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  • No Malarkey

    The holidays are underway!

    This week, Brandon and Deej lament that last source of friction in our web 3.0 world -- receiving packages. Package pirates are running amuck. We give a eulogy for the Kamala Harris campaign and show our support for Queen and Slim, whether we've seen it or not.

    Links live here:

    www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/nyregi…ackage-theft.html

    www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/nyregi…ackage-theft.html

    www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/opinio…ris-drop-out.html

    58 min
  • DisKnowledge
    Open your third eye!
    Brandon and Deej take a trip into NYC ephemera as they follow Sam Kestenbaum and the NY Times' search for Keano. Then, they guys welcome Carmelo Anthony back to the world of the living. Oh, and, the Boomer-Zoomer debate rages on. The millenials are our only help.
    Links below!
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/nyregion/keano-spiritual-consultant.html
    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25459090/carmelo-anthony-last-great-american-ball-hog
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/style/ok-boomer.html
    1 hr 4 min
  • Pour One Out
    Pardon our steam!
    Cold weather has hit the PLG parlor. This episode, Deej laments the loss of Deadspin, the latest publisher to fall to corporate takeover. Then, the guys talk the deep boredom of Apple as they release they streaming service. Finally, is Scorcese right? What issss cinema?
    The links are below. Imbibe.
    https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-ham-handed-money-driven-mangling-of-sports-illustrated-and-deadspin
    https://gizmodo.com/bland-content-isnt-apple-tv-s-biggest-problem-1839588936
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/martin-scorsese-marvel.html
    1 hr 3 min
  • Dolomite Is King
    How is it?
    Brandon's back from South Africa with tales of the continent for Deej. Then, the guys give their last gasp of energy for Kanye West as they chat the release of Jesus is King. In another return, Eddie Murphy is back on the scene with Netflix's Dolomite Is My Name. Finally, Deej takes the tenuous premise of WeWork's business model to task.
    Links aqui: https://www.theringer.com/music/2019/10/29/20937387/jesus-is-king-christian-kanye-west-review
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/wework-debacle-teaches-investors-a-lesson-about-value-11572349056
    1 hr 9 min
  • Stand With REDACTED
    China wants all the smoke.
    This week the guys become conscientious objectors as Nets president Joe Tsai veers the Nets' Navy into the South China sea. One tweet from Rockets' GM Darryl Morey has sent the pod into a tailspin with the most Send The Link episode ever.
    NBA? Check? Geopolitics? Check. Twitter? Brooklyn? Check.
    Brandon and Deej breakdown the sociocultural history of China, the current state of business relationships between America entertainment companies and Chinese censorship and the hypocrisy in the NBA.
    Is this the issue that finally brings Lee Greenwood's America together under one banner to say.... "Fuck China"?
    Links abound:
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-10-07/nba-china-houston-rockets-gm-tweet-controversy-daryl-morey
    https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-08/the-nba-should-call-china-s-bluff?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=view&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-view&utm_medium=social
    https://amp.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3032044/chinese-houston-rockets-fan-who-taunted-police-threat-burn
    https://www.vox.com/2019/10/7/20902700/daryl-morey-tweet-china-nba-hong-kong
    1 hr
  • Bless Up Bernie
    Prayers up ya'll! Brandon and Deej get into the ethics of health and campaigns after Bernie Sanders undergoes a hear procedure with help from Jennifer Rubin's piece in the Washington Post. Then, we pay another visit to The Shop as California Governor Gavin signs groundbreaking student athlete legislation. Finally the guys give their thoughts on the Botham Jean verdict.
    Links aqui!
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/03/bernies-health-raises-uncomfortable-questions/
    https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/10/01/good-man-bad-cop-measure-justice-botham-jean-case/
    56 min
  • SAD INTERNET BOY
    Can we escape the internet? Brandon and Deej struggle through the sludge of this weeks online madness. First, Deej takes us into the warnings of Jia Tolentino's Trick Mirror: Reflections of Self Delusion as a friend of the pod endures a doxxing scare. Then, the aforementioned Sad Internet Boy, Tekashi 69 tells all during his trial of the the internet age. Finally, the guys delve into a grab bag of talk from Antonio Brown to the Sandy Hook PSA.
    Links below!
    https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Mirror-Self-Delusion-Jia-Tolentino/dp/0525510540
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971/
    1 hr 7 min
  • Pod Boys For Life
    We Dide Together. We Die Together. Pod Boys For Life.
    This week Brandon And Deej break down Jemele Hill's argument for top collegiate prospects to attend HBCUs. Then, they look at the dark side of the booming film industry in Georgia. HBO's The Shop takes an L in their public relations campaign for black barbershops and most importantly... Bad Boys For Life released a new trailer.
    Links:
    https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/9/3/20845333/hollywood-georgia-hb481-boycott
    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/black-athletes-should-leave-white-colleges/596629/
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/09/04/an-exchange-between-lil-nas-x-kevin-hart-went-viral-maybe-not-wa
    1 hr 31 min
  • Popeyes Proliferation
    This means war! This week Brandon and Deej put on their old timbs, battered boots to dive into the fight for or against Jay-Z. Then, inquiring minds dive into the psychology of the Joe Rogan army. Oh, and Popeyes wants all the smoke. The guys touch on the latest phenomenon in social media capitalism.
    This weeks links!
    Jemele Hill - The Atlantic
    Jay-Z Helped the NFL Banish Colin Kaepernick
    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/jay-z-helps-nfl-banish-colin-kaepernick/596146/
    Devin Gordon - The Atlantic
    Why Is Joe Rogan So Popular?
    https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/my-joe-rogan-experience/594802/
    Helen Rosner - The New Yorker
    The Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Is Here to Save America
    https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/the-popeyes-chicken-sandwich-is-here-to-save-america
    1 hr 8 min
  • RICH PAUL RULES
    Sorry for the wait, but it's time to get your Scrooge McDuck on and talk this money!
    This week we're talking the conspiracy implications surrounding everyone's least famous billionaire, Jeffery Epstein's death. Then, Equinox owner Stephen Ross deals with the backlash of hosting a fundraiser for Donald Trump....and finally a reminder why Rich Paul rulez! (As the kids would say)
    This weeks reading list:
    The Hypocrisy of Soul Cycle
    James Hamblin/The Atlantic
    https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/08/soulcycle-equinox-trump/595897/
    Rich Paul on the NCAA’s new restrictions for player-agents
    Rich Paul/The Athletic
    https://theathletic.com/1128759/2019/08/12/op-ed-rich-paul-on-the-ncaas-new-restrictions-for-player-agents/
    1 hr 18 min

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