{"podcast":{"title":"House of Strauss","slug":"house-of-strauss-705694","podcast_index_feed_id":705694,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Sg54N9J0","website_url":"https://www.houseofstrauss.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/446127/30bd2dc3d4f01a1e2971007d7d309758.jpg","author":"Ethan Strauss","episode_count":337,"summary":"Sports, Business, Politics, Culture","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:19:53.539028+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-strauss-705694"},"episode":{"title":"Kyle Porter: Is This Golf's Moment?","slug":"kyle-porter-is-this-golf-s-moment","published_at":"2026-03-26T19:53:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-strauss-705694/kyle-porter-is-this-golf-s-moment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-strauss-705694","url":"https://www.houseofstrauss.com/p/kyle-porter-is-this-golfs-moment","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192242432/6e5675692944b6e8ab15fabbcb38a4f7.mp3","summary":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Kyle Porter from Normal Sport is a thoughtful commentator who thinks about a lot more than just the sport he covers. So I wanted to press him on this topic, plus a few others: Is golf, with the PGA Tour now led by a former NFL exec , about to truly take off and conquer the culture? We get into the sport’s eccentricities and current moment. Topics include… * Post-Tiger Woods stars : Debate on who has “juice” in golf, including Scottie Scheffler’s dominance, recent struggles, and potential as the next face of the sport. * Golf’s niche status : Analysis of golf remaining mostly niche amid declining monoculture, contrasted with strong participation growth post-COVID and viewer overlap with players. * NBA-golf parallels : Connections between waning NBA regular season interest and rising personal golf fandom, including entrepreneurial YouTube golf content. * Family and aging into golf : How mid-life dads (around age 40) increasingly play golf with kids due to modern parenting trends, unlike past generations. * Player personalities : Comparisons of “boring” narratives around Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Steph Curry, and Mike Trout; Scheffler’s media interactions and focus. * Golf’s watchability : Why golf suits casual viewing (especially with kids), constant action without stoppages, and unique moments like shots hitting birds. * Broadcasting challenges : Importance of shot selection, pace (e.g., pitch clock analogies), and simplifying stats like strokes gained for fans. * Skill breakdowns : Tiger Woods’ elite iron play and lag putting; Scheffler’s mid-round adjustments, course discipline, and avoiding risky shots. * Equipment and distance : Debates on tech advances (e.g., TrackMan aiding young…","meta_description":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Kyle Porter from Normal Sport is a thoughtful commentator who thinks…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2433,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/house-of-strauss-705694/episodes/kyle-porter-is-this-golf-s-moment/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-strauss-705694/kyle-porter-is-this-golf-s-moment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}