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Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate Sports Podcast Hang Up and Listen for the week of May 11th, 2014.

On this week's show, we'll talk about Michael Sam's long wait to get picked in the NFL draft,

whether his sexual orientation made him slide down teams draft boards, and the reactions to his celebratory kiss. We'll also discuss big

comebacks, Kevin Durant's emotional MVP speech, the Oklahoma City Thunder supposed coaching

woes and other NBA playoffs, items of interest. And finally, we'll be joined by Slate's editorial director, John Swansberg, a man who confesses

to owning the weirdo running glove, tow shoe things known as Vibrum Five Fingers, the footwear

that was the subject of a class action lawsuit, alleging that Vibrum made false and unsubstantiated claims about the health

benefits of its shoes, if you're willing to call them shoes, Stefan, if you're willing to go

that far.

I'm joined in Washington, D.C., by a man whose opinions about shoes.

We are waiting to hear.

It's Stefan Fatsas, author of the book's Word Freak in a few seconds of panic. The Friday Sports Correspondent friend Piers, All Things Considered. How are you, Stefan? I'm well. And with us in New York, it's Mike Peska, the host of Slate's daily podcast, The Gist, with Mike Peska. I've forgotten to introduce Mike Pesca's podcast as The Gist With Mike Pesca.

Mm-hmm.

That's your podcast. You should do that now that you're with Mike Pesca. Now that I'm with Mike Pesca, I want to introduce the slate with Mike Pesca. The gist with Mike Pesca. Oh, shit, I got it wrong. We got to keep that in. I was looking for your podcast on iTunes. I don't know if you've had this experience where one of the first things that comes up is Crochet cast by Jeannie Gist. Oh, wow.

It hasn't updated since 2007, but I still think you need to have her on The Gist with Jeannie Gist and Mike

Peska. Oh, and then there's another one called The Gist, which stopped in 2011. That's about

contemporary Christian issues. I think we have a Gist Fest, a Just Summit. All just, all the time.

Crochet Christianity at Al. I think there's concern that you're going to succumb to the Gist

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