The following podcast contains explicit language.

Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen for the week of June 11th, 2018.

On this week's show, we'll be joined by ESPN's Dave McMinneman to talk about what's next for LeBron James after the Cavs got swept out of the NBA finals and whether the Golden State Warriors are too good.

Bruce Arena, the former head coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team, will also be here to discuss why and how the United States missed the World Cup for the first time since 1986.

And our colleague Jason Delione, the producer of Trumpcast, will join for a conversation about who to root for in the World Cup.

Jason has very strong feelings about Peru.

I am in New York this week.

Stefan Fatsis, the author of the book's Word Freak and A few seconds of panic, is in our studio in Washington, D.C.

How will that affect

our team chemistry this week, Stefan?

Is it fair to blame Jeff Cameron

if this week's show is bad?

Yes.

I'm sitting in your chair, so that could affect

team chemistry also.

You're going to have hell to pay

when I get back to Washington.

Just I know that kind of like injuring Stefan or being really mean to him could affect the perception of the listeners out there.

But I just wanted to express my gratitude.

Last week I asked for folks to help us out by reviewing the show on iTunes,

and people gave us 78 new five-star reviews, 31 of which were written reviews.

I really appreciated YHK reviews was the username for saying that we are far better than the Orvis Fly Fishing podcast,

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