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Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Slate’s Nick Greene to discuss the NFL’s wild card weekend. Jonathan Tjarks of the Ringer also joins to talk about James Harden and Roger Bennett of Men in Blazers assesses Chelsea’s acquisition of Christian Pulisic. NFL playoffs (1:56): Lamar Jackson was bad, Cody Parkey doinked another field goal, and more happening from the opening weekend of the pro football postseason. James Harden (21:30): The Houston Rockets guard is shooting 3-pointers at a record-setting rate. Can he possible sustain this pace? Christian Pulisic (36:38): How much did marketing factor into Chelsea’s decision to sign the young American? And is the English mega-club the right place for the 20-year-old to develop his game? Afterballs(47:25): Stefan on ties (they’re OK!) and Josh on college football’s targeting rule (it’s bad!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:04.0	Hi, this is Josh Levine and this is Slate's
0:11.0	sports podcast Hangup and Listen for the week of January 7th, 2019.
0:16.8	On this week's show, our colleague Nick Green will join us to discuss the NFL's Wild Card weekend
0:21.8	wherein Raven's quarterback Lamar Jackson was pretty bad.
0:26.2	And Bears kicker Cody Parky doinked a football off and upright again.
0:31.4	Jonathan Sharks of the Ringer will also be here to talk about the
0:34.0	offensive wizardry of the Houston Rockets James Harden and man in Blazer
0:38.8	Roger Bennett will tell us what we need to know about the 73 million dollar deal to bring American
0:44.5	soccer star Christian Polisicic to Chelsea of the Premier League.
0:49.3	Joining me in our Washington DC studio is Stephen Fatsus, author of the book's Word Freak,
0:54.6	and a few seconds of panic, heroically fighting through throat soreness,
0:59.4	the first show of the New Year.
1:00.6	Hello, Stephen.
1:01.3	You are too, Josh. Oh yeah Josh oh yeah just not saying it you're just
1:04.5	not mentioned you're just going out there and doing your job I sound a little better
1:08.0	than you I must say yeah so I feel good about that feels great
1:12.2	congratulations are in order Josh So I feel good about that. It feels great.
1:13.0	Congratulations are in order, Josh.
1:15.3	Your book, your new book.
1:17.1	The Queen is available for pre-order.
1:19.8	It is.
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