Host Brandon Contes interviews former Warriors beat writer and House of Strauss founder Ethan Strauss. Brandon and Ethan discuss a wide range of topics including this year's NBA All-Star Game, the tanking and load management problem in basketball, Kevin Durant's burner account scandal, and more.

-2:05: NBA All-Star Game

-11:49: Tanking in the NBA

-21:48: Kevin Durant burner story

-28:01: NBA reporters

-35:37: Starting House of Strauss

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Host Brandon Contes interviews Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Alex Weaver. Brandon and Alex discuss a wide range of topics including this year's Daytona 500 storylines, the aftermath of the 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports lawsuit, the return of The Chase championship format, and more.

-2:13: Daytona 500

-11:49: Getting into NASCAR/sports media career

-18:31: State of NASCAR

-24:54: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray

-27:39: Michael Jordan and 23XI Racing post-lawsuit

-31:58: Chase format coming back

-34:14: Biffle/Hamlin family tragedies

-37:38: Interviewing drivers

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Host Brandon Contes interviews Prime Video and NBC NFL sideline reporter and "Today" correspondent Kaylee Hartung. Kaylee is working the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics for NBC, so Brandon and Kaylee discuss a wide range of topics including working the Super Bowl as a sideline reporter for the first time, covering the Winter Olympics in Italy, the importance of sideline reporting, and more.

-2:18: Working first Super Bowl for NBC

-18:37: Working for Prime Video

-32:27: Covering Seattle Seahawks/Super Bowl postgame

-48:42: Kaylee’s media origin story

-57:48: Working Winter Olympics

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