Hello there. Hang up and Listen fans. This is your host, Josh Levine. We have something very special

we want to share with you on the feed this week. Hang Up and Listen alum, our friend, the host of

The Gist, Mike Peska, had an amazing podcast series called Upon Further Review. There's a book upon

further review that Stefan and I both wrote chapters

for you should check that out too. But we want to present this is the last episode in the Upon

Further Review series, which is a triumph that could have only come from Mike Pesca's brain.

I don't want to give too much away. Mike's going to explain it once the episode starts,

but it involves Boston Sports Talk Radio, Tom Brady.

It's a counterfactual history of the New England Patriots.

And if you like our show, if you like Mike Pesca, you are going to love it.

So now I present the final episode of Upon Further Review.

From Slate, it's Upon Further Review.

I'm Mike Peska.

Well, maybe this one, this episode here, maybe this one's for me, but I think you're going to like it too.

This episode is based on a chapter in the book that shares a name and overall gestalt with this podcast upon further review,

and it really was a joy to commission.

Steve Kornacki wrote it.

If you've seen him on TV, you know he's methodical and thorough,

and he really did bring those virtues and his knowledge of early 21st century Patriots football to bear.

To begin with, let me lay out what really happened.

So back in week two of the 2001 NFL season, Drew Bledsoe, the Pats QB,

and he is 14th on the NFL's all-time passing yards leaders list.

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