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House of Strauss

Ethan Strauss

A podcast about sports, politics, the future and technology. www.houseofstrauss.com

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54:54

HoS: Steve Kuhn on CRAZY Kicker Value

House of Strauss ·

2025/09/30

Congrats to Mr. ZigZag for winning our NFL Week 4 contest on sportspredict.com. What’s his prize? Well, should he choose to accept it, it’s a 30 minute phone conversation with yours truly. That’s right. You win a week, we talk on the phone, about whatever you’d like. So ZigZag and future Week winners: Email me at houseofstrauss@substack.com if this prize is appealing, though I completely understand if it is not. This week’s pod with Steve was a fascinating look at how this season’s NFL kickoff

31:44

HoS: Amin Elhassan on Kawhi/Ballmer, Pablo Finding Out

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2025/09/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comAmin has been hysterical in his commentary role for these Pablo Finds Out episodes on BallmerGate. With a brand new one out on Clippers Media Day, we had to discuss. Topics include but not limited to…* Amin haunts my grieving dog death process * Jim Rome went into Old Jim mode ripping Ballmer* Why can’t the Clippers just explain why they’re innocent?* Uncle Dennis, the scapegoat* Did we think Kawhi knew?* Why

64:34

Random Offense: Ryan Glasspiegel

House of Strauss ·

2025/09/27

Thought this was a good YouTube live with the Glasspiegel (uploaded for you to the HoS audio feed). But then again I am biased. Topics include…* Kimmel Kontinues (with Sinclair allowing him back on the air)* Disney’s rock and a hard place* Brendan Carr really botched it* Is Trump’s battle for network media…irrelevant? * Can the boomers be propagandized in either direction by traditional TV?* Are there…too many athlete podcasts?!* Caitlin Clark’s Nike models….don’t exactly look like Caitlin Clark?*

51:26

HoS NFL Week 3: New Kickoff Style = Huge Advantage?

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2025/09/23

Shana Tova to those taking the day and to those working. Congrats to Tom P for winning this week. Email me at houseofstrauss@substack.com to collect a free subscription for one year. In this version of NFL Market Inefficiencies, Steve and I address my unsustainably high NFL picks SMART score. The nation wants to know: What’s my secret? We also get into whether it’s easier to gamble on prop bets versus game outcomes, explain a revolutionary new kickoff invented by the Rams, and get into whether

30:28

HoS: Rob Henderson

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2025/09/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comSubscriber CJ sent me the following email:Good Evening Ethan,I’ve got a potential podcast suggestion given current events: Rob HendersonCancel culture reversalCensorship and self censorship changesVibe shiftSpeech and debate on campusesYoung menAlso Rob met and recorded a never (or likely never) to release podcast with Charlie Kirk before his passing. Might would have some insights or thoughts to share regarding

40:06

HoS: Dave Dameshek, Sports Arbiter

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2025/09/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comFOOTBALL AMERICA! host Dave Dameshek has long had his own idiosyncratic voice and style. He’s got a unique Pittsburgh flair, not that Blue Collar Steel Town would embrace having flair. He’s also, above all, a fantastically authoritative arbiter. And so I invited Dave on to “arbit” on a range of topics including but not limited to…* What’s America’s Mount Rushmore of regional accents? * Which American accent would you

54:43

HoS: Steve Kuhn of SportsPredict.com

House of Strauss ·

2025/09/15

Loving the NFL tournament we’re doing at SportsPredict.com, headed up by Steve Kuhn (even if Brandon Aubrey’s leg kicked away my dreams). Given that Steve’s got an incredible mind for market inefficiencies, I want him here, regularly, to tell us what everyone else is missing about America’s favorite sport. Join up still to test out how you fare against myself and Steve, a guy who ran a $14 billion hedge fund. To enter the House of Strauss Lobby, password is HOS.In this pod we discussed, among other

35:29

HoS: Pablo Torre

House of Strauss ·

2025/09/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comYa, I think you have an idea of what we’re going to discuss. And it’s one of my favorite conversations yet.

61:04

HoS: Tyler Dunne

House of Strauss ·

2025/09/09

I’m declaring this JOURNALISM WEEK on the HoS podcast feed. Today we’ve got the great Tyler Dunne talking about his bombshell series on Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. On Thursday, we should also have Pablo Torre on another big story you might have heard of. Today’s pod with Tyler gets to what happened behind the scenes with Caleb and the Bears + why many in the sports media became too defensive on Williams’ behalf. It’s a good one. Reminder: Every week of the NFL season, we’re doing a prediction

62:59

HoS: Steve Kuhn on Sportspredict.com

House of Strauss ·

2025/09/04

So, like many of you, I love thinking about games, probabilities and market inefficiencies. And, like many of you, I have profound reservations with regard to the sports betting conquest of America. With that in mind, I’m proud to announce a new sponsor at House of Strauss: Sportspredict.com. The goal of my new advertiser is to host a place for sports predictions that isn’t gambling. There are no bets made here, but there are picks. The idea is to compete and demonstrate predictive ability absent

30:39

HoS: Freddie deBoer Talks Football

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2025/09/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comI really enjoyed Freddie deBoer’s NFL preview and wanted to discuss America’s favorite sport with him. Neither of us are all that associated with football analysis and yet we can’t stop thinking about it. So we went for an NFL download as the season approaches…Freddie’s Micah Parsons trade takeHow NFL stars are dictating terms to teams like NBA starsFreddie’s perspective on the wildly divergent pay scales between NFL

57:42

HoS: Raheem Palmer

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2025/08/27

Sports bet discourse continues to burble on the BCC Chat, and I’m adding more fuel…We’ve had the Man Who Would Ban Sports Betting and now we have the Sports Betting Man. Raheem Palmer is the co-host of the Ringer Gambling Show. He says he’s gone broke before and made millions. He leads a life most of us can’t imagine. He just moved to Las Vegas. I had questions. Topics include but aren’t limited to…* The problem with the Sharp Lifestyle* What is Raheem’s “model” for making bets* Is losing also

30:13

HoS: Charles Fain Lehman Bans Sports Betting

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2025/08/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comWe talk around it a lot on HoS but writer Charles Fain Lehman has just come out and said it: He thinks the legalization of sports betting is bad and wants it reversed. Plenty have expressed misgivings, but this man has actually staked out a position. I’m not sure anyone is as prominent in America’s burbling anti-vice movement as Charles is currently, so I wanted to get his perspective. How bad is sports gambling and

29:46

HoS: Mike Solana on the Culture Cold War

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2025/08/25

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comI’ve been struggling to figure what what time we’re in, post Vibe Shift. Pirate Wires founder Mike Solana finally articulated what I’d been thinking without knowing I was thinking it: We’re in a Culture Cold War. I felt a burning need to discuss this, and so we did, plus many other media/culture topics. Subjects include but aren’t limited to…* Christopher Rufo vs. Doreen St. Félix leading to nothing = Culture Cold

64:10

Random Offense with Amin audio

House of Strauss ·

2025/08/25

Audio for Random Offense with Amin is up on the HoS feed, though the mic is a little distant. Great episode in my humble opinion!. House of Strauss is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe

36:31

HoS: Wosny Lambre

House of Strauss ·

2025/08/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comWos is back from Europe, armed with a fresh perspective on all goings on stateside. BCC chatters took bets on what he’d talk about and now we learn the truth. Perhaps this was the most candid Wos/HoS yet. Topics include!* We are jealous of NBA podcaster Nate Duncan * Wos was in Barcelona when everyone there decided they hated tourists * My Guy Haberman podcast got spliced in an unflattering way, which I deserved *

79:33

Guy Haberman SCHOOLS the NFL Skeptic

House of Strauss ·

2025/08/20

Guy Haberman, who’s filling in right now for the legendary Greg Papa, is busy, but he made time for us. Since Guy considers me a “football outsider,” we decided to have fun with that status. In this podcast, I operate as Football Skeptic, wondering why the sport is how it is, and questioning if indeed it should be. Because you can tell me I’m an idiot here or in the Group Chat. Topics include…* Should NFL teams just never practice in preseason because Full Health would be a massive Week 1 advantage

49:55

HoS: Andrew Sharp on if this is the best time to be a...

House of Strauss ·

2025/08/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comAndrew Sharp from Sharp Tech (and many other pods) is here to break down why the hell Paramount Plus paid the UFC over a billion dollars per year. We cover that and..Trump DC crime takeover? This episode goes places. Topics include…* Why Andrew Sharp thinks Air Pods = Massive Apple scam* The shocking UFC/Paramount deal* Is this the best or the worst time to be a sports fan?* Why the NFL has a secret interest in

33:02

HoS: Nate Jones on ESPN NFL, WWE Deals

House of Strauss ·

2025/08/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comIt’s time for some sports biz with Move Insoles entrepreneur and NBA agent Nate Jones. We don’t have traditional sponsorships here, but House of Strauss certainly endorses Move and Chat BCC. Huge happenings in the world of ESPN this week, and I needed Nate’s insider perspective. We discuss…* The NFL formally joining forces with ESPN, getting a 10% equity stake* Roger Goodell saying his competitor isn’t the NBA, but

32:38

HoS: Sarah Hepola on America's re-embrace of "tatas,...

House of Strauss ·

2025/08/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comSarah Hepola is here for one of my favorite conversations of the year. It ranges from Brent Musburger’s public horniness to American beer advertising to honest analysis of the nation’s attractiveness insecurities. Topics include but aren’t limited to…* Who else? Sydney Sweeney: A complete analysis* What did “sex sells” go away in advertising?* “Hot, Not Pretty” vs. “Pretty, Not Hot” actresses* If we’d known nothing

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