Astead
@AsteadWH
Work: Politics reporter, @NYTimes podcast host, and @CNN analyst. Life: Tottenham Hotspur, the NBA, and assorted mess.
Donald Trump's 2nd term starts today, after a 2024 race exposed big gaps between the parties + the electorate. And @TheRunUpNYT saw it all! So it was impt to me that several episodes remain non-paywalled for all to access. Here are some that help explain how we got here: (1/8)
in this essay: the ideology of amateurism and the contradictory development of modern organized sports; the history of PED use and their regulation; transhumanism and Silicon Valley's obsession with death; athletic labor and the body thebaffler.com/after-the-fact…
Exactly 10 years ago, President Trump declared that Mexicans are “bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” US born Latinos were questioned about their citizenship in east Los Angeles. One is still in federal detention.
‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned nytimes.com/2025/06/15/us/… via @NYTimes @jennifermedina
Among the things I love about @PabloTorre: Ultimately, all he's doing is applying his sharp journalistic talents to a menagerie of topics (some serious, some not) and because that rarely happens in *sports podcasting*, it stands out because it's creating its own lane.
If you missed it — Harvard A bombed LSAT Sports Illustrated ESPN And now, a podcast built on "adversarial journalism" There's WAY more to @PabloTorre's moment than Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson: nytimes.com/athletic/63295…
That Spurs haven’t sorted manager situation yet feels absurd. I think squad improvement matters more long term than whether Ange stays or goes but the uncertainty/growing risk of player + fan backlash feels like a bad omen all around. A big Levy summer off to wrong foot
Metta is the perfect choice for head coach of the @nyknicks . Since 1999 this was suppose to happen. I’ve never ran from the city. When all the top players left NYC because it was hard , I went to @StJohnsBBall . I wanted to be drafted by the Knicks, I seemed to be the only one…
Notice how there's no active podcasters in the Finals
From James Dolan The Roommates Podcast- March 2025 “There were times when (we’ve) sort of reached for that shiny, sparkly object. ‘Maybe this is what we need.’ Especially when things weren’t going well,” he said. “‘Let’s bring in this guy and maybe he’ll turn it all around for…
A big issue in media also! So many journalists trying to be the smartest person on the TL that they don’t produce any work that lasts. An editor told me several years ago “stop giving away ideas for free.” Changed my life
Michael B. Jordan says Denzel Washington told him to stay offline to avoid overexposing himself to audiences: “Why would they pay to see you on a weekend if they see you all week for free?” (Source: vulture.com/article/michae…)
Elon Musk’s legacy is more than chainsaws and reported drug use. It’s using DOGE and the pretense of “government efficiency” to fire thousands of workers and more importantly — pick legal fights about executive authority that will live far beyond his time in government. On…
NYT’s @AsteadWH said some of Pres. Trump's supporters are surprised “about the things that he has been focusing on" like tariffs or the spending bill, adding that there's a "sense that he is not actually delivering on the core promises.” abcnews.link/f4bEJKS
😭😭😭😭 This is killing me. Americans are never beating the allegations
Incredible goal — just as the first one. Grateful to have Luis Enrique back in club football. He’s levels above
16% of Spurs' wins this season came against Man Utd
🏆 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season: Cristian Romero! 👏 #UEL | @SpursOfficial