Ben Lindbergh
@benlindbergh.bsky.social
Senior Editor at The Ringer. Co-host of Effectively Wild, Button Mash (The Ringer-Verse), + Hang Up and Listen. Co-author of The MVP Machine and The Only Rule Is It Has to Work. Ex-FiveThirtyEight, Grantland, Baseball Prospectus.
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I think @ewpod.bsky.social is a good podcast, and I'm going to try to be better about promoting it. I think it's worth a listen and your Patreon dollars if you have them to spend: patreon.com/effectivelywild
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Creating a baseball podcast
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January 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I think @ewpod.bsky.social is a good podcast, and I'm going to try to be better about promoting it. I think it's worth a listen and your Patreon dollars if you have them to spend: patreon.com/effectivelywild
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Previewed 2026 in video games—the big questions facing the industry, the games we're excited for, predictions, and more—with @jasonschreier.bsky.social and @matt-james.bsky.social on Button Mash:
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Our Most Anticipated Video Games of 2026 | Button Mash
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January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Previewed 2026 in video games—the big questions facing the industry, the games we're excited for, predictions, and more—with @jasonschreier.bsky.social and @matt-james.bsky.social on Button Mash:
open.spotify.com/episode/1EAN...
open.spotify.com/episode/1EAN...
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Fresh episode of HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social and @benlindbergh.bsky.social.
We talked to sports economics expert J.C. Bradbury about the false promises being sold to Kansas taxpayers over the Chiefs' new stadium. A complete boondoggle here, methinks slate.com/podcasts/han...
We talked to sports economics expert J.C. Bradbury about the false promises being sold to Kansas taxpayers over the Chiefs' new stadium. A complete boondoggle here, methinks slate.com/podcasts/han...
The Curious Case of the “Free” $1.8 Billion Stadium
Despite claims that the new stadium will pay for itself, taxpayers aren’t likely to see the returns they’re promised.
slate.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Fresh episode of HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social and @benlindbergh.bsky.social.
We talked to sports economics expert J.C. Bradbury about the false promises being sold to Kansas taxpayers over the Chiefs' new stadium. A complete boondoggle here, methinks slate.com/podcasts/han...
We talked to sports economics expert J.C. Bradbury about the false promises being sold to Kansas taxpayers over the Chiefs' new stadium. A complete boondoggle here, methinks slate.com/podcasts/han...
Previewed 2026 in video games—the big questions facing the industry, the games we're excited for, predictions, and more—with @jasonschreier.bsky.social and @matt-james.bsky.social on Button Mash:
open.spotify.com/episode/1EAN...
open.spotify.com/episode/1EAN...
Our Most Anticipated Video Games of 2026 | Button Mash
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January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Previewed 2026 in video games—the big questions facing the industry, the games we're excited for, predictions, and more—with @jasonschreier.bsky.social and @matt-james.bsky.social on Button Mash:
open.spotify.com/episode/1EAN...
open.spotify.com/episode/1EAN...
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Sports world predictions for 2026 on this week's HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/han...
Reading the 2026 Sports Tea Leaves
We examine what we’re most excited for and what’s most likely to come true.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Sports world predictions for 2026 on this week's HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/han...
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We need your help with our annual end-of-year "1 story we missed about each team" episodes! Have an interesting tidbit in mind that we may have overlooked in 2025? A statistical quirk, an obscure record, a feel-good debut—you name it. Let us know in the replies, or email us at podcast@fangraphs.com.
December 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We need your help with our annual end-of-year "1 story we missed about each team" episodes! Have an interesting tidbit in mind that we may have overlooked in 2025? A statistical quirk, an obscure record, a feel-good debut—you name it. Let us know in the replies, or email us at podcast@fangraphs.com.
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behold my draft and weep
As Ringer-Verse podcast tradition dictates, @matt-james.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, @jmrivera.bsky.social, and I drafted our favorite video games of 2025 (and recapped the highs and lows of a typically tumultuous year in the industry) on Button Mash:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
Spotify – Web Player
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December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
behold my draft and weep
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As Ringer-Verse podcast tradition dictates, @matt-james.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, @jmrivera.bsky.social, and I drafted our favorite video games of 2025 (and recapped the highs and lows of a typically tumultuous year in the industry) on Button Mash:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
Spotify – Web Player
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December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
As Ringer-Verse podcast tradition dictates, @matt-james.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, @jmrivera.bsky.social, and I drafted our favorite video games of 2025 (and recapped the highs and lows of a typically tumultuous year in the industry) on Button Mash:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
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It’s time for Button Mash’s annual Best Games of the year draft!
Who will draft Clair Obscur?!
How many Kojima games can Steve draft?! Who is brave enough to draft Digimon?!
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, and @jmrivera.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
Who will draft Clair Obscur?!
How many Kojima games can Steve draft?! Who is brave enough to draft Digimon?!
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, and @jmrivera.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
2025 Games of the Year Draft | Button Mash
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December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It’s time for Button Mash’s annual Best Games of the year draft!
Who will draft Clair Obscur?!
How many Kojima games can Steve draft?! Who is brave enough to draft Digimon?!
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, and @jmrivera.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
Who will draft Clair Obscur?!
How many Kojima games can Steve draft?! Who is brave enough to draft Digimon?!
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, and @jmrivera.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
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I had a lovely chat with @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social on Effectively Wild today covering some recent transactions and then debating the challenge ABS system:
Effectively Wild Episode 2418: The Challenge System Challenge
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December 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I had a lovely chat with @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social on Effectively Wild today covering some recent transactions and then debating the challenge ABS system:
In case you care: I'm doing weekly recap pods during Fallout Season 2 on Button Mash, blending bad puns, TV analysis, and game adaptation discussion. Fun one last week with Van Lathan, Justin Theroux, and
@haynerland.com, and this week with @danielhchin.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/7650...
@haynerland.com, and this week with @danielhchin.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/7650...
‘Fallout’ Season 2, Episode 2 Reactions | Button Mash
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December 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In case you care: I'm doing weekly recap pods during Fallout Season 2 on Button Mash, blending bad puns, TV analysis, and game adaptation discussion. Fun one last week with Van Lathan, Justin Theroux, and
@haynerland.com, and this week with @danielhchin.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/7650...
@haynerland.com, and this week with @danielhchin.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/7650...
As Ringer-Verse podcast tradition dictates, @matt-james.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, @jmrivera.bsky.social, and I drafted our favorite video games of 2025 (and recapped the highs and lows of a typically tumultuous year in the industry) on Button Mash:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
Spotify – Web Player
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December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
As Ringer-Verse podcast tradition dictates, @matt-james.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, @jmrivera.bsky.social, and I drafted our favorite video games of 2025 (and recapped the highs and lows of a typically tumultuous year in the industry) on Button Mash:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...
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Really loved recording this, and have loved doing the pod all year with these guys!!
New HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social. It's the 2025 sports world year in review, with one story for each month that really summed up [gestures at all of this] www.slate.com/hangup
Hang Up and Listen
Conversation and analysis on the week in sports.
www.slate.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Really loved recording this, and have loved doing the pod all year with these guys!!
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New HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social. It's the 2025 sports world year in review, with one story for each month that really summed up [gestures at all of this] www.slate.com/hangup
Hang Up and Listen
Conversation and analysis on the week in sports.
www.slate.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social. It's the 2025 sports world year in review, with one story for each month that really summed up [gestures at all of this] www.slate.com/hangup
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The new HANG UP AND LISTEN features @davidshoemaker.bsky.social going deep with us on the legacy of John Cena. Also Michigan talk and a really bonkers betting scandal in Turkey @benlindbergh.bsky.social @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/han...
Sherrone Moore Isn’t Michigan’s Only Problem.
Michigan Athletics has something rotten at its core.
slate.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The new HANG UP AND LISTEN features @davidshoemaker.bsky.social going deep with us on the legacy of John Cena. Also Michigan talk and a really bonkers betting scandal in Turkey @benlindbergh.bsky.social @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/han...
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Burned the midnight podcast oil with @matt-james.bsky.social to bring you piping hot The Game Awards takes:
• Winners that made us happy/salty
• Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH?
• Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA
• Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements
open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...
• Winners that made us happy/salty
• Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH?
• Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA
• Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements
open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...
Our Top 10 Highlights From the Game Awards | Button Mash
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December 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Burned the midnight podcast oil with @matt-james.bsky.social to bring you piping hot The Game Awards takes:
• Winners that made us happy/salty
• Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH?
• Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA
• Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements
open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...
• Winners that made us happy/salty
• Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH?
• Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA
• Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements
open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...
Burned the midnight podcast oil with @matt-james.bsky.social to bring you piping hot The Game Awards takes:
• Winners that made us happy/salty
• Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH?
• Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA
• Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements
open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...
• Winners that made us happy/salty
• Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH?
• Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA
• Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements
open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...
Our Top 10 Highlights From the Game Awards | Button Mash
open.spotify.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Burned the midnight podcast oil with @matt-james.bsky.social to bring you piping hot The Game Awards takes:
• Winners that made us happy/salty
• Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH?
• Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA
• Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements
open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...
• Winners that made us happy/salty
• Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH?
• Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA
• Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements
open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...
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Lately it feels like every year is an all-timer for video games. This year was no exception. After hundreds of hours of gaming across many genres and platforms, here are our top ten games of 2025.
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social:
www.theringer.com/2025/12/10/v...
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social:
www.theringer.com/2025/12/10/v...
The Best Video Games of 2025
The games were good this year. These were the best of them.
www.theringer.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Lately it feels like every year is an all-timer for video games. This year was no exception. After hundreds of hours of gaming across many genres and platforms, here are our top ten games of 2025.
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social:
www.theringer.com/2025/12/10/v...
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social:
www.theringer.com/2025/12/10/v...
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NEW HANG UP AND LISTEN
@adamcrafton.bsky.social on the WC draw
Me and pals on the CFP selections
Jordan Bianchi joins to tell us about a reallllllllly big sports case that's at trial right now: Michael Jordan essentially trying to burn down NASCAR as it's existed forever www.slate.com/hangup
@adamcrafton.bsky.social on the WC draw
Me and pals on the CFP selections
Jordan Bianchi joins to tell us about a reallllllllly big sports case that's at trial right now: Michael Jordan essentially trying to burn down NASCAR as it's existed forever www.slate.com/hangup
Hang Up and Listen
Conversation and analysis on the week in sports.
www.slate.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
NEW HANG UP AND LISTEN
@adamcrafton.bsky.social on the WC draw
Me and pals on the CFP selections
Jordan Bianchi joins to tell us about a reallllllllly big sports case that's at trial right now: Michael Jordan essentially trying to burn down NASCAR as it's existed forever www.slate.com/hangup
@adamcrafton.bsky.social on the WC draw
Me and pals on the CFP selections
Jordan Bianchi joins to tell us about a reallllllllly big sports case that's at trial right now: Michael Jordan essentially trying to burn down NASCAR as it's existed forever www.slate.com/hangup
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Loved swinging by Button Mash for a good, meaty dissection of Metroid Prime 4! You do not need to buy an Amiibo to listen to it.
On the latest Button Mash pod:
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
Spotify – Web Player
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December 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Loved swinging by Button Mash for a good, meaty dissection of Metroid Prime 4! You do not need to buy an Amiibo to listen to it.
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On the latest Button Mash pod:
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
Spotify – Web Player
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December 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
On the latest Button Mash pod:
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
On the latest Button Mash pod:
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
On the latest Button Mash pod:
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
• @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4
• @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors
open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...
Conducted some serious research
www.theringer.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/26/p...
We Proved That Dudes Skip Leg Day
Presenting rigorous research—or at least solid bro science—based on bodybuilder Sam Sulek’s first 1,000 YouTube videos
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Conducted some serious research
www.theringer.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/26/p...
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AHHHH! The great @benlindbergh.bsky.social had me on the Ringer-Verse to talk Welcome to Derry, the biggest years for King adaptations, and lots more. Bucket list stuff😱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ngu...
Ringer-Verse Recommends: November 2025 (Featuring 'It: Welcome to Derry')
YouTube video by The Ringer-Verse
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November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
AHHHH! The great @benlindbergh.bsky.social had me on the Ringer-Verse to talk Welcome to Derry, the biggest years for King adaptations, and lots more. Bucket list stuff😱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ngu...
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This week on Hang Up and Listen: Apple TV and MLS bet big on accessibility, plus a Massachusetts state senator reverses course on sports gambling. slate.trib.al/LuHyhJp
Apple and MLS Kick Off a New Streaming Era Without a Paywall
The tech giant hopes to capture more soccer-hungry fans while Messi’s still playing stateside.
slate.trib.al
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This week on Hang Up and Listen: Apple TV and MLS bet big on accessibility, plus a Massachusetts state senator reverses course on sports gambling. slate.trib.al/LuHyhJp