House of Strauss
280 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -A podcast about sports, politics, the future and technology.
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HoS: Neil Paine
July 06, 2024 07:38 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBI’m a fan of Neil Paine’s data driven sports Substack and you should be too. Neil’s got a gift for finding sports mysteries and probing deeper. This conversation went so many places and I could have kept it going hours longer but for the hard out. Topics include but aren’t limited to… * The data driven case for Caitlin Clark getting left off Team USA * If Clark’s teammates are consistently dropping the passes, are the turnovers her fault? * Differences between the WNBA and NBA * Was Ti...
HoS: Freddie deBoer on His "Modern NBA" Essay
July 03, 2024 07:01 - 7 minutes - 8.18 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Freddie’s back, after writing a glorious rant titled Fuck the Modern NBA. For once I get to be the guy defending the league (and some of my friends). We also discuss the current potential Biden succession chaos. Topics include but aren’t limited to… * Why fuck the modern NBA? * Why has criticism of the NBA sharpened after the announcement of its big TV deal? Does the money mean the league is on the righ...
HoS: Jesse Singal, Normie Celtics Fan
June 25, 2024 13:24 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com This month, Jesse Singal’s beloved Boston Celtics won the NBA championship, and he was made happy forever. In between discussing the 2024 title and his widely hated Boston fan base, we of course talked about The Media. Topics include but aren’t limited to… * Jesse was at the Game 5 Finals clincha (This is how Boston people talk, right?) * We saw Game 2 together at a Boston sports bar. Does the guilty li...
HoS: Chris Broussard
June 24, 2024 19:38 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBThrilled to have Chris on for the first time. Like me, he’s a former NBA beat writer. Unlike me, he’s the co-host of a successful sports debate show. Chris is a very grounded guy who resisted the life as newsbreaker for his current role as commentator. We get into why he made that choice, his call on LeBron’s 2010 Decision, what it’s like to be repped by Klutch, the Harrison Butker controversy and baseball’s current status in America. Topics include but aren’t limited to… * Broussard was ...
HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel Has Indiana Fever
June 21, 2024 02:11 - 6 minutes - 7.8 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com In this visit from our favorite sports media critic, we stop worrying and learn to follow the WNBA. Or Ryan does. I, like many a casual, mostly track the Caitlin Clark aspect. Seems like she’s…really good? Topics on this pod include but aren’t limited to… * A nerd could have predicted that Caitlin Clark was better than the initial numbers * The decision to keep Clark off the Olympic team is starting to l...
HoS: Amin Elhassan on the Dan Hurley/Adrian Wojnarowski/Lakers Head Fake, NBA Finals
June 10, 2024 23:54 - 9 minutes - 6.2 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com When there’s an ESPN + Adrian Wojnarowski driven controversy, Amin Elhassan and I delight in our ability to discuss the issue unfettered. And so we addressed this whole Woj + Danny Hurley + Lakers mess, while also talking about, what else? A Bay Area meetup that included many brilliant rationalists, featuring some of their peculiarities. Oh ya, and also the Boston Celtics. Topics include but aren’t limited...
HoS: Andrew Sharp on NBA Finals, TV rights tripling, and JJ Redick vs. Dan Hurley Lakers Media Feud
June 06, 2024 23:45 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBAgain we’ve got Andrew Sharp of the GOAT podcast, Sharp Tech, Sharp China, and perhaps some other podcasts I’m not listing. Needless to say, the man wears many hats, though covering the NBA is his main background (Yes, I can relate to this). Today we’re obviously discussing the Mavs-Celtics NBA Finals, exploding NBA rights fees as a business story and this bizarre Adrian Wojnarowski vs. Shams Charania proxy war over whether the next Laker coach will be Dan Hurley or JJ Redick. Oh, and we get...
HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel on WNBA Crackup
June 04, 2024 18:28 - 4 minutes - 5.08 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com We can hardly keep track of all the sports media controversies pouring forth from Caitlin Clark’s debut WNBA season, so we enlisted WNBA fan and certified #GirlDad Ryan Glasspiegel. What the hell is happening here? Why is Stephen A. Smith doing battle with ESPN personality Monica McNutt? Why is Pat McAfee apologizing for calling Caitlin Clark a “white bitch”? Why is Sean Hannity attacking Pat McAfee over thi...
HoS: Guy Haberman
May 31, 2024 23:12 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBOur resident announcer Guy Haberman is back, and sounding much better since the last time we chatted. We went as deep as we could go on the profession of sports broadcasting. What’s the greatest call of all time? What’s Joe Buck’s style, distilled? Also discussed: Guy’s time with the great Bill Walton, my thoughts on how writing is different from podcasting, and how you should prepare for anything you do. Oh, and some 49ers stuff at the end, of course. House of Strauss is a reader-suppor...
HoS: Alexi Lalas
May 30, 2024 20:14 - 2 minutes - 2.51 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com A hearty welcome to American Soccer Man Alexi Lalas. He’s sometimes discussed as “controversial” in sports media, but is he? We get into how and why he expresses his views, how the culture is shifting, and how athletes are different from us. We also look back at his and Carli Lloyd’s viral 2023 World Cup commentary. Enjoy topics that include but are not limited to… * How does Alexi feel now about suddenly b...
HoS: Wosny Lambre
May 24, 2024 11:30 - 3 minutes - 2.69 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Wosny Lambre wears many hats and today we accidentally went heavy on politics. For that I apologize, given that sports > politics, but I did throughly enjoy the conversation (which even included some spirited arguing). The caveat is this is just two guys shooting from the hip on controversial matters. We are not experts. To quote Charles Barkley, “God’s the only expert.” Topics include but aren’t limited t...
HoS: Nate Jones Talking End of NBA on TNT
May 22, 2024 23:32 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBNate Jones is one of the most thoughtful commentators on all things NBA. For some insane reason, he still tweets his honest thoughts. We get into those, starting with the end of Turner’s Inside the NBA, transitioning to ESPN’s recent NBA issues and fanning out to Jones’ perspective on sharing normie political tendencies on Twitter/X. 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 e...
HoS: Mike Pesca
May 16, 2024 20:36 - 3 minutes - 4.43 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com We are joined by Mike Pesca, host of The Gist, and (much to his great shame), House of Strauss super fan. On today’s pod we unpack the various overlapping dramas surrounding Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech. The NFL has disavowed Butker’s words. But has “the NFL” really disavowed his words? Topics include but aren’t limited to… * Mike and I like a good hypocrite * Is there any throughlin...
HoS: Grant Cohn vs. The Media
May 13, 2024 21:44 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBGrant Cohn is a) The originator of the now multimillion dollar media ecosystem known as “49ers Youtube” b) Most prolific critic of 49er coach Kyle Shanahan and, now, c) In a beef with Athletic reporter David Lombardi. We start with that last part, because it’s an intriguing entry point. Why are Cohn and Lombardi openly fighting? Does Grant represent the gate crashing threat of New Media? Or is Lombardi heading him off at the pass by taking team-friendly coverage to Grant’s Youtube territor...
HoS: Danny Parkins & Ben Kaplan
May 10, 2024 21:07 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBBen Kaplan and Danny Parkins are best friends and co-creators of this particular passion project. It turns out that the ranks of NBA decision makers and coaches are replete with guys who cut their teeth in obscure Division 3 college programs. The sheer amount of influence out of D3 is pretty incredible, as the book chronicles and conveys. So why has this happened? How come the lowest level of college competition is fueling the highest level of decision making in pro competition? We get int...
HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel on NBA TV Deal
May 02, 2024 19:21 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Ryan, our nation’s preeminent sports media critic, is here to discuss reports that NBC wishes to offer the NBA a tremendous amount of money. What does this mean, other than that Adam Silver is our lord and savior? Topics… * Can Warner Bros. Discovery (TNT) possibly come up with a competing offer? * What’s with WBD CEO David Zaslav sitting at Knicks-Sixers with Goldman Sachs tycoon Lloyd Blankfein? * Do ...
HoS: Ross Barkan Defends Baseball's Future
May 01, 2024 10:12 - 5 minutes - 5.87 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Ace New York politics reporter, all around culture writer and crazed baseball fan Ross Barkan objected to my “Is Baseball Dying?” article. Naturally I had him here to say his piece and boy did we hit on a range of other topics. * Contra conventional wisdom, is baseball more international than basketball? * Why might baseball survive the future? * Pete Rose was insanely famous in the 1970s, and we’ve fo...
HoS: Joe Pompliano on who REALLY owns the Minnesota Timberwolves
April 27, 2024 02:26 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Joe is really smart about the sports + business overlap, as evidenced by his viral story about Glen Taylor thwarting his own sale of the Timberwolves to the ARod + Lore duo. We got deep into that deeply reported article and hit other topics of interest, such as… * The Pat McAfee + Bill Belichick combo * Robert Kraft’s Dynasty hit job on Belichick backfiring * Roger Goodell expanding the NFL season * NBA...
HoS: Jason Timpf
April 25, 2024 01:30 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBJason Timpf of Hoops Tonight on the Volume Network seemingly appeared out of nowhere, thriving at the top of NBA media. Of course, like many an “overnight success story,” his rise was many years in the making. This was a great conversation wherein we discussed, among other things… * How Jason used 2020 era Twitter Spaces as the battering ram to break into media * Why Jason, as the counterpoint to Spike Eskin, loves JJ Redick * How Jason’s career was decided by Colin Cowherd’s 5 seconds o...
HoS: Eli Lake
April 19, 2024 22:17 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Prominent foreign policy writer Eli Lake, currently posting at The Free Press, dropped by HoS to talk basketball. I, of course, wanted to discuss Lake’s views on politics, culture and the ever fraught topic of Israel. I’m not sure which of us won the battle for topic allocation, but I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation (and I’ve made the NBA part of it free). Subjects include, but are not limited to… * W...
HoS: Andrew Bogut and Mike Procopio
April 18, 2024 17:42 - 2 minutes - 2.84 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com We’ve got Andrew Bogut and Mike “Pro” Procopio of the Rogue Bogues podcast to discuss the eliminated and possibly dead Golden State Warriors dynasty. Obviously we talked about a lot of other subjects with these first grade ballbusters. Topics include but aren’t limited to… * The Warriors. What should they do? * Draymond Green as player-podcaster * Did the Warriors really screw up the James Wiseman pick? ...
HoS: Spike Eskin, Talking LeBron+ JJ Redick and Michael Porter Jr. Podcast Ventures
April 11, 2024 14:53 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Top flight Audio Man Spike Eskin is here to discuss the newest NBA podcast hits. Spike’s gotten a lot of mileage out of humorously critiquing LeBron and JJ Redick’s “Mind the Game” pod, but perhaps he should be focusing more of his energy on Michael Porter Jr.’s “Curious Mike” product? Topics discussed: * Is Spike a hater for laughing at LeBron’s Internet-lauded NBA strategy podcast? What’s wrong with two...
HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel on the Caitlin Clark Boom, backlash from other women's players and that Outkick Final Four question
April 08, 2024 18:11 - 3 minutes - 4.12 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Boy do we have a loaded topic docket with America’s preeminent sports media critic and New York Post newsbreaker Ryan Glasspiegel. Honestly discussed fraught topics abound. As Ryan would frame this rundown: * All things Caitlin Clark (ratings, will it translate to WNBA, the backlash from women's basketball players and the backlash to the backlash) * Why Norby Williamson's out at ESPN/who he is/what it m...
HoS: Guy Haberman on his voice, amicable breakup with John Middlekauff, and what the 49ers will do
April 04, 2024 22:28 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBSports announcers and 49ers Youtuber Guy Haberman had vocal cord surgery and now sounds like Patty + Selma. I find his current predicament fascinating. He insists the subject of announcer voice issues isn’t interesting. We start talking 49ers around the 52 minute mark, for people who are into that sort of thing. Topics include: * What does a vocal cord surgery do for a broadcaster? * Which sports announcers qualify for Top 5 “All Pipes” Team * Do New York announcers have the best accent...
HoS: Amin Elhassan on "Dirty Debutantes," Iowa-LSU Race War, Caleb Williams' nail polish
April 02, 2024 23:54 - 1 minute - 2.05 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Our friend Amin Elhassan went negatively viral with his jump shot, but it’s only made him stronger. Many a fraught topic discussed in this one, including whether it’s easier to say things now vs. the recent past. Subjects include but aren’t limited to… * Amin’s crazy co-workers argued that Michael Jordan lacked charisma * Amin’s moment as Internet main character, based on a jump shot * Ben Bolch of the ...
HoS: Kat Rosenfield on Huberman, Blasey Ford and the Vibe Shift
March 29, 2024 22:01 - 3 minutes - 3.66 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com In the Elon X era, no article ever goes viral. At least that’s what I used to think. But now, of late, articles in New York Magazine and The Cut have broken through as a sort of rage bait. To assess what’s going on, we’ve called in honest and trenchant culture writer Kat Rosenfield. Topics include but aren’t limited to… * Pre mourning your old dog * Getting “serious” with your significant other early * T...
HoS: Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner
March 28, 2024 08:02 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBIf you’re an NBA fan you know who Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner are, beyond being recent guests on House of Strauss. In this episode, I used my “stupid questions” approach to ask these current media members about their old jobs. The answers? Well, they were anything but stupid. Enjoy… 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 s...
HoS: Joe Pompliano
March 22, 2024 22:41 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBJoe covers sports, business and often how the two intertwine. He’s been all over the sports + gambling topic, most recently with his viral observation on live sports betting integration getting added into NBA League Pass. Basically, Joe discusses all my favorite topics, so of course we had a great conversation. Topics include but aren’t limited to… * How America and Europe are on opposite timelines with sports betting * Is the sports betting boom going to harm young peoples’ sports fandom?...
HoS: Chris Vernon
March 20, 2024 18:54 - 4 minutes - 5.41 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Thrilled to have Chris Vernon on because I’ve long been curious about his career as an NBA + overall sports podcaster. The best way I can summarize Verno for those who do not know: Think if Sam Kinison was really into the Memphis Grizzlies. Topics include but are not limited to… * Vernon used to hilariously CRUSH Pau Gasol * How Chris chose the Grizzlies as his success vehicle * Why Robert Saleh is the...
HoS: Tom Haberstroh Has a Smoking Gun on NBA Not Calling Fouls (Or Does He?)
March 14, 2024 20:44 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIncidentally, Subscribe to my channel if you want the occasional video/Youtube experience for non paywalled articles… Tom Haberstroh has written an explosive article in The Finder about just how improbable the NBA’s post All-Star break scoring drought is. I think it’s impossible to look at these numbers and reach any conclusion other than that the NBA directed referees to call games differently. But does Tom himself think this? Discussion includes but is not limited to… * A wild free throw...
HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel
March 11, 2024 21:31 - 3 minutes - 3.92 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com The preeminent sports media critic is here, right after breaking sports media news. We discuss, in notes cribbed from his X feed: * Ryan’s Pat McAfee vs. Stephen A. Smith story * Shannon Sharpe, digital juggernaut * The media lets it slide that Mark Cuban rips Trump nonstop yet sold his baby to partner with statistically the world's largest Trump supporter * A vibe shift where nobody cares about athlet...
HoS: Razib Khan
March 07, 2024 23:28 - 8 minutes - 9.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com I’m not sure how to describe this free flowing conversation with geneticist and writer Razib Khan, which was to be expected since Zeeb’s one of the most brilliant/idiosyncratic people I’ve ever met. Naturally, this talk is all over the place after beginning with, and I’m not sure there’s another way to describe this, social media reaction to “Aella’s birthday gangbang”. Topics discussed: * Razib knows the...
HoS: Larry Krueger
March 07, 2024 02:50 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBLarry Krueger, proprietor of The Krueg Show, and former Bay Area radio mainstay, might know a thing or two about succeeding locally. A couple years ago he was pushed out of his role at KNBR, at which point he started building his 49ers-centric Youtube channel. It’s been a big success, currently at over 40,000 subscribers and rapidly gaining. As a fan of his channel, I wanted insight into the comeback story behind it and Larry’s overall perspective on media. Pod discussion includes, but is ...
HoS: Frank Isola
March 01, 2024 22:30 - 3 minutes - 3.73 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com What have I been doing with my life, waiting this long to have Frank Isola on? Frank’s a famously bold New York Knicks beat writer turned multi media star. You can find him on ESPN and Sirius radio, talking NBA and a range of other subjects. Frank comes from the era (and region) where media was confrontational. The overall modern lack of confrontation was just one subject we addressed in this podcast. Topi...
HoS: Richard Hanania
February 28, 2024 10:07 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Richard Hanania is, I believe, the most controversial person to appear on this podcast (though I’m curious if the subscribers can offer up some competitors for that title). Based on his public profile one might think his book, The Origins of Woke, would be a searing polemic. But it’s not. It’s really more of a law history with a focus on how legal decisions determine institutional policy and cultural norms. ...
HoS: Spike Eskin
February 22, 2024 01:05 - 4 minutes - 4.6 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Spike Eskin of Rights to Ricky Sanchez is here because a few of his favorite characters are in the news. Frankly, there’s no better person to cover Doc Rivers vs. JJ Redick as it plays out in the media. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Does Spike hate JJ more than JJ hates basketball fans? Topics... * Spike on where Doc is lying * ESPN’s hilariously unbelievable reporting on Doc taking the Bucks job * Why did ...
HoS: Sarah Hepola
February 20, 2024 18:19 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBFriend of Pod Sarah Hepola is on to discuss the viral Emily Gould divorce essay. Some of you might be blessedly unaware, but this piece kicked off quite a chattering class firestorm on Valentine's Day. Many despised Gould and saw in her so many failings of millennial culture writers. Others praised her work as honest and vulnerable. Since Sarah wrote an incredible, sometimes self-lacerating book about her own battle with alcoholism, she’s well positioned to offer a verdict or two here. We...
HoS: Saam Esfandiari on...are the Warriors good?
February 15, 2024 08:29 - 2 minutes - 3.18 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Late collapse against the Clippers on Wednesday notwithstanding…the Warriors suddenly look pretty good. Given the recent vibe shift, I figured I’d ring up Light Years co-host Saam Esfandiari to discuss the Draymond-fueled run of good play plus a variety of other topics in media. Discussion includes but is not limited to… * Which hurt Bay Area fans more: The 2024 Super Bowl loss, or the Warriors losing Game ...
HoS: Ashlee Vance on Uncovered Roman Scrolls
February 09, 2024 16:07 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBWe love having Ashlee on because he’s always covering a fascinating topic. Today it’s how AI is being used to decipher ancient Roman scrolls that were damaged by the Vesuvius eruption. Thanks to the technology of the future, we might be on the precipice of learning about the mysterious past. What knowledge might we gain here? Why is the Catholic Church perhaps worried about the implications? And what’s with the meme of dudes obsessing over ancient Rome? We discuss all this, plus how Ashlee f...
HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel, ESPN/FOX/WBD alliance
February 07, 2024 20:04 - 2 minutes - 3.1 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Ryan Glasspiegel, our nation’s preeminent sports media critic, is back, and trying to explain this “ESPN, Fox and Warner Team Up to Create Sports Streaming Platform” story. We’ve both got some questions, but the main one is this: What type of person is going to pay for this service? In the second half of the pod, we’re talking… * Super Bowl prop bets, including a sneaky long shot from radio legend Larry K...
HoS: Kmele Foster
January 29, 2024 21:21 - 3 minutes - 4.47 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com One of my favorite conversations on this site, if I do say so myself (Subscribe today!). Many of you are familiar with Kmele Foster’s work on The Fifth Column and other platforms, but I’d say it’s rare to get him in an interview setting. Obviously, Kmele did not disappoint. Few in media think deeply on as wide a range of available subjects as Kmele does, which is why we were able to discuss all of the follow...
HoS: Rob Henderson
January 26, 2024 15:47 - 5 minutes - 6.71 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Last time the great Rob Henderson was on we discussed his incredible memoir, Troubled. In it, he takes you on a journey from his youth in foster care to and through his Yale admission. An inspiring story, right? Turns out that not everyone wants to be inspired. So why are certain bookstores blocking Rob, a guy with a large following, from holding events? We get into the mystery, talking about class, ideolo...
HoS: Bomani Jones
January 24, 2024 20:59 - 5 minutes - 6.21 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Bomani took issue with my “What if Brock Purdy Had Jordan Love's Saturday Performance?” article, which was a good excuse to bring back an HoS favorite. What followed was, in my opinion a highly enjoyable conversation. Topics included but weren’t limited to… * Why Bomani has more hardcore fans than similarly well known entertainers * Bo’s take on Brock Purdy, having seen him play at Iowa State * Does the p...
HoS: John Middlekauff on NBA media softness vs. NFL media harshness
January 18, 2024 17:07 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBFormer NFL scout and current rising YouTuber John Middlekauff takes on NBA vs NFL media culture, plus he delivers a BOLD prediction for NBA TV rights. Among other topics, we discuss how taboo it is in sports media to think about the most important person: The customer. 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 ge...
HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel, Grilled by Dave Portnoy
January 17, 2024 20:27 - 3 minutes - 4.44 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com The world’s preeminent sports media critic was ATTACKED by Dave Portnoy for breaking a story. We talk to Ryan right after he defended himself on Kirk Minihane’s Barstool-affiliated show. Topics mentioned: Ryan’s defense under fire, journalism best practices, Barstool as a business, plus my theories on incoming Peacockification.
HoS Amin Elhassan: Jerry Krause and Booing
January 15, 2024 21:19 - 5 minutes - 6.15 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Friend of Pod Amin Elhassan is here to discuss the following: * A vigorous defense of Jerry Krause * Is it acceptable for Warriors fans to boo this team? * Is Michael Jordan to blame for anti Krauseism? * Zach Lowe giving up his NBA awards vote. What’s the secret reason? * Taylor Swift on the football broadcast vs. Eminem
HoS: Nick Wright Grills Me
January 11, 2024 01:24 - 1 hour - 64 MBFirst Things First co-host and Friend of Pod Nick Wright respectfully and angrily disagrees with my Rodgers vs. Kimmel take. He’s got a viral take of his own that he felt I’d slighted by extension. We decided to hash it out and after much vigorous disagreement, arrived at some fascinating topics I didn’t anticipate. This started as an argument, then turned into a cathartic journey into how the pandemic period can’t quite be let go. I’m glad we talked as this was one of my favorite HoS conver...
Drafting QBs high, McAfee/Rodgers/Kimmel, Harvard scandal, Druski
January 10, 2024 01:59 - 3 minutes - 2.3 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Wos alarm and this one is turbo-paywalled. We start off talking different sports and the perils of drafting QBs high. We eventually move on to Aaron Rodgers vs. Jimmy Kimmel, what Pat McAfee vs. ESPN means, DEI and Harvard, genius of Druski, plus Bon Appétit breakup retrospective. Enjoy!
HoS: Erich Schwartzel on Death of an Influencer
January 08, 2024 19:46 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBCertain stories just grab you and Erich Schwartzel’s “Behind the Tragic, Instagram-Perfect Life of an Ex-Disney Executive,” is such a tale. After I read it, I knew we needed to have a conversation about the now deceased Dave Hollis, a man whose seemingly perfect life was upended by the project of broadcasting it. Erich is a star entertainment reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Friend of Pod, and fascinating thinker on these modern issues. This is the first podcast I’m submitting to the ...
HoS: EMERGENCY ESPN vs. McAfee Meltdown Pod with Ryan Glasspiegel
January 06, 2024 00:09 - 1 minute - 2.23 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Had to send word to our favorite New York Postman. Had to do it in lieu of ESPN’s Pat McAfee using his show as a platform to attack ESPN brass, by name. What the hell is happening here? What direction is ESPN going? Who is this “Norby” guy McAfee’s mad at? We get into it.