Hang Up and Listen

What Happened to Russell Wilson?

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh to talk about the Astros-Phillies World Series. They also discuss the decline of Russell Wilson, and possibly Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. And they assess whether Adam Silver’s NBA promotion and relegation talk is for real.
 
World Series (5:35): How are the Astros so consistently good in the randomness of the postseason?
 
Wilson (28:00): Is Russ cooked?
 
NBA relegation (47:00): Could it ever happen?
 
Afterball (1:04:36): Josh on the key to sports fan happiness.
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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.