Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

New eps hit Patreon first! Monkeypox is in the air (2:05), mukbang videos (6:25), Kardashian weddings and pasta portion size (11:43), Frieze Week (28:03), Balenciaga at the NYSE (36), 21 Savage, an elegant Londoner (42:33), Heat vs Celtics, a clash of mechanical and instinctual stars (55:12), the Bob Cousy consensus factory (1:12:44), Mavericks vs Warriors and the limits of heliocentrism (1:21:44), is Golden State...ethical? (1:37:34). 

New eps drop first on Patreon! Caprese salad and steak lunch (1:00), Kendrick Lamar drops his new album (13:05) and YSL faces RICO charges (24:44), the horrors of the shooting in Buffalo (35:02), HBO's "We Own this City" (43:55), Le Dimes Square takes on Le Dive (50:21), Sixers crumble as history eerily repeats itself (55:04), what did we learn about the Celtics? (1:22:05), rising Luka dismantles the waning Suns (1:29:44). 

Cookies Hoops records live from the NADA art fair to talk New York's gala season, pickup ball injuries, hoops obsession as a midlife crisis, novelty restaurants, popular baby names, peaking with Linsanity, Knicks nihilism and more!

New episodes are published first on Patreon. Stunt foods (4:01), leg-lengthening surgery (10:15), characters on "Ozark" should be listening to Fabolous' fourth LP (27:22), NADA live pod (38:12), the Roots and authenticity (42:23) vs Future (46:19), Ja Morant and the haters (54:07), Boston exposed against Milwaukee, as day ones predicted (1:03:55), Golden State takes first game against Memphis (1:13:02), should the Jazz trade Mitchell, Gobert, neither or both (1:21:43), Embiid's injury and an opportunity for Harden to go back to the old him (1:39:12), first round heroes, second round flame-outs (1:49:33). 

New eps drop first on our Patreon. Sean Thor Conroe, author of "Fuccboi," joins Cookies Hoops to discuss pickup ball (2:55), Mayor Adams getting covid (10:52), dealing with literary criticism (15:01), having an imposter on the Red Scare Reddit (18:32), meeting Lil B and Jeremy Lin (26:44), the etymology of "fuccboi" (36:22), Ben Simmons mutual aid (43:58), Sixers vs Raptors (1:14:44), and playoff predictions (1:22:44).

New eps drop first on our Patreon! Restaurant soundtracks (11:33), Deli-Core vs Redaelli-Core (17:02), erotic thrillers (23:05) including "Jennifer's Body" (30:22), Forlini's, Bamonte's and Rao's (40:03), the Wheel of Guys (53:44), Coach K leaves the sport of basketball in deep shame (59:02), the far-right apparently hates sports now? (1:08:12), MVP race and tribal cheerleading (1:15:03), Lakers approach their 2022 endgame (1:28:44).

Eps drop first on our Patreon! Pouring out Russian dressing (3:22), empathy vs main character syndrome and the war in Ukraine (6:21), Warholian Orwellianism (22:15), Kuo takes on Wordle (27:04), the Enid's era (44:02), post-4AM beers (52:22), the MoMA stabbing (55:15), Essex Crossing (1:02:13), Embiid against Jokic, investigating Doc Rivers' rotations (1:22:15), Kyrie on the sidelines at Barclays (1:34:53). 

The Cookies Hoops lads headed to Cleveland for All-Weekend! On this episode we talk about our book signing and live pod from The Land at Tower City Center (presented by Complex), NBA celebrity sightings, the local gastropub scene, and going hobgoblin mode. Then we're joined by contemporary artist Hank Willis Thomas to discuss how his work connects the Underground Railroad to modern hoop dreams, why basketball resonates with artists, and more. Plus, Jeremy John Kaplan breaks down his Golden Nets Project.

New eps drop first on Patreon! It's a new year in Swag City (3:33), if "Carlito's Way" was bad (13:21), fuccboi legacy media (18:08), Gen-X revenge (25:01), food forecasting lottery (35:23), the Uncle Murder / Red Cafe aesthetic (48:30), Philly gets big mad at Tobias Harris (55:05), Klay Thompson's imminent return (1:09:33), fearing the Jazz (1:16:16), Dame Lillard loses the right way (1:26:33). 

New episodes drop first on Patreon! Gambling on half-court shots (3:25), New Yorkers in Miami for Art Basel were on bad behavior (9:30), HBO's "Life of Crime, 1984-2020" (22:07), NYM's list of the best local movies ever (37:33), Dame Lillard, toxic environmentalist (48:08), Enes Freedom, activist for freedom (1:08:33), Pacers teardown (1:14:33), Zion gets body-shamed (1:22:43). 

New episodes drop first on the Cookies Hoops Patreon page! Winter coat readiness and Andrew's prized United Bamboo parka (2:20), "Curb" returns (12:32), Ben likes Westerns due to themes of retribution and patricide (21:44), Giannis doesn't like tunnel walk drip (32:22), Nets fans are mocked and scorned following a trouncing from the Warriors (36:33), then we're joined by rapper BabyTron (1:01:22) to discuss the Detroit flow and scammer rap (1:06:34), the last Pistons champion, being a LeBron fan, and his latest mixtape "Bin Reaper 2." 

New eps drop first on Patreon! Halloween culture and the forgotten mummy (1:30), a China Chalet break-in (17:32), New York's mayoral races pits cops versus vigilantes (23:32), it's NFT week, whatever that means (34:02), "The Joy of Basketball" comes out in a week! (41:03), Celtics' rebuild falters (49:57), Lillard visits Philadelphia (1:10:23), the pipe-dream of NBA parity (1:25:32), the advanced learning curve of the league's young stars (1:35:42). 

New eps drop first on Patreon! Espresso martinis are everywhere (1:43), the strangeness of 2010s cocktail culture (8:34), "Succession" returns with a frantic opener to season three (14:05), the Catskills, Joshua Tree and realizations about rural life (38:23), Ben Simmons gets booted from Sixers' practice (49:23), the Warriors' ceiling and Curry versus the NBA's top scorer/distributors (101:32), whether Ayton deserved a max contract (1:21:03). 

New episodes drop first on Patreon! Alana Champion joins us to discuss trips to Paris (3:24), whether veganism should be about humble beans or magic tricks (13:44), pasta surface areas (18:05), being scammed on Craigslist (23:44), a lung doctor with a smoking fetish (30:02), intergenerational discourse and finsta accounts (39:05), Mamba mentality (47:35), Westbrook in Los Angeles (52:13), the Lakers' chaotic sundae of a roster (1:06:31), Ben Simmons possible return to Philly (1:17:33) and Woj vs Shams (1:29:05). 

Kelefa Sanneh, author of Major Labels, joins us to discuss his new book (6:23), setting the record straight on "Rockism" (14:31), 1996 rap (23:04), Verzuz ideas (34:30), an update on Eleven Madison Park (37:45), pandemic dining (50:11), the Process in Philly (1:04:23), tanking and joyfulness (1:14:35), critical protectionism (1:21:44), NBA height limits (1:25:08).  

Actor, musician, and author David Duchovny guests on Cookies Hoops. Surviving a sweaty planet (2:01), LOX vs Dipset Verzuz—did Jadakiss want it too much? (5:35), underground rap anti-vaxxers (18:32), Duchovny enters the chat to discuss dunking culture (27:32), Rock N' Jock drama (30:13), nerds, jocks and the duality of man (39:23), Gary Shandling's Los Angeles pickup games (42:12), auditioning for "White Men Can't Jump" (47:21), being a New York City tagger (59:03), "X-Files" and modern conspiracy theories (53:18), and his new album "Gestureland" (56:32). Plus: Malice at the Place documentary (104:21), Kemba on the Knicks (1:18:33), Marbury's legacy (1:24:27), if NBA summer league rookies are getting better (1:30:21).  

New vax rules in New York City (2:54), Lollapalooza and grayscale Fred Durst (33:25), Gen X...hostility (40:37), Sixers sign Drummond, toss in the towel (55:35), Knicks run it back (1:02:01), Bulls make bold moves towards relevancy (1:10:22), Heat are old as the hills (1:19:35), Lakers are a beautiful mess (1:19:35).

Kanye moves into Mercedes-Benz Stadium (1:25), Dipset takes on the LOX in MSG Verzuz (13:56), maybe we should go camping? (39:15), the excruciating joy of HBO's White Lotus (43:10), Simone Biles isn't feeling Olympic vibes (55:32), mandatory Ben Simmons trade update content, this time with Jimmy Butler involved (1:13:45), the Kuo Big Board is back, baby (1:34:05), what Knicks fans should look for on draft night (1:49:02).

We get excited about the Delta variant (5:20), more billionaires almost make it to space (27:35), simulation talk (33:47), is Space Jam for kids or...everyone? (40:34), Fear Street doesn't have enough Frankie Cutlass for 1994 (46:43), Tim Robinson (50:02), the NBA Finals is over! (58:07), Bucks zen masters and coach Bud (1:12:44), future wars with Giannis (1:25:02). 

Kuo goes oat on oat (3:22), Italy wins the Eurocup (12:30), summer burnout hits early (18:32), where are we going when climate change destroys the world? (29:42), billionaires are opting for the edge of space (38:12), defiant Detrick breaks down the Ben Simmons trade fiasco (45:29), Sexton and IQ: will the Knicks have beauty and brains? (1:10:42), Stephen A. Smith apologizes (1:30:23).