro tennis' match-fixing scandal.
63 min
521
The Rad Sporstplayers Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about the NFL playoffs. Greg Wyshynski joins to discuss his campaign to make enforcer John Scott an NHL All Star, and they interview Matt Hill about his NBA cartoon Spurs Special Forces.
74 min
522
The Clemson Gets Kicked Edition
In a Hang Up extra, Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Bryan Curtis to talk about Alabama's 45-40 win over Clemson in college football's national championship game.
25 min
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The Flaming Pile of Garbage Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about the Steelers-Bengals pro football catastrophe. Neil deMause of the website Field of Schemes joins to discuss the NFL’s Los Angeles schemes. Finally, they assess the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame voting.
62 min
524
The Eating Ribs in Hell Edition
The Hang Up and Listen team is joined by Spencer Hall to talk about the college football playoff's not-so-smashing New Year's Eve debut. They also discuss Chip Kelly's firing and allegations that Peyton Manning used human growth hormone.
70 min
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The History of the Sports World Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk sports history. They take a look back at Super Bowl I; speak with professor Michael Zogry and Sports Illustrated's Alexander Wolff about James Naismith; and discuss Ali-Marciano, boxing's fake title fight.
66 min