The following podcast includes explicit language not restricted to words beginning with F Slate's National Editor, and this is Hangup and Listen for the week of

January 12, 2021. On this week's show, we're going to talk about Alabama's win over Ohio State and

college football's national championship game. We'll also discuss how athletes and

leagues responded to last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

And finally, we'll assess the NFL's Super Wild Card weekend and how Pro Football looked on

Nickelodeon.

I'm in Washington, D.C. I'm the author of and how Pro Football looked on Nickelodeon.

I'm in Washington, D.C.

I'm the author of The Queen,

the host of Sloburn, season four on David Duke.

Also in D.C. is Stephen Fatsus,

author of the book's Word Freak

and a few seconds of panic.

And Stephen, I heard that you declined

the Presidential Medal of Freedom this week.

Good choice, I think, in keeping with the spirit that Bill Bellacek has inspired

us all to follow.

Yeah, you know, I'm hoping that in a different administration they'll also see that I merit the presidential

Medal of Freedom,

but I thought it was the right thing to do for the country

to turn it down.

Be prepared for some wild tonal shifts on the show.

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