Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from Slate. Hang Up and Listen features Slate sports editor Josh Levin, writer Stefan Fatsis (author of A Few Seconds of Panic), Slate writer and Slow Burn host Joel Anderson, and a selection of interesting guests from around the sports world.
Episodes
October 19, 2020 • 72 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh to discuss the World Series matchup between the Dodgers and the Rays. They also discuss Billy Beane reportedly leaving the Oakland A’s and Daryl Morey departing the Houston Rockets. Finally, they assess an Atlantic piece on rich white parents using niche sports to get their kids into Ivy League schools.
World Series (02:12): What do the Dodgers an...
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October 13, 2020 • 66 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Louisa Thomas discuss the end of the NBA’s bubble season, quarterback Alex Smith’s return from a gruesome 2018 leg injury, and the French Open victories of Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek.
NBA finals (02:42): LeBron James won his fourth NBA title, this one with the Los Angeles Lakers.
NFL (20:29): Is Alex Smith’s return to the NFL an inspiring comeback or a moral dilemma?
French Open (37:32): Rafael N...
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October 5, 2020 • 71 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about Jimmy Butler’s masterful performance in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. They also discuss the NFL’s first big coronavirus outbreak and the opening week of the baseball playoffs. Finally, they’re joined by Chantel Jennings of the Athletic for a conversation about the WNBA Finals.
NBA (02:47): What makes Jimmy Butler tick? Will he lead the Heat back against the Lakers?
NFL (13:03): Ho...
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September 28, 2020 • 61 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the NBA Finals matchup between the Heat and the Lakers. They also discuss why they’re watching college football and life inside the NHL bubble. Finally, they’re joined by Father Edwin Leahy to discuss the documentary series Benedict Men.
NBA (02:11): How did the Heat rebuild after LeBron left? And do they have a chance against LeBron now?
College football and the NHL (16:22): ...
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September 21, 2020 • 70 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the Lakers’ win over the Nuggets and the Seahawks’ win over the Patriots. They also discuss the Big Ten’s decision to play football this fall. Finally, Slate’s Jim Newell joins to assess U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau.
Sunday in sports (02:24): Four good teams, two great finishes. Are sports normal again?
Big Ten (20:36): Is it surprising that the conference uncancelled...
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September 14, 2020 • 71 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the NFL’s opening weekend. They also discuss Naomi Osaka’s victory and her outspokenness at the U.S. Open. Finally, they survey happenings in college football, the NBA, and the Premier League.
NFL (02:56): The protests, Tom Brady’s interceptions, and everything else that happened on and off the field.
U.S. Open (20:56): How Naomi Osaka found her voice.
Sports mania (40:32): W...
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September 7, 2020 • 77 min
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Washington Post’s Ben Golliver to talk about the NBA playoffs. Tennis player Noah Rubin also joins to discuss Novak Djokovic’s disqualification and life in the U.S. Open bubble. And finally, Dom Cosentino of theScore comes on for a conversation about the start of the NFL season.
NBA playoffs (01:52): What’s gone wrong for the Bucks? Are the Clippers still title favorites? Should the Ro...
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August 31, 2020 • 80 min
Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and special guest Vinson Cunningham of the New Yorker discuss the aftermath of last week’s NBA strike. They also talk about the life and legacy of Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson. Finally, the Athletic’s Lindsay Jones joins to assess the latest reporting on the toxic culture of the Washington football team.
NBA strike (01:40): Why did the players decide to come back? What did they gain?
John Tho...
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August 27, 2020 • 36 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin get together for a special podcast on NBA players’ decision to boycott playoff games after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. They discuss how the strike spread throughout the sports world, whether the NBA season will be cancelled, and how the pandemic might have factored into this unprecedented protest.
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August 24, 2020 • 67 min
Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis discuss Luka Doncic’s spectacular performance for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs. They are joined by David Ubben of the Athletic to talk about the return of high-school football across the country. And Josh interviews Ethan Strauss of the Athletic about declining television ratings in the NBA.
Luka Doncic (01:51): The 21-year-old Slovenian is already one of the best players in the NBA.
High...
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August 17, 2020 • 80 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the 100th anniversary of baseball’s Negro Leagues. They’re also joined by the New York Times’ Rory Smith to talk about the Champions League. Finally, Louisa Thomas comes on for a conversation about the book Losers: Dispatches from the Other Side of the Scoreboard.
Negro Leagues (03:35): How can MLB truly grapple with its segregationist past?
Champions League (22:28): The storylin...
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August 10, 2020 • 21 min
In this Plus preview, Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley talk about the battle over the 2020 college football season.
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August 3, 2020 • 76 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the NBA’s strong restart and Major League Baseball’s disastrous season. They’re also joined by UCLA’s Otito Ogbonnia and Elisha Guidry for a conversation about the #WeAreUnited movement. Finally, they discuss Joel’s piece about Liberty University’s attempt to become a sports powerhouse—and why Black athletes have started leaving the school.
NBA and MLB (02:42): What the NBA is...
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July 27, 2020 • 25 min
In this Plus Preview, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the spread of COVID in Major League Baseball. What should the Miami Marlins and Major League Baseball do in response to the team’s coronavirus outbreak?
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July 22, 2020 • 24 min
Hang Up listeners, we thought you'd enjoy this episode of Slate's daily news show What Next.
The NBA has announced an ambitious plan to restart the season more than four months after it was abruptly halted due to the coronavirus. Twenty-two teams have entered the COVID-free “bubble” at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida—a state with some of the highest cases of coronavirus in the country. As long as players a...
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July 20, 2020 • 76 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Power Plays’ Lindsay Gibbs discuss the Washington NFL team’s sexist workplace culture. They also examine the WNBA’s rocky preseason. Finally, Joel, Stefan, and Josh Levin discuss anti-Semitic remarks by the Philadelphia Eagles’ DeSean Jackson.
Washington and sexual harassment (02:08): Will the NFL force Daniel Snyder to sell? Is that even the point?
WNBA (20:12): The league is facing off-court sto...
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July 13, 2020 • 21 min
In this Slate Plus preview, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss college football conferences scaling back their seasons.
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July 6, 2020 • 76 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the sudden move to rebrand the Washington NFL team. They also discuss all the athletes opting out of entering the sports world’s various coronavirus bubbles. Finally, Mina Kimes discusses her new role as an analyst for ESPN’s NFL Live.
New Washington team name (02:42): What should we think about the franchise’s decision to finally leave its nickname behind? And what should become...
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June 29, 2020 • 21 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and special guest Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch discuss Cam Newton’s move to the New England Patriots.
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June 22, 2020 • 88 min
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer to discuss Major League Baseball’s labor fight. They also talk about whether the Washington NFL team will ditch its nickname. Finally, they interview hammer thrower Gwen Berry about her battle for Olympic athletes to have the right to protest.
Baseball (05:54): Will baseball be back this year? If it isn’t, who’s to blame?
Washington NFL team (27:...
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