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So Long Sixers

06 May 2024

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Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and NPR’s Gene Demby look back at the epic first-round series between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers. They al...

Anthony Edwards Is Here

29 Apr 2024

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Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and Slate’s Alex Kirshner discuss the quarterback frenzy at the top of the NFL draft and Anthony Edwards’ star-making p...

The Huge NBA Gambling Scandal

22 Apr 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by writer Tom Haberstroh to discuss Jontay Porter’s lifetime ban from the NBA for gambling. ...

The Meaning of O.J. Simpson

16 Apr 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin, discuss the death of O.J. Simpson and everything his life and his murder trial dredged up. They’re als...

A Transcendent Women's Tourney

08 Apr 2024

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Chantel Jennings to talk about South Carolina’s victory over Iowa. They also ponder Cait...

The Kim Mulkey Profile Is Here

01 Apr 2024

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Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by USA Today’s Lindsay Schnell to talk about the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament and by Buzz...

Who Gets to Be a March Madness Folk Hero?

25 Mar 2024

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Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and Ben Mathis-Lilley talk about whether college hoops has passed by John Calipari and why Oakland’s Jack Gohlke became ...

The NFL’s Quarterback Shuffle

18 Mar 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the top storylines going into March Madness. They also assess the NFL’s big quarterback mov...

March Madness Comes Early

11 Mar 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Great Expectations author Vinson Cunningham to talk about the fracas between the LSU and ...

Peter King’s Exit Interview

04 Mar 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by NFL reporting legend Peter King to talk about the Chicago Bears’ quarterback dilemma, wha...

Is Court-Storming Over?

27 Feb 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss whether court-storming should be banned for good. The Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins also joi...

The NBA’s All-Star Catastrophe

20 Feb 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss whether the NBA All-Star Game is fixable. They also talk about whether Fanatics and Nike are dest...

The Chiefs Are Super

12 Feb 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win over the 49ers, the performances of Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy,...

The JuJu and Caitlin Show

06 Feb 2024

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Joel Anderson and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Chantel Jennings to discuss women’s college basketball stars JuJu Watkins and Caitlin Cl...

Conference Title Game Agony and Ecstasy

29 Jan 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the 49ers’ comeback win over the Lions and the Chiefs’ victory over the Ravens. The Washingto...

Sports Illustrated Is Dead Again

23 Jan 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Kansas City’s win over Buffalo in the NFL playoffs. Adam Duerson also joins to talk about the c...

The Lions Are Winners

17 Jan 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs. They also talk about the departures of coaching legends ...

Hail to the Victors

10 Jan 2024

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Michigan’s win over Washington in the College Football Playoff. They also talk about Bill Belic...

Michigan and Washington Squeak Through

02 Jan 2024

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Joel Anderson and Josh Levin are joined by Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley to discuss the College Football Playoff semifinals. Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo S...

Let’s Remember Some 2023 Moments

25 Dec 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the most important and most memorable sports moments of 2023. They’re also joined by Mark Wrigh...

D.C. Sports at a Crossroads

19 Dec 2023

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Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and Slate’s Alex Kirshner discuss Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension. They also talk about the Washington Capitals ...

Baseball’s $700 Million Man

12 Dec 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They’re also joined by ...

Sympathy for Florida State?

04 Dec 2023

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and the Ringer’s Bryan Curtis assess the decision to leave Florida State out of the College Football Playoff at the expen...

Where’s Angel Reese?

28 Nov 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the Michigan football team’s win over Ohio State and Alabama’s last-second victory over A...

Formula 1 Hits the Vegas Strip

21 Nov 2023

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Josh Levin, Joel Anderson, and Ben Mathis-Lilley are joined by the Ringer’s Lindsay Jones to talk about the controversy Charissa Thompson kicked up...

The Trial of Jim Harbaugh

14 Nov 2023

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Josh Levin, Joel Anderson, and Ben Mathis-Lilley weigh the evidence in the sign-stealing case against Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. They also discuss T...

How Bobby Knight Broke America

07 Nov 2023

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Joel Anderson assess the life and career of basketball coach Bobby Knight, who died last week at age 83. They also rev...

How to Talk About Dwight Howard

31 Oct 2023

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Joel Anderson are joined by Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley to assess the latest developments in the Michigan sign-stealin...

Michigan’s Spygate

23 Oct 2023

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, are joined by Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley to talk about allegations that the Michigan football team is running a sign-stea...

What Jim Jordan Knew About Sexual Abuse at Ohio State

17 Oct 2023

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and special guest Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim to talk about t...

The Superteam Finals Are Here

10 Oct 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant to talk about the WNBA Finals matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and th...

Dame Time in Milwaukee

02 Oct 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Kevin Clark of ESPN to talk about Taylor Swift vs. the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills’ rout of the M...

Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce

25 Sep 2023

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Stefan Fatsis is joined by writer and podcaster Spencer Hall to talk about a busy weekend in college football. The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh discusses Ma...

Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce

25 Sep 2023

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Stefan Fatsis is joined by writer and podcaster Spencer Hall to talk about a busy weekend in college football. The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh discusses Ma...

Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles

18 Sep 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay to talk about quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ (possibly) season-ending ...

Coco Wins the Big One

12 Sep 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about Coco Gauff’s big breakthrough at the U.S. Open. They also discuss Texas’ win over Alabama,...

Deion Sanders Did It

05 Sep 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the Colorado football team’s season-opening win over TCU. They also talk about how Maryland foo...

One Year: 1955 - The Team Nobody Would Play

31 Aug 2023

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The Cannon Street All-Stars dreamed of playing in the 1955 Little League World Series. Their biggest obstacle didn’t come on the field. In the year ...

One Year: 1955 - The Team Nobody Would Play

31 Aug 2023

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The Cannon Street All-Stars dreamed of playing in the 1955 Little League World Series. Their biggest obstacle didn’t come on the field. In the year ...

Sha’Carri Richardson Roars Back

28 Aug 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the American stars at the world track and field championships. They also review the documentar...

The Blind Side’s Blind Spots

22 Aug 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by Yahoo Sports’ Henry Bushnell to talk about Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory and the turmoil that pre...

Simone Biles Is Back

14 Aug 2023

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Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and the Atlantic’s Vann Newkirk talk about ESPN’s embrace of gambling. They also discuss the alleged suspension of Bal...

The USWNT Is Out

07 Aug 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis talk about the U.S. national soccer team’s early exit from the Women’s World Cup. Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley also j...

The Biggest Contract in NBA History

31 Jul 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by the Washington Post’s Chuck Culpepper to talk about big wins for Colombia and Australia at the Women’s ...

Messi’s Miami Magic

24 Jul 2023

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Josh Levin is joined by the Athletic’s Steph Yang to talk about the opening days of the Women’s World Cup. Author Jonathan Clegg also joins to dis...

It’s Carlos Alcaraz’s Time

17 Jul 2023

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Josh Levin is joined by Joel Anderson and Ben Mathis-Lilley to talk about Northwestern firing football coach Pat Fitzgerald in the midst of a hazing s...

The End of the New York Times Sports Department

11 Jul 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by the Washington Post’s Ben Golliver to discuss Victor Wembanyama’s NBA Summer League debut. The Athletic...

The Sports Culture Power Rankings

03 Jul 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by TV producer Mike Schur for a special episode: a debate on which sports have generated the best art and made...

The Quest for .400

26 Jun 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh to talk about Luis Arraez’s run at a .400 batting average. The Athletic’s ...

The Pelicans’ Zion Williamson Problem

20 Jun 2023

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Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and Joel Anderson talk about whether the Pelicans should trade Zion Williamson. Josh and Stefan are also joined by the Athl...

Novak Djokovic Stands Alone

12 Jun 2023

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Josh Levin and the New Yorker’s Louisa Thomas are joined by the Washington Post’s Ben Golliver to discuss how the Denver Nuggets took a commanding...

The Mascot That Changed American Sports

05 Jun 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by Jack Hamilton to discuss the NBA Finals. The New York Times’ Tariq Panja also comes on for a conversation...

The Best Comeback That Never Was

31 May 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by Joel Anderson to talk about the Celtics’ Game 7 loss to the Heat. They’re also joined by Mike Simmonds ...

Remembering Jim Brown

22 May 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis discuss the Heat and Nuggets and their stars Jimmy Butler and Nikola Jokic. They’re also joined by writers Dave Zirin a...

How to Cover a Dog Show

16 May 2023

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by the Washington Post’s Ben Golliver to discuss the 76ers’ Game 7 loss to the Celtics and other NBA playo...

Bronny to USC

09 May 2023

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Josh Levin and Slate’s Jack Hamilton and Ben Mathis-Lilley discuss Nikola Jokic’s tiff with Suns owner Mat Ishbia and Kevin Durant’s quest for a...

Steph Curry Lights the Beam

01 May 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Washington Post’s Ben Golliver to talk about the Warriors’ Game 7 win over the Kings. The Toront...

Baseball Announcers vs. the Pitch Clock

24 Apr 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Slate’s Jack Hamilton to talk about Draymond Green, Dillon Brooks, and NBA villainy. Chicago White Sox...

So Long, Dan Snyder

17 Apr 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Defector’s Patrick Redford to talk about the Sacramento Kings’ first playoff win in 17 years. Defect...

The Mavericks Tank Out of the Playoffs

10 Apr 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Kevin Pelton to talk about what went wrong for the Dallas Mavericks and to preview the NBA post...

Angel Reese Takes Down Caitlin Clark

03 Apr 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant to discuss LSU’s victory over Iowa in the women’s NCAA Tournament...

Caitlin Clark Is Changing the Game

27 Mar 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant to talk about Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark. The Washi...

How Fairleigh Dickinson Did It

20 Mar 2023

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, are joined by Slate’s Alex Kirshner to talk about Fairleigh Dickinson’s huge upset over Purdue and Princeton’s run ...

Is the NFL Colluding Against Lamar Jackson?

13 Mar 2023

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and the New Yorker’s Louisa Thomas talk about what went wrong for the North Carolina men’s basketball team and other N...

Ja Morant’s Crossroads

07 Mar 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Washington Post’s Molly Hensley-Clancy to discuss her reporting on the troubles surrounding Ja Morant...

Scandal in Alabama

28 Feb 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Joseph Goodman of AL.com to talk about the murder roiling the Alabama basketball program. They’re also ...

Tiger’s Not Done Yet

21 Feb 2023

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Kevin Van Valkenburg of No Laying Up to talk about Tiger Woods’ return to tournament golf. Claire Watki...

How the Super Bowl Was Won

14 Feb 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the Chiefs’ victory over the Eagles. They also discuss Kevin Durant’s move from the Nets...

The Kyrie Irving Problem

07 Feb 2023

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Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by NPR’s Gene Demby to discuss the trade of talented, problematic superstar Kyrie Irving from the Brookly...

Mikaela Shiffrin Is Amazing

30 Jan 2023

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Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by Lindsay Jones of the Ringer to break down the NFL conference championship games, won by the Philadelphia...

NBC’s Tony Dungy Problem

24 Jan 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin assess the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. They also discuss Tony Dungy’s history of anti-gay r...

Bye-Bye Brady?

17 Jan 2023

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Joel Anderson and Josh Levin are joined by Bomani Jones to discuss the Cowboys’ blowout win over the Bucs and other storylines from the opening wee...

The Bulldogs Stomped the Frogs

10 Jan 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about Georgia’s win over TCU in the college football title game. They also discuss Damar Hamlin’...

What Happened to Damar Hamlin

03 Jan 2023

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsing on the field during Monday Night Football and...

The “Immaculate Reception” Remembered

27 Dec 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Kalyn Kahler to discuss her story on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron ...

Argentina Campeón Del Mundo

20 Dec 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Argentinian journalist Marcela Mora y Araujo to talk about Lionel Messi’s coronation on ...

Argentina Campeón Del Mundo

20 Dec 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Argentinian journalist Marcela Mora y Araujo to talk about Lionel Messi’s coronation on ...

Remembering Grant Wahl

13 Dec 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim to talk about journalist Grant Wahl, who died suddenly ...

What’s Next for U.S. Men’s Soccer?

05 Dec 2022

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Grant Wahl to discuss the U.S. loss to the Netherlands at the World Cup. Josh and Joel Anderson are then jo...

Who Is Jerry Jones?

28 Nov 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by journalist Meg Swanick to preview the U.S. men’s soccer team’s matchup against Iran. B...

An Opening Draw for the USMNT

22 Nov 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Slate’s Eric Betts to discuss the U.S. men’s national team’s 1-1 draw against Wales....

Jeff Saturday Is Coaching on Sundays

15 Nov 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Grant Wahl to talk about the World Cup in Qatar. They also discuss the NFL head coaching d...

The Astros Are the Champs

08 Nov 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Hannah Keyser of Yahoo Sports to talk about the Houston Astros’ World Series triumph. Th...

Goodbye Kyrie

31 Oct 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Kyrie Irving and anti-Semitism. They also talk about the continued rise of Deion Sanders and Jack...

What Happened to Russell Wilson?

24 Oct 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh to talk about the Astros-Phillies World Series. They also dis...

Linsanity Redux

17 Oct 2022

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Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley to review a crazy weekend in college football. ESPN’s Pablo Torre talks wi...

Linsanity Redux

17 Oct 2022

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Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley to review a crazy weekend in college football. ESPN’s Pablo Torre talks wi...

Wembanyama Mania

11 Oct 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the Warriors’ Draymond Green punching his teammate Jordan Poole. They also discuss 7-foot-4...

Who’s to Blame for Tua’s Head Injury?

04 Oct 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the fallout from Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s concussions. They also talk about Aaron...

The Brett Favre Welfare Scandal

26 Sep 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the Boston Celtics’ decision to suspend head coach Ime Udoka. They also talk about Roger Federe...

Should the NBA Ban Robert Sarver?

20 Sep 2022

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Josh Levin, Joel Anderson, and the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham discuss the NBA’s suspension of Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver and Denver Bron...

Our New Tennis Overlord

12 Sep 2022

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham discuss the opening weekend of the NFL season and the rise of tennis phenoms Carl...

Serena’s Coach Tells All

06 Sep 2022

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Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis speak with Rennae Stubbs of ESPN and Racquet about coaching Serena Williams at the U.S. Open. Alex Kirshner of Slate and...

The Coco Gauff Hype Train

29 Aug 2022

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Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and Vinson Cunningham are joined by Ben Mathis-Lilley to discuss his new book on college football, The Hot Seat. They als...

I Guarded LeBron

22 Aug 2022

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Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and Vinson Cunningham are joined by Defector’s Maitreyi Anantharaman to discuss the WNBA playoffs. Dion Wright also jo...

Psychedelics and Sports

15 Aug 2022

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Vinson Cunningham and Stefan Fatsis are joined by the New Yorker’s Louisa Thomas to discuss the latest on Deshaun Watson’s sexual abuse case and ...

Vin Scully in His Own Words

08 Aug 2022

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Josh Levin, the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham, and Slate’s Henry Grabar take an audio tour of Vin Scully’s broadcasting career. They also discu...

How Bill Russell Changed America

01 Aug 2022

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Josh Levin is joined by Aram Goudsouzian for a conversation about Bill Russell’s life and legacy; by Grant Wahl to talk about England’s historic ...

Pickleball Is Everywhere

25 Jul 2022

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Josh Levin and the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham are joined by Tim Layden to discuss the record breakers of the world track and field championship...

Devon Allen Loses by a Millisecond

18 Jul 2022

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the opening weekend of the world track and field championships. They also talk about why the Ang...