It’s Coming Home to Italy

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Nicky Bandini of the Guardian to discuss Italy’s victory over England in the Euro 2020 final. Next, they talk about Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, and the first three games of the NBA Finals. Finally, they assess the pitching and hitting phenom Shohei Ohtani. Euro 2020 (4:19): Italy beat England but the final was marred by racist and violent fan behavior. NBA Finals (25:04): Giannis Antetokounmpo is remarkable at a young age, Chris Paul at an old one. Shohei Ohtani (46:22): Is the Japanese pitcher and hitter better than Babe Ruth? Afterball (1:06:41): Josh on the reaction to Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon triumph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast includes explicit language, including, well, you'll just have to wait and see.
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0:34.8	Brought to you by Pepsi Max, thirsty for more. Hi, I'm Josh Levine, Slate's National Editor, and this is Hang Up and Listen for the week of July 12, 2021.
0:50.0	On this week show, Nicky Bandini of The Guardian will be here to discuss Italy's win over England
0:55.4	in the Euro 2020 finals and the racial abuse that Black English players suffered after the game.
1:01.6	We're also going to talk about the state of the NBA finals
1:04.4	after game three, the state of Janus and Chris Paul,
1:08.4	also the state of the world after Nigeria beat the US
1:11.4	in an Olympic warm-up.
1:13.2	And finally, we will assess
1:14.7	Shohay O'Tani, the pitcher slash hitter
1:17.6	who might just be better than Babe Ruth.
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