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In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer discusses the Houston Astros’ massive World Series comeback. Deadspin’s Laura Wagner then joins to talk about the Astros executive who taunted a female reporter by shouting about an alleged domestic abuser—and the team’s disastrous response to that behavior. Finally, the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham analyzes Week 1 of the NBA season.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:
• Christian Pulisic scored a Premier League hat trick, and Sergino Dest committed to the U.S. men’s national soccer team.
• Follow Ben Lindbergh on Twitter and buy his book (co-written with Travis Sawchik), The MVP Machine.
• Lindbergh’s piece on Game 5 of the World Series, in which the…
