Mascots have become a quintessential part of most NBA arena experiences— but who are the mysterious people behind the oversized suits? And why do they choose the anonymous mascot life? Intrepid culture reporter Eve Peyser dove deep into mascot lore and even shadowed an NBA mascot to get some answers… And what she found has more profundity than you’d ever expect.

Special thanks to: Walt Scher, Douglas Fur, Hudson Hongo, and Josh Lay

 

Eve Peyser’s website

https://evepeyser.com/index.html

 

Eve’s Twitter

https://x.com/evepeyser

 

Claire de Lune

https://x.com/ClaireMPLS

https://www.instagram.com/clairempls/

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

 

Mascots have become a quintessential part of most NBA arena experiences&mdash; but who are the mysterious&nbsp;people behind the oversized suits? And why do they choose the anonymous mascot life? Intrepid culture reporter Eve Peyser dove deep into mascot lore and even shadowed an NBA mascot to get some answers&hellip; And what she found has more profundity than you&rsquo;d ever expect.
Special thanks to: Walt Scher, Douglas Fur, Hudson Hongo, and Josh Lay
&nbsp;
Eve Peyser&rsquo;s website
<a href="https://evepeyser.com/index.html">https://evepeyser.com/index.html</a>
&nbsp;
Eve&rsquo;s Twitter
<a href="https://x.com/evepeyser">https://x.com/evepeyser</a>
&nbsp;
Claire de Lune
<a href="https://x.com/ClaireMPLS">https://x.com/ClaireMPLS</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/clairempls/">https://www.instagram.com/clairempls/</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/claire-de-lune">https://www.theguardian.com/profile/claire-de-lune</a>
&nbsp;

Basketball, Etc., a new podcast from iHeart Podcasts, offers an antidote to the hot take shouting matches dominating sports media: a show for the nuance, the et cetera of it all. Host Claire de Lune guides listeners through cool, weird, untold and under-told basketball stories— with guests ranging from players, and insiders, to celebrity fans, and more.

Basketball, Etc., a new podcast from iHeart Podcasts, offers an antidote to the hot take shouting matches dominating sports media: a show for the nuance, the et cetera&nbsp;of it all. Host Claire de Lune guides listeners through cool, weird, untold and under-told basketball stories&mdash; with guests ranging from players, and insiders, to celebrity fans, and more.

Basketball, Etc.

Ep 5: The Secret Life of NBA Mascots with Eve Peyser

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/e79beee3-ca1f-42ee-8df4-b4eb00fba188/transcript