Isaac Saul, Tangle News, Embracing Differences | Ep 74

We're closing out the year with a couple bangers. In our penultimate episode of 2024 we talk to Isaac Saul. Isaac was one of the most interesting people we've ever talked to. In our circles, Isaac is best known for being the fiery coach and former captain of PoNY. In any other circle, Isaac is best known for being the founder of Tangle News. From the Tangle About Page: https://www.readtangle.com/about/ "Tangle is an award-winning media organization that covers the biggest politics stories in the U.S. by summarizing arguments from the right, left, and center (then "our take"). We are independent, non-partisan, and subscriber-supported, with a newsletter read by over 275,000 people in 55+ countries across the world and a podcast that reaches hundreds of thousands of listeners every month. Our audience is made up of conservatives, liberals, independents, and those who don't identify with any political tribe. " Spirt of the Game means different things to different people. At its core, Spirit is about hearing a different perspective and making an informed decision after considering it. Isaac has impacted hundreds of thousands of people doing just that. In this conversation we talk about Isaac's roots in ultimate from Pennsbury and MCUDL to Pitt and PoNY. He comes from a Frisbee family. His dad played. His older brother, Noah, is a club and UFA champion with Ring and Flyers respectively. Isaac also gives his takes on where the sport should go, what we should hold onto, and what we should let go.

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0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Isaac's Wikipedia Page 3:00 - Isaac's Ultimate Background 9:00 - Tangle News 13:50 - Philly, MCUDL 20:30 - Tangle & Frisbee 25:41 - Perception Gap in Frisbee 31:55 - Ability to Self Officiate 37:52 - Different Rules Game to Game 47:10 - Culture Setters 48:04 - How Isaac Met His Wife 49:39 - Back to Culture Setting