Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and special guest Damon Young talk about the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. They also discuss the Brooklyn Nets’ trade for James Harden and Kyrie Irving’s absence. Finally, they review the HBO documentary Tiger.

NFL (01:49): Drew Brees, the concussion protocol, and the Chiefs’ gutsy fourth-down call. 

Nets (21:51): Is Kyrie Irving just misunderstood?

Tiger (41:15): What the two-part doc reveals about Tiger Woods’ life and career.

Afterball (59:29): Joel on the time Hakeem Olajuwon wanted out of Houston.

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about Alabama’s win over Ohio State in the college football title game. They also assess how athletes and leagues reacted to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Finally, they discuss the NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend.

College football (01:39): What will we remember about this season, and what should we make of the Alabama dynasty?

Insurrection (21:29): Why did the NBA and NFL powers that be stay silent?

NFL (38:02): The Cleveland Browns won and Nickelodeon made its playoff broadcasting debut.

Afterball (52:38): Stefan on Marine AFC.

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about Washington’s win over Philadelphia on Sunday Night Football. They also discuss Alabama and Ohio State’s victories in the College Football Playoff and ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel joins for a conversation about the Duke women’s basketball team opting out of the season.

NFL (01:28): Did the Eagles commit fraud in their loss to Washington or was it all just a big laugh?

College Football Playoff (19:27): On Justin Fields, Ryan Day, Dabo Swinney, Nick Saban, DeVonta Smith, Najee Harris, Brian Kelly and the other heroes and villains of the CFP.

Duke women’s basketball (37:14): Why did the players opt out? What happens next?

Afterball (55:58): Stefan remembers Penn Quaker Kevin Warren.

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin field listener questions about how sports changed the national response to COVID, whether the pandemic sowed mistrust between owners and players, their personal players of the year, and a whole lot more.

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the end of college football’s regular season and the College Football Playoff matchups. They also discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo’s decision to re-sign with the Bucks. Finally, they ponder what pandemic-era changes will become permanent and which will be forgotten.

College football (2:23) Did the committee get it right? Is it possible to make the sport more equitable?

Giannis (22:18): Why did he decide to run it back with the Bucks? Is his decision good for the NBA?

 Pandemic-era changes (41:44): How will players, leagues, and fans shift to a post-pandemic age?

Afterball (1:00:32): Josh on how Michael Jordan could’ve been a Dallas Maverick.

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In this bonus episode preview, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss “The Last Last Dance,” Joel’s special podcast on Michael Jordan’s tenure with the Washington Wizards. Topics discussed include why Jordan chose to go to D.C., how he treated Kwame Brown, and whether Jordan’s time in Washington makes him a more or less sympathetic figure.

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In this special episode of Hang Up and Listen, Joel Anderson tells the story of Michael Jordan's second comeback. How did Jordan end up in Washington, D.C.? Why couldn’t he make the Washington Wizards into winners? And what does the final chapter of Jordan’s career reveal about him as a player and a person?

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the latest humiliation of the winless New York Jets. They also discuss the Russell Westbrook-John Wall trade, and Russell Dinkins joins for a conversation about his quest to save college track programs.

Jets (03:55): Are they trying to lose on purpose? Should Trevor Lawrence stay away?

Westbrook and Wall (23:57): The thin line between NBA superstardom and basketball sadness.

Track (39:32): Why are men’s track programs disappearing, and what does race have to do with it?

Afterball (58:21): Joel on the end of the Southwest Conference and the decline of the Houston Cougars.

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Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the Broncos playing without a quarterback and other NFL COVID chaos. They also discuss the life and death of soccer legend Diego Maradona. Finally, they assess the debut of kicker Sarah Fuller, the first woman to play in a Power 5 football game.

NFL (02:03): Should the Broncos have been forced to play? Will the NFL make it to the playoffs?

Maradona (22:14): Could there ever be another player like him?

Sarah Fuller (40:51): What should we make of her historic achievement and her performance on the field? 

Afterball (57:28): Stefan on the “Greek Maradona,” Vasilis Hatzipanagis.

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Joel Anderson and Josh Levin are joined by Yahoo’s Seerat Sohi to talk about the latest NBA deals. Jessica Luther then joins Joel, Josh, and Stefan Fatsis to discuss LSU’s mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations. Finally, Grant Wahl comes on to talk about American Prodigy, his new podcast on soccer phenom Freddy Adu.

NBA (03:17): What moves will make the biggest impact on the coming season? And is Giannis going to stay in Milwaukee?

LSU (21:57): What Yahoo’s investigation revealed, and what should come next.

Freddy Adu (44:54): Why was he so hyped? Was his career a failure?

Afterball (01:06:43): Joel on Utah high school football amid the coronavirus.

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