How Long Gone

Our friend Shaad D’Souza returns to How Long Gone. He’s a great music writer who’s only gained steam since we last spoke. He’s turned his Instagram account into a text-based magazine of his own name, recently interviewing Charli XCX, Cameron Winter, and Audrey Hobert, to name a few. We spoke in Chris’s hotel room, live and uncut, about a recent club-related injury, Dansko clogs, EDM > techno, the lack of gay indie frontmen compared to the ’80s and ’90s, why it’s undignified to take your shoes off in public, Phoebe at MSG approaching, the most popular piece from his magazine is a MAC Cosmetics-related conspiracy, Shaad's aversion to wearing shoes with any branding, the new Role Model song, what’s up with Robyn, and we fantasize the assassination of Chris Black. instagram.com/shaad twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today, recorded live and uncut from the hotel in London. We chat about Pride Month activations, Chris acknowledging the difficulty of rolling an overfilled tortilla, a Glendale donut shop scene report, Chris sitting next to a dark couple on the plane, America is getting stadium-mogged at the World Cup, our thoughts on grunting in the gym, Kendall and Elordi’s udon-based hard launch, and a deep dive into the rapid rise of the viral Kool-Aid pineapple treat. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in rural Canada, and Jason is home in LA. If you're reading this, it means I haven't had time to write a description yet because I'm on an airplane. You can imagine the things we discuss tho... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Sam Fragoso returns to How Long Gone. He hosts the popular podcast Talk Easy, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary after being acquired by Obama’s Higher Ground. We chat with him about cashew cream cheese, the White House UFC Freedom 250, Jason thinking Arlo Parks was four British guys, fitness wearable data monitoring, whether Sam gets recognized more with or without an N95 on, David Mamet walking out mid-pod, whether he’s ever interviewed a politician who felt like a real human being, what happens when Terry Gross asks him to fill in on Fresh Air, and we debate whether there was ever a time when the food at the Chateau Marmont was considered good. instagram.com/samfragoso twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Kevin Morby returns to How Long Gone. His critically acclaimed new record, Little Wide Open, is out now. We spoke with Kevin from his hotel room in Phoenix about life on the road in the desert, crushing his sleep score at the Holiday Inn Express, the game of “Odds,” getting sweaty on TikTok, just playing Kimmel and getting autotune put on his voice without being told, proposing a modern-day Traveling Wilburys with Morby as Dylan, which older bands make new fans and which don’t, his Pitchfork score starts with an eight, we update the famous people in Kansas City list, and a temp check on whether he’s reading the reviews. instagram.com/kevinmorby twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about Instagram grids, buying MP3s, Trump lusting after Jaxson Dart’s creamy thighs, Taylor and Kelce pounding brews courtside at MSG, Spencer Pratt’s campaign developments, $tephen Colbert’s goodbye, Hasan Piker in the SSENSE Final Sale bins, wine-and-sardine-bar employee exploration, new things happening with Belle Burden’s Strangers, who Drake should be dating, and a podcaster proclaiming his week was ruined by three glasses of wine. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our dear friend Ryan O’Connell returns to How Long Gone. His new book, Inspiration Porn, is out soon. We chat with him about Chris accidentally pouring candle wax all over himself at the Gabriela Hearst x Paul Smith dinner at the Chateau, Reese Witherspoon’s umbrella holder, Colbert’s final days on TV, Katy, Ariana, and Gaga, whether Will Arnett and Amy Poehler will get back together, Ryan being a closeted Dax Shepard listener, how you’d "better laugh at all his jokes if you want this Delta One ticket," a review of his book launch the night before—where Jason read one of Ryan’s sex diary entries, Gwyneth’s boyfriend breakfast bowls, Apple Martin and Romy Mars, we disagree on Olivia Dean, whether Jake Shane is today’s Truman Capote, Alex Cooper’s pregnancy press diversion, and some Ivy Wolk glazery. instagram.com/ryanoconn twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Kareem Rahma from Subway Takes and his new show, Keep the Meter Running, returns to chat about Alcaraz and Sinner’s love triangle, Elordi skipping Cannes to hit Hawaii with Kendall, pitching a Sandlot remake starring Jake Shane, Middle Eastern real estate developments, his new country home in Connecticut, influencer furniture, never investing in yourself, a guy’s-trip Venmo request, his whirlwind press tour, how sometimes people pay to be on the show, weed-whacking, rebranding A.I., Drake’s club record rating quite high, and some deeper details of his new show. instagram.com/kareem twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our dear friend and talented musician Rostam returns. His great new record, American Stories, is out now. We chat about Chris’s run-moshing in Arizona, hoodless hoodies, him befriending our wives, protecting his wrist strength as a multi-instrumentalist and his very heavy first guitar, queer coating > queer coding, our favorite Beatles, we make him defend Pleats Please, how something bad has to happen in the rock doc, his newfound gym gains, a Stir Crazy celeb sighting, and his potentially controversial merchandise. instagram.com/matsor twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brianna Capozzi is a photographer from New York. Her great new book, Womanizer, is out now on Rizzoli. We chat about tube-based foods, blanket DM responses, spicy tuna ice cream cones, the Greek frozen yogurt wars, Oreo cookies and how they pertain to breastfeeding, being able to play any sport, her mother’s love of TJ Maxx and the like, being in the market for an orthopedic shoe, Addison Rae’s core strength, New Jersey tanning salons, Dua Lipa in the blonde wig, how nobody can pose like Pamela, and how having a kid brought her family together. instagram.com/briannalcapozzi twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician from Los Angeles, best known for his masterful podcast Song Exploder. His new record, In the Last Hour of Light, is out now. We chat with him about the new Salem x Supreme collection, Pitchfork giving Chris Brown’s new offering a devastating 1.3, our salad days of podcasting, competing with A.I. in both music and podcasts, when the emo band opens for the hardcore band, what happens when doctors and lawyers run in your family but you choose Spotify, exactly how many licks it takes to explode a song, whether songs will have ads one day, the “Ratatouille moment” when a singer hears their original recording from decades ago, and which podcasts Hrishikesh is listening to. instagram.com/hrishihirway twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in Atlanta for Mother’s Day, and Jason is in New York. We chat about Raising Cane’s Mother’s Day BOGO meal, the colorful Swatch x Audemars collab, what music to listen to on a 250-mile run, Jason DJing our friends Emily and David’s wedding the night before, and the ethnic dance music section of the night, British Taskrabbit auctions, don't bring your Moleskine to the Phoebe Bridgers underplay, pedal steel summer looms nigh, Charli’s Rock Music, despite everything Jake Shane keeps headin’ out to work, the young Bourdain biopic, Zara Larrson drops her AirPods, and Jason clocks a new trend in female it-girls suddenly finding themselves inverted in public. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today: Chris is home in New York, and Jason is in London. We chat about a lunch at The River Café, TJ’s treetox, developing a new drink called the “Lennox Carbomb,” TFW you’re a metalhead and they wanna know what Beyoncé song is your fave, TJ going freeball for a bit, self-serve alcohol in Paris, a loud eater at a lovely London trattoria, Charvet suspenders, Billie Eilish flip-flopping, bisexual Hayden Panettiere, the fashion identities we attach ourselves to, and Substack entering the podcast space to explore unique founder journeys. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lynette Nylander, Harper’s BAZAAR Executive Digital Director, returns to chat with us about this year’s Met Gala. We discuss pornstar martinis, Lewis Hamilton letting his beard shine solo, Pete Davidson’s penis, the Bezos-Sanchez effect, Sabrina Carpenter’s Dior film-strip dress, the loser behavior of themes in general, Hunter Schafer stuns in Prada, Connor Storrie continuing to lap Lil Huddy in the blouse wars, why we’re seeing so many plastic molded chest pieces, Lynette asking why men love Dakota Johnson so much, Janelle Monáe in her e-waste bag, Chase Infiniti stunning in primary sequins, Troye’s Robert Mappletwink play, not speaking ill of Stevie Nicks despite her Babadook serve, Bad Bunny’s elder Mugatu strategy, Blue Ivy mogging her mom for the first time, Skepta’s fine ass covered in Love Island contestant tattoos, Rocky and Rih, and our best and worst looks of the night. instagram.com/lynettesaid twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today: Chris is home in New York, and Jason is in Paris. We chat about Lime biking, Olivia Rodrigo and Aziz on SNL, hosting large files online, “Net 30” negotiations, iced coffee in biodegradable paper cups, L.A.’s “Forest Lawn Drive,” the similarity between Noah Kahan and Them Jeans, the Baby2Baby Gala, hotel room tours and “Italian-style” bathrooms, the Yung Lean choreo, RIP Spirit Airlines, and The Devil Wears Prada 2 is like, a cutting look at the dying media landscape, you guys. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today: we originally had a guest booked who canceled, so ignore us introducing them in the intro. We chat about hotel room bathtubs, Chris returning to the Minneapolis airport chiropractor, 2 Chainz and his ten-year-old son podcasting about strip clubs, the Latinas vs. Snowbunnies pool party in Orange County, Erika Kirk dressing like sober Eminem, the Mount Rushmore of faerie musicians, non-binary instruments, clips and clipping, whether ads need trailers, whether tours need save-the-dates a year in advance, Zach Galifianakis’s gardening show, and the Lena Dunham book tour. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul W. Downs is a creator, writer, and star of the award-winning television show Hacks. We chat with him from his home in Los Angeles about furries, protein-rich gravy, Picasso plates, the Cinnabon Mochalatta Chill, Paul Newman and Martha Stewart, the AMAs in Vegas this year, Hacks coming for magicians this season, shaving his body as a teen swimmer, buying Gucci at the outlet mall in New Jersey, celebrity selfies, the meme work of Joe Mande, working with your wife, and Paul workshops his sleep-guillotine system. instagram.com/paulwdowns twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today: Chris is home from Italy, and Jason is in L.A. We chat about Jia Tolentino’s microlooting scandal, our Secretary of War's jaw and the packet is in D.C., staging our new White House ballroom, false flags and Scientology speed runs, Drake’s injections and ab dissolvers are settled and ready for the launch of Iceman, and what we need The Boy to deliver next month, the Stagecoach Festival's windy ride, and a temp check on music festivals at large, including FORM in Arcosanti, and a Lake Como scene report from Chris. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jago Rackham is a chef from London. His wonderful debut book, To Entertain, is out now. We chat about Salone in Milano, the UK cigarette ban, acid reflux, Britain’s obsession with failure, deviated septa, being more brown rice and steamed veg than you’d think, emailing on the medium screen, getting good grades in school while drunk, getting paid in clothes, Waymos with human drivers, how to be a private chef, the sexuality in his cooking, cum protein, crazy frog, and kitchen knives as home defense. instagram.com/ecstasy_cookbook twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recho Omondi is the host of The Cutting Room Floor, a popular fashion podcast. We chat with her about Law Roach’s lay-flat seat, softmaxxing one’s hair with human tears, her false reputation as an intimidating person, the guarded secret of her clipping style, a scene report from the Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere, from Africa to Oklahoma, the pressure to succeed from her father, how little craftsmanship seems to matter in fashion currently, your Dries skirt is arriving soon, and the pains of being dragged by one’s audience. instagram.com/thecuttingroomfloor twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices