About this episode
The episode discusses the WNBA's new CBA and features a recap of the World Baseball Classic and MLB season preview.
Hosts Lindsay Gibbs , and Ben Lindbergh discuss the WNBA's new CBA, which contains massive salary increases, revenue sharing, and historic precedents for all women’s sports. Then host Alex Kirshner arrives for a conversation with Ben and his Effectively Wild co-host Meg Rowley to recap the World Baseball Classic and preview the MLB season. In this week’s bonus episode for Slate Plus members, the hosts chat about the abundance of athlete-hosted podcasts –is anyone listening? WNBA CBA: (8:18): From $66K to millions MLB (29:34) : Are the Pirates playoff material? (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 Apple Podcasts or Spotify , or visit slate.com/hangupplus for access wherever you listen. You can email us at hangup@slate.com . Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Lindsay Gibbs, Ben Lindbergh
Guests: Alex Kirshner, Meg Rowley
Topics covered
- WNBA
- MLB
- sports contracts
- athlete-hosted podcasts
- World Baseball Classic
- CBA
Keywords
- WNBA
- CBA
- salary increases
- revenue sharing
- World Baseball Classic
- MLB season
- athlete podcasts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: WNBA, MLB, Slate Plus, Slate Podcasts, Acast
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