Welcome back to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them.

I'm your host Tracy Thomas and today I am joined by Ethan Strauss.

Ethan is a sports reporter who follows the Golden State Warriors for the athletic.

He's the host of the House of Strouse podcast and the author of the Victory Machine,

the Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty.

I am thrilled to have Ethan on. As many of you

know I am a lover of sports and a lifelong warriors fan. And for those of you who

aren't that into sports, don't worry. We talk to Ethan about why he became a writer, his

process and his love of stories that delve into subcultures. This episode

has something for everyone. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found in the

link in the show notes. Shopping through that link helps earn the stacks

a small commission and it comes at no cost to you. Okay, let's do it now it's time

for my conversation with Ethan Strauss.

Okay, everybody I am here today with Ethan Strauss. Ethan is the author of a

brand new book called The Victory Machine. It's about the Golden State Warriors,

their dynasty, the rise and the fall.

Ethan, welcome to the Stacks.

Thanks for having me.

I'm so excited that you're here.

In addition to writing this book, you are a beat reporter who follows the warriors for the athletic and

then you also have a podcast called the House of Straps yes this is all this is all

correct except beat reporter I don't think I can't say that anymore because and I don't think, I can't say that anymore because, and I don't know how much the

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