Hang Up and Listen - The Bill Belichick’s Best Friend Edition
Hang Up and Listen
Joel Meyer
4.6 • 986 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2018
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis discuss the NBA playoffs with Slate’s Nick Greene. The Irish Times’ Ken Early joins to talk about Arsene Wenger’s departure as Arsenal’s manager, and the MMQB’s Tim Rohan explores the history of the mock draft.
NBA playoffs (2:00): The hosts are joined by Nick Greene to assess the first round, which has featured standout play from the Philadelphia 76ers, a shocking sweep by the New Orleans Pelicans, and LeBron James’ efforts to drag a subpar supporting cast past the Indiana Pacers.
Arsene Wenger (21:25): Ken Early explains why the legendary Arsenal manager’s tenure went south and what his legacy will be in the Premier League.
Mock drafts (40:30): Where did mock drafts come from and how have they eaten the world? Tim Rohan, who did an oral history of the mock draft for Sports Illustrated’s MMQB, comes on the show to explain.
Afterballs (53:25):
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:11.8 | Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the week of April 23rd, 2018. |
| 0:18.8 | On this week's show, Slate's Nick Green will join us to discuss the Sixers, |
| 0:23.1 | the Pelicans, and the other most intriguing storylines of the first round of the NBA playoffs. |
| 0:28.6 | Ken Early of the Irish Times will also be here to talk about Arsenal manager Arson |
| 0:32.7 | Venger's departure after 22 years as the manager of one of the world's most famous soccer clubs. |
| 0:39.4 | And with the real NFL draft mere days away, Tim Rohan of Sports Illustrated will be here to |
| 0:44.7 | discuss the history of the mock draft. On the clock with me here at the Slate Office in |
| 0:50.2 | Washington, D.C., mere blocks away from the building where Marion Barry got shot in 1977. |
| 0:55.8 | You should look it up. |
| 0:56.9 | It's an interesting story. |
| 0:58.5 | It's Stefan Fatsis, a man whose Google Auto-Complete entries read as follows. |
| 1:03.6 | Stefan Fatsis Scrabble, Stefan Fatsis Twitter, Stefan Fatsis Melissa Block, and finally, Stefan Fatsis |
| 1:10.5 | podcast. Hello, Stefan Fatsis podcast. God, no Stefan Fatsis kicker. And finally, Stefan Fatss podcast. Hello, Stefan Fatss podcast. |
| 1:12.6 | God, no Stefan Fatss kicker, which tells you how poorly that book did. |
| 1:16.5 | Oh my God. It just got really dark here. A few seconds of panic. The reason it's done so poorly is I've stopped promoting it. |
| 1:23.3 | That must be the answer, yeah. |
| 1:24.8 | Buy it. Paperback? |
| 1:27.1 | Sure. Audioback? Sure. |
| 1:28.1 | Audio book? |
| 1:29.0 | That too. |
| 1:30.2 | It's a great book. |
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