Simon Rex is an actor currently living in Joshua Tree, CA. His newest film, The Sweet East, is out Dec 1st. We chat about TJ in New Orleans, we break down Tate M*rae on SNL, Simon's history with car ownership, how he moved off the grid to Joshua Tree, the dichotomy of desert Trumpers and crystal hippies, being a runway model in the 90s', interviewing 2pac moments after smoking a blunt, his acting career wouldn't have its renaissance without the Dirt Nasty period, how to get through the mud durin...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 571
One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from West Hollywood the morning after the GQ Man Of The Year Party. So we mainly recap our night as well as chat about eating clam chowder before noon, $17 valet, bringing your own printer to the coffee shop, Community Goods scene report, pregaming at Benny Blanco's, Will Smith having a tough week, YG's dick pills, Lil' Hadid claims the Seth Rogan pack is mid, Jake Elordi vs. Jake from State Farm, we do a live unboxing of the gift bag, the sliders were good...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 570
Allison Bornstein is a stylist and wardrobe consultant. Her new book, Wear it Well, is out now. We chat about Snoop quitting the smoke, Chris meets Tom Ford, and we're off to the GQ Man Of The Year party, which we'll recap next episode. Vegetal scents are trending, how niche the algorithm can go, she prefers reading the Wikipedia page of a movie to watching the actual movie, the power of cheekbones, her and her husband's media consumption patterns, she still watches Jersey Shore, LA be like NY b...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 569
Molly Baz is a cook from Upstate New York living in Los Angeles. Her new book, More is More, is out now. We chat about sleep aids, Man Of The Year Kim K, what charities are for, guided audio cook-along content, she puts ice in her cereal, and we talk about cereal a lot, she keeps backup chili down in the basement, she used to drink milk-beer as a child, ordering pistachio milk in bulk, what her hot falconer brother does, nose-to-tail fennel cookery, we compare our live shows and her history with...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 568
Nathan Lane is a legendary actor, appearing in countless films and television shows like The Birdcage, Sex And The City, and A24's Dicks: The Musical, which is in theaters now. We recap our live show in LA and a night out at The Chateau and speak with Nathan about Chris saying "wuddup," being the mayor of the Upper West Side, managing personal relationships with a demanding schedule, he gives some tips on dealing with fame, Jeremy Piven getting mercury poisoning, people shitting on Chris' doorst...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 567
Chris Ryan is the Editorial Director at The Ringer and host of The Watch, amongst many other podcasts. We chat about CB getting his car towed, big salads, Bhad Bhabie made a lot of money, is he out of a job now that all anyone does is talk about TV, you're not allowed to use assisted navigation when driving around your hometown, how long it took him to go to a soccer match, as an always-on podcaster we miss the release of clocking out from work, working at a record store while growing up, the Si...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 566
We spoke with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats, whose new record, Jenny From Thebes, is out now on Merge. We chat about Troye Allen White flower shopping with Rosalia, being constantly sick if you have kids, he makes a case for 4/4 drumming, the new Beatles song being unnecessary, the Krishna Kitchen, I make John teach Chris how to play Magic: The Gathering, mystery authors and baseball pitchers, buying water at the airport, his stage footwear through the years, and John explains why he made...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 565
One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Glendale, CA. We chat about Chris getting high off an IV drip, Joe Budden updates, our flight home from Australia, at LAX, you can bargain with customs agents, Chris would rather die than be seen eating at an Australian restaurant in New York, but it's fine if it's in Australia, dealing with International Dignitaries, Travis Kelce's microwave BBQ Ribs, what TT and Phoebe ate at Keith's Minetta Tavern, the process of naming yourself "Funny Marco," a Shr...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 564
Our final episode from Australia recorded live and uncut from our hotel in Sydney. We have a go about the Sydney Opera House, being hungover as, Chris tried a Celcius (uncarbonated) we had an influencer dinner, a new cocktail we discovered, Chris' AFL shorts arrived in the post, the Succession guy drove his Rivian truck into a pizza parlour, which bodily functions of ours that we enjoy the most, smell kink, the best way to unplug from your device is by vomiting, eating food is the only sure bet ...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 563
One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Sydney. We chat about Australian guys, airports be like, stinky guys, getting a shed, Star Wars tattoo, baked bean rankings, hotel buffet politics, We do twenty minutes on a single plate of food, a full recap of our live show in Melbourne, the afterparty, new Phoebe Philo dropped, and our good friends at MECCA. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 562
One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from our hotel room in beautiful Melbourne, Australia. I don't have time to write a description, but it's a good one. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 561
Thurston Moore is a musician from the band Sonic Youth and the author of Sonic Life, his new memoir. Sonic Youth is an amazing band; this episode is one of my favorites. We chat about the Hawk-Cobain nuptials, Skims men, he's been living in London for the last ten years, we compare heights, flying down to the Ft. Lauderdale Library to research his book during covid, growing up in Miami, his Manhattan rent was $112 a month, Man United and the Philadelphia Eagles, he watched the new Scorsese flick...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 560
Jeff Tweedy is a musician and author best known for his band Wilco. We chatted with him from a (sometimes) noisy tour bus in Omaha about Bad Bunny, tuning a PA system, sometimes someone asks him if Wilco is still around, when to throw the gear sluts a bone and when not to, Jesus Etc. comes on the PA while we're speaking, what level of Grateful Dead-ness Wilco has amassed, who decides what people are allowed to do, and more importantly, who cares? His diet and fitness, medical procedures in a pos...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 559
One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Glendale. We chat about sourdough starters, goat consummé, controversial bee therapy, Chris thinks honey is bad, Newman's Own, Plain Jane Royal Oaks, Taylor Swift lets you use one of her houses to have sex in, but at what cost? Bradley Cooper wearing Ellen boxers, we speculate what brand of headphones Leo DiCaprio wears during sex, Chris is worried about our flight to Australia, Chris got a lymphatic massage and wore the onesie, and I try to create a s...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 558
Hanna Hanra is a writer, consultant, DJ, and head honcho of Beat Magazine, one of our favorites. Her new book, Punk Perfect Awful, is out now on Rizzoli. We chat about the arts district, Bella Hadid Yellowstoning, DJ Envy got caught up, a Fendi Casa party, crushed velvet overshirts, living in the Cotswolds is a lot like The Holiday (2006,) swinger parties, Twitter bios, drinking "picantes" at the Soho Farmhouse, DJing weddings, can podcasts for brands actually work? the reason why her magazine i...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 557
Our guest today had to push, so Chris and Jason chat about a late night out at the Priscilla premiere, Groundhogging in WeHo, is Elordi too good-looking? Music Supervision, we complain about a restaurant, when people eat together without saying a word to each other, Bulgarian Split Squats, photoshoots in a restaurant, the crumbling of Bandcamp, Hollywood's big-three, Taylor 2028, and we debate men typing in lowercase for some cut. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans Learn more about yo...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 556
One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Glendale. We chat about eating 48 oysters at Gigi's, white people use the refrigerator too much, is there a situation where Chris takes leftovers home? What kind of food you start cooking when you get old, nobody goes to the movies anymore, but why? Jason DJ'd an Ion Pack party, Diplo DJing in Antarctica what's next? TJ discovered a gay Christmas tree, the required elements for a successful Power Lunch, and TJ makes a case for body odor and dark urine....
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 555
Mark Ronson is a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and DJ known for his work with Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Adele, and Nate Dogg. We chat with him from his studio in New York about debating footballers, I can't accept the crudo, "jinglehouses," touring with The Strokes, flying himself out to do late-night TV, what Amy called his 2008 hairstyle, he's still DJing all the time, my neck, my back, the 90's NY club scene, his new book and writing process, and John Early has him wrapped around his f...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 554
Dave is one half of Chromeo, in addition to being a professor at Columbia and Barnard and being brothers with our DJ bro A-Trak. We spoke with him from a hotel in Atlanta about hats with authors' names embroidered on them, the funk of Burbank, we have misconceived his bougie lifestyle, his love of room service, how to keep a 30-year friendship and business relationship healthy, the throughlines between teaching and playing music, his parents are in better shape than him, mid-century furniture, h...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 553
One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about doing a pour-over fast, Drake's new album, beefing with Joe Buddxn, a look under Yeat's rug, the streets of Irvine, pettiness or incel-ness, Chris watched the Beckham doc so we dive deep into that, what Beck's might keep in his Goyard briefcase, Brooklyn's photography book, Ozempic is effecting Walmart sales and airline fuel usage, and see us live in Boston with our friend Kevin Morby at The Wilbur Theater. ...
Oct 09, 2023•58 min•Ep. 552
Emile Haynie is a Grammy award-winning producer who's worked with Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, Adele, and FKA Twigs, to name a few. We chat about Chris going all city at Equinox, the David Beckham doc, his smoothie routine is more of just milk tea, getting choked out, he's been injecting color into his wardrobe lately, a sausage fest vs. a mustard fest, old Kid Cudi in the club stories, biking the LA river, some Joe Budden stories, Beef Bourguignon, sped up TikTok Summertime Sadness, Lana stories, ...
Oct 06, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 551
Shep Rose is our favorite cast member from Bravo's reality program, Southern Charm. We chat about TJ in Sea Ranch, lunch at the Michelin-starred Harbor House Inn, LCD Soundsystxm for Amex, his thoughts on New York, he loves a good saloon, we make him rank his favorite sports to watch on TV, how he's put his econ degree to use, his history with "wombatting," his love of Guns N' Roses and 80's power ballads, how he deals with Twitter, we rank neighborhoods in LA, how he got invited to Dave Grohl's...
Oct 04, 2023•51 min•Ep. 550
One-one-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in LA. We chat about our flooded Brooklyn brownstones, global warming vs. Canada Goose, the thirstiest thing a man can do is read, the spherification of Las Vegas, what happens when we stop ridiculing 30 Secxnds To Mars, the problem with wine, we made Variety Magazine's New Power of New York List, Naomi Fry's new podcast and the divisive world of cringecore, Louis Vuitton's fall/winter Discord Server, clothes are like the original NF...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 549
Jim Goldberg is a legendary photographer living in Northern California. His newest book, Coming and Going, is out now with Mack. We chat about celery salad, a sexual gym story, Jim wore a suit for the recording, and we tell him what Only Fans is, photographing a couple who both transitioned together, his smoothie recipe, he worked at a vegetarian restaurant owned by Michael Bolton, his pilates class, Chris would be a lawyer if he wasn't a creative, shooting in potentially dangerous situations, a...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 548
Del Water Gap is a musician currently living in Los Angeles. His new record comes out this week on Mom+Pop. We chat about Chris watching someone get kicked off a plane, Bey Hive takeover at the Houston airport, Taylor and football, he stays with his grandma uptown when he's in New York, underage drinking at sushi restaurants, his backup career choice, sneakily big bands, fanning out over the guy from Zabar's, Zakk Wylde's workout plan, James Blake gave him his curry recipe, he offers us a 360 re...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 547
A one-on-one episode today, Chris is down it Atlanta and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about the top three exhausting things one can do, bookstore vs video store meetcutes, massage chair look like a tesla, Chris still not into comedy, our vinyl days, we're prepping for Australia, Fetterman just dresses like Ariana Grande, TJ is off to Houston for a severe-weather pool party DJ set, Chris went to an all Drake Barry's Bootcamp, the Danny Meyer tweet about 6 pm dinnertime, and we gripe about t...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 546
Glaive is a musician from North Carolina. He's eighteen and lives a crazy life. We chat about Chris in Atlanta, the word broe, a Murdoch family soft-launch, Taylor and Sofie and Via Carota, learning how to cook, slow music is bad, how his school situation works out, he's a landlord, but he's not proud of it, how he courted his current and first girlfriend, he wants to go to a wedding so bad that he'll settle for a funeral, his thirst for religion, he asks everyone in his life what "love" means t...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 545
Weyes Blood is a musician from Los Angeles. Her newest album, And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow, is out now on Sub Pop. We chat about Russ Brand in the news, TJ paid money for music for the first time in decades, her Dylan impression, she comes from a mosh pit background, could she be a comedian? Yeah, could we be musicians? No, we celebrate Tim & Eric, booking shows in middle school, "poison-free" means a lot of different things for a lot of different people, suburban fast food in 1998, peacock...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 541
One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about meme copy, we dive deeply into the history of butter sculptures, cognitive testing our high-ranking officials, the recent debate "Has the Sexual Revolution Failed?" We research h the last great debate, Hassan Minhaj's creative license, how to interact with celebrities, fans of The National are now trading bracelets as well, Chris went to the Sopiha Coppola Q&A book thing, when Dax and Kristen vlogged their l...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 543
Devendra Banhart is a musician from Los Angeles. His new record, Flying Wig, is out soon. We chat about fashion week coming to a close, Bill Mahxr coming out of Club Random, Forrest Lawn Cemetary, breaking a 15-year vegetarian streak with mutton, too many books, Mr Chow sounds fabulous, Coldplay's Old Testament, Smash Mouth and Alien Ant Farm, there are 45 seasons of Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, the Barbie movie was Bansky, we DJ'd a party together a long time ago, people do not like it when he D...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 542
