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I’ve been a regular guest on NPR’s “All Things Considered” since 1998. And, since the show debuted in July 2009, I’ve been a panelist on Slate’s weekly sports podcast, “Hang Up and Listen.” Since I ran out of energy to update this every week, here are links to an archive of my NPR appearances and to an archive of the Slate podcast.

2010
January 11
“Hang Up and Listen: Gum on the Backboard Edition”: NFL playoffs, NBA three-point shooting, the American Needle antitrust case, kicking and more.

January 8
NPR: One more BCS complaint, NFL playoffs, American Needle antitrust case.

January 4
“Hang Up and Listen: Buffalo Sabermetrics Edition”: NFL teams resting their starters, the firing of Texas Tech’s Mike Leach, Gilbert Arenas’ gunplay, and the NHL’s Winter Classic.

2009
November 16
“Hang Up and Listen: Should I Punt or Should I Go Edition.” Bill Belichick’s decision to go for it on 4th and 2 v. Indianapolis, Magic and Larry’s new book, the BCS, Captain Morgan, George Blanda and the “worst” team in college football.

August 10
The second installment of Slate’s sports podcast, “Hang Up and Listen,” in which we discuss the NFL’s morally confounding disciplinary policy, Twittering athletes and Delaware legalizing sports gambling.

August 7
More-than-able substitute “All Things Considered” host Madeline Brand and I discuss talk Twitter fines in the NFL, the death of the AFL and the start of the UFL.

July 10
The U.S. Olympic Committee’s misguided attempt to start a cable network.

July 6
The debut of Slate’s sports podcast, “Hang Up and Listen,” featuring Slate’s Josh Levin, NPR’s Mike Pesca and me.

June 25
The U.S. men’s soccer team’s upset of Spain at the Confederations Cup.

June 12
Real Madrid signs Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.

May 29
Delaware wants to legalize sports gambling; the pro sports leagues object.

May 22
Basketball, hockey playoffs.

May 15
Nascar’s flawed drug-testing policy.

May 8
More MLB steroids and a NHL team bankruptcy,

May 6
New York Times reporter Richard Sandomir and I join Drew Magary for a Deadspin podcast about Rich and Mark Reiter’s latest brilliant volume of real-life brackets, The Final Four of Everything,

May 1
The economy and baseball.

April 24
Live from the 2009 National School Scrabble Championship!

April 17
The NBA and NHL playoffs, and the economy.

April 3
Why the Broncos traded Jay Cutler.

March 18
Why it matters that NFL players hired a Washington lawyer as their new leader.

March 13
A six-overtime college basketball game and the shady side of recruiting.

March 6
Lawsuits over golf balls.

February 27
UConn coach Jim Calhoun goes nuts, and inadvertently reveals college basketball’s problems.

February 20
Tiger’s back!

February 13
Say it ain’t so, A-Rod.

February 6
David Beckham’s imminent departure from U.S. soccer.

January 30
The Super Bowl–and the team handball world championships!