Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin reflect on hosting Slate\u2019s sports podcast, which debuted in July 2009.\n\nRetrospective (6:51): How the show attempted to be an antidote to traditional sports talk radio.\n\nOld Afterballs (30:55): Josh on a 1934 battle between a scorpion and a spider. Stefan with an update to\xa0\u201cProud to Be an Astro\u201d from Ball Four.\n\nNew Afterballs (51:17): Josh on listener comments after the first episode of Hang Up and Listen. Stefan on a decade and a half of Afterballs.\n\n(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.)\n\nWant more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you\u2019ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking \u201cTry Free\u201d at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices