Hang Up and Listen - The Screwing the Kicker Again Edition
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2015
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Stefan Fatsis, Mike Pesca, and special guest Richard Deitsch discuss Stephen Curry's head injury, LeBron James' dominance, and other stories from the NBA playoffs. Later, retired NFL kicker Nate Kaeding weighs in on the league’s decision to make the extra point 15 yards harder. Finally, ESPN correspondent Jeremy Schaap talks about his recent E:60 report on Sepp Blatter’s scandal-ridden tenure as the president of soccer’s international governing body, FIFA. Find links and other show notes at slate.com/hangupUpdate, 5/27: Swiss authorities have arrested several FIFA officials in conjunction with a U.S. Department of Justice investigation. The Swiss are also investigating bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup. Read the latest on Slate and skip right to Hang Up’s interview with Schaap.In our Slate Plus bonus segment, Isiah Thomas' appointment as president of MSG’s women’s basketball team, the New York Liberty. Visit slate.com/hangupplus and try it free for two weeks.The Gist is sponsored by QuickBooks. If you work for yourself, try QuickBooks Self-Employed. It helps separate your business and personal expenses, estimate your federal quarterly taxes, and more. See what QuickBooks Self-Employed can do for you with a free 30-day trial at tryselfemployed.com/hangupFacebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.com
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Hang Up and Listen is sponsored by QuickBooks. |
| 0:03.6 | If you work for yourself, try QuickBooks self-employed. |
| 0:06.5 | It helps separate your business and personal expenses, estimate your federal quarterly taxes, and more. |
| 0:12.1 | See what QuickBooks Self-Employed can do for you with a free 30-day trial at tryselfemployed.com slash hangup. |
| 0:19.3 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:28.0 | Hi, I'm Stefan Fatsis, and this is Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the week |
| 0:32.1 | of May 26, 2015. |
| 0:34.8 | On this week's show, we'll talk NBA playoffs. |
| 0:37.3 | Steph Curry, LeBron James, why marketing |
| 0:39.6 | sheepdog fans have made NBA games look like a meeting of the all-union Leninist |
| 0:43.2 | Young Communist League. Then we'll be joined by former NFL place kicker Nate Cating to discuss |
| 0:48.5 | the league's latest attempt to screw the kicker, making the extra point a 33-yard kick instead |
| 0:54.0 | of a 20-yard one. Your efforts to destroy the kicker are making the extra point a 33-yard kick instead of a 20-yard-one. |
| 0:55.8 | Your efforts to destroy the kicker are futile NFL, futile. |
| 0:59.3 | Finally, ESPN correspondent Jeremy Schapp will be here to discuss his recent reporting on |
| 1:03.8 | our friend, SEP Blatter, who this week will be sham re-elected to his 47th term as the head |
| 1:09.8 | of soccer's governing body, FIFA. |
| 1:12.0 | I swear we'll talk hockey next week, people, because holy shit, the playoffs have been awesome. |
| 1:16.7 | Josh Levine, the executive editor of Slate Magazine, is away this week. |
| 1:20.0 | I'm in Washington. |
| 1:21.2 | Making his debut as a panelist on this program is Richard Deich, who writes about media for Sports Illustrated, which is a magazine and a |
| 1:28.5 | website. Welcome, Richard. Howdy? Alongside him at Slate's offices in New York City is Mike Peska, |
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