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Hi, I'm Stefan Fatsis and this is Slate's sports podcast. Hang up and listen for the week of December 19th, 2016.

On this week's show, it's another three guest fest. First, we'll be joined by journalist Jessica Luther

to discuss the ongoing sexual assault investigation involving the University of Minnesota

football team. Then Ramona Shelburne of ESPN will be with us to talk about Ronda Rousey,

the mixed martial arts star, who's returning to the Octagon a year after her stunning loss

to Holly home.

And finally, we'll assess the state of the 0.14 Cleveland Browns, the O and 14, and the city

of Cleveland's whiplash sports year with who else, the Bard of Cleveland via New Jersey,

Scott Rab. Josh Levine, the executive editor of via New Jersey, Scott Rab.

Josh Levine, the executive editor of Slate magazine, is off this week.

Mike Peska, the host of Slate's Daily podcast.

The gist is not.

He's in Brooklyn, New York.

I'm in Washington.

I believe that under parliamentary guidelines, Mike, we have enough votes to pull a little North Carolina state legislature and

change the rules around here in Josh's absence, don't you think? Yeah. Yeah, you get to run this

thing in odd years. I think that's a good solution or odd weeks. That would work too. Are you got any

whimsy, NFL whimsy? Yeah, of course I do. I mean, there's only one whimsy, really.

It's the most whimsical thing ever to happen.

This is the whimsy.

Ever.

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