Dan and Brian discuss Park Chan Wook's 'No Other Choice', Australian Open's one-point slam, Pret a Manger, Charlie Rose, Thinking Machines and more.


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Dan and Brian discuss their 'Ins and Outs' for 2026, Heated Rivalry, GQ, Ayoung Kim's Delivery Dancer and Supreme.

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Dan and Brian discuss their 'Best Of' for 2025, Marty Supreme, cruise epiphanies, airport lounges and skincare routines.

Here's our 'Best Of 2025' List:

Music

Brian: Oklou, Oxis

Dan: Dijon, Geese, Nourished by Time, Viagra Boys, Clipse

Movies

Brian: Splitsville, It Was Just an Accident, Eddington, Sentimental Value

Dan: Secret Agent, No Other Choice, Eddington for best movie of the year

Books

Brian: Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

Art

Dan: Jack Whitten retrospective at MoMA

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Willett is a furniture and spatial designer and the creative behind his namesake company. We dive into his time working as a creative director for Kanye, the origin of his brand Willett, design trends that need to die, modern farmhouses and more.

**Due to technical difficulties, the first 10-minutes of this episode has below-average audio quality. Apologies!!!!**

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Jay Jurden is a New York based stand-up comedian, writer and actor. His new special, Yes Ma'am, is out now on Hulu. We dive into Black influence on comedy, Druski's exploitative practices, Republican sports, prep fashion, the financials of comedy specials and more.

Dan and Brian discuss Cameron Winter's Carnegie Hall show, dating in China, experimental animation, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just An Accident, polyamorous moms and more.

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Dan and Brian discuss Dijon, the bid for Warner Bros, Thanksgiving flight delays, Korean pilots, Hong Sang-Soo, parental brain rot, another self-help book and more.

Michael Diaz-Griffith is a writer, designer, historian and antiques envangelist. Michael brings his storytelling instinct and expertise to teach us about the world of antiques. We dive into why we should even collect in the first place, vintage vs. antiques, developing your eye, Bode, freaky objects and more.

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