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Hang Up and Listen: The Middle Relievers All the Way Down Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the baseball playoffs, the Columbus Crew, and Simone Biles.

Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis
Oct. 9 2018 7:24 PMHang Up and Listen: The Name-of-Coach Experiment Is Over EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Drew Brees, McGregor-Nurmagomedov, and college football.Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and Ben Mathis-Lilley
Sept. 24 2018 5:40 PMHang Up and Listen: The Tiger! EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Tiger Woods, Lee Jenkins’ new job, and 14 Back.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
Sept. 10 2018 5:17 PMHang Up and Listen: The Let’s Talk About Serena EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Serena Williams and the 2018 U.S. Open. Plus, a conversation about LeBron James’ The Shop.Josh Levin and Vann R. Newkirk II
Aug. 27 2018 11:52 AMHang Up and Listen: The Speeding the Cube EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Urban Meyer, Rubik’s Cube solvers, co-ed sports teams, and Chinese NBA nicknames.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
Aug. 13 2018 5:49 PMHang Up and Listen: The Nudity as a Social Construct EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the PGA Championship, toxic college football cultures, and shifts in baseball.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
July 30 2018 5:37 PMHang Up and Listen: The Cloud of Salbutamol EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Liz Cambage, the Tour de France, and the Mamie Johnson Little League.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
July 16 2018 8:27 PMHang Up and Listen: The Allez Les Bleus EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the World Cup, Wimbledon, and Major League Baseball’s worst teams.Henry Grabar and Josh Levin
July 2 2018 6:45 PMHang Up and Listen: The LeBron to the Golden State EditionSlate’s sports podcast on LeBron James’ move to the Lakers, the World Cup, and Luke Heimlich.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
June 18 2018 5:52 PMHang Up and Listen: The 54 O’s EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the World Cup, golf’s U.S. Open, and soccer’s bribery scandal.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
June 4 2018 5:12 PMHang Up and Listen: The As Excited As Pat Sajak EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NBA finals, NBA burner accounts, and the NHL finals.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
May 21 2018 6:55 PMHang Up and Listen: The My Favorite House EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Stephen Curry, legalized sports betting, and Tom Wolfe on Junior Johnson.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
May 7 2018 5:06 PMHang Up and Listen: The Little Tikes Hoop With a Saggy Pamper EditionSlate’s sports podcast on LeBron James’ epic shot, the NHL playoffs, NFL cheerleaders, and baseball’s strikeout boom.Stefan Fatsis
April 23 2018 6:34 PMHang Up and Listen: The Bill Belichick’s Best Friend EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NBA playoffs, Arsène Wenger, and mock drafts.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
April 9 2018 5:36 PMHang Up and Listen: The Everybody Hates Patrick EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Masters champion Patrick Reed, the tragic Humboldt bus crash, and Shohei Ohtani.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
March 26 2018 8:34 PMHang Up and Listen: The Everyone Is Going Through Something EditionSlate’s sports podcast on March Madness, the killing of Stephon Clark, and athletes’ mental health.Joel Anderson, Gene Demby, and Josh Levin
Oct. 1 2018 5:57 PMHang Up and Listen: The Satan’s Armpit EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the baseball playoffs, Bill Belichick, and Gritty the mascot.Stefan Fatsis and Laura Wagner
Sept. 17 2018 6:07 PMHang Up and Listen: The Let’s Retire at Halftime EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Vontae Davis and Le’Veon Bell, the marathon world record, and the Athletic.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
Sept. 4 2018 6:13 PMHang Up and Listen: The Jerry Jones Did What With Shoes? EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Colin Kaepernick and Nike, Big Game, and Brian Mazone.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
Aug. 20 2018 6:27 PMHang Up and Listen: The Last Bruh You Hear Before You Get Hit in the Face EditionSlate’s sports podcast on NFL trash talk, college-basketball rule changes, and UMBC.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Damon Young
Aug. 6 2018 5:04 PMHang Up and Listen: The Love Me Some Me EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Urban Meyer, Terrell Owens and Ray Lewis, and the NFL’s helmet rule.Vinson Cunningham, Josh Levin, and Laura Wagner
July 23 2018 6:22 PMHang Up and Listen: The Fighting Cancer Beats Godspeed EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the militarization of sports, Jaelene Hinkle, and professional flag football.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
July 9 2018 6:15 PMHang Up and Listen: The Strangely Likable England EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the World Cup, Stephen A. Smith, and the Federer–Nadal rivalry.Nick Greene and Josh Levin
June 25 2018 5:27 PMHang Up and Listen: The Crying Neymar EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the World Cup, baseball expansion, and ditching the NBA draft.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
June 11 2018 6:05 PMHang Up and Listen: The Monday Morning Center Back EditionSlate’s sports podcast on LeBron’s next stop and who to root for in the World Cup. Plus, an interview with Bruce Arena.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
May 29 2018 7:06 PMHang Up and Listen: The Bricks, Bricks, and Additional Bricks EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NBA Finals, the NFL and the anthem, and PFT Commenter.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
May 14 2018 5:53 PMHang Up and Listen: The Seven Dwarves Versus Four Giants EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NBA playoffs, Wayne Rooney, and tug of war.Stefan Fatsis and Mike Pesca
April 30 2018 5:39 PMHang Up and Listen: The No Texts or Nothin’ EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NBA playoffs, Meek Mill, and Josh Allen’s tweets.Wosny Lambre, Josh Levin, and Ethan Sherwood Strauss
April 16 2018 6:14 PMHang Up and Listen: The Not Michael Jordan EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Daryl Morey’s Small Ball, scouting quarterbacks, and Dan Le Batard.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
April 2 2018 6:52 PMHang Up and Listen: The Goalie Is an Accountant EditionSlate’s sports podcast on women’s basketball, emergency goaltender Scott Foster, and sports before school desegregation.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
March 19 2018 8:20 PMHang Up and Listen: The Humble Swagger EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NCAA tournament and NFL contracts. Plus, an interview with Dave Kindred.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin

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