How Long Gone

Alexander Shulan runs the fine art gallery LOMEX in New York City. We chat about Chris seeing a person shower with a mask on, The Chrisley’s caught a case, what we think a bottom should be ordering on Uber Eats, the art business is notoriously dirty, people are trying to make actual art non-fungible, what factors go into pricing a work of art, questions you might ask someone to find out if they co...

Otegha Uwagba is writer from London. Her newest book We Need To Talk About Money is a Sunday Times bestseller and an Observer book of the year. We chat about TJ’s Ionpack DJ set, computers and phones don’t work in Florida, writers have unemployed vibes, Dixie Cups are racist, Chris has a tough time keeping his towel on, an article about how writers shouldn’t talk, women’s shoe sizes oscillate wild...

We talk about our elaborate Pride plans, Chris hates Lyft, buffalo cauliflower hangover, Chris made me feel like I was on Hulu’s Fire Island, Balenciaga plain lays, Bitchin’ Sauce, candles that smell like the female orgasm, Gwen and Kourt’s noses have been broken so many times they have superhuman smelling, they know Chris down at Spencer Gifts, talking Top Gun with Bret Ellis, performative crying...

Andy Baraghani is a chef from the Bay Area, currently living in New York. His new book The Cook You Want To Be is out now. We chat about the Marines Pride campaign, our show at Tribeca Film Festival, chain-smoking Parliaments in a dark corner, reorganizing the furniture in hotel rooms, never show how much the champagne costs, going on Good Morning America, Chris wanting an appliance-free kitchen,...

Spoon is a band from Austin, Tx, their new album Lucifer On The Sofa is out now. We chat about taking big swings, TJ saw Top Gun: Maverick, getting high in parking structures, The Elden Ring is the Infinite Jest of gaming, the Ps5 is tough to find, TJ booked Spoon to play 15 years ago, Rick Rubin’s polar bear, if Matador is making them do Tik Toks, old music is getting more streams than new, Spoon...

One-on-one episode recorded live and uncut from Glendale, Chris & Jason chat about insufferable digital nomads, eating at a chili parlour, crying while watching Dating On The Spectrum, insider trading is a victimless crime, in defense of nepotism, how to be a celebrity at dress normal, Lawry's Prime Rib, we do 30 minutes on a $700 omakase dinner at Nozawa Bar, the street art flash mobs of 2009's F...

Our friend and host of the podcast Are We On Air? had us on as a guest recently to talk about How Long Gone, and the music that shaped us growing up. It's a fun listen with tons of music so we decided to add it to the feed. Here's Arman's intro for the episode: Turn on, tune in, drop out! CHRIS BLACK and JASON STEWART join Arman for a little tête-à-tête that will feel like time is slipping like sa...

Sloane Crosley is a writer living in New York. Her new book Cult Classic is out June 7th. We chat about the new Sky Ferreira, an update on TJ’s water fast, Sloane does not work out, Ana De Armas, getting her house broken into, her crypto investments, Criterion dick, writing with ugly fonts as a litmus test, learning to play tennis on a slanted street, do fucked up people workout more, drinking mar...

Max Lakin is a writer from New York City. His work can be seen in NYT, Artforum, The New Yorker, and everywhere else. We chat about testing dirty for mayonnaise, TJ’s declaration of war with a local park’s groundskeepers, the anger issues of baseball guys, cops taking an extra Powerade at the bodega just to feel something real, Max’s thoughts on Balenciaga, Frank Ocean’s fit, when to lay on the fl...

One-on-one pod today, Chris zooms in straight from the Balenciaga show and TJ is still sweating out the mollywater from his successful festival DJ set. We chat about Chris somehow sleeping his entire flight, insights into the songwriting process, Jack Antonoff is music’s fentanyl, it’s the big apple's heatwave, NYSE scene report, Just Like Heaven Festival recap, a photo of TJ sound checking to an...

Michael Sebastian is the Editor in Chief of Esquire Magazine. We chat about Rihanna’s water breaking, what we might do in that same situation, blue smoothies matter, where Hollywood’s fattest firefighters dine, what an EIC does and doesn’t do, moving to Jersey because of a house fire, Liam earning his right to dress casually in his older age, suit-wearing changes in your 40’s, Chris is exhausted b...

Joe Mande is a comedian and writer living in Los Angeles. You’ve seen him on Parks & Rec, Modern Family, and most recently HBO’s Hacks. We chat about putting the paws on people, getting some "cut," the backstory on a friend's bespoke shirt, the food at San Vicente Bungalows, Cameo trying to recruit him, TJ ran into Maron at Whole Foods, the underground world of cops on Tik Tok, pissmaxing, working...

One-on-one pod live and unedited from Glendale. Chris and Jason talk about our trip to Toronto, airplane whining, TJ teaches his flight attendant how to make a Bloody Mary, visiting Matty Matheson’s new restaurant, working out the tour life cobwebs, TJ taking mushrooms and DJing the afterparty, Canadian snowboarders teaching us about Japanese cuisine, tableside branzino sashimi, espresso martinis...

Carsten Höller is a German-born artist currently living in Stockholm. He’s known for years of amazing and interactive installations, and most recently his Brutalist-themed restaurant Brutalisten. He’s an amazing scientific mind who we had a blast talking to. We chat about our arrival in Toronto, Chris injuring himself on the assault bike, writing a book about playing games, why Americans talk too...

Julia Cumming is a musician and model, her band Sunflower Bean’s new album Headful Of Sugar is out now. We chat about peanut butter vs. kale, the world is ending and all we wanna do is sit down at 10 pm for some fries, we’re off to Toronto, Thug and the rest of YSL got a RICO charge, playing a frat party at Dartmouth for an audience of zero, the video to visualizer vibe shift, Pitchfork gave Jack...

One-on-one pod recorded live and unedited from Glendale. Chris and Jason chat about our new merch for Toronto, DJ complaining, the guest list is open, you can’t choose your audience, Kentucky Derby scene report, Jack Harlow doesn’t want his shoes to get dirty, Die Antwoord aged poorly, Dave Chappelle brought his attacker on stage, TJ’s metaphorical ankles got broken at a ceramics activation, celeb...

Fivio Foreign is a rapper from New York. His new record B.I.B.L.E. is out now. We chat about podcasting on tired legs, a lads dinner at Mother Wolf, rap music at the fine dining restaurant, the pink drinks at Starbucks, frozen coffee pucks, friends and family of Fivio's unique investment opportunities, his diet and bloodwork, which muscles a drill rapper needs to focus on in the gym, his chick spe...

One of our funnier guests in some time, John Vanderslice is an indie musician, producer, and captain of the infamous Tiny Telephone studios in San Francisco. We chat with him from his home in Los Angeles about the gilded failures of fashion’s biggest night, Kim K only ate tomatoes for 16 days but didn't eat on the carpet, why John escaped the Bay Area, covid fucking LA restaurants up, buying drugs...

Instead of our one-on-one pod today, we’ve got an extended 30 minute solo Sunday chat and a interview with Interpol, a band from New York City that we all know and love. We chat with their frontman Paul Banks about flavorless water, a little something called authenticity, the absence of color, pushing through the paranoia, the new Future record, Paul’s rare and expensive Japanese boxing gloves, ca...

Mattiel is a two-piece band from Atlanta. Their new album Georgia Gothic is out now on ATO Records. We chat about Chris showing up very late, Snail Mail at the Palladium, some of the perks of the Delta Diamond Medallion program, breaking the law, the gas company is a sham, the rise of the sexy south, Catherine Zeta-Jones, MailChimp, graphic design, bald kings building, tips on bringing stuff into...

Chaz, aka Toro Y Moi, is a musician from South Carolina currently living in the Bay Area of California. We chat about our $80 coffee cupping, my flat ass, Harry’s Better Homes and Gardens cover, Taco Bell’s Mexican pizza, illegally downloading Chaz’s music, full nude toilet time, playing Coachella with Flume, all his fans are nice and sweet, his production software, remixes of live bands shouldn’t...

One-on-one pod live and unedited from Glendale. Chris and Jason give a Coachella (week 2) recap, TJ’s pouchette, unlicensed energy drinks, Sprouts Market, Spiritualized, Anitta, Phoebe, and Harry, spending $400 on Red Bull and Vodka, bottomless 805's, photo pit drug dealers, Sephora dance music, Chris discovers Peggy Gou, Alexander Wang in VIP, TJ talking to losers, imperfect music of the 90s, wha...

Richard Jefferson is a former NBA Champion turned commentator. We chat with him from his home in Los Angeles about Chris’ big night out, Jason’s 420 menu, RJ’s landscaping and mulch tips, his proximity to the airport, why Chris doesn’t like Clear, The Hermosa Beach Ironman, raging with frat bros in Arizona, getting back into hoops to show his kids he’s still wetty, Space Jam trash, LeBron’s addict...

Molly Lambert is a writer from Los Angeles. Her new podcast Heidiworld The Heidi Fleiss story and the secret history of LA is out now. We chat about Chris’ emails, hitting the flow state, Netflix’s Ultimatum, our 2022 Eurotrip, Chris’ barbershop vibe, Molly’s marijuana life, #adulting, meeting local singles at the rotisserie chicken aisle, vanilla ice cream, Chris reveals a meat-based food fantasy...

One-on-one Coachella X Easter episode, Chris and Jason chat about Moses being zaddy, Drake’s disciples, how much Kim K got paid to do a walkthrough looking like R2D2, the Revolve Festival-verse taking over Coachella, the benefits of being nimble in the world of experiential marketing, a full buyout at Sqirl for dinner, Mystery Method sweater negging, eighty dollar coffee from Arkansas, restaurants...