Episodes

  • Broken Legs w/ Willett
    Dec 31 2025

    Willett is a furniture and spatial designer and the creative behind his namesake company. We dive into his time working as a creative director for Kanye, the origin of his brand Willett, design trends that need to die, modern farmhouses and more.

    **Due to technical difficulties, the first 10-minutes of this episode has below-average audio quality. Apologies!!!!**

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Republicans Buy Sneakers Too
    Dec 24 2025

    Jay Jurden is a New York based stand-up comedian, writer and actor. His new special, Yes Ma'am, is out now on Hulu. We dive into Black influence on comedy, Druski's exploitative practices, Republican sports, prep fashion, the financials of comedy specials and more.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Brought To You By Abu Dhabi
    Dec 17 2025

    Dan and Brian discuss Cameron Winter's Carnegie Hall show, dating in China, experimental animation, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just An Accident, polyamorous moms and more.

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    50 mins
  • Dad Goes Marfa
    Dec 10 2025

    Dan and Brian discuss Dijon, the bid for Warner Bros, Thanksgiving flight delays, Korean pilots, Hong Sang-Soo, parental brain rot, another self-help book and more.

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    49 mins
  • Freaky Antiquey w/ Michael Diaz-Griffith
    Dec 3 2025

    Michael Diaz-Griffith is a writer, designer, historian and antiques envangelist. Michael brings his storytelling instinct and expertise to teach us about the world of antiques. We dive into why we should even collect in the first place, vintage vs. antiques, developing your eye, Bode, freaky objects and more.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Diet Pepsi Culture w/ W. David Marx
    Nov 26 2025

    W. David Marx is an American fashion and culture writer who works and lives in Tokyo. He is also the author of Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century. We dive into Addison Rae, poptimism, Kanye in Japan, creative invention as a social good, solutions for a healthier cultural output, double sell-outs and more.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Quaker Solutions
    Nov 19 2025

    Dan and Brian discuss Scott Galloway and the male loneliness epidemic, Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, Trump's Kennedy Center overhaul, Quaker meetings, unconventional sick remedies and more.

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    44 mins
  • That's Just My Boyfriend
    Nov 12 2025

    Dan and Brian discuss HBO's I Love LA, is having a boyfriend embarassing, portrait of a young Zohran, brand strategists, acting with Richard Kind and more.

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    54 mins