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Hang Up and Listen

Slate Podcasts

News, Sports, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh return to talk about the latest in the NBA playoffs where the Warriors are in trouble, and the Knicks are…fun to watch? Then they talk about Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback quagmire. In the third segment, they discuss Boston Red Sox third or first baseman (depending on who you ask) Rafael Devers, and the history of asking players to switch to a different position. Ben has this week’s Afterball on Ayami Sato, the first woman to play in Canada’s Intercounty Baseball League. On the bonus episode available exclusively for Slate Plus members, they catch up on stories they’ve talked about on previous shows, including Justin Tucker’s release from the Ravens, and Sovereignty skipping the Preakness. NBA Playoff Latest (3:51): The Knicks are fun! Steelers Quarterback (23:17): Aaron Rodgers may or may not be it. Rafael Devers (36:42): Never ask a third baseman to go to first. (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.3	Welcome back to Hang Up and Listen, the sports podcast here at Slate.
0:46.0	Back with you yet again.
0:47.5	I'm Alex Kirsner.
0:48.8	I'm a contributing writer for Slate, and I also co-host Split Zone Duo, a national college football podcast.
0:54.8	This week, we have much to go over. We're going to talk about these raucous NBA playoffs,
1:00.0	headlined, I would say, by the New York Knicks giving the Boston Celtics all they can handle,
1:04.1	and sometimes apparently more. We will dive into one of the weirdest off-season quarterback sagas in years,
1:10.2	the one that is still somehow not done
1:12.2	between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Aaron Rogers, who may or may not be playing quarterback
1:16.5	for them this fall? Not sure if they know, not sure if he knows. And we'll discuss a heated
1:20.8	public confrontation between the Boston Red Sox and Raphael Devers, the third baseman turned
1:26.2	designated hitter, who was, is, I don't know,
1:30.0	one of their franchise cornerstones. We don't see a lot of disagreements like this one unfolds
1:34.3	so publicly, as usual. Joining me to talk about it all this week is Lindsay Gibbs, the publisher
1:39.6	of PowerPlays, a newsletter that covers the key stories of the moment in women's athletics.
1:45.5	Lindsay, hello.
1:46.8	Hello, Alex.
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