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Hi, I'm Josh Levine, Slate's national editor and the author of The Queen.

This is Hang Up and Listen for the week of May 26th, 2020.

On this week's show, we're going to talk about the latest plans to bring back pro in college sports,

who is driving these proposals and what we should hope to see in the coming months.

We'll also interview ultra runner Zach Bitter, who just set a world record by running 100 miles on a treadmill in just over 12 hours. Finally, we'll talk to Simon Anthony. You can and should watch

solving a Sudoku puzzle and a 25-minute video that makes for an excellent substitute for live

sports. I'm coming to you today from Washington, D.C., home of famed sports, talker about her, and Sudoku appreciator.

Stefan Fatsis, author of the book's Word Freak, and a few seconds of panic.

Hello, Stefan.

Hey, Josh.

With us from Palo Alto, California, Slate Staff writer, host of Slow Burn Season 3,

an appreciator of the web series Real Reality Gossip,

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