The It’s a Marathon and a Sprint Edition

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Ethan Strauss to talk about LeBron James’ comments on China; the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh discusses the Nationals’ playoff run and why baseballs aren’t flying as far; and Ed Caesar assesses marathon record breakers Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei. LeBron, the NBA, and China (02:19): Why the league’s travails are getting worse, and what the NBA can (and should) do about them. MLB playoffs (20:50): The Nationals’ starting pitching triumphs and the decline of home runs in the postseason, explained. Marathoners (40:03): How Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour barrier and Brigid Kosgei shattered the women’s world record. Afterballs (58:59): Stefan on CTE romance novels and Josh on shaking press boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.2	Hello, I'm Josh Levine,
0:09.9	slates national editor and the author of The Queen.
0:12.4	This is Slates Sports Podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the Slate National Editor and the author of The Queen.
0:12.5	This is Slate's Sports Podcast, Hang Up and Listen
0:14.8	for the week of October 15th, 2019.
0:18.4	On this week show, Ethan Strauss of The Athletic
0:20.6	will join us to talk about the latest on the NBA in China with LeBron James the latest to make everyone angry by saying
0:26.6	something dumb. The ringers Ben Lindbergh will also be here to discuss the
0:31.0	baseball playoffs and to assess the claim that the balls used
0:35.1	in the playoffs are not flying as far as they did in the regular season.
0:39.4	Have they been doctored?
0:40.4	Those baseballs will discuss.
0:42.4	Finally, author Ed Caesar will chat with us about a pair of marathon records,
0:46.0	Elliot Kipchouge cracking the two-hour barrier, and Bridget Coast Gay shatter the Women's World Record.
0:54.0	Joining me in Slates Washington DC studio,
0:55.9	Stephan Fatsus, author of the book's Word Freak
0:58.6	in a few seconds of panic.
1:00.7	Hello, Stephan.
1:01.5	Hi Josh.
1:02.2	The two-hour marathon barrier has been breached.
1:05.0	You'll be breaking it tomorrow.
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