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Stefan Fatsis

Stefan Fatsis is the author of Word Freak and A Few Seconds of Panic, a regular guest on NPR's All Things Considered, and a panelist on Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen. Email him at sfatsis9@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter.

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Dec. 2 2013 5:41 PMHang Up and Listen: The Relearning How to Hit Each Other EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the remarkable Alabama-Auburn game, the NHL’s new TV deal and concussion lawsuit, and fallen hoops prodigy Lenny Cooke.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Nov. 18 2013 5:04 PMHang Up and Listen: The Death to Punting EditionSlate’s sports podcast on an iconoclastic high school football coach, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, and Mike Tyson on Broadway.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Nov. 4 2013 5:52 PMHang Up and Listen: The Bullies, Boors, and Bucks EditionSlate’s sports podcast on NFL bullies and Hulu’s Behind the Mask. Also: Aaron Krickstein discusses his famous match with Jimmy Connors.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Oct. 21 2013 4:56 PMWhat the Grambling Football Boycott Reveals About Black College Sports
Sports Nut
Oct. 11 2013 12:38 PMDid League of Denial Get It Right?Debating the Frontline documentary on the NFL and concussions.Daniel Engber and Stefan Fatsis
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Sept. 30 2013 5:30 PMHang Up and Listen: The High-Hanging Fruit EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the baseball postseason, the state of the read-option, and the professionalization of sports in Cuba.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Sept. 23 2013 5:57 PMHang Up and Listen: The Come Sail Away EditionSlate’s sports podcast on baseball’s playoff races, the America’s Cup, and the first stirrings of college athlete activism.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Sept. 9 2013 7:45 PMHang Up and Listen: The Secrets of Football Night EditionSlate’s sports podcast on producing an NFL telecast, the U.S. Open, and the International Olympic Committee’s big meeting in Argentina.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Sept. 2 2013 10:17 AMHang Up and Listen: The Opinions and Funyuns EditionSlate’s sports podcast takes your questions in a special Labor Day call-in show.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Aug. 19 2013 8:07 PMHang Up and Listen: The Rainbow-Colored Fingernails EditionSlate’s sports podcast on athletes and Russia’s anti-gay laws, the Premier League’s NBC debut, and Sean Pamphilon’s The United States of Football.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Aug. 5 2013 6:18 PMHang Up and Listen: The A-Rod vs. Everyone EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Alex Rodriguez’s suspension, Clint Dempsey’s return to MLS, and the role of genes in athletic performance.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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June 17 2013 6:05 PMHang Up and Listen: The Derecho Finals EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the close-but-lopsided NBA Finals, the overtime-laden Stanley Cup Finals, and the U.S. Open at tiny Merion Golf Club.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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June 3 2013 5:10 PMHang Up and Listen: The Understandably Quiet EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NHL’s power quartet, Roy Hibbert’s on-court stardom and off-court homophobia, and the state of Mount Everest in 2013.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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May 27 2013 10:35 AMHang Up and Listen: The Grappling with Sportocrats EditionSlate’s sports podcast on David Beckham and Alex Ferguson, the fate of Olympic wrestling, and three new WNBA stars.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Sports Nut
May 17 2013 6:33 PMThe Dreaded C-WordBryce Harper ran face-first into a wall. Why are the Washington Nationals afraid to say he had a concussion?Stefan Fatsis
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Nov. 25 2013 5:37 PMHang Up and Listen: The King of the (Chess) World EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, Alex Rodriguez’s battle with MLB, and world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Nov. 12 2013 1:31 AMHang Up and Listen: The Live with Bob Costas EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the Dolphins’ bullying scandal and New York’s WFAN sports radio. Plus: an interview with NBC’s Olympics host.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Oct. 28 2013 6:06 PMHang Up and Listen: The Huge YAC Man EditionSlate’s sports podcast on strange World Series conclusions, Calvin Johnson’s brilliance, and the NBA’s statistical revolution.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Oct. 14 2013 5:01 PMHang Up and Listen: The Cardinals’ Sins EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the hateability of the St. Louis baseball team, the miserable Tampa Bay Bucs, and the quest for World Cup qualification.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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Oct. 7 2013 5:36 PMHang Up and Listen: The River in Egypt EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Broncos-Cowboys, the new documentary League of Denial, the MLB playoffs, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Lexicon Valley
Sept. 24 2013 11:54 AMSoccer’s “Yid” Problem   Stefan Fatsis
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Sept. 16 2013 6:39 PMHang Up and Listen: The Johnny Hancock Is Just a Kid EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Alabama’s win over Texas A&M, RG3’s slow start, and Nate Jackson’s NFL memoir Slow Getting Up.Stefan Fatsis, Nate Jackson, and Mike Wise
Sports Nut
Sept. 9 2013 7:40 PMRemember Zelmo BeatyAn obituary for Slate’s favorite basketball player.Stefan Fatsis
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Aug. 26 2013 5:31 PMHang Up and Listen: The Too Many Panels EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Fox Sports 1’s first week, the ESPN/Frontline split, and whether the “Battle of the Sexes” was on the up and up.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Sports Nut
Aug. 7 2013 9:30 AMWho Is the American Messi?Also: Who Is the Irish Messi? The Iranian Messi? The Kiwi Messi?Stefan Fatsis
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July 29 2013 5:36 PMHang Up and Listen: The 165-Year-Old Hall of Famer EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the U.S. men’s soccer team’s Gold Cup victory, Peter King’s new website the MMQB, and Deacon White’s long journey to Cooperstown.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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June 10 2013 6:53 PMHang Up and Listen: The Overly Lasered EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NBA Finals, Major League Baseball’s latest drug scandal, and lasers at live sporting events.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
The Good Word
May 28 2013 6:02 PMWait, I Have to Know What It Means, Too?Shame on the Scripps National Spelling Bee for forcing contestants to memorize definitions.Stefan Fatsis
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May 20 2013 4:42 PMHang Up and Listen: The Falling Into the Truth EditionSlate’s sports podcast on big vs. small in the NBA playoffs, the Kings staying in Sacramento, and whether the America’s Cup is too dangerous to continue.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
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May 13 2013 6:15 PMHang Up and Listen: The Dodgeball Dodgetorum EditionSlate’s sports podcast quizzes Steve Kerr on the NBA playoffs. Plus: the documentary Venus and Serena, and the future of gym class.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca

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