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Hang Up: The WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Drama
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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Joel Anderson and Josh Levin are joined by Howard Megdal of the Next to discuss the tumultuous beginning to Caitlin Clark’s rookie season. Historian and author Larry Lester also joins to explain how records from the Negro Leagues finally got incorporated into the major-league record book. Finally, Joel speaks with Arena Football League player Tamatoa Silva about how it felt to watch an entire league come crashing down around him.
Caitlin Clark (2:49): Dissecting all the drama surrounding the WNBA star.
Negro Leagues (25:23): What to know about all the new stats, and why it took so long for MLB to add them to the record book.
Arena Football League (47:56): A conversation about life on the football fringes.
Afterball (59:48): Josh on Dejounte Murray and the greatest NBA quote of all time.
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Caitlin Clark (2:49): Dissecting all the drama surrounding the WNBA star.
Negro Leagues (25:23): What to know about all the new stats, and why it took so long for MLB to add them to the record book.
Arena Football League (47:56): A conversation about life on the football fringes.
Afterball (59:48): Josh on Dejounte Murray and the greatest NBA quote of all time.
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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.
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Released:
Jun 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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