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Thomas's avatar

Could you do a podcast with a football guy and examine the differences between Goddell and Silver in how they their leagues?

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

Great idea

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VV's avatar

I see people asking for Will Cain, Whitlock or Clay and I zag the other way in the spirit of out of the box guests. We kind of already know how these people will respond to some of your views and criticism of the sports media hive mind. I’d rather someone in that hive mind come on and give their POV. Not in a “debate me/change my mind” kind of way but something overall good natured with a bit of friction. I’d vote for Drew Magary or anyone from Defector, Mina Kimes, Bruce Arthur, etc.

Also need to hear you and Ryan tackle the Mina Kimes / Laura Wagner dust up on the next Callin.

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

Ryan wanted to pod about that dust up but I was in the mountains. Good ideas on guests, lemme mull that.

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Randall's avatar

Didn’t know about the Kimes/Wagner thing. Looked into it based on this comment and found:

‘Wagner responded, “I think you’re a little confused about who has the power here,”’

If I were I high school student trying to choose a career path, I’d be looking for something to keep me as far away from these people as possible.

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

Was nearly my exact reaction, only I thought, “I love not being involved in Twitter”

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Nick E's avatar

Totally agree.

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Joe's avatar

Jason Whitlock or Clay would be interesting

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East Van Man's avatar

There are two guests on my wish list: Glenn Loury and John McWhorter.

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

I was thinking of pitching Loury on discussing his memoir. Good reminder

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Shariq's avatar

If you can't get Glenn Loury, I would try Daniel Bessner. Very different ideologically, but he did a series of podcasts with Prof Loury on his intellectual biography. He's also a professor of IR with interesting views on American foreign policy.

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Yuri Bezmenov's avatar

Why are we instituting sharia law by masking March madness cheerleaders?

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

Noticed they’re sometimes the only ones in the building with masks and wondered why.

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Yuri Bezmenov's avatar

Meanwhile a biological male won an ncaa womens swimming title. Also not a peep from any womens rights groups. Picked Purdue to win it all because their president gave an amazing commencement speech last year about remaining sane during covid. They have an open road to the final four now that Baylor and Kentucky are out.

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scott's avatar

Chamath Palihapitya would be a good interview.

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Charlie Saturday's avatar

I’d enjoy listening to someone who knows where so many (proverbial) NBA bodies are buried that they need an alias and voice modulator.

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

I'd like to do this with Warren LeGarie, where his voice and mannerisms will give it away despite the modulation.

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Jordan S.'s avatar

I would love to hear an interview from a current player that is on the fringes of the NBA, on a two-way deal and working their ass off just to get that last seat on the bench. The guy who sees each new draft as more assholes trying to take his job. Quinndary Weatherspoon or someone at that current level.

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Randall's avatar

Jane Coaston. Sports fan, and pretty individualistic takes on cultural issues. Also just seems like a good hang.

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Zach's avatar

Jonathan Isaac or any player, agent, coach, etc that has a view outside the “norm”. Probably hard to get these or even if they do they don’t want to come out and say it but that’s the whole point of journalism. Getting the view, ideas, conversations, that you don’t see everywhere else.

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Richard Kimbel's avatar

Fuchsia Dunlop, author of Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China, the book you recommended to me last week. A great read!

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it, Richard. And good idea

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mj9QBwJ_uK9's avatar

Ben Thompson

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Scott Mc's avatar

Derek Thompson

Haberstroh

Jon Ronson

Ben Thompson

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Jade H.'s avatar

Five year anniversary coming up (April 27) of us getting pushed out of ESPN. Get me on there!

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Tom's avatar

Richard Jefferson or Charles Barkley

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KRNSLL's avatar

I would find Tyler Cowen interesting. Feel you two have a similar sort of basketball fandom, and are likely to produce some novel macro perspectives. I would wager there's a considerable overlap in the content you two consume so non-hoops conversation might be fun.

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Rob Haner's avatar

Craig Calcaterra and his new book Rethinking Fandom.

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

I'm intrigued

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Sohambhatia's avatar

Michael Covel

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Taylor Hart's avatar

As someone who is in no way a professional broadcaster, I believe that Nate Duncan is an awful broadcaster who many people could do a better job than.

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JJ's avatar

Ryan Holiday

Haralabob

Malcolm Gladwell

Chuck Klosterman

James Altutcher

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JJ's avatar

These guys would all be great podcast guests. Haralabob used to work for the Mavs and is an expert analytics/gambling guy. Gladwell and Klosterman both have great takes on the NBA and are awesome authors to interview. Altucher is interesting as he is all about "Choosing yourself" and pursuing your entrepreneurial spirit which I think substack has allowed journalists like you to do. As for Ryan Holiday, he's just such a well-read dude. All the history references you make with basketball are fascinating and I think you and Ryan Holiday would be a really interesting conversation to listen to.

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JJ's avatar

Oh and how could I forget - Matt Taiibi another fellow substack guy! He loves the NBA and totally moved to this platform because he got so fed up with the spinelessness of journalists!! He should be at the very top of your list for podcast guests :-)

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Clint's avatar

NATE DUNCAN

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Taylor Hart's avatar

Paige Spiranac.

My hot take is Sarah Spain is a major douchebag.

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Tony W's avatar

I think you need to highlight unique Bay Area culture for the out of towners. JTA to talk about Oakland? The old men at the bakery?

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Kris Thomas's avatar

Anyone from the Lebatard Show. Dan, Stugotz, or Mike Ryan and find out what a day is like with Meadowlark Media now that they have sooo many podcasts and building their own infrastructure with no bosses outside of John Skipper. I also think you would do a great pod with David Sampson.

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Thomas's avatar

Draymond Green, Frank Turek, Erec Smith, Matt Klinman, Will Cain, Howard Beck

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Fred Kass's avatar

Charles Warzel on what the metaverse is, was, gonna be....Brian Morrisey on media and where it is going. (Pod..The Rebooting)

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Spike Eskin's avatar

The only podcast I like anymore is Red Scare.

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

It’s a great podcast

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Spike Eskin's avatar

I am lying because I listen to yours and occasionally some others. I guess Red Scare is the only one I ALWAYS listen to.

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Jeremy's avatar

Will Blackmon is great on pods

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scott's avatar

This is a technical comment for the audio. I listen on apple podcasts, and the recorded articles are a significantly lower volume than the podcast/interviews. (I don't know if this is from recording/mastering/whatevs.) If I listen to an article, I turn it up, but when it rolls into an interview, that drum intro is rude awakening.

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Ethan Strauss's avatar

Noted. I’m no fancy experienced audio engineer but will try to fix

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