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This is Hangup and Listen for the week of April 6, 2020.

On this week show, we're going to talk about when sports are coming back and when they should come back.

If you have the answer, please let us know. We would like to know. We'll also interview Don Harper

Nelson, the Olympic gold medalist we had on our live show in December.

Back then, Don was aiming to make it back to the Olympics in 2020.

Now that is on hold just like everything else. I am here still at home in DC holding it together ready to do this thing

positive attitude got my friend Stephen here. Stephen Fatis, author of Word Freak in a few

seconds of panic. Stephen, we have now hit the milestone two out of the three of us having

birthdays under quarantine. happy birthday under quarantine.

Thanks Josh, you had to cancel a party. I didn't even get a chance to schedule a party.

Yeah, well I don't know which is worse. And this was before the days of like everyone scheduling

Zoom meetings for everyone.

So back in the day, in the early days of the coronavirus when you canceled something was really

cancelled no virtual configuration or anything there's just no birthday

Joel this is going to happen to you it is most likely and I'm fine with it because the world is

bending to my will. I like to be left alone on my birthdays. I like to spend them alone doing

exactly what I want to do. So this will be the year that I'm most likely to get what I want

So your birthday wish of staying inside and cleaning your apartment is just gonna be magical

You're getting carbs too carbs as well.

Joel Anderson in Palo Alto, a slate staff writer,

and the host of Slo Burn season 3.

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