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).