House of Strauss

House of Strauss episodes:

• 04.19.2024

  HoS: Eli Lake

  This 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...

  
• 04.18.2024

  HoS: Andrew Bogut and Mike Procopio

  This 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...

  
• 04.11.2024

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

  This 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...

  
• 04.08.2024

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

  This 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. ...

  
• 04.04.2024

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

  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...

  
• 04.02.2024

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

  This 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...

  
• 03.29.2024

  HoS: Kat Rosenfield on Huberman, Blasey Ford and the Vibe Shift

  This 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...

  
• 03.28.2024

  HoS: Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner

  If 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...

  
• 03.22.2024

  HoS: Joe Pompliano

  Joe 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...

  
• 03.20.2024

  HoS: Chris Vernon

  This 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...

  
• 03.14.2024

  HoS: Tom Haberstroh Has a Smoking Gun on NBA Not Calling Fouls (Or Does He?)

  Incidentally, 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...

  
• 03.11.2024

  HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel

  This 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...

  
• 03.07.2024

  HoS: Razib Khan

  This 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...

  
• 03.07.2024

  HoS: Larry Krueger

  Larry 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...

  
• 03.01.2024

  HoS: Frank Isola

  This 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...

  
• 02.28.2024

  HoS: Richard Hanania

  This 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...

  
• 02.22.2024

  HoS: Spike Eskin

  This 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...

  
• 02.20.2024

  HoS: Sarah Hepola

  Friend 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...

  
• 02.15.2024

  HoS: Wosny Lambre

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com This one is a lot of politics/culture, so pure sports lovers be forewarned. We also had to paywall it for standard Wos reasons. Personally, I believed...

  
• 02.15.2024

  HoS: Saam Esfandiari on...are the Warriors good?

  This 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...

  
• 02.09.2024

  HoS: Ashlee Vance on Uncovered Roman Scrolls

  We 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...

  
• 02.07.2024

  HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel, ESPN/FOX/WBD alliance

  This 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....

  
• 01.31.2024

  HoS: Guy Haberman

  I love Guy, and should have had him on sooner than this. In his day job, he’s an expert play-by-bay man for a variety of sports. In his burgeoning other career, though, he’s a rising force on San Francisco 49ers...

  
• 01.29.2024

  HoS: Kmele Foster

  This 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...

  
• 01.26.2024

  HoS: Rob Henderson

  This 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...

  
• 01.24.2024

  HoS: Bomani Jones

  This 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...

  
• 01.18.2024

  HoS: John Middlekauff on NBA media softness vs. NFL media harshness

  Former 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...

  
• 01.17.2024

  HoS: Ryan Glasspiegel, Grilled by Dave Portnoy

  This 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...

  
• 01.15.2024

  HoS Amin Elhassan: Jerry Krause and Booing

  This 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...

  
• 01.11.2024

  HoS: Nick Wright Grills Me

  First 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...

  
• 01.10.2024

  Drafting QBs high, McAfee/Rodgers/Kimmel, Harvard scandal, Druski

  This 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...

  
• 01.08.2024

  HoS: Erich Schwartzel on Death of an Influencer

  Certain 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...

  
• 01.06.2024

  HoS: EMERGENCY ESPN vs. McAfee Meltdown Pod with Ryan Glasspiegel

  This 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...

  
• 12.29.2023

  HoS: Spike Eskin

  We are joined by Spike Eskin, friend of pod, Rights to Ricky Sanchez co-host, and WFAN muckity muck. This was a wide ranging one, including but not limited to: * My shaky foray into tweeting, in defense of ratings talk...

  
• 12.26.2023

  HoS: Jay Caspian Kang

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Jay Caspian Kang is a great writer and astute observer of Media Culture. Today, the genesis of our conversation is his podcast on whether politics has a...

  
• 12.20.2023

  HoS Pod: Ryan Glasspiegel

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Our preeminent sports media critic is back! Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post is here for a discussion that includes but isn’t limited to… * Yes,...

  
• 12.18.2023

  HoS: Tyler Dunne on his Explosive Sean McDermott Series

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com I love Tyler Dunne’s approach to covering the NFL, which you can find on his Go Long Substack. Tyler chases a deeper understanding instead of low calorie...

  
• 12.13.2023

  HoS: Year in Review with Mike Pesca

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com The Gist host Mike Pesca made an embarrassing confession to me, supported with evidence: In 2023, House of Strauss was Mike’s most listened to podcast. Not only...

  
• 12.11.2023

  HoS: Rob Henderson

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Star Substacker Rob Henderson has written a spectacularly haunting memoir of his own life, titled Troubled. Consider this podcast a sneak preview, as the book is coming...

  
• 12.06.2023

  HoS: Steve Kornacki

  Steve Kornacki is, as you may know, the affable guy who gives you highly accurate election information on NBC. He’s got other projects, though, and I found this one fascinating. In this episode we discuss “The Revolution,” a podcast...

  
• 12.05.2023

  HoS: Tim Kawakami

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Coming off Sunday’s thrashing of the Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers are riding high. Naturally, we had to have 49ers +/- host Tim Kawakami on to discuss...

  
• 12.01.2023

  HoS: Andrew Bogut

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com We booked Bogut. Then Australian NBA news items popped up and the Warriors lost a 24 point lead on national TV. Just as we got Henry Kissinger...

  
• 11.28.2023

  HoS: Michael Moynihan

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Michael Moynihan is one of my favorite podcasters. I always enjoy him at his Fifth Column home and, of course, when he visits HoS. The genesis...

  
• 11.23.2023

  HoS: Ashlee Vance

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com If you wanted to follow the Open AI debacle in depth, Ashlee Vance’s articles in Bloomberg have been mandatory. Lucky for us, he took a moment out...

  
• 11.17.2023

  HoS: Ross Barkan on Israel and U.S. Politics

  We’re rejoined by Ross Barkan, the best New York politics reporter, plus an overall astute commentator on many matters. This time, we’re talking about how the Israel/Gaza situation has shaken up U.S. domestic politics and revealed a massive generation gap...

  
• 11.14.2023

  HoS: Pablo Torre

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com We talk to Pablo, host of Pablo Finds Out, proprietor of the Pablo Torre Substack, and all around media man. I’m very intrigued by his recent interviews,...

  
• 11.11.2023

  HoS: Vincent Goodwill

  Mr. Goodwill is, to borrow a phrase from Colin Cowherd, a young man who’s covered the NBA forever. He currently writes and podcasts about the league at Yahoo!, but he once was a beat writer, cutting his teeth while following...

  
• 11.09.2023

  HoS: Light Years Boys

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com This podcast is unlike the other podcasts. Why? Because Super Producer Anthony Mayes spliced in our reaction to Adam Silver talking on another podcast. Beyond and because...

  
• 11.03.2023

  HoS: Dumb NBA Questions for Big Wos

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Big Wos wears many hats, but chief among them is all encompassing NBA analyst. So I brought back the gimmick I used for Nate Duncan and asked...

  
• 11.01.2023

  HoS: Andrew Sharp on the Adam Silver Era

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Andrew Sharp is the co-host of three great and wholly different podcasts. He’s an NBA diehard, but also an Adam Silver Era skeptic, which makes him unusual...