House of Strauss

Ethan Strauss
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A podcast about sports, politics, the future and technology. www.houseofstrauss.com

  1. 9H AGO

    Chuck Klosterman

    I highly recommend Football, Chuck Klosterman’s latest book. In this podcast, we discuss his trenchant and personal exploration of the sport, along with the following topics… * Are we primarily writers or podcasters? * Many believe that young people are correct about the future, but few think they were smarter as young people * Will opinions change less often now that we are publicly anchored to opinions? * Would Chuck lie if his privacy was violated to procure damning information? * Why do we want coaches to be scary assholes? * Chuck asks me if I scream at my kids * Why Mike Holmgren screamed at Andy Reid * The media driven ego battle between Bill Belichick and Tom Brady * Why television dominates our sports memories for games we saw in person * Do we want football to stay American? * Has history forgotten Roger Staubach? * Chuck has been a closeted Dallas Cowboys fan House of Strauss is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe

    1h 16m

  2. 5D AGO

    Mike Pesca

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Great conversation with Mike Pesca in which I, unfortunately, regressed to my old ways of pronouncing Chuck Klosterman’s name incorrectly. This is possibly our most controversial and free associative podcast yet. * Was Alec Baldwin’s best Trump imitation actually Jack Donaghy? * “Seinfeld sucks and isn’t funny”? * Mike disagrees with certain Minnesota ICE takes from my podcast with Kat Rosenfield * Berkeley made me biased against protestors * We discuss Brian Phillips’ belief that Trump era chaos is all a devious strategy * The oddness of initially not knowing whether the 2nd Alex Pretti video was AI * Should the new Pretti vs. police video have any influence on how one feels about the possibly unrelated deadly encounter 11 days later? * We aren’t conquering Canada and also, adding Alberta would look so stupid on the map * Mike weighs in on whether the NFL should All 22 itself * Most people agree that a man’s morality shouldn’t influence his NFL Hall of Fame case, but nobody will make the Hall of Fame case for serial rapist Darren Sharper * Is Robert Saleh good or just good at playing the media game?

    21 min

  3. JAN 27

    Kat Rosenfield

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Kat Rosenfield has, as she often does, written brilliantly of late. I especially enjoyed her nuanced takes on the Minnesota shootings. We discussed intrusive thoughts on recent political events, millennials seeking meaning, the adultery based cancellation of Jay Asher, and whether James Franco was morally wrong to LARP as a college student so as to pick up college women. A great pod imo.

    15 min

  4. JAN 23

    Tyler Dunne

    The House of Strauss SportsPredict playoff contest continues, so make some picks for this weekend. For the championship round, the prize is a $500 DICK’S gift certificate, plus, of course, bragging rights. So join in. In this episode our friend Tyler Dunne from Go Long is here to discuss NFL. We also get a Glasspiegel cameo at the start of this episode which is, admittedly, HEAVY FOOTBALL. Topics! * Why was the Sean McDermott firing controversial? * Why did Ryan Glasspiegel want Matt LeFleur FIRED? * Are young defensive coaches the next wave? * Tyler’s take on that whole Jaguars journalism controversy * Is football great because it’s hidden from us? House of Strauss is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe

    59 min

  5. JAN 15

    HoS: Tom Haberstroh

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com First, congratulations to Kevin Turner for winning NFL Playoffs Week 1 of our Sports Predict contest. He receives a $250 Ticketmaster prize, and I have it on good authority that there’s more money to be won (by Kevin or whoever) this week. I’d encourage all of you to join for the Divisional Round and beyond, given that the contest is free of charge and it’s a lot of fun. This podcast was initiated by our man Tom Haberstroh breaking a story on a drastic dive in NBA offense, attributed by many in the league to a sudden secret shift in referee practice. What’s going on with this? Why is it happening? Many a great topic in this discussion, such as: * Is Rich Paul correct to lobby for Austin Reaves getting traded? * Is it close minded to say an out of shape Luka can’t be the best player on a title team? * Is it crazy to consider dealing Luka instead of Reaves? * Is Deni Avdija getting unfairly accused of being a foul grifter? * My dislike of the great (and necessary) Victor Wembanyama * Is a substation is getting 49ers injured. Enjoy!

    28 min

  6. JAN 13

    HoS: Spike Eskin

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com I spent much of Monday listening to Spike on the WIP livestream as Philly digested the Eagles playoff loss to the 49ers. What I encountered did not necessarily fit Philadelphia’s reputation for brutality but it did validate its stereotype for sports passion. I was spellbound and needed to converse with Mr. Eskin. In this pod, Spike Eskin and I discuss the Eagles disaster, head coach Nick Sirianni as Tim Robinson character, the media controversy stemming from that nice Jacksonville reporter’s question of Liam Coen, and, of course, LeBron James’ commemorative 23 jersey patch. Enjoy!

    31 min

  7. JAN 9

    HoS: Dieter Kurtenbach Goes DEEP on Doomed San Francisco 49ers

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com WARNING: This is an NFL heavy House of Strauss podcast. DOUBLE WARNING: You should really join the free of charge HoS Sports Predict NFL Playoffs Contest. You can win $1000 in prizes based on making NFL predictions with no money risked. So, Dieter and I believe the overachieving 49ers have finally arrived at an impasse. We discuss this, my fraught parasocial relationship with Kyle Shanahan, whether Robert Saleh is a FRAUD, plus sports uniforms aesthetics. Oh, and of course I defend Brock Purdy in advance of a game where he might not produce great results. Enjoy!

    37 min

  8. JAN 8

    Special Teams, Special Contest!

    The NFL Playoffs, With a Scoreboard That Actually Matters In this pod, I discuss an exciting reveal: The official NFL Playoffs House of Strauss contest! Beyond the contest, Sports Predict co-founder Steve Kuhn and I also get into our nerdy NFL strategy obsessions and whether the league is starting to mirror the “mixed strategy” approach that took the poker world by storm. But, once again, ladies and gentlemen, we’ve an NFL Playoffs SportsPredict.com contest for all of you. It’s all upside, no downside. We are doing sports prediction, not gambling addiction. Okay, it’s a little addictive. But I digress. The point is you just have to make picks, with no capital risked. Come one, come all, see if you can predict your way to some generous prizes. From Sports Predict: The NFL postseason strips things down. Fewer games, tighter decisions, less margin for error. If you want to know how good your reads actually are, this is the moment. HoS is running a dedicated NFL postseason prediction challenge. Each playoff game comes with ten prediction markets. You can answer as many or as few as you want. There’s no penalty for skipping, and scoring is based purely on accuracy. There are two ways to compete. Predictions across all rounds count toward an overall postseason leaderboard, while each playoff round also has its own standalone competition. You can jump in late and still win a round. The prize structure follows that format: a $1,000 prize for the overall postseason champion, plus additional prizes for Wild Card weekend, the Divisional round, the Conference Championships, and the Super Bowl. It’s a straightforward way to engage the playoffs without betting mechanics, just decision-making under pressure. Link to the Event: https://play.sportspredict.com/LobbyDetails?id=f067dad7-cff5-46c4-8680-92faea924561&eventId=95c1be3f-7927-4a9f-8f0b-2bdc6259caf2 Thanks to everyone who joined in on the Sports Predict contests this season and look forward to playing you over these next few weeks. It salves my negativity over the hyper injured 49ers attempt at a playoff run. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe

    57 min
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A podcast about sports, politics, the future and technology. www.houseofstrauss.com

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  • Creator
    Ethan Strauss
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    306
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ethan Strauss
  • Show Website
    House of Strauss

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