The Chiefs Are Super Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on Kansas City’s latest Super Bowl win and the future of sports TV.
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Episode Notes
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win over the 49ers, the performances of Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy, and how the new overtime rules played out. CNBC’s Alex Sherman also comes on to explain whether a new multi-network streaming deal will change how we watch sports.
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• ESPN’s Bill Barnwell analyzed how the Chiefs beat the 49ers.
• Alex Kirshner in Slate: “The Super Bowl Came Down to the NFL’s Most Inevitable Player”
• Alex Sherman covers media for CNBC. Read his stories about Walt Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s planned sports streaming package and what it might mean for how we watch sports.
• The announcement comes as the NFL plans to stream more games and the NBA negotiates new media contracts.
Hang Up and Listen’s weekly Chilli:
Stefan’s Chilli: In 1970, Kansas City became the first pro football team to field a title-game starting lineup with more Black players than white ones, thanks to the franchise’s upstart AFL roots and a Black scout named Lloyd Wells.
On this week’s bonus segment, Joel, Stefan, and Josh discuss CBS’ Super Bowl broadcast and Tony Romo’s performance as the color analyst.
Podcast production and edit by Kevin Bendis.
You can email us at hangup@slate.com.
