Will Washington’s NFL Team Finally Change Its Racist Nickname?

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Hang Up and Listen on MLB’s uncertain future, the toppling of racist sports monuments, and Olympian Gwen Berry.

In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer to discuss Major League Baseball’s protracted coronavirus-season labor fight.

As monuments to racist sports figures come down, the hosts look at whether the nickname of the Washington NFL team might be the next to topple. Finally, they interview American hammer thrower Gwen Berry about her battle for Olympic athletes to have the right to protest.

 

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