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Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis talk with Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley about the NCAA Tournament, Slate’s Jim Newell joins to talk about Tiger Woods’ comeback, and ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz assesses the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets. March Madness (1:31):Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley chats with Josh and Stefan about how to be a college basketball fan without being a huge hypocrite. Plus: Can Penn become the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 in the history of the men’s tournament? Tiger Woods (19:47):Slate’s golf correspondent Jim Newell analyzes Woods’ second-place finish at the Valspar Championship, discusses Woods’ strange vocabulary, and looks at whether golf courses should be more patriotic. Raptors and Rockets (35:01): Kevin Arnovitz joins for a conversation about the NBA’s (maybe) two best teams. Are Toronto and Houston for real, and what explains their regular-season success? Afterballs (52:00): Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.7	The following podcast contains explicit language. Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's Sports Podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the
0:50.4	week of March 12, 2018.
0:53.4	On this week show, we'll be joined by Slates Ben Mathis
0:55.9	Lily to discuss how to maximize your enjoyment
0:58.9	of the NCA tournament during a period in world history
1:01.8	when enjoying the NCA tournament seems kind of hypocritical.
1:05.9	But don't worry, we'll figure it out together.
1:07.7	Our colleague Jim Newell will also be here to talk about Tiger Woods's almost triumphant return to professional golf and ESPans
1:15.4	Kevin Arnavitz will help us assess the Raptors and the Rockets who go figure are the
1:20.8	teams with the best records in the NBA's Eastern and Western conferences.
1:25.0	Joining me in Washington DC is Stephen Fatsus, author of the book's Word Freak and a few
1:30.0	seconds of panic.
1:31.0	Hello Stephen, it's good to be back together. I know that was the first
1:34.3	time ever. That hang up and listen was hosted by someone other than you me or Mike
1:41.0	Basca in case you've forgotten him.
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