EPISODE · May 1, 2024 · 5 MIN
HoS: Ross Barkan Defends Baseball's Future
from House of Strauss · host Ethan Strauss
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comAce New York politics reporter, all around culture writer and crazed baseball fan Ross Barkan objected to my “Is Baseball Dying?” article. Naturally I had him here to say his piece and boy did we hit on a range of other topics. * Contra conventional wisdom, is baseball more international than basketball? * Why might baseball survive the future? * Pete Rose was insanely famous in the 1970s, and we’ve forgotten* Is household name sports celebrity over, post LeBron James and Steph Curry?* Is Patrick Mahomes anywhere near as famous as prime Tom Brady was? * Taylor Swift and parasocial fandom* Will Swift exist outside her time? * Travis Kelce’s obvious bid for fame* Tucker Carlson vs. Bari Weiss on Israel* Campus fight over Israel
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