Hang Up and Listen

Scandal in Alabama

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Joseph Goodman of AL.com to talk about the murder roiling the Alabama basketball program. They’re also joined by Jeremy Woo to discuss his Sports Illustrated cover story on French basketball phenom Victor Wembanyama. Finally, CNBC’s Alex Sherman comes on for a conversation about the death of regional sports networks.
 
Alabama (5:08): Why is star freshman Brandon Miller still playing?
 
Wembanyama (27:42): Inside the media rollout of the next NBA superstar.
 
RSNs (48:41): Is the sports TV business model dead?
 
Afterball (1:11:59): Stefan on a century of complaints about slow baseball games.
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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.