Michael Jordan, the Bulls, and the Last Dance

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss ESPN’s documentary on the Chicago Bulls, The Last Dance. They also talk about whether the NBA’s new development program is a threat to college basketball and assess the state of sports media during the coronavirus pandemic. The Last Dance (05:38): What we made of the first two episodes of the 10-part documentary. G League (22:46): Jalen Green is passing on the NCAA to go pro. What does that mean for the future of basketball? Sports media (37:33): How the pandemic will change sports journalism. Afterballs (53:34): Stefan on his daughter’s Scrabble triumphs and Josh on KO Pete McBride. To help support Hang Up and Listen and listen to every episode in full, sign up now for Slate Plus. Members get to skip the ads and get bonus segments and episodes on many Slate podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.0	Hide your children.
0:05.0	Hi, I'm Josh Levine,
0:10.0	plate's national editor and the author of The Queen.
0:14.8	This is Hang Up and Listen for the week of April 20, 2020.
0:18.9	On this week show, we'll discuss the first two episodes of The Last Dance. the Espian's documentary series on the end of the Chicago
0:26.0	Bulls dynasty of the 1990s.
0:29.0	We'll also talk about basketball prospect Jaylin Green and what his decision to go straight to the G League
0:34.4	means for the NBA and for college basketball. Finally we'll look at the state of
0:39.1	sports media which like pretty much every industry has been ravaged by the coronavirus.
0:45.0	Like the rest of you, I'm at home with my home being in Washington, D.C.
0:50.0	Joining me from his home in D.C.
0:52.0	It's the author of Word Freak, and a few seconds of panic,
0:54.5	Stephen Fatsus. Hello, Stephen. Hey Josh.
0:57.5	With us from Palo Alto, slate staff writer, and the host of Sloeburn, season three,
1:02.2	Joel Anderson. What's up's up Joel I'm good how you guys doing doing okay before we get to the show we have an announcement to make an important announcement so listen up
1:15.2	Remember what I said a few seconds ago about getting ravaged by the coronavirus that applies to slate as well. Over the last few
1:21.1	months we've gotten record traffic on the site.
1:24.0	It's a clear indication that the work we're doing is needed and that it's valued and appreciated by you,
1:29.7	our listeners and our readers as well.
1:32.6	At the same time, ad dollars have plummeted.
1:35.8	And that means we're less and less able to get the revenue
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