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Mike Pesca
Mike Pesca is a correspondent for National Public Radio who covers mostly sports.
Articles By Mike Pesca
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Hang Up and Listen: The Tough Stuff Edition
Slate’s weekly sports show on improving college basketball, the World Baseball Classic, and MLB’s exploitation of Latin American talent.
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Hang Up and Listen: The Worm in North Korea Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on the state of NBA stats, sports ticket economics, and Dennis Rodman’s trip to the DPRK.
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Hang Up and Listen: The Twist My Arm Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on Ronda Rousey’s rise to stardom, the Blackhawks’ record-breaking points streak, and what makes a great sports blooper.
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Hang Up and Listen: The How To Rig a Soccer Match Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on the greatness of LeBron James and Kevin Durant, soccer match-fixing, and the reality show The Next Knuckler.
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Hang Up and Listen: The Twirling a Hat on a Stick Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on the Ravens’ Super Bowl win, CBS’s coverage of the blackout, and our favorite schoolyard games.
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Hang Up and Listen: The One Man’s Trash Talk Is Another Man’s Treasure Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on Super Bowl gambling, the fight-happy, lockout-shortened NHL season, and the ethics of trash talking.
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Hang Up and Listen: The Catfish Got Your Tongue Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on the Ravens and 49ers, uncovering the Manti Te’o hoax, and Lance Armstrong’s calculated confession.
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Hang Up and Listen: The Kneeling Bronco Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on second-guessing NFL coaches and the great sports (and political) writer Richard Ben Cramer.
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Hang Up and Listen: The Playing Through Pain Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on Robert Griffin III’s knee injury. Plus: an interview with Royce White on his anxiety disorder and struggles with Houston Rockets management.
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Hang Up and Listen: The Fistic Cliff Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on pro football’s record-breaking season, Black Monday in the NFL, and whether the NHL will cancel its season.
