House of Strauss

By Ethan Strauss

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A podcast about sports, politics, the future and technology.

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HoS Pod: Rob Mahoney

03.22.2023

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com I once worked with expert NBA writer Rob Mahoney in what felt like impossible circumstances. Looking back, I want to know: Did he really handle it ...

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03.22.2023 HoS Pod: Rob Mahoney This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com I once worked with expert NBA writer Rob Mahoney in what felt like impossible circumstances. Looking back, I want to know: Did he really handle it ...
03.20.2023 HoS: Tom Haberstroh Divulges NBA Ref Secrets This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com My old friend Tom Haberstroh stops by to break an NBA omerta or two. We get into his viral thread on how he ranked NBA referees ...
03.17.2023 HoS Pod: Nick Wright Nick stops by for another round of unvarnished opinions about the industry and yes, on sports. This one went in many different directions and I enjoyed all of them. The podcast includes mention of, but is not limited to: * ...
03.09.2023 HoS Pod: Wosny Lambre This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Big Wos is back and he did not disappoint. We spent a good deal on Ja Morant aspects that have been undercovered and we riffed on ...
03.07.2023 HoS Pod: Adam Mares takes us into the Nikolaverse 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 ...
03.03.2023 HoS Pod: Jesse Singal Superstar Substacker, podcast host and ultimate sincere online battler Jesse Singal is back on HoS. His fantastic essay on Drew Magary provided our talk’s impetus but we got into a range of other online media culture topics, of course. Also, ...
03.02.2023 Narrated: The Kournikoving of College Sports and Its Discontents This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Audio version of this article is up.
02.28.2023 HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com This 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 ...
02.23.2023 HoS Pod: Spike Eskin This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Beyond 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 ...
02.22.2023 HoS Pod: Shadi Hamid 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 ...
02.15.2023 HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Our 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 ...
02.11.2023 HoS Pod: Tim Kawakami This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com My 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 ...
02.09.2023 HoS Pod: Maggie Gray This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Maggie 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 ...
02.01.2023 HoS Pod: Ross Barkan on the Anti Woke, James Dolan 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 ...
01.31.2023 HoS Pod: Freddie deBoer's Richard Linklater List This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com I’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 ...
01.20.2023 HoS Pod: Tyler Dunne 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 ...
01.19.2023 HoS Pod: Sports Media with Ryan Glasspiegel This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Ryan 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 ...
01.11.2023 HoS Pod: Bomani Jones This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com I’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 ...
01.05.2023 HoS Pod: Glasspiegel Coverage on Hamlin, Bayless/Sharpe, Dana White, Berhalter This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Big sports media news week so we called in Ryan Glasspiegel to make sense of it all. This conversation includes, but is not limited to… * ...
12.23.2022 HoS Pod: Marcus Thompson This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Had 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 ...
12.20.2022 HoS Pod: Luke Burgis 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 ...
12.12.2022 Narrated: The Punter and the Rush to Judgment This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Audio version of this article is up.
12.12.2022 HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel on Araiza, Griner/Bout, Grant Wahl and Musk 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 ...
12.07.2022 HoS Pod: Andrew Sharp, GOAT Pod Wingman This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Andrew 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 ...
12.03.2022 HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel on Kanye, Jerry Jones and the Content Flood This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Returning 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 ...
11.30.2022 HoS Pod: Saam Esfandiari on Wiseman and Iran This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Certified Graying Millennial Saam Esfandiari returns to HoS, giving out takes for the holiday season. In this pod, our discussion includes but is not limited to… ...
10.25.2022 HoS Pod: Tyler Cowen Topics on this podcast include: * Why did Tyler write so much about sports in a book that was mostly anchored in the business world? * Is there a way to improve at writing? * Is there a way to ...
10.18.2022 HoS Pod: Matthew Berry This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com On this pod, we discuss: * Matthew’s got a branding pitch for me. * How does a man with five kids possibly do this job? * ...
10.11.2022 HoS Pod: Light Years Boys This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com We’re not quite done with Warriors’ Punchgate, and I’ll seize on any reason to speak with independent GSW-centric podcasters Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari. In this ...
09.27.2022 HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Ryan covers sports media topics at the New York Post and often joins me on Callin sessions where we speak with listeners. This time, we decided ...
09.23.2022 HoS Pod: Sam Esfandiari This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Warriors populist podcast host turned Startup Man Sam Esfandiari is back, providing his insights. On this pod, I wanted to approach the heady topic of Gen ...
09.19.2022 Narrated: Adam Silver Flees the "Good NBA Commissioner" Trap The audio version of this article is up. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com/subscribe
09.15.2022 HoS Pod: Will Cain This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com In this episode we discuss: * Is First Take choreographed or wholly improvised? * Stephen A. Smith’s approach * Why we don’t see a lot of ...
09.11.2022 HoS Pod with Jonathan Tjarks: What's the Meaning of Life? On Saturday evening, the great Jonathan Tjarks passed away from a rare sarcoma. You can donate to help his family at this GoFundMe. Jon was brilliant, grounded and endlessly curious, in addition to many other great qualities. In summation, he ...
09.08.2022 HoS Pod: Casey Keirnan Casey Keirnan started from the bottom of standard NBA media before becoming a big success on Youtube. Today his channel has 203K subscribers and it’s growing. What secrets does this man hold? On the pod, we discuss: * How Casey ...
09.05.2022 HoS Pod: Wosny Lambre, Nate Jones This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com Wosny Lambre and Nate Jones know a lot about the sneaker industry, a massive business that casts a large shadow over the NBA. In this podcast, ...
08.18.2022 HoS Pod: Rob Henderson on Tinder and Work From Home All hail returning HoS champion Rob Henderson, astute analyzer of human behavior. In this episode, we look at the Work From Home revolution’s massive impact on our lives, plus discuss Our Decade of Tinder. Some topics broached: * Why Zoomer ...
07.01.2022 HoS Pod: Daman Rangoola 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 ...
06.24.2022 Narrated: Why the Lia Thomas Movement Failed First, a quick announcement: As of today, we’re number 1 in sports newsletters. Who knows how long that lasts, but I’m thankful to the subscribers who got us there, all within the span of a year. Though I almost always ...
05.16.2022 HoS Pod: Nick Wright First Things First host Nick Wright stopped by and didn’t hold back. We discuss: * How Colin Cowherd’s analogy game ruined local talk radio. * How Zach Lowe’s greatness led to failed imitators. * Nick’s take on Redick vs. Russo. ...
04.27.2022 HoS Pod: Matt Johnson of Direct Action Everywhere Matt Johnson is press coordinator for Direct Action Everywhere, the organization behind the animals rights protests that are disrupting Minnesota Timberwolves playoff games. I asked Matt about the protests and about Wolves owner Glen Taylor, the factory farming tycoon whom ...
04.25.2022 HoS Pod: Rob Henderson For the longer pods, I’m trying my best to find the most interesting people I can, even if their purview isn’t necessarily sports. Culture writer Rob Henderson, who’s gone from Red Bluff to the military and onto to the Ivy ...
04.06.2022 HoS Pod: Chuck Klosterman on the Nineties I recall Michael Moynihan saying that the benefit of working in journalism is that you can talk to anyone who fascinates you. It’s a good thing to remember, especially since, for all the modern era’s depravations, striking up a conversation ...
03.09.2022 HoS Pod: Matt Welch The Fifth Column co-host + Paloma Media co-founder stops by to discuss HBO’s Winning Time and finding success between ideological worlds. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ...
02.24.2022 Narrated Article: Adam Silver, the NBA and the Unsaid Reason for Stopping Locker Room Access Free audio version of this article is up. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com/subscribe
02.17.2022 HoS Pod: Freddie DeBoer 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 ...
02.07.2022 Narrated Article: Clay Travis is Your Fault 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 houseofstrauss.substack.com/subscribe
02.07.2022 HoS Pod: Erich Schwartzel on Hollywood + China 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 ...
01.17.2022 HoS Pod: Free Associating with Jonathan Tjarks 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 ...
01.15.2022 Narrated Article (Free): The NBA's Embrace of a Rigged Game 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 houseofstrauss.substack.com/subscribe

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House of Strauss episodes:

HoS Pod: Rob Mahoney

HoS: Tom Haberstroh Divulges NBA Ref Secrets

HoS Pod: Nick Wright

HoS Pod: Wosny Lambre

HoS Pod: Adam Mares takes us into the Nikolaverse

HoS Pod: Jesse Singal

Narrated: The Kournikoving of College Sports and Its Discontents

HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel

HoS Pod: Spike Eskin

HoS Pod: Shadi Hamid

HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel

HoS Pod: Tim Kawakami

HoS Pod: Maggie Gray

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

HoS Pod: Freddie deBoer's Richard Linklater List

HoS Pod: Tyler Dunne

HoS Pod: Sports Media with Ryan Glasspiegel

HoS Pod: Bomani Jones

HoS Pod: Glasspiegel Coverage on Hamlin, Bayless/Sharpe, Dana White, Berhalter

HoS Pod: Marcus Thompson

HoS Pod: Luke Burgis

Narrated: The Punter and the Rush to Judgment

HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel on Araiza, Griner/Bout, Grant Wahl and Musk

HoS Pod: Andrew Sharp, GOAT Pod Wingman

HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel on Kanye, Jerry Jones and the Content Flood

HoS Pod: Saam Esfandiari on Wiseman and Iran

HoS Pod: Tyler Cowen

HoS Pod: Matthew Berry

HoS Pod: Light Years Boys

HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel

HoS Pod: Sam Esfandiari

Narrated: Adam Silver Flees the "Good NBA Commissioner" Trap

HoS Pod: Will Cain

HoS Pod with Jonathan Tjarks: What's the Meaning of Life?

HoS Pod: Casey Keirnan

HoS Pod: Wosny Lambre, Nate Jones

HoS Pod: Rob Henderson on Tinder and Work From Home

HoS Pod: Daman Rangoola

Narrated: Why the Lia Thomas Movement Failed

HoS Pod: Nick Wright

HoS Pod: Matt Johnson of Direct Action Everywhere

HoS Pod: Rob Henderson

HoS Pod: Chuck Klosterman on the Nineties

HoS Pod: Matt Welch

Narrated Article: Adam Silver, the NBA and the Unsaid Reason for Stopping Locker Room Access

HoS Pod: Freddie DeBoer

Narrated Article: Clay Travis is Your Fault

HoS Pod: Erich Schwartzel on Hollywood + China

HoS Pod: Free Associating with Jonathan Tjarks

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