Hosts <a href="https://lindsaygibbs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lindsay Gibbs</a> and <a href="https://www.theringer.com/authors/ben-lindbergh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Lindbergh</a> discuss the maddest moment of March—from the UConn buzzer beater, to Women’s Final Four redux. <a href="https://www.splitzoneduo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Kirshner</a> rejoins for two interviews: the first with author and professor Seth Tannenbaum about the growing class divide inside baseball stadiums, the subject of his new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0252089251/?tag=slatmaga-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark</a>. The second with Nina Mandell about an Ohio gymnastics dynasty, chronicled in her book: <a href="https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2025/a-fraction-of-a-point/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line</a>.Finally, Ben closes with an Afterball about the historic and cringey N64 video game Mia Hamm Soccer 64.In this week’s bonus episode for Slate Plus members: the T-Rex hunting for a draft spot in the NFL.March Madness: (6:37): Duke’s demiseBleacher Seats (26:32): The haves and the have-notsFraction of a Point (42:42): The gymnastics world beatersAfterballs (57:49): Mia Hamm Soccer 64(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.)Get more Hang Up and Listen with Slate Plus! Join for weekly bonus episodes of Hang Up and Listen and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Hang Up and Listen show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hang-up-and-listen/id327595087" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/65uyYjdz34l1411uDzmKlA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or visit <a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Hang_Up&utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/hangupplus</a> for access wherever you listen.You can email us at <a href="mailto:hangup@slate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hangup@slate.com</a>.Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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