Hang Up and Listen - The How Does He Even Have a Computer? Edition
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2015
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and ESPN the Magazine’s Mina Kimes discuss record-breaking swimmer Katie Ledecky with the New York Times’ Karen Crouse. They also talk about Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly, and they interview WNBA star Elena Delle Donne. Slate's Hang Up and Listen is sponsored by Trunk Club. Answer a few simple questions about your look, style, and size, and receive a trunk full of great looking clothes that fit perfectly and make you look amazing. Only pay for the clothes you keep, and shipping is free. Go to TrunkClub.com/hangup. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/hangupplus. Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangup
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| 0:00.0 | Hang Up and Listen is sponsored by Trunk Club. |
| 0:03.1 | Answer a few simple questions about your look, style, and size, and receive a trunk full of great-looking clothes that fit perfectly and make you look amazing. |
| 0:11.2 | Only pay for the clothes you keep, and shipping is free. |
| 0:14.3 | Go to TrunkClub.com slash hang up. |
| 0:16.7 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:30.9 | Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen for the week of August 10th, 2015. |
| 0:33.8 | On this week's show, The New York Times is Karen Krause. We'll tell us about her poolside view of Katie Ledecki, the 18-year-old American who just |
| 0:39.1 | won five gold medals and said three individual world records at the swimming world championships |
| 0:45.0 | in Russia. We'll also talk about Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly, who's either a mad |
| 0:50.3 | genius or just mad, and who has been accused by a litany of former eagles of being a racist. |
| 0:57.9 | And we'll then be joined by the best player in women's basketball, Elena Deladon. |
| 1:02.3 | We'll talk about the current state of the WNBA and her path from Yukon to Delaware to the Chicago |
| 1:07.4 | Sky. |
| 1:08.6 | Joining me in Washington, D.C., where he has returned after posting a 17-14 record |
| 1:13.7 | at the North American Scrabble Championships in Reno. It's Stephen Fatsis, author of the book's |
| 1:21.1 | Word Freak and A Few Seconds of Panic and the upcoming title, I Hate Myself. 17 and 14 is not bad. No, it's really bad. Why is it so bad? Convinced me. Because I blew like seven end games. The other players were trying. Yeah, but the other players weren't as good as I am. Apparently they were. Or else I wouldn't have gone. You're only as good as your Scrabble record says you are. Yep. Numbers don't lie. |
| 1:45.5 | But congratulations to your daughter who made it into the playoffs for Division |
| 1:49.9 | 3? |
| 1:50.6 | I was in Division 2. |
| 1:51.8 | There were four divisions. |
| 1:52.7 | She was in Division 3. |
| 1:54.3 | Listeners will remember that last year she finished fourth in Division 4. |
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