The Strangely Likable England Edition

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2018

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Nick Greene and Josh Levin are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl to discuss the World Cup. The New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham also joins to discuss Stephen A. Smith. Plus, an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. World Cup (1:25): How will a young French team fare against Belgium’s front three? Will England’s reliance on a set piece–heavy offense end its tournament run? And is Croatia headed to penalties for the third straight game? Stephen A. Smith (18:20): How did the talking head go from being one of the most hated people in sports media to becoming the face of ESPN? And what’s he really like in person? Federer-Nadal (38:04): Ten years ago, the pair went head to head in the greatest match ever played. The new documentary Strokes of Genius looks back at the 2008 Wimbledon final and their 15-year rivalry. Afterballs(55:22): Nick on a Chilean soccer scandal and Josh on flipping the order of penalty kicks and extra time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.0	Joss Levine and this is Slate's Sports Podcast to hang up and listen for the week of July 9th, 2018.
0:49.1	On this week's show, Grant Wall of Sports Illustrated in Fox Sports will join us from Moscow to talk about the week
0:54.9	that was in the World Cup in the upcoming semi-finals between Belgium and France and
0:59.9	England and Croatia. We'll also be joined by the New Yorkers Vincent Cunningham for a conversation about his
1:06.3	peace headlined Stephen A Smith won't stop talking.
1:10.1	And finally, Sports Illustrated's John Wirthheim will be here to chat about the documentary
1:14.6	Strokes of Genius on the epic 2008 Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Raphael
1:20.5	Nidal.
1:21.5	Stephen Fatsus is in Iceland this week where he is hopefully watching soccer games in gas stations.
1:27.3	Filling in for him is the head of Hangup and Listen's Oakland Bureau, Slate Contributing
1:31.8	writer Nick Green.
1:33.2	How's it going, Nick?
1:34.4	Hi, I'm doing great.
1:35.4	How you doing, Josh?
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