Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from Slate.
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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
53
The Patriot Way Comes to Chapel Hill
72 min
54
Juan Soto: The New Mr. Met
65 min
55
Tennis Reckons with Doping
70 min
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One Last Vamos: Rafa’s Retirement
73 min
57
The Tyson-Paul Punchline
66 min
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Trump’s Win and Its Ripple Effect on College Sp...
79 min
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The Dodgers Bring Glory Back to L.A.
58 min
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Athletes Punt on 2024
55 min
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The Liberty Bring Ticker-tape Back to Broadway
67 min
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The Deshaun Watson Disaster
54 min
63
No More Locker Room Talk
63 min
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It’s the Postseason. Almost.
57 min
65
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
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The U.S. Wins Solheim!
65 min
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The NFL's Nine-Figure Quarterback Crisis
61 min
68
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
69
15 Years of Hang Up and Listen
71 min
70
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
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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
72
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
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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
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Chaos at the Copa
60 min
75
Sports’ Billion-Dollar Bubble
47 min