Hang Up and Listen - UPDATED: The Superest of Superteams Edition
Hang Up and Listen
Joel Meyer
4.6 • 986 Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2017
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Mike Pesca to discuss the Warriors' NBA Finals win. George Dohrmann also joins to talk about U.S. soccer phenom Christian Pulisic. Plus, an interview with Ice Cube about the documentary Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies. NBA Finals (2:06): A conversation with Hang Up alum Mike Pesca about the Golden State Warriors’ NBA title, Kevin Durant's greatness, and where LeBron James, the Cavs, and the NBA go from here. Christian Pulisic (21:56): George Dohrmann joins to discuss his story on how Christian Pulisic came to be a star, and whether U.S. soccer will learn the right lessons from his development. Ice Cube (38:46): The narrator of the ESPN 30-for-30 documentary Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies explains his affection for his hometown team and how race played a role in the Boston/L.A. rivalry. He also talks about 3-on-3 basketball becoming an Olympic sport. Afterballs (57:03)
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:08.4 | Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's sports podcast, hang up and listen for the week of June 12th, 2017. |
| 0:15.1 | On this week's show, we'll talk about the Golden State Warriors NBA Finals triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers and what it means for Kevin Durant, |
| 0:22.9 | LeBron James, the NBA, the United States, and the world. |
| 0:27.1 | Upon the occasion of the U.S. soccer team's one-one draw on Mexico on Sunday night, |
| 0:31.5 | will also be joined by George Dorman to discuss the team's 18-year-old star Christian Pulisic. |
| 0:36.9 | And the one and only Ice Cube will be here for a conversation about the new ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Celtics Lakers, Best of Enemies, and the news that three-on-three basketball will be in the 2020 Olympics. |
| 0:49.3 | Joining me in Washington, D.C. is Stefan Fatsis, author of the book's Word Freak and a few seconds of panic. |
| 0:55.7 | Hello, Stefan. Hello, Josh. |
| 1:04.3 | Hi, Stefan. A heads up that we originally recorded the podcast on Monday. We then came back on Tuesday morning to re-record our NBA segment to document the Warriors win in game five of the finals. |
| 1:10.3 | On Monday, we talked to Kevin Arniewicz, |
| 1:11.8 | and you'll still hear Kevin in our bonus segment for Slate Plus members. |
| 1:15.6 | For our updated, brand new Warriors are champion segment, |
| 1:19.8 | it is my great pleasure to welcome the host of the gist to the microphone. |
| 1:23.4 | It's Mike Peska. |
| 1:24.2 | Hello, old friend. |
| 1:25.3 | Hi. |
| 1:25.9 | I misunderstood the intro, and I'm like, oh, no, I didn't watch that Ice Cube documentary. |
| 1:32.0 | I thought I would be, which is fine. |
| 1:34.2 | We could just roll and talk about NWA, but I got nothing on the soccer. |
| 1:39.0 | Did you watch the basketball game? |
| 1:41.3 | That I did. |
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