Hang Up and Listen - How Bill Russell Changed America
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🗓️ 1 August 2022
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Josh Levin is joined by Aram Goudsouzian for a conversation about Bill Russell’s life and legacy; by Grant Wahl to talk about England’s historic victory at the women’s European soccer championships; and by Andscape’s Jason Reid to discuss Deshaun Watson, Kyler Murray, and Reid’s book Rise of the Black Quarterback.
Bill Russell (2:21): The basketball legend’s biographer on his impact on and off the court.
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England (23:28): How the Lionesses won, and how that victory will change women’s soccer.
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Quarterbacks (44:46): The past, present, and future of Black QBs in the NFL.
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| 0:21.4 | and trader joes, to caves, toddler beds, and spirit Halloween. |
| 0:25.6 | You won't believe the things that people think absolutely must be set on the internet. |
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| 0:32.0 | We hear about the good, the bad, and that one time spirit Halloween sent someone a dildo |
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| 0:47.2 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:50.4 | Hide your children. |
| 0:59.2 | Hi, I'm Josh Levine, Slates National Editor, and this is Hang Up and Listen for the Week |
| 1:09.4 | of August 1st, 2022. |
| 1:12.4 | On this week's show, Bill Russell's Biographer, Aaron Gutsuzian will join me for a conversation |
| 1:17.4 | about the life and legacy of the basketball legend and civil rights icon. |
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