Overview of How Long Gone Episode 960
This episode is a loose, fast-moving hang between Chris Black and Jason Stewart that covers everything from Amazon Prime Day shopping and wellness products to niche food discoveries, pop music discourse, sports fandom, and internet-culture takeaways. The tone is, as usual, comedic and conversational, with lots of side jokes about taste, status, and the strange ways people build identity around what they buy, eat, and listen to.
Main Topics Discussed
Amazon, wellness, and everyday consumerism
- Chris walks Jason through an Amazon cart filled with practical-but-curated items:
- LaCroix sparkling water
- a Goshi exfoliating shower towel
- wellness formula / MCT oil powder
- coconut oil and vitamin E facial moisturizer
- They joke about delivery speed, carbon footprint guilt, and whether packages should be grouped or sent separately.
- There’s a recurring riff on swapping out personal-care products too often and treating items like disposable fashion.
Food and drink discoveries
- Chris is excited about a new drink, Strange Water — a sparkling coconut water he tried at Elbow Bakery and later bought again at Jim Home.
- He likes it enough to consider buying a 12-pack, and they talk about:
- mixing coconut water with espresso
- how coconut water works best as a standalone drink
- the brand’s packaging and “DTC” vibe
- Food talk also includes:
- a jellyfish salad at Potluck Club
- the ideal guacamole formula: fewer ingredients, better avocado
- tortilla chips that taste like Fritos
- blue-corn chips and general snack preferences
Pop music, image, and fan identity
- A big chunk of the episode is spent on Sombr/Somber and his snippet about not being “ready” physically, which they read as intentionally virginal, awkward, and highly marketable.
- They also talk about:
- Rosalía
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Sabrina Carpenter
- K-pop and global pop fandom
- Their broader point: a lot of modern pop fandom is tied to identity signaling, not just the music itself.
Interview styles and media personalities
- They compare different interview formats and hosts, favoring funny, relaxed conversations over overly analytical ones.
- They joke about:
- Anthony Fantano
- Sean Evans
- Nardwuar
- Jake Shane
- The recurring theme is that celebrity interviews work best when they feel natural, not creepy or overly nerdy.
Sports, fandom, and city behavior
- Jason and Chris talk about trying to care more about sports, partly because knowing sports helps socially and professionally.
- They admit they mostly only pay attention during major events like the Super Bowl, playoffs, or a huge series.
- Soccer gets a brief spotlight for its global reach and elite athleticism, but they still don’t claim to be true fans.
- They revisit the Knicks parade trash-can theft as an example of fandom turning into weird resale behavior.
Celebrity orbit and internet speculation
- They joke about the way celebrity-adjacent people can become part of bigger narratives.
- A loose, joking theory about Drewski being in too many high-profile circles gets floated and then pushed back on.
- There’s also speculation around Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, and the optics of a “pre-wedding bro dinner.”
Music-industry money and rumors
- They briefly discuss a grim music-business story involving Tay Keith and money tied to hit records like “Sicko Mode.”
- The tone is half concern, half disbelief at how hit-making doesn’t always translate into long-term financial security.
Notable Takeaways
- Chris and Jason are especially sharp when turning routine habits — shopping, eating, dressing, watching sports — into social commentary.
- They’re both suspicious of overly curated taste, especially when it becomes identity performance.
- Food texture matters a lot in their worldview: crunchy, chewy, and “real” beats overcomplicated any day.
- Sports are framed less as a passion and more as a useful social language.
- The episode keeps returning to the same idea: people like what they like, but they also use those preferences to signal who they are.
Sponsor Callouts
The episode includes ad reads for:
- Stateside with Kai and Carter from The Guardian
- Poshmark
- Squarespace
- BetterHelp
- Pandora Jewelry