Hang Up and Listen - The Brett Favre Welfare Scandal
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🗓️ 26 September 2022
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the Boston Celtics’ decision to suspend head coach Ime Udoka. They also talk about Roger Federer’s tearful retirement. Finally, Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today joins for a conversation about Brett Favre and the state’s enormous welfare scandal.
Udoka (4:24): Did the media and the Celtics mishandle the news of his suspension?
Federer (21:01): What makes his relationship with Rafael Nadal so special.
Favre (42:20): How the ex-quarterback got enmeshed in an escalating welfare controversy.
Afterball (1:02:46): Joel on Mississippi, a segregation academy, and a football field.
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| 0:31.0 | Might hear a few curse words in this one, just a warning. |
| 0:34.0 | Music |
| 0:48.0 | Hi, I'm Josh Levine, Slate's national editor |
| 0:51.0 | and this is Hang Up and Listen for the week of September 22nd, 2022. |
| 0:55.0 | On this week's show, we're going to talk about Boston Celtics head coach |
| 0:58.0 | Eme Udoca's suspension and how it's been covered by the NBA media. |
| 1:02.0 | We'll also discuss Roger Federer's tear-filled retirement |
| 1:06.0 | and Anna Wolfe of Mississippi today will join us for a conversation |
| 1:10.0 | about her reporting on the massive Mississippi welfare scandal |
| 1:14.0 | that has Brett Farb at its center. |
| 1:17.0 | I'm in Washington, D.C. I'm the author of The Queen and the host of the podcast |
| 1:21.0 | One Year. The last episode of our season on 1986 is out this week |
| 1:26.0 | and it is a doozy, I must say. |
| 1:29.0 | Also, in D.C. Stefan Fatsis, he's the author of the book's word freak |
| 1:33.0 | wilded and outside, and a few seconds of panic. |
| 1:36.0 | Hey, there, Stefan. |
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