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An Off the Beaten Path Exploration of Sports History, Culture, and Politics (and Assorted Minutiae).
Data updated 2 weeks ago
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Avg Comments
2.3
Avg Likes
12.9
Engagement Rate
0.76%· ~15 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Sports
0.76% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
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| The Throwbacks Endorsements, March 2026: Going LongA film, a book, and the radical act of paying attention.Mar 20, 2026 | Public |
| How We Killed The NCAA Tournament BracketOne of the most joyful pastimes in sports isn't really that fun anymore.Mar 18, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| "Lou Holtz Was Not Made for Professional Football" (1976)He was made for a version of college football that no longer exists.Mar 6, 2026 | Public |
| Kasparov's Last Stand (1996)Thirty years after a computer first beat the world's best chess player, we're still trying to figure out what it means.Mar 4, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Oakland's Alysa Liu: A Brief CodaThis is Throwbacks, a newsletter by me, Michael Weinreb, about sports, history, culture, and politics—and how they all bleed together.Feb 21, 2026 | Public |
| Special Edition: Throwbacks Goes To the Super BowlI watched the least interesting Super Bowl in years from inside a fishbowl. Then Bad Bunny happened.Feb 10, 2026 | Public |
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Posts per Week
1.2
median: 1.2
Publishing Consistency
57/100
median: 66/100
Subscribers
2K
median: 1K
Publishing Frequency
Weekly
Last published Apr 15, 2026
Usually publishes Wed, Fri
1.2 posts/week avg
Sports Pricing
$5/mo median
At average
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