Hang Up and Listen - The We're All Doomed Edition
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2016
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the leaked March Madness bracket and NCAA tourney snubs; review Fantastic Lies, ESPN's documentary on the Duke lacrosse case; and speak with Ben Rothenberg about Maria Sharapova's positive drug test.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Hang Up and Listen is brought to you by Squarespace. |
| 0:03.2 | Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. |
| 0:06.6 | Enter offer code Hangup at checkout to get 10% off. |
| 0:10.5 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:18.2 | Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate Sports Podcast Hang Up and Listen for the week of March 14th, 2016. |
| 0:25.0 | On today's show, we'll talk about the NCAA tournament, aka March Madness, aka Springtime for Butler, |
| 0:31.5 | with topics including the bracket getting leaked on Twitter. |
| 0:36.1 | And of course, the snubs. |
| 0:38.3 | Love snubs. |
| 0:39.8 | The poor, poor snubs. |
| 0:41.4 | We'll also discuss fantastic lies, the new ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on the Duke |
| 0:47.1 | Lacrosse case. |
| 0:48.5 | And we'll be joined by Ben Rothenberg to delve into Maria Sharapova's positive drug test, |
| 0:53.9 | what we know about meldonium and what |
| 0:56.3 | Latvian scientists can do to make all of us better at tennis and fighting in Afghanistan. |
| 1:02.6 | Joining me in Washington, D.C. is Stefan Fatsis, author of the book's Word Freak and a few seconds |
| 1:08.5 | of panic. Hey, Stefan. |
| 1:12.0 | Meldonium. |
| 1:17.4 | Maldonium. It borders on the Adriata. Come on. |
| 1:22.0 | And with us in New York is Mike Peska, the host of the gist. |
| 1:24.7 | Who clearly has been taking a little meldonium this morning. Red-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. |
| 1:28.3 | Red blood cells are coursing through Mike Teska's body. |
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