Hang Up and Listen

Pickleball Is Everywhere

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 championships; by Abe Riesman to talk about Vince McMahon’s scandal-laden retirement from WWE; and by Sarah Larson for a conversation about her New Yorker feature on pickleball.
 
Track and field (1:30): What’s next for Sydney McLaughlin, Noah Lyles, and the sport as a whole?
 
Vince McMahon (25:24): Why did he retire now? What’s next for WWE?
 
Pickleball (47:23): Why is it so popular? Is a billionaire ruining it?
 
Afterball (1:05:40): Josh on Carl Lewis’ mythical 30-foot long jump.
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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.