Hang Up and Listen - The Snooze of the Century Edition

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🗓️ 4 May 2015

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about Floyd Mayweather’s victory over Manny Pacquiao. They also discuss the Los Angeles Clippers’ Game 7 victory over the San Antonio Spurs and how the NFL handled “character issues” in the 2015 draft. Hang Up and Listen is sponsored by Shari's Berries. Treat your mom to something sweet this Mother's Day with fresh berries dipped in chocolate, starting at just $19.99. It's a great last-minute gift, and right now, you can double your berries for just 10 bucks. Visit berries.com, click on the microphone, and use the promo code hangup. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/hangupplus. Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangup

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0:00.0	Hang Up and Listen is sponsored by Sherry's Berries. Treat your mom to something sweet this Mother's Day with fresh berries dipped in chocolate starting at just 1999. It's a great last minute gift, and right now you can double your berries for just 10 bucks. Visit Berries.com, click on the microphone, and use the code, Hang Up. That's B-E-R-R-I-E-S.com and the promo code, hang up.
0:23.2	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:31.6	Hi, this is Josh Levine and this is Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the week of May 4th, 2015.
0:37.5	On this week's show, we'll talk about Floyd Mayweather's victory over Manny Packiaw and boxing's fight of the century, which put $100 million or more in Mayweather's pocket, even as it failed to live up to the hype.
0:50.5	We'll also discuss the Los Angeles Clippers game seven victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, whether the series was too good for the first round of the NBA playoffs.
1:01.1	Finally, we'll look at the NFL draft and how the league assesses so-called character issues and the post-Aren Hernandez post-Ray Rice age.
1:10.6	Joining me in Washington, D.C. is Stefan Fatsis, author of the book's Word Freak and A Few
1:15.2	Seconds of Panic. Hello, Stefan.
1:17.5	Hi, Josh.
1:18.2	I heard you had an encounter with Jordan Speath's golf bag over the weekend.
1:22.2	I did. I was at the University of Texas golf club for my cousin's wedding.
1:27.1	The more noteworthy encounter was that I stood
1:30.8	right behind Vince Young in the line to get scanned at the airport. I was trying to think of an
1:38.7	analogy. I think being behind national champion quarterback Vince Young in the Austin, Texas airport. It's a little bit
1:45.5	like being behind Jesus in the Bethlehem airport. Yeah, but they still would have scanned both of them.
1:51.0	Please lift up your robes. He's got a long beard and religious connotations. We're doing this special
1:56.0	search. Put your cane through the metal detector. Hey, it's Mike Peska, host of Science Daily Podcast.
2:03.4	Who's taller?
2:04.1	Vince Young or Josh Levine?
2:05.2	I am taller than Vince Young.
2:07.0	He definitely looks more like a pro athlete than I do.
2:11.0	Height is not the only metric by which pro athletes are measured.
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