Random Offense with Ethan Strauss
Random Offense with Ethan Strauss
Podcast Description
Random Offense is an interactive news show confronting the cultural flashpoints that reliably ignite debate across the sports world. This show invites you to dig deeper, challenge assumptions, and join the conversation in a way sports media rarely has.Ethan Strauss is a former NBA beat writer for ESPN and The Athletic who knows the inner workings of traditional sports media. Now, on 2WAY, he's hosting unfiltered conversations with media moguls, broadcasters, former athletes, and fans. He’s joined by producer Trace Crutchfield, whose background in immersive, offbeat reporting helps guide the show’s tone. Between Ethan and Trace, all bases are covered—especially the ones nobody else dares to touch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The show explores themes such as workplace culture in sports, media accountability, and fan perspectives, with episodes featuring discussions on controversial topics like athlete activism and media biases, fostering deep dives into subjects like the impact of race in sports.
Random Offense is an interactive news show confronting the cultural flashpoints that reliably ignite debate across the sports world. This show invites you to dig deeper, challenge assumptions, and join the conversation in a way sports media rarely has.
Ethan Strauss is a former NBA beat writer for ESPN and The Athletic who knows the inner workings of traditional sports media. Now, on 2WAY, he’s hosting unfiltered conversations with media moguls, broadcasters, former athletes, and fans. He’s joined by producer Trace Crutchfield, whose background in immersive, offbeat reporting helps guide the show’s tone. Between Ethan and Trace, all bases are covered—especially the ones nobody else dares to touch.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, host Ethan Strauss and guest Ryan Glasspiegel dissect a “bombshell” NBA scandal involving two sweeping FBI indictments linking league personnel to organized crime and illegal gambling. They break down the “Operation Nothing But Net” case, which accuses Terry Rozier and Damon Jones of insider sports betting , and the “Operation Royal Flush” case, which accuses coach Chauncey Billups of involvement in rigged, high-stakes mafia poker games. The hosts explore the even more serious allegation that Billups also engaged in game-fixing by tipping off a gambler about sitting his starters , and discuss the scandal’s proximity to LeBron James via Billups’ “Clutch Sports” agency hoodie and Damon Jones’ close friendships. The conversation also covers the political angle, including Stephen A. Smith’s controversial theory that the indictments from Kash Patel’s FBI are Trump’s “revenge” on the “woke” league. The hosts also discuss how the NBA’s own normalization of “tanking” may have provided “cover” for this corruption. Finally, they pivot to the positive, praising the NBA’s new media presentation, particularly the “beautifully done” production and nostalgic feel of NBA on NBC.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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