Daman has two public roles: Helping out Ben Thompson with Thompson’s world-beating tech newsletter, Stratechery, and troll-fully supporting the Lakers on Twitter. He’s a brilliant guy, with a mind trained for optimization, so I hit him up when I have business questions. This discussion is in that vein. In it, we discuss:  * Why do tech bros love narrated articles?  * How Daman trained his mind to listen to pods at super fast speeds  * Why are journalists afraid to go subscription model? * Going for Likes vs. Going for Dollars * Who’s winning the streaming wars?  * On whether the Binge Model was a mistake  * How does the NBA create events within its regular season?  * On if ESPN is too big (a monopoly on tv rights) to fail * The NFL bullying the NBA * Is Woj too big to fail?  * LIV as player empowerment in golf * Could LIV happen in golf?  * Daman vs. Kevin Durant on the concept of leadership * Did Deadspinism kill the concept of character in sports?  * KD as man without a country 

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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 dudes drinking fancy wine and talking hoops?  * Why did Spike’s “LeBron caught himself in a lie” clip go this viral?  * Is the broader media afraid to have fun with LeBron’s foibles? * LeBron’s child star origins on display * Michael Porter Jr. interviewed porn star Lana Rhoades and the results are very entertaining * “Poop cookies” and the controversy surrounding Porter Jr.’s Rhoades interview * A case of “locker room” talk infuriating segments of social media  * Athletes as political/social omnivores 

HoS: Spike Eskin, Talking LeBron+ JJ Redick and Michael Porter Jr. Podcast Ventures

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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 means  * Dawn Staley/Outkick: What’s with the prestige media anger over the biological male in women’s sports question?  * Why Timberwolves ownership dustup should be a bigger story * Ryan loves WrestleMania. I don’t understand WrestleMania

HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel on the Caitlin Clark Boom, backlash from other women's players and that Outkick Final Four question

Sports 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 for the job? Do Midwesterners have the worst? * Why did the elite duo of Guy + John Middlekauff break up?  * Is Brandon Aiyuk going to be traded?  * My crazy contrarian NFL takes * Does the NFL have a good understanding of which positions actually matter? * Who should the Niners draft? * How good is the talent around Brock Purdy? Better than what the Lions have around Goff?  * Why paying your QB big money is no death sentence  * Oh, and subscribe today! House of Strauss is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  

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HoS: Guy Haberman on his voice, amicable breakup with John Middlekauff, and what the 49ers will do

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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 LA Times becomes main character over calling LSU women’s team “Dirty Debutantes,” and something about hot sauce? What happened here? * Don’t search “Dirty Debutantes” on a work computer * Is the Basketball Race War good for society? * Caleb Williams’ Nail Polishgate * Is the younger generation of athletes more into Williams’ style of personal expression? * Male feminist writers aren’t helping women’s sports when getting too defensive on behalf of players

HoS: Amin Elhassan on "Dirty Debutantes," Iowa-LSU Race War, Caleb Williams' nail polish

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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  * The Andrew Huberman cover story in NY Mag * How the Huberman story, while well written, fails to hit its target * It’s hard to publicly shame a man over having six girlfriends  * Kat’s piece on how nobody cares about the Christine Blasey Ford memoir * The weirdness of the Brett Kavanaugh moment * Journalists taking out high school resentments on public figures * I’m “ethnically liberal” 

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