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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mina Kimes discuss Bartolo Colon’s first career home run; the Globe and Mail’s James Mirtle joins to discuss the NHL playoffs; and they discuss the marketing of WNBA stars Skylar Diggins, Diana Taurasi, and Brittney Griner.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangupHang Up and Listen is supported by Slack. Slack brings all of your communication at work into one place. Create a new team right now at Slack.com/hangup and you’ll get one hundred dollars in credit for when you decide to upgrade to a paid plan. That’s Slack.com/hangup.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Levin and Mike Pesca are joined by Slate’s Tommy Craggs to discuss Laremy Tunsil. Rob Tanner of the Leicester Mercury also joins to talk about Leicester City, and Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss their book The Only Rule Is It Has to Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special live show, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss whether Bryce Harper can make baseball fun and Curt Schilling's firing by ESPN. Ali Krieger also joins to discuss the U.S. women's national soccer team's push for equal pay.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangupHang Up and Listen is brought to you by Slack. Slack brings all of your communication at work into one place. Create a new team right now at Slack.com/hangup and you'll get $100 in credit for when you decide to upgrade to a paid plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Kobe Bryant's last game and whether refs are biased against Jeremy Lin; the Rams' trade for the top pick in the NFL draft; and the NBA's move to put ads on the front of jerseys.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangupHang Up and Listen is brought to you by Slack. Slack brings all of your communication at work into one place. Create a new team right now at Slack.com/hangup and you'll get $100 in credit for when you decide to upgrade to a paid plan. That's Slack.com/hangup.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk to Karen Crouse of The New York Times about Jordan Spieth's historic collapse on the back nine of the 2016 Masters. They also talk to Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated about the Golden State Warriors' one-game-to-go chase for the record for most wins in an NBA season. Finally, they interview Yahoo baseball writer Jeff Passan about his new book, The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangupHang Up and Listen is brought to you by Goldman Sachs. Get information about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy on the firm's podcast Exchanges at Goldman Sachs - available on iTunes.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the U.S. women's soccer team's push for equal pay with Briana Scurry; Bruce Schoenfeld joins to assess the Golden State Warriors' owners; and they examine baseball's mysterious surge in home runs.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangupHang Up and Listen is brought to you by T-Mobile. This season, T-Mobile customers can get a free season-long subscription to MLB.TV Premium. Sign up by April 10th at T-Mobile.com/MLB. Sign up for MLB.TV while on T-Mobile's network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Levin, Mike Pesca, and Jonathan Hock talk about the NCAA Tournament and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's handshake line hijinks. Ken Early also joins to discuss the death of Johan Cruyff. Finally, they review Hock's latest documentary, Fastball.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the slew of upsets in the NCAA tournament, Sue Bird joins to discuss UConn and analytics in women's sports, and Allison Benedikt of Mom and Dad Are Fighting comes on to discuss kids in baseball clubhouses.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangupThis episode of Hang Up and Listen is supported by Goldman Sachs. To learn about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy, subscribe to the firm's podcast, 'Exchanges at Goldman Sachs,' available on iTunes.And by Amazon's Original Series Bosch, based on the best selling novels by Michael Connelly. Stream the new season now on Amazon Prime Video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Hang Up and Listen Extra, Josh Levin delves into the history of the greatest taunt in sports: the “air ball” chant.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the leaked March Madness bracket and NCAA tourney snubs; review Fantastic Lies, ESPN's documentary on the Duke lacrosse case; and speak with Ben Rothenberg about Maria Sharapova's positive drug test.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangupThis episode of Hang Up and Listen is brought to you by Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code RealSimple at checkout to get 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.