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UnavailableHang Up: The Greyhens Not Grayhens Edition
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Hang Up: The Greyhens Not Grayhens Edition

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Hang Up: The Greyhens Not Grayhens Edition

FromSlate Daily Feed

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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Jul 31, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by sportswriter Jessica Luther to discuss girls in baseball. Dan Nosowitz also talks about trends in basketball sneakers, and Scrabble champion Will Anderson comes on the show to recount his victory.Girls in Baseball (1:29): Jessica Luther joins to describe her time covering the elite Girls Travel Baseball team, why girls are dissuaded from playing baseball in high school, and what can be done to increase female participation in the sport.Death of the High-Top (15:53): Esquire contributor Dan Nosowitz assesses Kobe Bryant’s role in the decline of high-top basketball shoes, whether the ankle support actually works, and how sneaker-makers are finding more ways to sell shoes. Scrabble (29:38): An interview with Will Anderson, 2017 the North American Scrabble champion, with analysis of his victory, the debate over Boggle versus Scrabble, and some stump-the-champ anagramming. Afterballs (50:57): 
Released:
Jul 31, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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