Gimme Schalter

By Ty Schalter

The latest thoughts, hottest takes, and coolest work of Ty Schalter, a professional writer & talker (@FiveThirtyEight, @ThreeOutPod). Lots of sports, geeky stuff, social commentary and more.

Previous issues

Analysis Catalysis | Gimme Schalter No. 20

#20 Dec 3, 2021

Actually Good Green Bean Casserole

#19 Nov 27, 2021

Blown Deadlines & Closed Doors | Gimme Schalter No. 18

#18 Nov 22, 2021

#17

Nov 12, 2021

Can't Compete Without Accepting Defeat | Gimme Schalter No. 17 – My son and I walked into the gym 17 minutes early, and froze. Out on the gleaming blue court were a b
#16

Nov 5, 2021

Self-Care, or Selfishness? | Gimme Schalter No. 16 – Football culture is a specific subset of sports culture, and not a particularly great one. All the ma
#15

Oct 28, 2021

Empowered Powerlessness | Gimme Schalter No. 15 – In the blink of an eye—or in the panicked flop-sweat of an incompetent rich man—decades of brilliant,
#14

Oct 22, 2021

Nothing To Lose But Our Blockchains | Gimme Schalter No. 14 – The forces of truth and justice stood victorious.A furious siege by authors and their followers had r
#13

Oct 14, 2021

The Easy Lie I Gimme Schalter No. 13 – When now-former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden's old racist, sexist, misogynist emails were leake
#12

Oct 8, 2021

Seeing the Seams | Gimme Schalter No. 12 – Every sportswriter will tell you that covering a sport for a living, especially in an access-driven r
#11

Oct 1, 2021

Looking On My Work, And Despairing | Gimme Schalter No. 11 – I love roller coasters, but I hate free-fall rides -- and whenever anybody asks me why, I have a pat
#10

Sep 23, 2021

Testing Our Mettle | Gimme Schalter No. 10 – Bran thought about it. "Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?" "That is the only time a man can be
#9

Sep 17, 2021

Over the Hill | Gimme Schalter No. 9 – When I was in middle school, my best friend's dad was thrown an "Over the Hill" party. Their basement
#8

Sep 9, 2021

Always Remember. | Gimme Schalter No. 8 – I'll always remember pulling up my then-favorite Internet hangout and seeing the top post, "THE GLASS
#7

Sep 2, 2021

The Price of Dreams | Gimme Schalter No. 7 – "We thought we were part of a revolution," rock icon Grace Slick once said when asked about a potenti
#6

Aug 26, 2021

Thinking Good Thoughts | Gimme Schalter No. 6 – When I was 15, a magazine I was subscribed to said the hottest new video game in the world, Final Fan
#5

Aug 19, 2021

Today. | Gimme Schalter No. 5 – Today I made seven meals before breakfast. Today my wife and I bought lattes 45 minutes before either
#4

Aug 12, 2021

The Greatest Ability is Availability | Gimme Schalter No. 4 – The Facebook rumors said a statewide group called "Moms for Liberty" was going to blow up this week's
#3

Aug 5, 2021

A Sporting Past, Present, & Future(s) | Gimme Schalter No. 3 – I've only been hated on-sight by a bunch of strangers once. Only one time in my blessed, privileged l
#2

Jul 29, 2021

Failure, Success, Gratitude & Growth | Gimme Schalter No. 2 – A few weeks ago I stepped out my front door to run a couple errands, checked my phone, and saw an ema
#1

Jul 22, 2021

Gimme Schalter: A Journal of Everything Awesome – In the past year I've launched a twice-weekly national podcast, been diagnosed with ADHD, written a b