Hang Up and Listen

The Three-Body Problem Edition

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by The Athletic’s Ethan Strauss to discuss the Warriors and Zion Williamson. NFL retiree and mathematician John Urschel also joins to talk about his book Mind and Matter. Finally, Louisa Thomas assesses tennis player Nick Kyrgios. 
NBA (4:21): Are the Warriors better without Kevin Durant? Should Zion Williamson spurn the Pelicans? 
John Urschel (29:14): Why he decided to leave pro football to focus on his math career. 
Nick Kyrgios (52:10): The tennis star is enigmatic and temperamental. Should he quit the sport? 
Afterballs (1:10:04): Josh on old people who make lots of free throws and Stefan on the dean of old-man-softball players.
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A weekly sports discussion from Slate. Hang Up and Listen features Slate sports editor Josh Levin, writer Stefan Fatsis (author of A Few Seconds of Panic), Slate writer and Slow Burn host Joel Anderson, and a selection of interesting guests from around the sports world.