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Hi, I'm Josh Levine, Slate's National Editor. this is Hang Up and Listen for the week of August 31st, 2020.

On this week's show, we're going to discuss the fallout from the NBA's Wildcat Strike last week in pro basketball and the entire sports world.

We'll also talk about the death of John Thompson, the legendary Georgetown basketball coach

who turned that program into an unapologetically black powerhouse.

And finally, the athletics Lindsay Jones will be here to assess what should be done about the

Washington football team after yet another report about the franchise's culture of sexual harassment

with this one implicating owner Dan Snyder. I'm the author of the Queen, the host of

Slowburn season 4. I'm here in Washington DC. Stephenatsis is off this week, but joining me as always from

beautiful Palo Alto. Slade Staff writer, the host of Sloeburn 3, Mr Joel Anderson, what's up Joel?

Beautiful and Smoky Palo Alto, by the way.

How are you doing with the smoke?

Well, I mean, we have to close our windows most days

and it's dangerous to go outside and do physical activity.

But other than that that it's fine.

Well thank you for telling us the truth and not sure you're coding it.

Everything's great.

All right, beautiful.

Filling in this week one of our favorite guests, New Yorker staff writer,

Theater Critic, Vincent Cunningham.

Thanks for being here, Vincent.

Hey!

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