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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: Freddie DeBoer

House of Strauss ·

2022/02/17

Non sports content here…Top level Substacker Freddie DeBoer is back on HoS, I’m happy to say. We covered a lot of ground in this one, such as:* The meaning of the San Francisco school board recall* How and why the system is discriminating against Asian students* Why the post-Gawker NYC media set can’t digest political rebukes* Why are many of these people more anti-anti-woke than woke?* Why don’t writers talk about writing on podcasts? * Why Freddie doesn’t do Strunk and White concision style* The

25:33

Narrated Article: Clay Travis is Your Fault

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2022/02/07

Narrated version of this article. 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

64:41

HoS Pod: Erich Schwartzel on Hollywood + China

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2022/02/07

Erich Schwartzel is a veteran film industry reporter who might have just written the most important book of the year (He’s a friend, but hey, the book is getting rave reviews). If you’re curious about the inside story of Hollywood getting coopted by China, by all means order “Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy.” In this episode we discuss, among many other things: * China’s longterm thinking vs. our corporations’ short term thinking* What surprising kinds of

59:32

HoS Pod: Free Associating with Jonathan Tjarks

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2022/01/17

Last time, we went serious. This time, we’re all over the place. We talked about, among other things:* Why Tjarks is an NBA lifer and I am not. * How basketball’s necessary unselfishness ironically inspires more selfishness.* Sports and warfare. * Kawhi Leonard and Gregg Popovich. * Chet Holmgren. 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

18:00

Narrated Article (Free): The NBA's Embrace of a...

House of Strauss ·

2022/01/15

Here’s the free audio version of this article. 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

67:10

HoS Pod: Ross Barkan

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2021/12/16

Ross Barkan is an extremely sharp journalist, independent thinker and seasoned Substacker. Offline we got to compare/contrasting political vs. NBA media and decided to make a podcast for ya out of it. I asked: Which world, political or NBA media, is more corrupt? 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

60:04

HoS Pod: Michelle Beadle

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2021/12/06

A pod about making sports television with Michelle Beadle. In it, we discuss: * Leaving the ESPN viper’s nest* Her uncommon comfort on camera vs. doing a pod* The time LeBron (allegedly) tried to get her fired* The odd ESPN/NBA tradition of women ousting one another* What a producer does to make a TV show pop* Beadle on The Beatles 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

53:59

HoS Pod: Matt Taibbi

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2021/11/17

Hey audience. Substack superstar Matt Taibbi stopped by HoS to share his no bullshit perspective on, among other topics: * The journalism industry* His critics * Whether sports are a net positive in life* His hypothetical existence as a Celtics beat writerI’m paywalling this episode sort of as a test run. Over the last few months I’ve been running the podcast for free and need to actually compensate my ever capable producer. Hypothetical pod plan going forward would be to fall into a “free pod, paid

78:38

HoS Pod: Colin Cowherd

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2021/11/04

We are joined by Colin Cowherd, the preeminent sports talker in all the land. On this podcast we discuss:* Aaron Rodgers’ hamartia * Why Colin succeeded after leaving ESPN* What’s wrong with ESPN* Political misalignment between media and fans* Why younger sports talk personalities are struggling to find an audience 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

74:51

HoS Pod: Amin Elhassan and Nate Jones

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2021/10/25

On this HoS Pod, we are visited by favorite guest Amin Elhassan and NBA agent Nate Jones. On the docket: * Real time reaction to allegations of Suns owner Robert Sarver using racist and sexist language.* Why NBA players need the hated media.* My article on Adrian Wojnarowski disseminating a social media résumé to potential sources. * Why Nate thinks the Warriors should get Ben Simmons. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,

69:04

HoS Pod: Nancy Rommelmann

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2021/10/14

Nancy Rommelmann is an excellent author, reporter and conversationalist. Here, we talk about the time she interviewed John Wayne Gacy, murderers, my Rachel Nichols article, Portland, and whether an adherence to Internet narrative is causing real life to collapse. Okay, I’ll admit it. My podcast isn’t really a sports podcast, least of all this one. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

59:03

HoS Pod with guest Jesse Singal: How to Deal With...

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2021/10/01

So, to warn the sports contingent of subscribers, this one isn’t a sports podcast (Even if we let Jesse talk Celtics to close the episode). It is, however, about the broader issue of how to deal with criticism. Our friend Jesse was the target of an insane amount of it, in response to his covering of fraught issues. Now he’s quite successful independently. Here’s his experience and his advice… This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus

HoS Pod with guest Jonathan Tjarks: What's the...

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2021/09/20

At age 33, with a wife and young son, The Ringer NBA writer Jonathan Tjarks was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He’s reacted with remarkable stoicism to this news, even if he didn’t feel all too stoic at first. Jonathan’s a fascinating guy and someone who’s totally unique in sports media. I loved getting his perspective on life and hope you will too. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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HoS Pod with guest Wosny Lambre: On Twitter and Politics

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2021/09/18

Wosny Lambre of The Ringer fame stops by the HoS to discuss the prompt, “Is Twitter real life?” I’m not sure we fully answered that question, but we got into a whole range of issues I wasn’t expecting, including Wos’ takes on AOC, Nancy Pelosi, and whether he’d actually broach his misgivings about Obama’s presidency to Barack in person. Obviously, if you aren’t much for the politics, this pod could be outside your wheelhouse. Still, I’d recommend it for all because Wos just happens to be so damned

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HoS Pod with guest Freddie DeBoer: On Deadspin,...

House of Strauss ·

2021/09/10

House of Strauss pod is back! This time, we welcome one of the best writers on the internet, Freddie DeBoer. We discussed, among other things, the fall of Deadspin in relevance and what that meant. Hope you enjoy it. For those who don’t know, future podcasts are going to hinge on one question as a jumping off point. In this case, the question is, “Why didn’t Drew Magary become the next Bill Simmons?” Happy to hear your theories on that one below. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss

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Narrated Article: Nike's End of Men

House of Strauss ·

2021/09/08

Hey audience. So I keep hearing from people that, these days, they prefer the audiobook experience to reading. Rather than mourn how we’ve degenerated into philistines or whatever, I’m here to serve the damned need. Since this article appeared to strike a nerve, I wanted to start with it and make it free for all listeners. Future narrated articles will indeed require a subscription, though. And yes, this is my voice doing the reading, for good and for ill. I take a sick amount of pride in doing my

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