Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from Slate.
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The NFL's Nine-Figure Quarterback Crisis
61 min
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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
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15 Years of Hang Up and Listen
71 min
54
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
56
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
57
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
59
Sports’ Billion-Dollar Bubble
47 min
60
LeBron and Bronny
Slate’s sports podcast on the first father-son teammates in NBA history.
63 min
61
Remembering Willie Mays
65 min
62
How Sports Became Grievance Games
67 min
63
Wait, America Is Awesome at Cricket Now?
75 min
64
The WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Drama
70 min
65
Luka and Kyrie Are Running the NBA
Slate’s sports podcast on the Mavericks stars, Draymond Green going on Inside the NBA, and the end of NCAA amateurism.
53 min
66
The Wolves Chomped the Champs
64 min
67
The WNBA Takes Flight
68 min
68
So Long Sixers
62 min
69
Anthony Edwards Is Here
69 min
70
The Huge NBA Gambling Scandal
61 min
71
The Meaning of O.J. Simpson
53 min
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A Transcendent Women's Tourney
66 min
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The Kim Mulkey Profile Is Here
71 min
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Who Gets to Be a March Madness Folk Hero?
60 min
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The NFL’s Quarterback Shuffle
66 min