Hang Up: Au Revoir, Paris

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss the Dream Team’s close calls on the road to gold, and the U.S. women’s basketball team’s narrow victory, too. They break down the quick overhaul of the U.S. women’s soccer team, which won its first gold medal since 2012. Finally, they assess whether the visually beautiful and athletically compelling Paris Games restored the Olympics’ luster. Basketball (4:12): The U.S. men and women survived gold-medal scares from host France. Soccer (19:25): The new-look U.S. women’s team topped Brazil for gold. Olympics roundup (34:58): Did Paris help the Games regain their mojo? (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mom, Dad, can we work around?
0:03.0	James, come rounds.
0:04.0	Can we have Tykawai?
0:05.0	Your maker.
0:06.0	We need speakers.
0:07.0	Pastors.
0:08.0	He's broken it.
0:09.0	She's crying.
0:10.0	Where's the football?
0:12.0	Can we watch cartoons?
0:13.9	Need a crowd pleaser?
0:15.0	Let's watch something with planets.
0:16.8	A musical.
0:18.0	cartoons.
0:18.7	The match.
0:19.7	New E.E TV lets you search live and on demand all in one place. Search E. E. T.
0:27.0	E. T. E. T. requires E. E. broadband. Content may vary terms apply. Hey, I'm Stephen Fatsus, and this is Hangup and Listen for the week of August 12,
0:48.0	2024.
0:49.0	On this week's show, we wrap up the games of the 33rd olympiad. We'll start with the men's and women's dream teams
0:56.8	winning gold barely in two ridiculously exciting finals against host France.
1:02.6	Then we'll discuss the U.S. women's soccer teams
1:05.2	return to the top of the podium.
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