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.
Football Is Weird, Part Infinity
Nov. 9, 2021
1:03:19
Analytics, But From The Gut
Nov. 2, 2021
54:30
It's Anybody's World Series
Oct. 26, 2021
52:29
Why Our Model (Still) Hates The Lakers
Oct. 19, 2021
54:02
Championships, Random-ships
Oct. 12, 2021
51:06
The Dodgers Need A Reseed
Oct. 5, 2021
48:46
Brady vs. Belichick: Round Whatever
Sept. 28, 2021
48:47
Math Nerds (And The Ravens) Win
Sept. 21, 2021
47:41
Actually, Week 1 Does Matter
Sept. 14, 2021
53:07
How We See The NFL Season
Sept. 7, 2021
51:52
Nebraska’s Frost Is Melting
Aug. 31, 2021
53:26
Turns Out 500 Is A Lot Of Home Runs
Aug. 24, 2021
49:19
Our Expectations Aren’t Being Met By The Mets
Aug. 17, 2021
54:39
A Messi Situation
Aug. 10, 2021
52:54
Simone Biles Beams Back
Aug. 3, 2021
52:07
Big Trouble For The Big 12
July 27, 2021
50:03
So The Olympics Are Still Happening?
July 20, 2021
55:08
All NBA Finals Takes Are Possible
July 13, 2021
53:13
The Suns vs. The Bucks vs. Injuries
July 6, 2021
56:14
MLB Tries To Get A Grip
June 29, 2021
52:09
SCOTUS 9, NCAA 0
June 22, 2021
52:34
The Enemy Of My Enemy Roots For The Islanders
June 15, 2021
51:24
A Fair Trade For Julio Jones
June 8, 2021
50:19
Everyone Lost In The French Open Fracas
June 1, 2021
52:14
Can You Have Too Many No-Hitters?
May 25, 2021
Playoffs And Play-Ins
May 18, 2021
51:57
It's Hard To Leave MLB Gracefully
May 11, 2021
52:53
Draft Grades Are Meaningless But Also A+ Fun
May 4, 2021
54:34
This NFL Draft Class Still Has Some QB Questions
April 27, 2021
51:23
A Super League Super Fight
April 20, 2021
54:33
Can We Keep Our Early Baseball Takes Cool?
April 13, 2021
53:15
An End To The Madness
April 6, 2021
53:48
All Hype Is Good Hype
March 30, 2021
53:41
The NCAA Is Bad At Capitalism
March 23, 2021
Let’s Pick Our Brackets
March 16, 2021
53:55
A Year Of Pandemic Sports
March 9, 2021
52:04
Why's Everyone Writing Off The Jazz?
March 2, 2021
51:08
Osaka's Rise Doesn't Mean Serena Is Done
Feb. 23, 2021
Grading The NHL's Start On And Off The Ice
Feb. 16, 2021
52:20
How The Bucs Sunk The Chiefs
Feb. 9, 2021
53:00
Baby GOAT vs. Grizzled GOAT
Feb. 2, 2021
51:22
The Analytics On Being Aggressive
Jan. 26, 2021
52:23
One Super Bowl Win Isn't Enough Anymore?
Jan. 19, 2021
50:31
Alabama Was The Unstoppable Force AND The Immovable Object
Jan. 12, 2021
52:17
Ohio State Made The Committee Look Good, And Bad
Jan. 5, 2021
51:12
Let's Stuff 2020 Down A Rabbit Hole
Dec. 29, 2020
54:13
New Year, New RAPTOR
Dec. 22, 2020
56:44
Along Came A (Cleveland) Spider
Dec. 15, 2020
54:17
The Jets' Tank Is Empty
Dec. 8, 2020
53:03
Hard To Play Football Without A Quarterback
Dec. 1, 2020
57:21
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