Hang Up and Listen - Psychedelics and Sports

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Vinson Cunningham and Stefan Fatsis are joined by the New Yorker’s Louisa Thomas to discuss the latest on Deshaun Watson’s sexual abuse case and Serena Williams’ impending retirement. Also, Sports Illustrated’s Julie Kliegman joins to talk about athletes and psychedelics.

Deshaun Watson (5:00): The new Browns quarterback debuted with the team to boos and jeers.

Serena Williams (21:52): The superstar announced in Vogue that she is “evolving away from tennis.”

Psychedelics (35:20): Should more athletes be using them to treat mental health and injury?

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0:30.4	The following podcast includes explicit language not restricted to words beginning with F,us and this is Slate's Sports Podcast, hang up and listen for the week of August 15, 2022.
1:00.0	On this week's show, Louisa Thomas of the New Yorker will join us to discuss Cleveland Browns quarterback
1:05.9	Deshaun Watson's for now anyway, six-game suspension and what the NFL's request for a longer punishment actually means.
1:14.8	Thomas will stick around to assess Serena Williams announcement
1:18.3	that she is evolving away from tennis, aka retiring.
1:23.1	Finally, Julie Cleggman of Sports Illustrated
1:26.2	will be here to talk about her recent story.
1:29.4	Do psychedelics have a future in sports, prompted by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers recent
1:36.7	disclosure that taking Iowaasca made him love himself and his teammates more.
1:43.4	Joel Anderson is off this week and so is Josh Levine, but they remain in my heart and can remain
1:48.8	in your ears because this Thursday August 18th, Slate launches the third season of one year.
1:56.1	Its series about forgotten stories
1:58.4	that help shape American life.
2:00.6	The new season is all about 1986 and it consists of seven episodes, some hosted by Josh and one hosted by Joel.
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