The following podcast includes explicit language.

In other words, might get a little blue in here.

Hope you can handle it.

Hi, I'm Josh Levine, Slate's national editor,

and this is Hang Up and Listen for the week of June 7th, 2021.

On this week's show, Sam Anderson will join us to talk about his story in the New York Times Magazine

on the Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant, and the asteroid crash that formed Chesapeake Bay,

which trust me makes more sense in context. We'll also talk about the U.S. men's national

teams win over Mexico in the Conca Calf Nation's League final and what it portends for U.S. soccer.

And finally, we'll have a conversation about the impending retirement of Duke Coach Mike Shoshavsky

and what we make of Coach K's accomplishments and legacy.

I'm in Washington, D.C. I'm the author of The Queen, the host of Slow Burn, season four

on David Duke, and the upcoming one year.

I'm going to have to trim those credits down a little bit, but we can work that out in weeks to come.

Also in D.C. is Stefan Fatsas, author of the book's Word Freak and a few seconds of panic.

Many other fine books and articles. Hello, Stefan.

Hey, Josh. Hi. With us from Palo Alto, Slate staff writer,

host of Slow Burn Season 3, the upcoming Slow Burn season 6, and many fine articles, podcasts,

and other various and sundry products, Joel Anderson. Hello, Joel. Hey, you're really giving

me a lot of credit. I'm only working on one thing that isn't this, Joel. Hey, you're really giving me a lot of credit.

I'm only working on one thing that isn't this right now. So, you've worked on many things.

That's fair. I guess I get to carry my, you know, my resume with me, my little CV with me. So yeah, sure.

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