Hang Up and Listen - The Rice Reinstated Edition
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🗓️ 1 December 2014
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the decision to overturn Ray Rice’s suspension and the injury-riddled careers of Robert Griffin III and Derrick Rose. Gideon Haigh also joins to talk about the on-field death of cricketer Phillip Hughes.Show notes at www.slate.com/hangup.
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| 0:00.0 | Hang Up and Listen is sponsored by Bombus. |
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| 0:20.5 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:28.6 | Hi, this is Josh Levine and this is Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen for the week of December 1st, 2014. |
| 0:35.3 | On this week's show, we're going to discuss an arbitrator's decision to reinstate |
| 0:39.0 | Ray Rice to the NFL, and what that means for Rice and for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. |
| 0:44.6 | We'll also talk about the sad state of the former Washington starting quarterback Robert |
| 0:49.6 | Griffin III, and the maybe not quite as sad state, but still kind of sad state, of Chicago Bowl's point guard, Derek Rose, and how injuries can derail young careers. |
| 0:59.9 | We'll be joined by Gideon Hague to discuss the death of Philip Hughes, the Australian cricket player who died after being struck in the head by a ball during a match last week. |
| 1:09.2 | In our bonus segment for Slate Plus members, members will debate whether the NFL should fine the laconic |
| 1:13.7 | Marchon Lynch for refusing to talk to the media. |
| 1:18.0 | Joining me in Washington, D.C. as a member of the mainstream media, Stefan Fatsis, author of the |
| 1:23.1 | books, Word Freak, and A Few Seconds of Panic. |
| 1:26.2 | The Friday Sports correspondent friend, PR, is all things considered. Hello, Stefan. Sometimes laconic. Good. You just demonstrate. That's a coolidge-esque. Thank you. Mike. Which coolidge are you talking about? From the White Shadow or the President? Yeah. DC Hustler. Oh, no, that was fast break. Right. Coolidge. Coulage, salami. I don't know if I can name another White Shadow guy. |
| 1:49.8 | Salami, too. Yes. Salamita. Coach, the coach. Yeah. Ken. Ken. Ken Reeves. Coach Reeves. Coach Reeves. |
| 2:07.1 | Mike, I just noticed when I went through the list of topics for today show that it's super depressing. |
| 2:11.7 | Can you just assure our listeners that we're going to share a few laughs today as well? |
| 2:15.0 | Yeah, we're going to live, we're going to learn, we're going to have some laughs. |
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