Hang Up and Listen - The Total Victory Edition
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2015
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca are joined by Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal to discuss baseball's great rookie class. They also discuss the rise of IMG Academy's high school football program and assess the popularity of American Ninja Warrior.Hang Up and Listen is brought to you by Draft Kings. One-week fantasy football at Draft Kings means every moment could take you closer to a life-changing payday. Play when you want and pick a new team every time! Use the code HANGUP to play free for a shot at a million bucks in this week's Millionaire Maker event... only at Draft Kings dot com!Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trail 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 brought to you by Draft Kings. |
| 0:02.8 | One week fantasy football at Draft Kings means every moment could take you closer to a life-changing payday. |
| 0:09.0 | Play when you want and pick a new team every time. |
| 0:12.0 | Use the code Hang Up to play free for a shot at a million bucks in this week's Millionaire Maker event. |
| 0:17.5 | Only at DraftKings.com. |
| 0:19.8 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:27.9 | Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate Sports Podcast Hang Up and Listen for the week |
| 0:31.7 | of September 21st, 2015. |
| 0:34.5 | On this week's show, we'll be joined by Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports to talk about what may be the greatest group of rookies in the history of Major League Baseball. |
| 0:43.2 | We'll also discuss the rise of IMG Academy, a for-profit high school in Florida that's hoping to change how elite young athletes in football and other sports prepare for professional careers. |
| 0:54.0 | And we'll ascend |
| 0:55.3 | to the top of fabled Mount Midoriama to assess the phenomenon of American Ninja Warrior, |
| 1:01.5 | the game show slash athletic enterprise that's just completed its latest season on NBC. |
| 1:09.0 | Joining me this week in Washington, D.C., Stefan Fatsis, author of the book's Word Freak, and a few seconds of panic. |
| 1:15.7 | What about a Ninja Warrior book? |
| 1:17.6 | Podcast Ninja Warrior. |
| 1:19.8 | I don't think this podcast requires any upper body strength, maybe mental fortitude. |
| 1:26.0 | You must watch. |
| 1:27.5 | Can everyone see that? |
| 1:28.4 | Stefan just lifted a glass of water to his mouth. |
| 1:31.1 | Ooh. |
| 1:32.9 | Technique. |
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