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:

November 11, 2015 Hot Takedown - College Football's Messy Rankings, Gold Glove Analytics, Julie Foudy
Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin discuss our college football rankings, how analytics are changing Gold Glove voting, and talk to soccer legend Julie Foudy.
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43min
November 03, 2015 Hot Takedown - Mets' Blown Chances, Kobe Sucks, New Zealand's Rugby Prowess
Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin discuss the World Series turning points, Kobe's assessment he's the 200th best player in the NBA, and the Rugby World Cup.
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54min
October 27, 2015 Hot Takedown - World Series Super Sabermetrics Special
Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin preview the World Series in our own special way. Plus a showdown between Chad and FiveThirtyEight's resident Royals fan.
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48min
October 20, 2015 Hot Takedown - Hello CARMELO, Bunched NFL Wins, And A Startup Hockey League
Special guest Mike Pesca (Slate) joins Kate Fagan and Neil Paine to discuss our basketball projections, why so few NFL teams have winning records, and the brand new NWHL.
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54min
October 13, 2015 Hot Takedown - QB Stat School Is In Session
The latest edition of Stat School with Professor (aka Stat Man) Neil Paine. This time Kate Fagan and Chadwick Matlin get a lesson in how we evaluate quarterbacks.
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38min
October 06, 2015 Hot Takedown - MLB Playoff Preview, Maya Moore's Legacy, The Kick-pocalypse
Kate Fagan, Neil Paine and Chadwick Matlin try to fix the Wild Card system, discuss the WNBA finals, and talk to Ben Morris about kicking!
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50min
September 29, 2015 Hot Takedown - Injured QBs; The Nationals Implode; A NWSL Finals Preview
Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin discuss how much an injured quarterback hurts their team; try to untangle the Nationals' season; and talk women's soccer.
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43min
September 22, 2015 Hot Takedown - Nate Silver Defends Elo
Kate and Neil are on vacation, so Chadwick Matlin invites the boss, Nate Silver, in to discuss (and defend) the Elo rating system. Plus Allison McCann's Significant Digit.
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26min
September 15, 2015 Hot Takedown - Pats' Cheating; Djoker The GoAT; Cespedes MVP?
Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin look for clues in the Patriots' home and road record, discuss Djokovic's U.S. Open win, and assess the Cespedes case for MVP.
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47min
September 12, 2015 Baseline #5 - A Final(s) Fifteen Minutes In Flushing
Last episode of the U.S. Open mini-pod from FiveThirtyEight. Carl Bialik and Grantland's Brian Phillips discuss Roberta Vinci's upset of Serena Williams, and Djokovic-Federer.
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19min

FAQs about Hot Takedown:

How many episodes does Hot Takedown have?

The podcast currently has 396 episodes available.