Hot Takedown

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

Hot Takedown episodes

September 22, 2020 Week Two Of The NFL Hurt
Hot Takedown looks at this week's wave of injuries in the NFL and why our predictions still discount the LA Lakers. Plus: a Padres Rabbit Hole 14 years in the making.
57 min
September 15, 2020 From Wentz They Came
Hot Takedown unpacks Week 1 in the NFL and the Rockets' exit from the NBA playoffs. Then, a single-elimination Rabbit Hole.
51 min
September 08, 2020 Are We Ready For Some Football?
Hot Takedown previews the return of both the NFL and the English Premier League. Then, an interview with author Reid Forgrave.
53 min
September 01, 2020 The NBA Strike Was Personal
Hot Takedown discusses the initial results of the NBA strike and previews the college football season, such as it is.
52 min
August 27, 2020 Emergency Podcast: Sports On Strike
Hot Takedown discusses the strike for racial justice that began in the NBA.
21 min
August 25, 2020 "Processing" The Sixers' Loss
Hot Takedown looks at the Celtics' and the Raptors' first round sweeps, and gives out our MVP awards at MLB's month-long midseason.
51 min
August 18, 2020 A Tale Of Two Bubbles
Hot Takedown discusses the start of the NBA and NHL postseasons. Plus: a division sweeping Rabbit Hole.

52 min
August 11, 2020 The Slow Fall Of Football
Hot Takedown discusses the impending cancellation of college football and then draft our World Series picks. Plus: a wide open Rabbit Hole.
54 min
August 04, 2020 Will College Football Fail Its First Exam?
Hot Takedown discusses the friction between college athletes, the Power Five, and the NCAA, and celebrates the return of live sports.
53 min
July 28, 2020 MLB's "Plan" Didn't Pan Out
Hot Takedown discusses baseball's spike in positive coronavirus cases, the return of hockey, and an extra innings Rabbit Hole.
55 min

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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.