About this episode
Ethan Strauss discusses various topics related to sports, culture, and social media in a guest appearance on Monitoring the Situation.
Sharing the pod I did with the TECH BROS over at Monitoring the Situation . Tried to give some sense of what we discuss over here at HoS, plus engage in the discourse of the day. Topics covered include: * How sports shape the future of X/Twitter * Caitlin Clark, the WNBA, and the business of controversy . * Nike, ideology, and shareholder value * The fragmentation of internet culture * Erik Torenberg’s controversial , “Right-wing memes are displacing African-American Vernacular English as the most dynamic source of linguistic innovation” comment 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
People in this episode
Host: Ethan Strauss
Topics covered
- sports and social media
- WNBA and controversy
- Nike and shareholder value
- internet culture fragmentation
- linguistic innovation
Keywords
- Caitlin Clark
- WNBA
- Nike
- internet culture
- Erik Torenberg
- linguistic innovation
- X/Twitter
- sports controversy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nike, Monitoring the Situation, X/Twitter, WNBA
Books & works: House of Strauss
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