Hang Up and Listen

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh to discuss the Astros’ massive World Series comeback. Deadspin’s Laura Wagner also joins to talk about Houston’s front office debacle, and the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham assesses Week 1 of the NBA season.
 
World Series (03:37): How Houston turned it around and how Max Scherzer’s neck undid Washington.
 
Astros front office (22:34): What the Astros’ arrogance reveals about the culture of baseball.
 
NBA (39:22): Overreacting to the Warriors’ awful start, rookie Ja Morant’s star turn, and more.
 
Afterballs (57:16): Stefan on the last gasps of segregation in baseball and Josh searches for a seven-game series without a home win.
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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.