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Jan. 25, 2010

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In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about the NFL conference championship games, NASCAR's latest attempts to attract fans,  and Stephen Colbert's embrace of the U.S. Olympic speedskating team.

Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:

Who dat writing about his hometown team's first Super Bowl appearance? It's Josh!
Football Outsiders breaks down the conference championship games.
NASCAR responded to its drivers and fans with new rules to make races more competitive and exciting.
Here's what the changes might mean for the sport.
Stephen Colbert comes to the rescue of cash-strapped U.S. speedskating.
After a bizarre feud, Colbert made up with and "raced" against gold medalist Shani Davis.

With sponsorships down, Winter Olympic athletes have been forced to get creative to find funding to train.

Hang Up and Listen's weekly "Dempseys":

Mike's "Dempsey":  A top major-league prospect quits baseball to pursue the priesthood.
Josh's "Dempsey":  Why former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert will wear a dress at the Super Bowl.
Stefan's "Dempsey": The arbitrary scoring and outcomes in figure skating and other winter Olympic sports.