House of Strauss

Apr 16 2025 242 ep. 39 mins 661

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

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HoS: Andy Liu

Apr 16 2025 38 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comI never get to talk one-on-one with Light Years co-host and overall Warriors provocateur Andy Liu, but today is my lucky day. In this episode we cover why, exactly, Andy quit the sports writer path for whatever he became. We also discuss how I got fired from Yelp. Oh, and the Warriors made the playo

Narrated: We Are Schrödinger's Cat

Apr 10 2025 6 mins

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HoS: Andrew Sharp

Apr 09 2025 25 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comAn ideal time to podcast with fellow indie media man Andrew Sharp, King of the Generalists. In addition to podcasting about the NBA, Andrew also co-hosts podcasts on technology and China. Obviously, there were topics to discuss. Subjects include but aren’t limited to…* Are America and China at w

HoS: Freddie deBoer

Apr 09 2025 32 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comCongratulations to Freddie, who’s a new father. Having just come up for air, he’s got takes on the state of our possibly melting down world, NBA corner 3 elimination, and the Jackie Robinson DEI imbroglio. For those who don’t want financial crisis/tariff talk, we begin with it and it ends at a

HoS: Justin Termine, Old NBA Guardian

Apr 03 2025 78 mins

* Mainstream NBA media tone vs. YouTube tone* The Event Level NBA takes are so much harsher than public takes* Agents can threaten everyone in your media org* Players Justin has pissed off* Why is it Old NBA heads vs. Current Players?* How do we feel about Kirk Goldsberry’s plan to ban corner 3s?* Why is Justin voting Nikola Jokic for MVP?* Justin recounts the time Jerry West evi

HoS Ryan Glasspiegel on LeBron X McAfee

Mar 26 2025 16 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comMany great topics today with our favorite sports media reporter! Items include but aren’t limited to…* LeBron’s massive hour-plus sit down with Pat McAfee* Is LeBron uniquely annoying among all time greats?* LeBron’s straw man arguments * Why is McAfee egging LeBron on to take shots at Steph

HoS: Jay Caspian Kang

Mar 19 2025 22 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comJay Caspian Kang writes about a little bit of everything and so, in our conversations, we discuss a little bit of everything. Today’s main topic is whether the Analytics Movement is past due in sports. Related, per new data-based analysis of Democratic Party woes, is politics about to get a visit

HoS: Liz Wolfe

Mar 14 2025 13 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comLiz co-hosts the Just Asking Questions podcast, which earnestly investigates the day’s most pressing political and cultural issues. She’s also, in no particular order, a Catholic, mom, surfer and natalism evangelist. I really enjoy Wolfe’s approach to conversations and public intellectual life

HoS: Jason Timpf

Mar 11 2025 88 mins

Hoops Tonight host Jason Timpf is back talking NBA nitty gritty + headier topics that we tend to get into. A great conversation as always, this time including but not limited to…* Why Jason knew the Jimmy Butler trade would work for the Warriors* The “blood and bones” perspective on basketball vs. analytics * The “why” function of Youtube* How players fit With and Without

HoS: Joe Pompliano

Mar 07 2025 59 mins

Joe, who covers sports business, did a great deep dive on why ESPN’s big bet on ESPN BET has gone awry. What does this say about the current state of sports gambling? Have we reached peak sports gambling? Also, was ESPN’s Around the Horn cancellation more about surrounding structure, or inability to match modern sports fan culture? House of Strauss is a reader-supported publica