America's Wild, Weird World Baseball Classic

Hosts Alex Kirshner , Lindsay Gibbs , and Ben Lindbergh discuss the thrilling World Baseball Classic semifinal between Team USA and the Dominican Republic, as well as the missed calls, Navy SEAL visits, and other strange drama surrounding the tournament. Then the panel previews NCAA March Madness tournament before closing with a look at the expanding connections between Jeffrey Epstein and figures across the sports world. In this week’s bonus episode for Slate Plus members, the hosts chat about Bam Adebayo’s historic 83-point run against the Washington Wizards last week. WBC: (4:52): The called strike heard round the world March Madness (23:01) : Chalk talk. Epstein and Sports (42:01): The revolting revelations about Steve Tisch (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.

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America's Wild, Weird World Baseball Classic is an episode from Hang Up and Listen.

This episode is 58:26 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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