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Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

Cookies is a basketball podcast hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. Conversations range from breaking hoops news to advanced statistical analysis to Anthony Mason's haircuts. Guests are basketball junkies from the worlds of music, comedy, art and film.
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Now displaying: 2019
Dec 26, 2019

Christmas whist in New York (1:45), Happy Boxing Day! (6:00), white van scam man (13:22), "Star Wars Something: More Star Wars" (23:02), big decade of rap lists (27:33), Sixers trouce Bucks, Giannis exposed by wrath of the math (41:22), the second battle for Los Angeles, replay arguments (1:09:10), Zion needs to relearn to walk before he can run (1:17:44), Kuo vs the NCAA (1:20:02), white van bias (1:27:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Dec 18, 2019

We're putting 500 fashion police in the subways (3:01), "Uncut Gems" and New York's grimy underbelly (9:32), HBO's "Watchmen" and magical realism (30:11), the Knicks are back, baby!!!! (46:13), Jrue Holiday hits the trade block and Sixers fans only know former Sixers (55:02), Tobias Harris is not a...mystery (1:04:45), did Kevin Garnett really break LeBron? (1:25:43), whether Zion Williamson's season is already over (1:40:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Dec 11, 2019

Juice WRLD's tragic death (2:42), Basel boys binge on banana art (13:30), Fizdale finally gets canned and the Knicks' problems are solved! (23:01), Joel Embiid sounds sad, but why? (41:05), Kevin Love leaps atop the trading block (53:12), engagingly mediocre OKC Thunder arrive at a crossroads (1:02:33). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Dec 5, 2019

Peloton Bay (1:30), dystopian food halls (7:48), Kuo defends Facebook, Detrick does not (19:50), the great Boston basketball media conspiracy (25:33), assorted mandatory Sixers chatter (38:02),  Bucks get exposed as regular-season fraudsters (49:32), Knicks find new lows to scrape (57:16), fixing the NBA or whatever (1:18:33), Harden's power grows, to the chagrin of boomers (1:36:23). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

Nov 22, 2019

Impeachment watch (5:02), Simmons makes a meaningless 3-point field goal attempt (21:10), Knicks absorb an ideal loss (30:15), Beantown tangles with full-strength Clippers (40:18), aesthetic intelligence and hostile design (54:32), Melo back! (1:06:20), Malice in the Palace (1:26:22). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Nov 12, 2019

Instagram threatens to get rid of likes (8:30), meltdown in the Garden (23:18), Andrew Wiggins approaches his destiny (33:02), are the Beantown Celtics...too good? (39:41), protective resemblance (50:33), Dion Waiters gets dumb high (1:04:26), a mandatory Ben Simmons rant (1:11:18), why do the Pelicans suck? (1:27:30), Sex in the City (1:35:03). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Nov 7, 2019
Kuo's restaurant research (3:02), the peaceful wisdom of Gen X (10:30), night of the Grateful Dead (13:11), load management (17:46), we're talking about practice? (24:41), R.J. Barrett's big minutes (31:59) the Simmons Sickness hits Philadelphia again (52:44), mean rich people (56:20), ghost kitchens (1:18:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.
 
Oct 31, 2019

Kuo gets stuffed in the sin bin for talking World Series (2:30), endless Halloween week continues (6:11), Pete Wells carves up Peter Luger's steakhouse (11:04), Wegmans...in Brooklyn???? (23:32), Kanye's "Jesus is King" drops (32:02), the Warriors undignified end (39:32), Knicks win! Knicks win! (51:02), the Bullies are undefeated, bully Karl-Anthony Towns (58:01), the oddly uncompelling Lakers (1:16:42), Kyrie is shamed for having feelings (1:30:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Oct 25, 2019

The Cookies Hoops Classic (1:30), damn this endless Halloween (8:02), Lakers, Clippers and the battle for Los Angeles (18:32), Anthony Davis's positional stubbornness (23:01), Sixers unveil their large lads (39:32), Boston's rebuild continues apace (56:22), Kyrie is a warlock (58:08), Kuo is caught staring at Randles (1:02:40), Zion's depressingly delayed debut (1:14:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Oct 16, 2019

The Inaugural Cookies Hoops Classic! (2:35), we squandered our valuable time talking about the Miami Heat, for whatever reason (10:32), addition by subtraction vs. the Ewing Theory (15:04), LeBron chimes in on the raging China controversy (42:08), de-Kobification of Jayson Tatum (38:32), Zach LaVine defends the midrange and sparks eternal nerd/jock jostling (42:07), the NBA's alleged sleep deprivation epidemic (1:03:42). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Oct 10, 2019

NBA takes a slow boat to China (3:30), performative virtue and the bottom line (25:02), Ben Simmons destroys hateful Boomers (29:22), our incredible Carb-on-Carb future (49:02), Knicks against...the liberal media? (56:32), Markelle Fultz Part 3: Even More Fultzing (1:15:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Oct 1, 2019

Kanye's listening event for "Jesus is King" (3:01), an inquiry for impeachment (23:09), NBA simulation data harvesting (40:56), middleman are at it again (52:01), Iverson vs Steph and era-reduced ranks (1:01:22), Kevin Garnett: GOAT center? (1:16:14), Big markets won in free agency....maybe? (1:18:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Sep 20, 2019

Tekashi69 takes the stand (1:50), the NBA cracks down on tampering (24:32), players "inducing" trades (32:03), Cincoro tequila and Kuo is a mixologist (37:20), Incarceration for all! (46:22), something stinks in Dallas (53:02), gig economics (1:02:25), UFO sightings (1:16:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

Sep 14, 2019

Joe Johnson heads to the Pistons (1:45), Democratic debates and Yang Gang (2:45), Kuo loves Liberty bucks (13:22), we have CMJ wistfulness (25:11), Team USA shames the nation (32:40), the true Apex Boomer (50:21), food courts and eating authenticity (59:01), Red Hook soccer fields (1:05:02), fried fish (1:15:43), small market signings (1:14:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Sep 11, 2019

Kuo confronts Julius Randle (8:20), 15 year trend cycles (15:35), diversity in fashion (22:14), NBA’s headband ban (30:32), Overton windows (41:21), “Range” is all the rage (54:32), Donovan Mitchell: good cop or bad cop? (112:02), Kevin Durant versus The World (131:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Sep 4, 2019

Regional basketball cliches (5:48), the Cookies pop-up shop! (9:20), Fashion Week is here (11:21), Travis Scott documentary (16:01), Odd Future and youth movements (26:10), teen periodicals (31:02), Joe Johnson and the Big 3 (33:41), introducing: Big Bias and heightism (42:01), Team USA is dumb (50:23), r-r-r-r-relegation music (1:06:02), Summer of Booker (58:19), ESPN's Donald Sterling podcast (1:10:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Aug 28, 2019

Kuo suffers from summer wistfulness (2:24), "Mindhunter" season 2, (11:30), bed bugs in the newsroom (24:24), Jia Tolentino and digital wellness (31:02), NBA Twitter sects (36:02), more accessible metrics (38:58), Andrew Luck puts down the Colts (50:42), Jeremy Lin signs with Beijing Ducks (1:02:03), Kobe and Shaq's rivalry renewed (1:11:21), Caris LeVert re-ups with Brooklyn Nets (1:26:55). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Aug 22, 2019
Writer Cat Marnell joins Cookies to talk about NBA media (3:30), Prince's ashes (12:30), meeting LeVar Ball in Lithuania (21:32), dating within an NBA player's clique (33:01), Lipstick Alley gossip (46:03), Devin Booker versus Joakim Noah (54:48), the Chrystie Street courts (1:02:32), and her new European travel diary on Audible (1:05:43). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 
 
Aug 19, 2019

Seinfeld: What if Gerge have cell phone? (6:21), Julio Torres shifts shapes (11:40), dangerous YouTube algorithms (20:01), New York Times project 1619 (42:57), NBA player autonomy (45:32), Boogie goes down again (52:30), the Lakers' center search (59:33), What is a Kuzma (1:15:32), Team USA defections (1:21:24), Chicken sandwich wars (1:32:08), Prosperity Dumplings (1:40:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Aug 7, 2019

Active versus restful vacations (4:20), is meat...ethical? (11:02), gun control (18:21), Boston's finest fans (26:32), NBA's fictional All Decade team (38:03), rap list-o-mania (51:43), Draymond gets paid, sort of (1:15:40), Tobias Harris' big role (1:23:20). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Aug 2, 2019

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (6:36), ASAP Rocky Balboa (16:02), DNC debates (25:32), lack of sympathy for Jeremy Lin (35:43), maybe more sympathy for Carmelo Anthony (44:02), classy retirements (53:21), Crime Dog Griffin takes a bite out of Bron (58:02), NBA announces the Christmas schedule (1:09:03). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Jul 25, 2019

PBR's hard coffee (3:01), Kuo brings up placebos again (5:11), a generation of baseball card enthusiasts (10:31), art versus draft picks (15:41), why doesn't the NBA get involved in relegated teams (25:51), 3rd Morrii blind (32:02), Zion goes Jordan brand (42:22), Ben brings up Ben Simmons again (49:32), TNT shelves Players Only (59:42), can the league become tamper-proof (1:15:52), Kawhi and mercenary archetypes (1:24:43). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Jul 19, 2019

Eating on the subway (4:32), ESPN vs Le Batard (9:21), Face App frenzy (21:02), robot coaches (27:21), Simmons gets maxed out (39:32), J.R. Smith and NBA cartoon (52:32), what's up with Fultz now? (59:32), Chris Paul alienates the scrap heap (1:11:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Jul 12, 2019

Dipset vs Bad Boy (4:10), running out of talent (12:04), bagel boss (21:23), Westbrook trade ends an era in OKC (28:30), shooting is for boomers (36:02), ESPN story on injury-prone young cagers (43:21), which teams have buyer's remorse? (48:45), Morris tries to drag Knicks out of relegation (1:10:31). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Jul 8, 2019

Misfit produce (8:02), Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy (15:02), nerd industries (27:32), Kawhi is a supervillain (32:19), the new-look Clippers (41:21), Where do the Thunder go from here? (51:02), the perils of Westbrook being Westbrook (59:42), CP3 is still...great (1:11:01), Knicks, a relegated team, plays in summer league (1:17:20), Italian futurists (1:26:21). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

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