EPISODE · May 5, 2023 · 3 MIN

HoS Pod: Mike Pesca

from House of Strauss · host Ethan Strauss

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comWe’ve ombuds’d with Spike. Can we ombuds’d with Mike? We tried to stay on topic with Mike Pesca, public radio/sports podcasting legend, but we ended up hitting so many subjects outside this here website. Subjects include, but aren’t limited to:* I just came back from Florida. What’s the deal? * There once was a banana that everyone ate and it was called The Big Mike. Now it’s extinct. * I went on Pesca’s podcast to discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo’s “there’s no failure in sports” moment. We analyze why his listeners hated our take. * Is it helpful to exaggerate certain societal threats? * Mike’s NBA vs. Senate salary comp became a random controversy * I’m trying to outsmart Elon Musk. Good luck to me.* Is, “Go Woke, Go Broke?” true or false?* Mike wonders why I didn’t cover certain stories, like Jon Gruden’s Raiders ouster* The conversation about women’s sports isn’t very nuanced* Mike asks for my most progressive sports media opinion