Hang Up: Remembering Willie Mays

Published: June 24, 2024, 10:30 p.m.

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin share their thoughts on baseball legend Willie Mays, who died last week at age 93. Morgan Campbell of the CBC also joins to analyze the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials and to look at how the sports world turned on Drake.\n\nMays (3:02): His greatest catch, the racism he faced, and his run-in with Commissioner Bowie Kuhn.\n\nTrack (28:05):\xa0Sha\u2019Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles roared to victories in the 100 meters.\n\xa0\nDrake and sports (46:45): Drake\u2019s NBA \u201cfriends\u201d appear to be siding with Kendrick Lamar.\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