Throwing Fits

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Our interview with Nikki Ogunnaike sure is some nice talking. Nikki—editor-in-chief of Marie Claire and host of the Nice Talk podcast—popped by ahead of New York Fashion Week to politic on shiesty's for her, buying men's clothing, Prada sample sales, year of the yap and manifesting this very conversation, who the hell was Marie Claire, women's issues becoming fashionable in women's media, to cover or not to cover Melania Trump, hate mail, the role of an EIC in 2025, joining us in the podcasting trenches, influencing and promoting real work on grid, saluting all the Instagram boyfriends, Marie Claire's Power Play summits, the stress of managing people, publishing Royals content vs. resistance content, print isn't dead or back it just is, her goat Rhianna and the trial of A$AP Rocky, AI's role in media, her media diet, the New Right, her latest cover star mogul Alex Cooper, at the end of the day and regardless of by-lines writers are writers, rating Condé Nast and Hearst in a variety of categories having worked at both, lots of Bravo talk, what's the point of NYFW, personal style should not be a trend and is not that deep, her watch rotation and much more on Nikki Ogunnaike's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

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On our new weekly mini ep, we're fucking around and getting silly with the GD MFing Boyz, recapping and breaking down this week's guest pod and touching on a variety of things we might have missed or simply must know more about, including but not limited to: is merchandising your fit the best way to think about getting dressed, when lowballing on Grailed goes wrong, and a review of the Kith Treats menu.

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Our interview with Lori Hirshleifer is family business. Lori—owner and womenswear buyer of Hirshleifers—was kind enough to grant us an audience at her family's namesake store on Long Island for a regal chat on her iconic jewelry game, a bond with the Starks that's stronger than Chrome, if she had second thoughts about getting fitted for the pod, the definitive take on men's bling, her actual day-to-day job and what kind of saleswoman she is, what sets Hirshleifers apart from the pack and above the fray as the last great department store, inheriting and adapting the family business with her sisters, the trust of working with family and necessary time apart, how many Birkins she owns, the one grail she's still tracking down, her most insane Chrome Hearts accessories, navigating social media and unwittingly becoming a style icon, shopping as a skill, VIP clientele and going fit for fit with any rapper in the world, cherished memories of her relationship with Virgil Abloh, how she gets dressed, her personal style icons, collecting art, avoiding trends completely, her husband and son running the men's business and much more on Lori Hirshleifer's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

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Die, wokewear! This week, Jimmy is bidding adieu to Larry after diving into hacking a brand's webstore to acquire a soft grail, instant gratification vs. buying out of season, going inside the mind of Travis Scott's creative director, dark woke, covering more fashion designer news only this time we establish some apparently much necessary context so we don't get dragged, as James' journey to Uganda nears he attempts to buy actual gorp for the first time and is met with a myriad of various resistance while Larry preps for a New York Fashion Week (or whatever is left of it) solo dolo speedrun, The Last Samurai (2003), some fun world trivia for you to play along with at home, trying to make sense of everything that happened at the Grammys, Sabrina Carpenter bringing sexy babies back, Drake returns to his target demographic, getting ready for Kanye's Bully rollout and much more.

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On our new weekly mini ep, we're fucking around and getting silly with the GD MFing Boyz, recapping and breaking down this week's guest pod and touching on a variety of things we might have missed or simply must know more about, including but not limited to: is drinking on pod back on the menu, an absolutely ridiculous Facebook story, and way too much personal grooming information that stems from way too much adult circumcision talk.

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Our interview with Will Hughes is heating up. Will—aka What Willy Cook—was kind enough to swing by while eating and drinking his way through NYC for drinks and bants with us on the circumstances surrounding his adult circumcision, what some of his fellow countrymen content creators have been getting up to while in town, American cuisine that confounds him and British cuisine that confounds us, the art of tipping in America, a local service review, loads of fast and comfort food talk, dive bars vs. pubs, boozing and beer, slang, where to eat in London and how to spend the perfect day there, his most and least popular recipes, the highs and lows of cooking on the Internet, our mutual homie Danny Lomas' propensity to eat like a child, food trends he loves and hates, his Mount Rushmore of soups, what he cooked on his first date with the missus, being the CEO of his home goods brand Pleasant Home, the ultimate brokeboi meal and much more on Will Hughes' interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

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All our haters become our waiters when we sit down at the table of success. This week, Jimmy and Larry are back together in NYC to talk a potential grunge revival, rare energy drinks, some thoughts ahead of the Super Bowl, James prepares to embark on the trip of a lifetime, gorillas vs. guerillas, what's the best toilet paper, there was a turd in the washing machine, what Drake playing at the vaccine clinic tells you, night terrors, buying a digital camera in 2025, a critical evaluation of (the two) Paris Fashion Week(s), the dubious return of the urban woodsman, more designer musical chair confirmations and rumors, an actually cool visual installation at the MoMa complete with an elite perk, catching up with an old high school friend who's now a reality television star two decades later, what do you say to Eric Adams when you see him at dinner and much more.

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On our new weekly mini ep, we're fucking around and getting silly with the GD MFing Boyz, recapping and breaking down this week's guest pod and touching on a variety of things we might have missed or simply must know more about, including but not limited to: throwing it back to the previous podcast endeavor that shall not be named's thought process, teaching ourselves new skills, and reviewing our moms' respective Instagram accounts.

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Our interview with FKA twigs is the pinnacle of human existence. Twigs—whose new album EUSEXUA is out January 24th—was kind enough to swing by while in town to celebrate the upcoming release of her new album, being a queen of dark fashion, signature matcha, peaking, breaking down her intricate personal practice, finding inspiration in Prague, rave etiquette, the best room at Berghain, her mindset in the lead up to dropping new music, her many underrated disciplines and various random skills, what gets her excited about working again, a total commitment to art vs. today's algo-driven virality, how she pampers herself and cheats on her body when she's not treating it like a temple, how British is she really when it comes to various stereotypes, scratching her acting itch and much more on FKA twigs's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

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Chat, are we cooked? This week, Larry Zooms in from Miami to chat with James, who just got back from Miami, about housewarming gifts, Dominican sushi hookah bars, the Britghtline's surprising death toll, saunas vs. steam rooms, gay guys getting hair transplant surgery in Turkey, Twitch streaming from the clubstaurant, elite beef tartare, turns out Lawrence works for James, 2 hour reservation delays, how to son a guy hitting on your wife 101, a Miami fashion scene report, a SoHo House review, bricking the Bravolebrity link up, unwittingly cast as a Gen Z mentor, GQ x Bode's Super Bowl fashion show, the TikTok ban fake out, meeting the real China on RedNote, some thoughts on the West and East cultural exchange and much more.