Hang Up and Listen - The Stuffed Sparrow on a Cricket Ball Edition

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🗓️ 23 March 2015

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament and the early retirement of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland. They’re also joined by writer Andrew Miller to discuss the Cricket World Cup. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Show notes at www.slate.com/hangup.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:08.0	Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen for the week of March 23rd, 2015.
0:14.1	On this week's show, we'll talk about the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament and dads and announcers and whether bad basketball takes away from
0:23.0	fantastic finishes. We'll also discuss the early retirement of San Francisco 49ers
0:28.5	linebacker Chris Borland, who decided to quit the game at age 24 due to his concerns
0:33.8	about head trauma. Cricket writer Andrew Miller will join us for a conversation about the Cricket World
0:39.0	Cup, which is cranking up for a showdown between the sports big four of South Africa,
0:44.2	India, Australia, and New Zealand.
0:47.1	Showdown.
0:48.2	Cricket showdown.
0:51.8	Are you guys done?
0:52.8	Ranking.
0:55.8	The Big four.
0:57.6	Save it for the guest.
0:59.0	I'm sure he'll appreciate that gentility.
1:01.8	In our bonus segment for Slate Plus members, we'll discuss the best strategy for watching the NCAA tournament and preventing basketball overload.
1:10.1	Joining me in Washington, D.C. as Stefan Fatsas, the author of the book's Word Freak and a few
1:15.1	seconds of panic, kind of in sound effects mode today.
1:19.7	I like that mode.
1:20.3	Showdown.
1:21.6	Showdown.
1:22.3	It's a throwdown.
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