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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 Pod: Adam Mares takes us into the Nikolaverse

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2023/03/07

I’ve long admired Adam Mares, a force behind DNVR Sports. What is DNVR, you ask? I’d say it’s a local sports site empire that’s spun its popularity off into, among other things, a Sports Bar. Not many in media have the vision or hustle to pull off what Adam’s done, let alone in a smaller market, replete with transplants. The guy just manifests. Among other big projects, Adam recently trekked out to Serbia to film an excellent documentary on the complicated origins of Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic

5:33

Narrated: The Kournikoving of College Sports and Its...

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2023/03/02

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11:59

HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel

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2023/02/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comThis time Ryan and I start off on the conventional topics before spinning off into strange directions. His tweet nicely summarizes the docket but I’d add that we touch on the Deion Sanders controversy as well. Enjoy.

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HoS Pod: Spike Eskin

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2023/02/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comBeyond being co-host of the successful Rights to Ricky Sanchez podcast and Vice President of Programming at storied WFAN, Spike Eskin is a keen observer of what works in the audio format. Given that, I wanted his NBA takes, but also his insights into what makes a sports talk personality succeed. In this episode, we looked at the NBA’s disastrous All-Sta…

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HoS Pod: Shadi Hamid

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2023/02/22

Shadi Hamid is an author, Atlantic writer, and Brookings fellow with a particular skill for pointing out the flaws in comforting popular assumptions. I’m a fan of Hamid’s work, including his latest book, The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea.Three weeks ago, Shadi had a stray tweet about football fandom that drummed up some outrage at sports media sites. That’s not exactly why we’re talking, even if it is, in a roundabout way, how we came into contact

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HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel

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2023/02/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comOur returning champ Ryan is back from Arizona, to discuss sports media goings on in the Super Bowl aftermath. We get into his experience of doing a Colin Cowherd profile, whether Brett Favre has a case in his suing of Pat McAfee and Shannon Sharpe, plus some LeBron James takes. This conversation broaches, but is not limited to:* Super Bowl viewership. A disappointment? * What’s Skip Bayless like in person?* The

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HoS Pod: Tim Kawakami

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2023/02/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comMy old boss, Athletic superstar and overall King of Bay Area Media stops by to talk Warriors and Niners. Obviously, the Warriors’ end to the Wiseman era gets some play here, but the conversation goes in a variety of directions. This podcast discussion includes, but is not limited to:* On how we should aspire to be like Steph Curry in terms of delegation* What happened with James Wiseman? When was it really over? *

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HoS Pod: Maggie Gray

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2023/02/09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comMaggie Gray, CBS radio star and co-host of Maggie and Perloff, seems prone to unleashing a totally reasonable opinion that you’re not seeing elsewhere. Recently, it was the viral take that sports figures shouldn’t feature their children during press conferences (gasp!). On this episode, we get into the fallout from this heresy, plus address why James Dolan once went scorched earth against Maggie and her company

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HoS Pod: Ross Barkan on the Anti Woke, James Dolan

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2023/02/01

Ross Barkan, proprietor of the best newsletter on New York politics, returns to discuss whether Knicks owner James Dolan might go down in flames. But before we get to that, he has a bone to pick with certain anti woke intellectuals. This conversation includes, but is not limited to:* The battle of ideas between Matt Yglesias vs. Wesley Yang* Ross’ critique of Yang’s recent focus* Can both Yglesias and Yang feel validated by history?* The Wokes, the Anti Wokes, and the Anti Anti Wokes, plus how

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HoS Pod: Freddie deBoer's Richard Linklater List

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2023/01/31

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comI’m on a big Richard Linklater kick right now, so Freddie’s Top 20 ranking of his movies came at the right time. Given the personal timing and Freddie’s excellent analysis, I just had to reach out and get some additional thoughts on the rankings, the director, and why his time-sensitive work endures. Yes, we also manage some modern media criticism in this episode. The conversation we have broaches, but is not limited

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HoS Pod: Tyler Dunne

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2023/01/20

Meet Tyler Dunne, author of The Blood and Guts: How Tight Ends Save Football, and proprietor of the Go Long Substack. I’m a big believer in the principle that, the more specific the analysis, the broader the implications, and that’s why I was excited to read Tyler’s incredibly specific book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and, as happens, felt myself inspired to ask the author some follow up questions. On this pod, we discuss how tight ends unveil the meaning of life, represent the apotheosis of football

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HoS Pod: Sports Media with Ryan Glasspiegel

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2023/01/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comRyan is back, discussing events of the moment. The NFL playoffs is an unholy juggernaut, crushing all comers. We try out theories as to why it gained on the other leagues this past half decade. Then we pivot to “Canada’s top trending story,” a Russian defenseman, playing for an American team. This podcast discussion includes, but is not limited to:* The NFL’s golden decade, which has been largely unexplained in

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HoS Pod: Bomani Jones

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2023/01/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comI’ve known Bomani for about as long as I’ve been in this business and yet I never know what to expect when we catch up, beyond a great conversation. On this pod, he was candid about his adventures in sports television and insightful on a wide range of other subjects. The conversation includes, but is not limited to:* What it’s like to host a show* The time Bomani called me after I got fired* What prediction on his

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HoS Pod: Glasspiegel Coverage on Hamlin,...

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2023/01/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comBig sports media news week so we called in Ryan Glasspiegel to make sense of it all. This conversation includes, but is not limited to…* The odd media reactions to the tragic (though recently encouraging) Damar Hamlin situation. * Is it okay to do a story on how many people watched the scary situation? * The Football Hatin’ New York Times* Skip Bayless as the moment’s memetic scapegoat* Ryan and Ethan…don’t quite see

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HoS Pod: Marcus Thompson

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2022/12/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comHad the brilliantly idiosyncratic Athletic writer Marcus Thompson on to discuss if he came from the last generation of beat writers (then we took it from there). This is an industry chat, with the guy who served as my mentor as I entered the industry. Topics discussed in this podcast include, but are not limited to…* Beat writers…is that still a thing? * Is “no cheering in the press box” dead?* The Jenna Laine vs

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HoS Pod: Luke Burgis

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2022/12/20

HoS Pod welcomes Luke Burgis, author of the fascinating book Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life. I read it before our interview and can’t stop thinking about it. Not only is the book entertaining, but it gave me a different perspective on life. I can’t say that happens all too often. Luke is also the proprietor of the Anti-Mimetic, which continues on his book’s pertinent themes. A Substack devoted to one book’s themes might sound constraining, but perhaps after you listen to the

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Narrated: The Punter and the Rush to Judgment

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2022/12/12

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HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel on Araiza, Griner/Bout,...

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2022/12/12

Ethan and Ryan are back and discussing matters of controversy, including, but not limited to:* Video evidence reviewed by the San Diego DA appears to debunk "gang rape" accusation against punter Matt Araiza. Why no media mea culpa? Why so much anger at, say, a Substacker who pointed this out?* On the Grand Narrative being more important than whatever happened* What's with the media trying to establish a standard where accusations alone = consequences?* On how nobody knows how to talk about college

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HoS Pod: Andrew Sharp, GOAT Pod Wingman

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2022/12/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comAndrew Sharp has a very particular set of skills, which is why Ben Thompson of Stratechery tapped him for a bold new podcast venture. Given that Sharp is, admittedly, not a tech expert, what is he doing co-hosting a tech podcast? Moreover, why is he ideal for such a role? Our conversation includes, but is not limited to: Sharp’s odd knack for being a pod wingmanThe Twitter files (Some of the conversation might be a

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HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel on Kanye, Jerry Jones and...

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2022/12/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comReturning media critic champ Ryan Glasspiegel stops by for an emergency pod. Why? Because a couple days just yielded way more novelty than could properly be absorbed by any one person. In this pod, our discussion includes but is not limited to…* Kanye/Alex Jones/Hitler* Elon/Matt Taibbi/Hunter Biden* LeBron/Jerry Jones/Kyrie IrvingAnd more..

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