Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

In praise of emotional gatherings (1:04), the death of web-surfing (13:22), AI intrusiveness continues (27:03), "Primetime" movie chitchat (48:15), subway tile art (55:27), Isiah Thomas returns to his rightful home at MSG (1:10:21), are the Spurs leaning into being heels? (1:18:29), Sacramento Kings' hot mic extravaganza (1:32:39), institution of new "push off" rule (1:42:25).

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9/11 tribute week (1:20), RIP to our friend Lucien Smith (24:12), AI doomsday scenarios (43:02), Linsanity revisited yet again (1:02:31), NBA crazy tiers (1:19:05), Jalen Duren free agency lingers (1:28:22), unexplored role player prototypes and the unique value of anomalies (1:40:01).   

Listen to the full episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! What happened to weed culture? (1:30), tall dude at the concert privilege (12:01), 9/11 and Kirkversary (23:22), influencers pillage the US Open (41:27), Pablo vindicated, Clippers punished (1:06), Amen Thompson signs max deal (1:33:22), our GOAT Ben Simmons is back (1:44:08).  

Listen to every episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Evolution of NYC bike culture (2:30), Lake America (10:010, building our own kill switches (18:33), Meta glasses at Basement (21:41), avant-garde AI menus (29:02), Hasan Piker vs the Fishhook (43:05), where is 80s rap playable? (58:22), the Pinoy Step Era has arrived (1:11), Jalen Brunson vs SGA and the rhetorical spoils of war (...

Listen to every full episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! We are now intellectual giants (2:43), corporate raves (17:04), Rick Rubin champion of AI (22:42), dive bars in New York City (45:22), if the BQE is here to stay for power broker motorists (1:02:06), Chalamet vs Nets (1:10:02), is Jokic dying on the vine in Denver? (1:15:04), Ausar Thompson and Jalen Duren (1:35:04), NBA own...

Fall Supreme drop (2:01), Amazon book destruction (12:33), viral restaurants (23:42), Nancy Mase tatted up (30:17), Fugazi vs Fugazi (44:33), Steve Ballmer = case closed! (1:00:32), Lakers sold to Kushner (1:10:44), Russell Westbrook retires as the perfectly imperfect NBA star (1:27:19), if Amar'e should be in the Hall of Fame and other halfway crooks (1:35:03).

Listen to every full episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! NY in August: city of the dead (1:31), an autopsy of "Woke 1" (13:03), LaMelo's psychedelic house of wonders (30:15), Usher may have a doppelganger featuring So So Def All-Stars (44:24), Royce White and Enes Freedom being as tiresome as ever (1:04:03), WNBA culture wars (1:08:32), Kawhi x Clippers cap circumvention scandal 2...

Cookies Hoops is joined by Matthew Schnipper, journalist and author of the memoir "Rise Above" (5:03), indie sleaze era = shutter-shaded nostalgia or internet anomaly? (19:22), contemporary music writing (38:06), Babe Ruth didn't exist (57:17), G-Unity and bland NBA weddings (1:22:01), Wemby's ticking biological clock (1:37:02), NBA 2K coverboys (1:44:17).  

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Listen to every episode in its glorious full-length majesty by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Explosive Cyclospora (1:30), Mountain Dew mouth (16:23), NYC flooding (23:25), "The Odyssey" (31:31), a dusty NYC vs Upstate rap battle (46:03), Argentina disgraces itself in World Cup final (54:13), Lu Dort and Zaccharie Risacher traded (1:05:32), Knicks' influence on offseason trends (1:15:03...

Cookies Hoops live from Portland Art Week (1:13), F to the OMO: Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium (12:07), RIP to Ladybug Graham (33:33), NYC immigrant enclave map and the triumphant Feast of Giglio (56:29), exciting NBA Summer League rookies (1:11:37), Bam Adebayo vs Tyler Herro (1:19:41), fellas, is Gary Trent resigning with the Bucks for 4/64 sus? (1:24:01), Pelicans are the throwback franchise...

Listen to every episode in full by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon for a measely $5 a month—it's like you're making money! We've got a live pod in Portland this week (1:30), most dangerous Knicks jersey to spot in the wild (11:15), attending the World Cup in New Jersey like a swamp dragon (19:34), the fading allure of summering "out east" (29:21), can ice cold beers save the art market? (...

Listen to every episode in full by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Taylor Swift getting married at MSG (2:30), NYC is a sports bar now (15:02), "Jackass" = GOAT (35:15), World Cup fever (48:24), Kawhi to Toronto and ownership lawlessness (1:05:31), nerds vs meatwatchers (1:21:34), LeBron out in Los Angeles (1:36:43), Giannis to Miami (1:44:26), they gentrified the Hornets (1:50:22).

Listen to every episode in full by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! The Knicks parade (2:21), disputed ball-knower Zohran and local elections (25:02), starting into the reflecting pool (30:17), the World Cup (51:31), Jalen Brunson myth-making in real time (1:12:06), Jaylen Brown for Giannis rumors (1:26:01), unveiling the Kuo Big Board for the 2026 NBA Draft (1:41:41).

Real New Yorkers lay claim to real New Yorkerness (6:02), lackluster city anthems (20:15), bootleg merch (40:23), Victor Wembayama turns into a villain (58:31), team-building lessons from Knicks and Spurs (1:10:33), leaning into the autism (1:19:05), when Knicks needed him most, Brunson took it to the baja (1:25:22), can the East keep up with the new champs? (1:45:06).

Andrew and Ben wade through the hallucinogenic aftermath of the Knicks' historic comeback against the Spurs in Game 4 of the Finals. The ominously dour mood of the city after losing for the first time in months (6:48), revisiting the Beastie Boys for mental health (10:23), the Spurs build a seemingly-insurmountable lead (18:02), the Jose Alvarado factor (21:03), late game heroics by OG Anunoby and...

Listen to every full weekly episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Hunter Biden logs on from Super 8 (2:42), legend of the mole people (20:22), ASAP Rocky, live from the heart of NoDi (35:03), we all have mayor complex now (45:01), Donnie and the Island Boys squander home court (57:30), kill the refs! (1:17:01), astute Finals analysis through Game 3 (1:36:22), Spurs' new game plan =...

RIP to our friend Doug Shaw (1:30), top 10 lists (15:02), Manhattanhenge (31:22), backrooms and 1999 aesthetics (46:22), Irish and Italians (55:02), Spurs beat Thunder (1:02:25), Mike Gansey in Philly (1:11:27), NBA Finals Preview (1:23:03).  

Listen to the full episode (and every episode) by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Kuo vs Uptown, the death of brunch (15:08), gatekeeping done wrong (26:23), speed-reading through BookTok (53:01), Knicks going to the Finals (1:04:38), strongest local fan base (1:24:22), Kenny Atkinson's advanced analytics (1:41:32), McCain's actual trade value (1:44:01), Spurs vs Thunder knife-fight (1:4...

Go to Orchard Street instead of offing yourself (2:01), playing with plumbers (8:22), historically gross places in NYC (22:32), all cultures have dumplings except one (43:41), real fans don't go to games or watch them (56:09), RIP: rest in Pistons (1:08:22), Julius Randle blamed again (1:35:42), Knicks vs Cavs in the EFC (1:18:19), Daryl Morey fired by Sixers (1:42:33).

Listen to the full ep—and every ep—by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Love in the time of Hantavirus (1:30), NYT's top 100 restaurants and Resy fatigue (22:45), what is burger music? (42:01), Knicks dismantle the Sixers (1:05:17), NBA Lottery results (1:33:28), a calamity in Indiana (1:42:00), the Nets get screwed again—but what about Giannis? (1:52:22).  

Performative dog owners (6:22), train dreams (17:29), JP Morgan scammer (42:10), Sixers vs Celtics (56:18), Knicks rout Hawks (1:20:01), Cookies Hoops civil war (1:25:22), Eastern Conference aura (1:40:29), Jokic slander (1:48:02).

Uninspired false flags (1:43), Prince St Pizza (28:22), Knicks dine on Magic City wings (43:02), Scientology speed runs (55:19), Nikola Jokic and every NBA star have now been exposed! (1:02:36), LeBron sidequests (1:20:02), if the NBA's agenda is anti-player (1:45:09).  

Listen to the full episode (and every full episode) by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Dreams of Wburg deferred (2:54), nightlife innovation looks a lot like regular nightlife (14:03), Geese: psyop or marketing campaign? (28:22), Second Life is real (47:29), MSG feds (1:02:39), Windy's NBA takes (1:19:02), Spurs suiting (1:35:19), Sixers crushed in Game 1 (1:48:31), Knicks vs Hawks (1:54...