#27 Claire De Lune - Music, Tweets & Basketball

We are switching back to English as we are excited to welcome
L.A. based singer-songwriter Claire De Lune to
our pod. In what is probably the most unlikely mix we have had to
date, Claire is also an NBA writer for the US
edition of The Guardian.


After talking about Claire's musical background and her
'Tiny Deaths' project, Rob and Phil ask the
obvious question. How does one go from making dreamy indie
pop music to writing professionally about
basketball? Well, it's not how you think.


In almost 60 minutes of pod we explore the depths (and abysses)
of NBA and Lakers Twitter, the amount of
sexism Claire faces when tweeting about the NBA
as a woman and her unrelenting voice in times of social
injustice.


We then move on to discuss the role of sports as a form of
escapism and the balancing act of acknowledging
and addressing real world problems at the same
time. Claire explains how the NBA Breaking News
business works and where guys like 'Woj' get
their info. And of course we also look at the first half of the
season and talk about the NBA's most surprising
teams and the seemingly superhuman performances of one
LeBron James before our guest names her NBA
Top 5 favorite players to watch.


You see, this episode is jam-packed with goodies. Don't miss it!
Get in here and listen to this!


Disclaimer: We start this episode in German, before switching to
English for our conversation with Claire at the 05:40 mark. Then
back again to German at 46:11 for our final thoughts.


Episode Guide:


00:00 - 01:18 // Basketball & music (German)


01:19 - 03:33 // NBA players who ventured into rap music (German)


03:34 - 05:39 // Why Claire? (German)


05:40 - 09:19 // Introducing Claire, music & 'Tiny Deaths'


09:20 - 11:52 // NBA sports writer


11:53 - 13:52 // What's NBA Twitter?


13:53 - 21:25 // Lakers Twitter, Lakers Fans, LeBron/Kobe loyalty


21:26 - 23:14 // Speaking up on social injustice & dealing
with trolls


23:15 - 25:10 // Sport escapism & real world problems


25:11 - 27:25 // Dealing with sexist shit on a daily basis


27:26 - 30:19 // Conflict of interest writing about LeBron as a
LeBron fan?


30:20 - 37:33 // Biggest surprises this season & potential
trades (note: this was recorded before the Hachimura/Nunn trade)


37:34 - 40:56 // How do news breakers like 'Woj' get their info?


40:57 - 45:23 // Claire's Top 5 favorite players to watch


45:24 - 55:24 // Final thoughts (German)


Hosts: Robbin Barberan (@basketballlifer) &
Philip Olschowa (@phlp_fil_a)


Guest: Claire De Lune (@ClaireMPLS)


Links:


https://twitter.com/clairempls


https://www.theguardian.com/profile/claire-de-lune


https://www.tinydeaths.com/