Pros and Cons

Although it’s not as big as it used to be, there’s still some Best Buy stores hanging around here and there like an endangered retail species. Kev and Jack look back on going to the store when they were younger, how much they use it or the website now, and where it stands in today’s world of competitors.

Not only is it the most popular new platform of the year, but Zoom is also something that everyone of all ages might be using. Whether it be kids for school, adults at work, family and friends communicating, or different shows utilizing it – the uses are endless. Jack and Kev discuss when it works and when it doesn’t.

Despite a name that doesn’t at all make you think of movies, Letterboxd is an app / website around films. Whether it be logging films you’ve watched, keeping track of ones you want to see in the future, or writing reviews. It can be a social media platform, depending how you use it, and you can follow people and they can follow you. How public or private you want to be active on it is up to you, but there’s multiple uses you can find regardless. Jack and Kev discuss its design, community, format, and more.

Growing up in The Bronx, it was unavoidable to see people rockin Uptown’s – aka Nike Air Force 1’s (usually in all white, sometimes all black). But the shoe is arguably just as popular, or at the very least staying fairly relevant in today's sneaker world. Kev and Jack discuss their experiences with AF1’s in middle and high school, some of the notable colorways or collabs outside of the main two staples, and more.

When you think of sports in the summer, what comes to mind? For most people, or at least those in certain locations, that would be surfing. While it's not as popular as its cousin (skateboarding) and doesn't have a popular figure for the sport like it (shoutout Tony Hawk), there's still a mythology to it. Jack and Kev discuss their point of view on the sport, the culture around it, and more.  

It'd be hard to argue that there's a more famous (or infamous) city in Florida. Miami has a mixed reputation, but there's always plenty going on. Whether it be the beaches, LeBron and The Big Three's era, partying/nightlife, Art Basel, or whatever else. Kev and Jack discuss their experiences visiting before, what kind of place the city has in pop culture, and obviously the most important: Cuban sandwiches.

Hot weather in the summer means people try to find ways to cool off. And while not everyone has pools or beaches, you can usually find some type of cold treat around you. Whether that be ice cream, ice pops, ices, slushies, shakes, you name it. Jack and Kev discuss which are the best and worst, from their opinion as always, dating back from childhood to now.

After the MLB came back last week, now it's the NBA's turn. Baseball was starting a new season, but basketball has to finish theirs – with just a few regular season games before a playoff run. While the MLB is traveling around, the NBA has adopted a bubble model. They're doing this down in Disney World in Orlando (Florida), which is a big corona case state. But so far, it seems to be working. Kev and Jack discuss what they think of The Bubble idea, if it’ll work, how the games are compared to normal, vlogs from players showing how it is inside, and more around the whole setup.

Matisse Thybulle's vlogs from inside The Bubble - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMICLletO8dDwQaGpipv8Z9t_UVIG3Pn9

It's been a complicated process for sports to come back during coronavirus. But now there are two major leagues coming back a week apart. First up this week is MLB, which has a limited season and plenty of new rules tied to trying to make the game as safe as possible. Jack and Kev discuss these changes, if they're good or bad for the game, and how they feel about this bizarre season of their favorite sport: baseball. 

Next week, the NBA comes back, and there will be an episode on that as well. Stay tuned!

With the second edition of reviewing music released during quarantine, Kev and Jack look at a selection of albums and EP’s released between May and early July of 2020 across a mix of genres.

R.I.P. JUICE WRLD + R.I.P. POP SMOKE

If you didn’t hear it before, you can listen to Vol 1 of the Quarantine Music series below from the end of April:

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quarantine-music-vol-1/id1450368529?i=1000473010906

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4iNZcjDKh4g9kRL8xrlNIT?si=ksbffu1aSTKEhKVKDtCkxg