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Dan and Brian discuss Climate Week NYC, Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Thom Browne, Muse AI, NeeDoh, thank you etiquette and more. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

Catherine Shannon is an essayist and writer of fiction. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Substack Post, and on the cover of The New York Times Sunday Opinion. We discuss mirrors and how they're messing with our heads, smart phone abstinence, Tony Soprano's appeal, blind dates, Sofia Coppola and more. You can find more of Catherine's work on her substack here. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here         Dan and Brian discuss US Open Final, Frank Ocean, 75 Hard, East of Eden, lobster rolls and more.

Jerry Hsu is a photographer, skateboarder and owner of the skate company Sci-Fi Fantasy. He has a new photography book titled 'How About Never,' where he brings together images taken in Los Angeles from 2011 to present. We discuss skateboarding culture writ large, standing out in today's scene, Citizen app, Kim Kardashian and more. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

Dan and Brian discuss Pablo Torre's vindication, Bret Easton Ellis and the literary brat pack, John Galliano, airplane movies, payday loans and more. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here         Dan and Brian discuss James Bond, GTA gameplay, Casa del Fascio, Swedish candy, Italian business hours and US Open brand activations.

Dan and Brian discuss Italian podcasting, Anthony Bourdain's enduring appeal, Utah trails, Niu Lai, George Clooney's Como and Bryce Canyon National Park. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

We're both traveling this week, so we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. In the meantime, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes, our conversation with Recho Omondi. Recho, host and creator of the fashion podcast The Cutting Room Floor, is known for her candid interviews with the fashion industry's biggest movers and shakers . We dive into FiDi swag, Wicked, creative director musical chairs, Alessandro Michele as a case study, streetwear, her namesake label, The Cutting Room Floor, Anna Wintour, MTV's lasting impact, haters as fans and queer fragrance collectives. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here       Dan and Brian discuss Kent Jones's 'Late Fame,' Sea Ranch, suit shopping, LACMA, training our AI selves and more.

Sasha Mutchnik is a writer, senior social director at GQ and the mind behind @starterpacksnyc. We discuss Greek mythology's influence, 'dude canon' works, social media interns, James Joyce, women in SPAM and more. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

Dan and Brian discuss Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness, humbling tennis matches, Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron, Sam Worthington, vintage tshirts and more. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here       Dan and Brian discuss John Waters's Pink Flamingos, Jason Arday, The Ultimatum, verbal gaffes, Water Mill Summer Festival and more.

Mary Neely is an actor, writer and director. She is currently on Broadway in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. We discuss what it's actually like to be a part of a Tony-winning production, Urban Outfitters, having a unique look, bipartisan virality, UCLA and more. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

Dan and Brian discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, REI, Dyson vacuums, Henry David Thoreau, japanese ties and more. This episode concludes with a dramatic reading of Sarah J Maas's 'A Court Of Silver Flames' performed by Theodore Bouloukos. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here       Dan and Brian discuss World Cup Final, Armie Hammer's return to acting, Robert Caro's The Power Broker, UTEP, oligarchs and more.