Hang Up and Listen

Is Curt Schilling a Hall of Famer?

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the latest NFL hiring cycle, where just one Black coach got hired to run a team. They also assess Australia’s tennis quarantine and discuss whether Curt Schilling will break the baseball Hall of Fame.
NFL coaches (01:52): What if anything can be done to get Black coaches more opportunities?
COVID (20:52): Sports in Australia vs. sports in the pandemic-ravaged United States.
Curt Schilling (35:56): Should writers consider his “character” when casting their Hall of Fame ballots?
Afterballs (54:14): Josh on Jackie Robinson vs. sportswriter Bill Keefe and Melissa Kaplan on the Phillie Phanatic.
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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.