Hang Up and Listen

NFL Hiring Under Fire

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the New York Times’ John Branch to discuss Chinese-American skier Eileen Gu. They also talk about Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL and ponder the 76ers’ Ben Simmons problem and the Nets’ various conundrums.
 
Eileen Gu (6:02): What to make of her decision to represent China at the Beijing Games.
 
Flores (23:40): Can anything change the NFL’s hiring practices?
 
NBA (43:15): Should we sympathize with Ben Simmons? Can the Nets turn it around?
 
Afterball (1:04:42): Joel on Jim Brown, Syracuse basketball player.
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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.