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“I tried listening to Hot Takedown recently for the first time, but found it more like an episode of Car Talk than any Fivethirtyeight podcast I’d heard. All the panelists made frequent jokes, laughed at their own jokes, or paused after telling jokes to wait for their colleagues to join in the...”Read full review »
Fivethirtyeight fan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/04/22
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“Looked forward to this show every week…golf conversation and all. Please come back in 2022. It would add some good news to a year needing it.”
EBMG1981 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/21/22
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“Hot Takedown was my favorite sports podcast. I’m really missing Sara, Neil, and Geoff especially now that there is an MLB Lockout. I need a rabbit hole on previous lockouts and stoppages.”
BTGoldberg via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/21
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“Please bring the show back. I can’t believe that ABC can’t afford to spare resources to support this podcast. Please bring it back!”
PR 3672 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/21
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“I love your podcast, please don’t go!”
Shawn OB via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/14/21
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“So distressed to discover the show is being shut down
This is the best sports show for everyone who wants to hear about data
Rather than all the other tactless sports shows where egotistical shouters look to boost their own profile by being thoughtlessly opinionated
Thank you Team. Will look out...”Read full review »
mab606 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/14/21
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“I’m sad to hear this week that you’re putting the show on hiatus! I’m a pretty new listener and even though I have some critiques, I’ve really enjoyed it the last couple of months. I hope you come back!”
artdani via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/09/21
“I feel like the sound quality has gotten worse. I know this is recorded from home, but I hear a lot of clipping in the past two episodes which is a question of proper levels, and not equipment. Ruined a show I look forward to every week.
Still the sound quality is poor. I can’t believe the sound...”Read full review »
Aaroncello via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/03/21
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“Vlad Guerrero Sr/Jr - are they the best father son combo in the same sport ever? What are some of the best ones(by the statistics/analytics)?
Edit: very cool that you used my idea above, especially so quickly! However I think you missed a couple elements:
-First, only looking at combined WAR -...”Read full review »
Noah Nessim via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/08/21
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“I’ve been listening to this show for a while now and I look forward to it every week! I like learning random facts about sports I’m not even interested in. As a fellow Vikings/twins/Iowa state fan I relate to Sara immensely (tho I don’t understand why she doesn’t like hockey, come on!) and love...”Read full review »
kaitlyns198 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/29/21
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“The second iteration of this show is so terrible I wonder sometimes why they even bothered. The hosts cannot stop talking about their own teams, especially Sarah. I don’t think they’ve gotten through a single episode without mentioning the Vikings, Twins, Cyclones and/or Hotspurs. It’s also...”Read full review »
Mammut4321 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/15/21
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““The Tampa Bay Bucs will not be a bad team in 2021.” is the lukest of loosely-considered-takes. In addition to expecting more substance from a self-described quant pod for my football team, I’m not sure if they’re even aware that Tampa also has a baseball team. Perhaps this is a purposeful...”Read full review »
revbrez via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/21
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“Unless that cheating is college recruiting, then despite being in favor of athlete compensation, Sara finds a bunch of scruples somehow.”
Riddlesinthedark117 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/21
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“Where’s the evidence? Some people on Twitter said it? That isn’t statistical analysis.
Please feel free to demonstrate your thinking and back up your claims. Otherwise accusing an entire nation of “they’ll take any excuse to be racist” (direct quote) is just a severe failure of reasoning.
I’m...”Read full review »
anonymous_large_number via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/13/21
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“Very disappointed in this episode. There seemed to be a lack of knowledge about Osaka, who the correspondents admitted is the biggest star in the game. I think anyone who has listened to Osaka in an interview, can realize that she’s quite anxious when speaking to media. I really disliked the...”Read full review »
tnish88 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/02/21
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“The Lakers had trouble winning without LeBron, and the Nets were not a juggernaut without Harden, but Hot Takedown had a strong game without their superstar, Sara Ziegler. Even when they spent a third of the show on some Canadian game whose American fanbase is as white and limited as the...”Read full review »
Met fan in the Bronx via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/20/21
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“I appreciate your coverage of the WNBA. I’m primarily a fan of the NBA, but always looking to listen to coverage of the WNBA to help me get up to speed—and very excited to see the predictions tracker for this league!
Great show overall, enjoy listening every week.”
celtics_nba_fan88 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/16/21
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“Can you guys use your big brains and look at some Olympic sports? We have an amazing year ahead with two Olympics. Let's take a look at what's going to happen in Tokyo and Beijing?”Read full review »
the skier girl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/10/21
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“Been listening for a while now and just want to thank you for your great in depth coverage on all sports, not just the big three. This does unfortunately include discussing golf, but I still enjoy your hot takes in that mind numbing boring sport as well.
The reason I’m writing this review now...”Read full review »
animepauly via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/22/21
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“I’ve been listening to the podcast for a few years, and overall I’d say it’s great. They know their stuff and have really good chemistry. They do a good job covering a variety of sports, although I don’t care about golf and hockey (s/o Sara). They don’t repeat the same dumb things / cliches every...”Read full review »
DC-Guy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/22/21
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“Especially the golf and NHL topics!”
alexalex01 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/22/21
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“That title was a joke. But seriously, this is a great podcast.”
WinWenWin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/21/21
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“Not your traditional sporting podcast with a more (unsurprisingly) data driven banter/analysis. Loving it from Australia!!!”
jpmack via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/21/21
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“Hey! Love the show — especially because you all cover women’s sports more than most other sports pods. Keep up the good work!
I just read Neil’s piece about the Yankees-Rays rivalry being the best in the AL East, and as a Red Sox fan, my first response was outrage. But I’m wondering, how should...”Read full review »
RoslindaleSean via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/09/21
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“I fell off the wagon on this podcast after they really hyper-fixated on golf.”
Dsteel217 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/07/21
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“They do such an exceptional job of giving a unique and global understanding of the sports world. Great for dilettantes and rabbit-holers alike.”
3-Bikram via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/18/21
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“Love this pod! They acknowledged one of my reviews on an episode on my birthday as well! Not to mention the great analysis on top of that. I’m leaving a review to say how much I appreciate the all rabbit hole final 2020 episode. Rabbit holes are my favorite!”
ProgressiveEra via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/30/20
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“I’ve been listening to this show since it was originally Hot Take Down, then kept the feed and listened through the days of The Lab.
Here I am all this time later still listening to and loving the podcast. Much love from Australia”
CUNW#9 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/15/20
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“Great sports analysis from 3 great journalists! Sara Ziegler is a fantastic host and is so great at guiding the conversation and getting the best out of her crewmates Neil and Chadwick. Love that they talk about a variety of sports and how they don't shy away from "controversial"...”Read full review »
rudinah via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/17/20
“I look forward to Tuesday’s every week. I love the analytics based sport talk, mixed with interesting sports takes, and lovable personalities. I really connect with the host Sara Ziegler, as she knows what it’s like to be a fan of a heart wrenching team and handles that pains that brings with...”Read full review »
phil417 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/20/20
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“Sara Ziegler is from South Dakota. Five stars.”
Dilk Barber via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/17/20
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“I love Fivethirtyeight and their politics pod is solid but I’m not convinced that this group knows that much about sports and they don’t talk about terribly interesting topics on here.”
ads_6 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/09/20
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“Love the show and the rabbit hole segment every week. Are usually pretty good at covering a wide variety of sports from the Super bowl and NBA Playoffs to the career of an apparently great cricket player who had a misunderstood career among cricket fans.
That being said, I was a pretty surprised...”Read full review »
Yeaaah dats me via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/10/20
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“Decent sports podcast. Great rabbit hole segments where they deep dive in the numbers behind something. Too often leaves me wanting more and better analysis. Neil is great at analytics and wonderful at explaining things. Some episodes it seems Sara and Geoff are just there to make the hot takes...”Read full review »
717epm via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/01/20
“5 stars!”
shfmcuevt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/20
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“Good sports takes, broad range of sports. Maybe mention boxing once in a while?”
Slimdickly via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/20
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“In depth podcasts with great sports takes”
camw49 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/01/20
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“Always enjoy hearing these three fivethirtyeight writers have a smart and engaging dialogue about the sports news of the week.”
_Kylash via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/09/20
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“Sara, Neil and Geoff bring the best of FiveThirtyEight to this show. It’s always insightful, clear and compelling. This is a must listen for any sports fan!”
oiseau-wazo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/08/20
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“The rabbit hole might be my favorite segment of the multitude of podcasts I listen too. I enjoy that they bring in sports that I may not necessarily pay detailed attention too but the analytic lens makes every one of the sports interesting. Sara does a great job trying to keep the crew on subject.”
jstangl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/19/19
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“How does a sports show come back from a couple days out from the first WS in which something has never happened in the history of the event (neither team winning a home game in a 7 game series) and barely mention the event in passing?”
rorytfenwick via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/13/19
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“Hosts take an analytical approach to sports discussions, but aren’t crippled by their models. I love the rabbit hole of the week because it’s pretty relatable to random deep dives of my own. I always make sure to download every week.”
par95 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/14/19
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