The Monday Morning Center Back Edition

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2018

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin to talk about LeBron James' next stop; by Bruce Arena to discuss why the U.S. missed the World Cup; and by Slate's Jayson De Leon for a conversation about who to root for in Russia. LeBron's future (2:21): Nobody knows where the world's best player will end up. But where should he go? (Josh thinks New Orleans.) U.S. soccer (21:52): Former U.S. men's national team head coach Bruce Arena shares his thoughts on why Team USA missed the World Cup for the first time in 1986. Who to root for in the World Cup (39:28): Slate's Jayson De Leon stumps for Peru. How about Argentina? Perhaps Egypt? Afterballs(57:48): Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:35.0	Hi, this is Josh Levine and this is Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen for the week of June 11th 2018
0:45.8	On this week show we'll be joined by Espians Dave Mcminiman to talk about what's next for
0:50.8	LeBron James after the calves got swept out of the
0:53.7	NBA finals and whether the Golden State Warriors are too good. Bruce Arena, the
0:59.4	former head coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team, will also be here to discuss why and how the United States
1:05.1	missed the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
1:08.6	And our colleague Jason Delleone, the producer of Trump cast, will join for a conversation about who to root for in the
1:14.2	World Cup. Jason has very strong feelings about Peru. I am in New York this week.
1:20.2	Stephen Fatsus, the author of the book's Word Freak and a few seconds of panic, is in our studio
1:25.0	in Washington, D.C. How will that affect our team chemistry this week, Stephen?
1:30.1	Is it fair to blame Jeff Cameron if this week's show is bad?
1:33.8	Yes.
1:35.5	I'm sitting in your chair so that could affect team.
1:37.8	Oh my God.
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