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Ethan Strauss, the wunderkind of the House of Strauss, joins groupies fans Sarah and Nancy to talk about …

* Nike ads and the failure of trying to sell what does not resonate

* Sports in an era of “toxic masculinity”

* The atomization of men?

* The podcaster/comedian Ethan and Sarah bonded over

* Ethan’s 2 + 2 magic formula for success

* Why football’s downfall was greatly exaggerated

* Why we love old men in coffee shops and their fart jokes

* Aspirational groupies are a thing

* Ethan’s favorite sports movie

* That time Sarah made Ethan cry

* Why The New Yorker no longer excites us

* The MSNBC anchor in an Under Armour scandal?

And much more!

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