Hang Up and Listen

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About the Show

A weekly sports discussion show from Slate. Hang Up and Listen features Slate personalities Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin.

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The College Football Players Want to Play Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the fight over the college football season, the stars of the NBA bubble, and tyrannical coaches.

The Pac-12 Football Players Are United Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the NBA and MLB, the #WeAreUnited movement, and Liberty University’s sports programs.

The Miami Marlins Have a Coronavirus Outbreak Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on COVID and Major League Baseball, fake crowd noise, and the Seattle Kraken.

The Athletes and Anti-Semitism Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on a culture of sexism inside the Washington NFL team, the WNBA’s rocky preseason, and DeSean Jackson.

The College Football Is in the Bargaining Phase Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on shortened college football seasons and Bruce Maxwell. Plus, an interview with Troy Daniels about the NBA bubble.

The Washington NFL Team Is Getting a New Name Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the Washington NFL team’s rebranding and the athletes who are sitting out. Plus, an interview with ESPN’s Mina Kimes.

The Cam Newton Is Going to New England Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on Cam Newton replacing Tom Brady, protest messages on jerseys, and Morehouse College canceling fall sports.

The Will Washington’s NFL Team Finally Change Its Racist Nickname? Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on MLB’s uncertain season, racist sports monuments, and hammer thrower Gwen Berry.

Is the NBA’s Orlando Bubble Bursting?

Slate’s sports podcast on pushback against the NBA restart, college football activism, and NASCAR banning the Confederate flag.

The Roger Goodell Says Black Lives Matter Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the NFL’s about-face on protesting racial inequality, MLB’s labor fight, and martial arts icon Bruce Lee.

The George Floyd Is a Sports Story Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the sports world’s reaction to the killing of an unarmed black man in Minnesota.

The NBA Is (Probably) Going to Disney World Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on when sports are returning, the 100-mile treadmill world record, and the “miracle Sudoku.”

The What Was The Last Dance? Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on ESPN’s Chicago Bulls documentary, remote broadcasting, and the Rooney Rule.

The Michael Jordan Is a Jerk Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on The Last Dance, Dan Straily, and the return of UFC.

The What Happened to Equal Pay? Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on The Last Dance and the women’s soccer equal pay lawsuit. Plus, the Quarantine Magazine Club reconvenes.

The Let’s Have an NFL Draft at Home Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the draft, the fate of women’s sports, and the 2020 Name of the Year tournament.

The Michael Jordan, the Bulls, and The Last Dance Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on ESPN’s 10-part documentary, the NBA’s new player development program, and sports media and the pandemic.

The What Happened to the Warriors and Kevin Durant Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on sports and the coronavirus and Ethan Strauss’ The Victory Machine. Plus, the Hang Up and Listen Quarantine Magazine Club.

The NFL Is America’s Bellwether Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the push to bring football back. Plus, an interview with Olympic hurdler Dawn Harper-Nelson.

The When Will Sports Be Back on TV? Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on sports television economics and HBO’s The Scheme. Plus, an interview with tennis player Kristie Ahn.