Hang Up and Listen - The “What Did Izzo and Dantonio Know?” Edition
Hang Up and Listen
Joel Meyer
4.6 • 986 Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2018
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Josh Levin talks with Paula Lavigne of ESPN and Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley about the Michigan State sexual abuse scandal. ESPN’s Howard Bryant also joins to discuss the Australian Open, and the Root’s Damon Young assesses the NBA’s all-star draft.
Michigan State (1:30): Paula Lavigne of ESPN’s Outside the Lines explains what she’s learned about the failures of the Michigan State athletic department to deal with sexual assault cases, and whether it’s right to focus on the school’s football and basketball programs.
Australian Open (16:40): ESPN’s Howard Bryant discuss Roger Federer’s 20th major championship, Caroline Wozniacki’s first grand slam title, and how American Tennys Sandgren went from a fan favorite to a pariah in record time.
All-star draft (34:55): The Root’s Damon Young helps Josh assess the NBA’s first-ever all-star draft and the seeming implosion of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Afterballs (59:50):
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:14.7 | Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slates of Sports Podcasts, Hang Up and Listen for the week of January 29, 2018. |
| 0:22.1 | On this week's show, Paula Levine of ESPN's Outside the Lines will join me and Slate's |
| 0:26.7 | Ben Mathis Lilly to talk about her reporting on the failures of the Michigan State Athletic Department |
| 0:31.9 | in dealing with sexual assault cases, failures that go well beyond the Larry Nasser sexual abuse case. |
| 0:39.1 | ESPN's Howard Bryant will also be here to discuss the Australian Open, where Roger Federer won his 20th major championship, |
| 0:45.8 | Caroline Wozniakki won her first, and Tennis Sandgren went from a fan favorite to a pariah in record time. |
| 0:52.5 | Finally, the roots Damon Young will help me assess the NBA's |
| 0:55.4 | first ever All-Star Draft and the seeming implosion of the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| 1:01.4 | Stefan Fatsis is out this week, so hopefully I won't screw this up too badly. Before we get rolling |
| 1:06.3 | here, I want to let you know that the finale of Slow Burn Slate's podcast about Watergate is out on |
| 1:11.5 | Tuesday. Get on that. Listen to it. Also, Slate is hiring for a couple of fantastic positions, |
| 1:17.8 | a staff writer job and a business and technology editor job. You can go to slate.com slash |
| 1:23.8 | jobs to get some more info on those positions. And now for our program. Last week, a Michigan judge |
| 1:32.3 | sentenced Larry Nassard up to 175 years in prison after hearing statements for more than 150 women |
| 1:39.0 | who Nassar sexually abused and his roles as a doctor and trainer for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University. |
| 1:46.6 | Over the weekend, the Attorney General of Michigan announced that a special prosecutor |
| 1:50.3 | will launch an investigation in the Michigan State and that no individual and no department |
| 1:54.8 | at the school is off limits. That announcement came shortly after ESPN's Outside the Lines, |
| 2:00.0 | released a story by Paula Levine and Nicole Noren that detailed a history of sexual violence perpetrated by athletes at the school and accusations that Michigan State has shielded athletes from punishment and valued the success of its basketball and football programs over the welfare of women on campus. Joining me now is Paula Levine of ESPN's |
| 2:19.2 | Outside the Lines. Welcome to the show, Paula. Thank you very much. And also with us for this |
| 2:25.0 | segment is my colleague Ben Mathis Lilly, who's been writing about Larry Nasser and Michigan State |
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