Hot Takedown

Hot Takedown is the weekly sports podcast from FiveThirtyEight. On it, the crew uses numbers to dissect the week in sports, taking down some silly hot takes in the process.

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Hot Takedown - MLB Playoff Preview, Maya Moore's Legacy, The Kick-pocalypse Oct 06, 2015

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Kate Fagan, Neil Paine and Chadwick Matlin try to fix the Wild Card system, discuss the WNBA finals, and talk to Ben Morris about kicking!

Hot Takedown - Injured QBs; The Nationals Implode; A NWSL Finals Preview Sep 29, 2015

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Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin discuss how much an injured quarterback hurts their team; try to untangle the Nationals' season; and talk women's soccer.

Hot Takedown - Nate Silver Defends Elo Sep 22, 2015

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Kate and Neil are on vacation, so Chadwick Matlin invites the boss, Nate Silver, in to discuss (and defend) the Elo rating system. Plus Allison McCann's Significant Digit.

Hot Takedown - Pats' Cheating; Djoker The GoAT; Cespedes MVP? Sep 15, 2015

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Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin look for clues in the Patriots' home and road record, discuss Djokovic's U.S. Open win, and assess the Cespedes case for MVP.

Baseline #5 - A Final(s) Fifteen Minutes In Flushing Sep 12, 2015

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Last episode of the U.S. Open mini-pod from FiveThirtyEight. Carl Bialik and Grantland's Brian Phillips discuss Roberta Vinci's upset of Serena Williams, and Djokovic-Federer.

Baseline #4 - Fifteen Minutes In Flushing Sep 10, 2015

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A U.S. Open mini-pod from FiveThirtyEight. Today, Carl Bialik and the WSJ's Tom Perrotta discuss whether anyone can derail a Djokovic-Federer final or a Serena Grand Slam.

Hot Takedown - NFL Preview (Now With More Brady!); A Madden Challenge; U.S Open Update Sep 08, 2015

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Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin preview the NFL season, challenge you to win Madden with Walt Hickey as your QB, and take a listen to our U.S. Open mini-podcast.

Baseline #2 - Fifteen Minutes In Flushing Sep 05, 2015

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A U.S. Open mini-pod from FiveThirtyEight. Today, 9/5, Carl Bialik and Louisa Thomas count Serena Williams's comeback and discuss what's next for Rafael Nadal.

Baseline - Fifteen Minutes In Flushing Sep 03, 2015

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A U.S. Open mini-pod from FiveThirtyEight. Today, Carl Bialik and Louisa Thomas visit Novak Djokovic's bakery and worry about Serena Williams's serve.

Hot Takedown - Americans At The U.S. Open; Serena's Endorsements; Fantasy Football Meets Analytics Sep 01, 2015

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Kate Fagan, Neil Paine, and Chadwick Matlin discuss the sorry state of American tennis, Darren Rovell's comments about Serena Williams, and whether analytics can help your fantasy football draft.

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