Hang Up: Who Gets to Be a March Madness Folk Hero?

Published: March 25, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

b'Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and Ben Mathis-Lilley\\xa0talk about whether college hoops has passed by John Calipari and why Oakland\\u2019s Jack Gohlke became a folk hero. They also discuss Kim Mulkey\\u2019s preemptive strike against the Washington Post and what to make of the strange story of Shohei Ohtani, his interpreter, and massive gambling debts.\\n\\xa0\\nNCAA tournament (4:06):\\xa0The strangeness of tourneys that have mostly gone to form.\\n\\xa0\\nMulkey (23:07):\\xa0The LSU women\\u2019s basketball coach goes on the attack \\u2026 over a story that hasn\\u2019t been published.\\n\\xa0\\nOhtani (39:24):\\xa0Trying to make sense of a very confusing series of events.\\n\\xa0\\nAfterball (50:56):\\xa0Josh on Kobe Elvis.\\n\\xa0\\n(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.)\\n\\xa0\\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\\xa0slate.com/hangupplus\\xa0to get access wherever you listen.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'