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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.

Hosts

The Simone Biles Speaks Up and Sits Out Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the American gymnastics legend, the Tokyo Olympics, and Major League Baseball trades.

The Potemkin Village Olympics Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the 2020 Olympics and college sports realignment.

The Welcome to the Coronavirus Games Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the 2020 Olympics, the NBA Finals, and Space Jam: A New Legacy.

The It’s Coming Home to Italy Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on Euro 2020, the NBA Finals, and Shohei Ohtani.

The Sha’Carri Richardson Did Nothing Wrong Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the American sprinter, Black women activists, and college athletes getting paid.

The Carl Nassib Comes Out Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the first out active NFL player, the NBA playoffs, and the week in sports idiocy.

The Did the Supreme Court Just Kill the NCAA? Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the NBA playoffs, NCAA v. Alston, and Shelby Houlihan.

The What Happened to Christian Eriksen Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the Danish soccer star’s shocking collapse, baseball pitchers and sticky stuff, and sports in 1984.

The Kevin Durant and the Asteroid Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the Brooklyn Nets, USA-Mexico soccer, and Mike Krzyzewski.

The Naomi Osaka Withdraws Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on Osaka and the French Open, bad behavior at NBA arenas, and Simone Biles.

The Old Man Mickelson Wins a Major Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the NBA playoffs, Phil Mickelson, and Tim Tebow’s NFL return.

The New York Knicks Are a Thing Again Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the NBA playoffs, the WNBA, and Bob Baffert and Medina Spirit.

The How Fast Is DK Metcalf? Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the NBA play-in tournament, violence in hockey, and DK Metcalf.

The Move Back the Pitcher’s Mound Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the NFL draft, baseball rule changes, and leotards in gymnastics.

The Future of Trans Athletes Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the European soccer debacle, Stephen Curry, and transgender athletes.

The Everyone Hates the European Super League Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the revolution in European soccer, NFL quarterback prospects, and Triller Fight Club.

The Man Who Followed Jackie Robinson Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on pandemic purgatory, rare sports feats, and Larry Doby.

The Baylor, Haley, and a Buzzer Beater Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the men’s and women’s NCAA finals, MLB and voting rights, and NCAA v. Alston.

The Remember Elgin Baylor Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, U.S. men’s soccer, and the death of a basketball legend.

The TikTok Video That Blew Up College Basketball Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on March Madness, college basketball inequalities, and Deshaun Watson.