Hot Takedown

By FiveThirtyEight, 538, Neil Paine, Geoff Foster, Sara Ziegler

Hot Takedown is the weekly sports podcast from FiveThirtyEight. On it, the crew uses numbers to dissect the week in sports, taking down some silly hot takes in the process.... more

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How many episodes does Hot Takedown have?

The podcast currently has 396 episodes available.

Hot Takedown episodes:

May 20, 2016 Bonus: Ben Lindbergh Takes Over A Team
Ben Lindbergh talks about taking over a baseball team with sabermetrics. This is a cross-post of a recent episode of What's The Point. Subscribe: fivethirtyeight.com/podcast
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35min
May 17, 2016 The Ball Actually Does Lie
The HTD crew discusses the Western Conference Finals, concussions in women's sports and the centuries-old data set that helps us determine who really is the G.O.A.T in sumo.
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47min
May 10, 2016 Is It History Or A Hot Streak?
The HTD crew discusses the Chicago Cubs, the WNBA stars who play overseas in the off-season and long shot candidates in sports and politics with 538's Harry Enten.
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54min
May 03, 2016 Epidemic? What Epidemic?
The HTD triptych discusses legendary Leicester City's EPL title win, the quality of quarterbacks in the NFL and the reasons behind the decline in Tommy John surgeries.
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51min
April 26, 2016 NBA Seasons Should Last 16 Games
The HTD crew discusses how Steph Curry's injury impacts the Warriors' playoff hopes, the Cubs' fast start to the season and the Stanley Cup with the Wash Po's Neil Greenberg.
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47min
April 19, 2016 Analytics Has Killed Future Kobes
The HTD crew talks to Bill Barnwell about the mega-trade between the Rams and the Titans, discusses Kobe Bryant's fraught relationship with analytics and previews the NWSL.
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51min
April 14, 2016 Emergency Pod! The Warriors Win 73
Chad Matlin and Neil Paine look at the eye-popping numbers that describe the Warriors' record-breaking season, and ask if anyone has a chance of beating them in the playoffs.
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14min
April 12, 2016 Nobody Can Outsmart The Draft
The HTD crew discusses Jordan Spieth's historic collapse in the final round of the Masters, argues about the downfall of Sam Hinkie and previews this season's NHL playoffs.
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53min
April 06, 2016 Emergency Pod! UConn Wins Four In A Row
The Hot Takedown crew get together to gab about UConn's fourth consecutive national championship and ask: Is this the end of an era?
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12min
April 05, 2016 It's The Narrative Not The Numbers
The HTD crew discusses the NCAA men's final; Allison McCann joins to talk wage discrimination in women's soccer and Neil Paine delivers a special SigDig on the Warriors.
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43min

FAQs about Hot Takedown:

How many episodes does Hot Takedown have?

The podcast currently has 396 episodes available.