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Hang Up and Listen

Hang Up and Listen - Pickleball Is Everywhere

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Josh Levin and the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham are joined by Tim Layden to discuss the record breakers of the world track and field championships; by Abe Riesman to talk about Vince McMahon’s scandal-laden retirement from WWE; and by Sarah Larson for a conversation about her New Yorker feature on pickleball.

 

Track and field (1:30): What’s next for Sydney McLaughlin, Noah Lyles, and the sport as a whole?

 

Vince McMahon (25:24): Why did he retire now? What’s next for WWE?

 

Pickleball (47:23): Why is it so popular? Is a billionaire ruining it?

 

Afterball (1:05:40): Josh on Carl Lewis’ mythical 30-foot long jump.


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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max.

0:03.0

Pepsi Max knows the music isn't just a soundtrack.

0:06.0

It's a pulse, and every city has its own.

0:09.0

That's why they teamed up with Spotify to measure the musical taste of cities across the UK

0:14.4

and create a playlist that matches their pulse perfectly.

0:17.6

From Glasgow's dance scene to the rap game in Birmingham.

0:21.1

Search for Pepsi Max's profile on Spotify to hear the music your nearest city

0:25.6

loves. Brought to you by Pepsi Max. Dusty for more.

0:29.6

The following podcast contains explicit language including the the words, well, you'll just have to wait and see. Hi, I'm Josh Levine, slates national editor, and this is Hang Up and Listen for the week of July 25,

0:54.9

2022. On this week's show, Tim Leiden will join us to talk about the record-breaking sprinters and

1:00.8

a record-jumping Olvalter at the World Track and Field Championships.

1:05.0

Then Abe Reisman will be here to discuss Vince McMahon's retirement as

1:09.0

W. W. W. Chairman and CEO, amid reports that the wrestling impresario paid millions and settlements to women who

1:16.1

accused him of sexual misconduct and infidelity.

1:19.1

And finally, Sarah Larson will be here for a conversation about her New York

1:22.8

arm feature on Pickleball.

1:25.3

I'm in Washington, D.C.

1:26.9

I'm the author of The Queen and the host of the podcast One Year.

1:31.0

Stephan Patzis and Joel Anderson are both out this week, but don't fear. Back with us as the New Yorker staff writer and theater critic Vincent Cunningham. And good news. To you back here, I only had to deal six first round picks and I got to keep

1:45.3

R.J Barrett. It was a hall but here I am. Ready to take us into the future.

1:50.5

Yeah, it was a bidding war. I was willing to give up almost anything

1:55.3

to get you back on the show except for R.J Barrett. It means sacrosanct what can I say?

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