The Wildest Wild-card Weekend

Hosts Alex Kirshner , Lindsay Gibbs , and Ben Lindbergh unpack a thrilling wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. Lindsay’s Panthers are out, John Harbaugh has been fired, the reigning champions exit early, and Caleb Williams grated some cheese. The panel is then joined by soccer journalist Hayden Van Brewer to explain how Manchester United have gotten so abysmally bad over the years. To close, Lindsay and Ben ask Alex to break down the College Football Playoffs and the upcoming championship game. On the bonus episode, available exclusively for Slate Plus members, the panel talks about the new viral queer hockey romance, Heated Rivalry . NFL (4:52): Bye Eagles, Bye Man U (20:35) : Bent and broken CFB (38:41): How Indiana reached the top (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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The Wildest Wild-card Weekend is an episode from Hang Up and Listen.

This episode is 55:49 long.

This episode was published on Jan 13, 2026.

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