Hang Up and Listen - The Kyrie Irving and the Chamber of Secrets Edition
Hang Up and Listen
Joel Meyer
4.6 • 986 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2017
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Josh Levin and ESPN’s Mina Kimes are joined by Slate’s Jim Newell to discuss Jordan Spieth’s British Open win. Josh and Mina also dissect Kyrie Irving’s trade drama, and Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley analyzes Hugh Freeze’s ousting as Ole Miss football coach.
Jordan Spieth (2:15):Jim Newell joins to talk about how Jordan Spieth avoided a Sunday collapse, how he compares to Tiger Woods, and whether Spieth is cool or dorky.
Kyrie Irving Trade Request (13:49): Josh and Mina examine the motivations behind the star point guard’s bid to leave Cleveland, where he could end up landing, and if this means the last of LeBron James’ prime years will be wasted.
Hugh Freeze (30:50) Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley delves into the scandal-filled backstory of the Ole Miss football coach’s ouster, which featured gas mask bongs, America’s public information laws, and a vengeful coach named Houston Nutt.
Pre-Twitter Viral Sports Stories (45:30): In lieu of afterballs, Josh, Mina, and Ben opine on what notable pre-social media sports story would have broken Twitter.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:13.6 | Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the |
| 0:17.7 | week of July 24th, 2017. On this week's show, we'll be joined by Slate's Jim Newell to discuss Jordan Speets' |
| 0:24.9 | amazing come-from-ahead victory at the British Open and to assess whether this fantastic |
| 0:29.9 | young golfer is, in fact, cool. |
| 0:33.3 | We'll also scrutinize Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving's trade demand, where he might end up landing and whether puppet master LeBron James is pulling the strings behind the scenes. |
| 0:44.3 | And Slate's Ben Mathis Lilley will be here to break down what brought down Ole Miss football coach Hugh Fries, a scandal that involved the Freedom of Information Act, an offensive lineman smoking weed |
| 0:54.3 | and a gas mask, and a phone call to an escort service from a state-issued cell phone. |
| 1:00.0 | Stefan Fatsis is off again this week doing all of the things that I just listed. |
| 1:04.7 | But this is where it ends. He'll be back in the seat across from me for next week's show. |
| 1:09.0 | Filling in is hang Up and Listen Favorite, |
| 1:11.5 | Mina Kimes, who has a dog named Lini, |
| 1:14.2 | a senior writer gig at ESPN The Magazine, |
| 1:17.0 | and is the co-host of the Morning Roast, |
| 1:19.4 | which is both the name of a scent in the Yankee Candle Home Classics collection |
| 1:23.2 | and a radio show that airs Sunday mornings from 9 to noon on ESPN radio. |
| 1:28.7 | Check your local listings. |
| 1:30.4 | Hello, Mina. |
| 1:31.5 | Hi, I like that you led with the dog. |
| 1:33.4 | That was the appropriate order of my priorities. |
| 1:36.4 | I'm really rooting for you guys to beat out the Yankee candle and the Google Auto Complete. |
| 1:43.2 | That'll be the sign that you've made it. |
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