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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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HoS: Parade of Losers with Saam Esfandiari and Spike...

House of Strauss ·

2023/05/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comSaam Esfandiari and Spike Eskin are, respectively, co-hosts of the Light Years podcast (Warriors) and The Rights to Ricky Sanchez podcast (76ers). Both teams had their seasons end in searing disappointment over the weekend, which can be a tricky outcome to handle if you’re running a fan pod. Both guys handle failure expertly though, so we got into the nitty gritty of how that goes, plus some of their theories on

2:50

HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel Returns!

House of Strauss ·

2023/05/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comGreat to have the New Y Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel on because there’s so much sports media to discuss. And we get into it, from the uncomfortably seedy (Media’s treatment of the accused), to the hilariously bumbling (Mark Jackson treatment of Jokic). This conversation includes, but is not limited to:* Matt Araiza media coverage (why did almost everyone get the story so wrong?) * Mark Jackson and his MVP snub of Nikola

3:25

HoS Pod: Amin Elhassan

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2023/05/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comThe myth, the man, the Meadowlarker returns for more conversation and takes. This pod begins with my sincere compliment of a guy who’s become, in my opinion, essential to that LeBatard operation. So without further ado, this podcast includes but is not limited to the following topics:* A former NBA player told Amin he loves his HoS appearances; This makes Amin suspicious of said player* I LARP’d as Keith Olbermann in

3:15

HoS Pod: Mike Pesca

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2023/05/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comWe’ve ombuds’d with Spike. Can we ombuds’d with Mike? We tried to stay on topic with Mike Pesca, public radio/sports podcasting legend, but we ended up hitting so many subjects outside this here website. Subjects include, but aren’t limited to:* I just came back from Florida. What’s the deal? * There once was a banana that everyone ate and it was called The Big Mike. Now it’s extinct. * I went on Pesca’s podcast to

122:48

HoS Pod: Sarah Hepola

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2023/05/02

I found myself fascinated by Sarah Hepola’s memoir Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, and so I reached out for a discussion. The book was a huge bestseller when it came out in 2015 and it keeps resonating with new readers. I am one of those readers. Though I’d never met Sarah in person, she was one of my bosses at Salon.com in 2009 and 2010, and I’d had no idea she was going through any of what was detailed in her book. In this pod, we talk about her enduring hit, and her unusually

90:06

HoS Pod: Spike Eskin, Podbudsman

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2023/04/28

As co-host of the successful Rights to Ricky Sanchez podcast and Vice President of Programming at storied WFAN, Spike Eskin has some audio bonafides. Having been spellbound by his takes on what makes a radio show work, I wanted his advice on how to improve my operation. So here we go, no mercy, no malice. Spike’s here to improve whatever ails the HoS audio product. Discussion on this podcast includes, but is not limited to:* Kitchen myths* What I’m doing wrong* How I’m not a natural point guard* The

3:24

Hos Pod: Wosny Lambre, Nate Jones

House of Strauss ·

2023/04/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comThe sports/econ/culture/whatever combo returns to HoS and boy do we have a good one for you. The launching pad topic is the NFL’s latest sports gambling scandal, but this podcast goes in a lot of NBA directions. This conversation with Wos and Nate touches on, but is not limited to…* Somehow we start on the past inaccessibility of porn * Young Nate Jones was a vice salesman * Is sports going all in on gambling bad for

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HoS Pod: Sherman Alexie

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2023/04/20

Sherman Alexie has won many literary prizes and also played pickup basketball against John Stockton. In this pod, he humors all my questions about Native American life, riffs on Draymond Green’s situation and recounts how competitively angry the Utah Jazz legend gets in person. 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

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HoS Pod: Anthony Slater

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2023/04/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comAnthony Slater has always been great at this job, to the point of changing it for everyone else. The cinematic Warriors-Kings (Or should it be Kings-Warriors?) series is a perfect excuse to have an in the weeds conversation with The Athletic veteran and now new father. This podcast discusses but is not limited to the following topics:* Who else? Draymond Green* Slater should write a book about what’s happening* What

9:28

HoS Pod: Grant Cohn

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2023/04/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comI kept hearing it from some unexpected sources in my life: You gotta get Grant Cohn on the pod. With the NFL Draft coming up, it was finally time. No person in the sports media appears to have more disdain for the sports media than Grant. And that makes sense, even if his father Lowell was a longtime local columnist. Cohn has made it outside the mainstream circuit, pitching his bold takes to a Youtube audience. He’s

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HoS Pod: Amin Elhassan, Talking in the Lion's Den

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2023/04/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comAmin is back and taking this 1 hour 47 minute podcast into unexpectedly fraught territory. Beyond examining however my persona has evolved, we touch on some landmine topics. Discussion in this podcast includes, but is not limited to: * We riff on whether it’s moral to eat lion* Amin has thoughts on my (political? apolitical?) persona and how people assess it* We reflect on how normies vs. extremely online types

86:53

HoS Pod: Matt Klinman

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2023/04/10

Matt Klinman is a) My best friend since Middle School and b) the Co-Star of High Science, a new show on HBO Max that features Paul Bettany as an educational talking bong. Matt’s also something of a tech critic, who’s gone viral with his explanations of how Facebook killed a once thriving digital comedy scene. Beyond his show premiering on 4/20, this was an ideal time for us to chat, given recent Musk vs. Substack machinations. We get into that, while also arguing a lot. This pod discussion touches

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HoS Pod: Katie Herzog

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2023/04/07

HoS pod is quite happy to welcome Blocked and Reported co-host Katie Herzog. I’m a big BAR fan and believe it to be somewhat misunderstood, especially at this juncture. We get into how the podcast has evolved into a more journalistic and narrative driven product, plus touch on the ways an Old Public Radio golden age fell apart. This discussion touches on, but is not limited to: * Katie allegedly knows nothing about sports but somehow knows the relevant details of Meyers Leonard saying “kike” while

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HoS Pod: Rob Perez ("World Wide Wob")

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2023/04/04

Rob Perez, otherwise known as World Wide Wob, has a million Twitter followers based on his ability to share viral content fast. That means always being on the job, including the segment we’d blocked out to record this podcast. In this case we were delayed because, stop me if you’ve heard this excuse before, Rob had to Twitch stream a car chase involving a stolen police vehicle. Coming off the high of that police chase wrapping up, we got into how Rob does what he does and why. Discussion on this pod

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HoS Pod: Damon Bruce

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2023/03/29

Damon Bruce and Ray Ratto were delivering great ratings in drive time at 95.7 The Game when, boom, they were fired out of nowhere. Nobody seemed to see this coming and it speaks to an overall instability in the radio industry. I had Damon on to discuss this shocker, look at his career in the Bay, talk about the radio industry and give us an indication of how he’s going to move forward. Discussion includes, but is not limited to:* What’s with the surprise firing? * Does Damon miss solo hosting?*

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HoS Pod: Wosny Lambre, Nate Jones

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2023/03/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comWe welcome back Big Wos and Nate Jones, two of my favorites in the NBA business/culture space. Today we discuss a range of hot button issues, including this forbidden zone that is the Andrew Wiggins situation. * Air fryers? A perfect life hack or a monstrosity? * Wos “Žižek” Lambre on why sports ceasing to care about fans is, indeed, capitalism* Wos with a take on the cringe/fake way LeBron becoming an owner would be

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HoS Pod: Rob Mahoney

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2023/03/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comI once worked with expert NBA writer Rob Mahoney in what felt like impossible circumstances. Looking back, I want to know: Did he really handle it as easily as it looked from the outside? We get into that, take a look back on the industry and discuss his burgeoning podcast power. The episode touches on but is not limited to:* How did NBA writing become Rob’s life?* Why does he still do it?* Our insane experience of

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HoS: Tom Haberstroh Divulges NBA Ref Secrets

House of Strauss ·

2023/03/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comMy old friend Tom Haberstroh stops by to break an NBA omerta or two. We get into his viral thread on how he ranked NBA referees and get deeper into one of the more protected subjects in sports. Podcast discussion includes, but is not limited to:* I saved my dog’s life, right before we started recording* Clearly I’m a hero* How did Tom figure out which referees the NBA favors most? * The NBA says they want half the

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HoS Pod: Nick Wright

House of Strauss ·

2023/03/17

Nick stops by for another round of unvarnished opinions about the industry and yes, on sports. This one went in many different directions and I enjoyed all of them. The podcast includes mention of, but is not limited to:* “Nick Wright has a shockingly attractive wife”* Why is local media now softer than ever on the teams it covers?* Should there be public funding of the media? * Are former athletes over indexed on sports television?* Nick takes issue with JJ Redick’s approach in his argument with

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HoS Pod: Wosny Lambre

House of Strauss ·

2023/03/09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comBig Wos is back and he did not disappoint. We spent a good deal on Ja Morant aspects that have been undercovered and we riffed on a variety of topics that include, but aren’t limited to: * A check in on Wos’ popularity + ability to polarize * Has the money gotten too big in the NBA? * On why it’s impossible for Ja Morant to fumble the bag* A civilian vs. soldier dichotomy that isn’t related to the military * On the

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