Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

NBA 2020 season gets suspended! (1:00), Rudy Gobert, victim of hubris and...coronavirus (10:32), how vulnerable are basketball players? (24:22), what a delayed postseason means for Kevin Durant and other injured players (30:10), will hoops void lead to the rise of eSports? (37:33), potential inglorious end for Vinsanity (52:02), and other news: the Nets can Kenny Atkinson (1:02:22) and Jimmy Butle...

Life in CoronaWorld and the unfruitful hunt for hand sanitizer (1:30), NBA considers dramatic necessities (17:10), Bucks practice self-care (29:14), Bernie vs Biden (41:37), Charles Barkley and Draymond are both great! (1:04:32), are advanced metrics creator cooking the books? (1:12:19), Dion Waiters Island: Los Angeles (1:15:41). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Super Tuesday, Warren drops out, Biden versus Bernie (5:20), Le Crocodile gets a three-star review (25:02), basketball's recency bias (33:12), Spike Lee and Dolan grimly head to war (43:12), "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown." Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Waiting for coronavirus (6:30), Detrick hates "The Hunters" (23:43), the Beantown Media Mafia gets full-blown Tatum fever (36:23), is Zion passing...with the wrong hand? (43:43), Sixers plunge into chaos again (48:32), what NBA team has the best three-year plan (58:22), Kuo is not impressed by latest Giannis vs Harden dustup (1:06:30). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew K...

We return to Darius Rucker Park (0:45), Trip-Hop memories (6:42), R.I.P. Pop Smoke (8:03), Kuo slanders legendary rap figures (13:03), Giannis' Bucks vs Shaq's Lakers (29:30), All-Star game's successful Elam ending (47:50), Sixers and Rockets face nerd backlash (1:01:45), NBA dead zones (1:20:34). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

"Parasite" wins best picture (3:00), a neo-liberal conspiracy unravels in Iowa (16:12), Knicks are in everyone's good graces and everything is dandy now! (29:21), toxic Sixers fans earn their comeuppance (46:32), Rockets embrace small-ball, outraging boomers (1:01:21), Andrew Wiggins is the Warriors' new prom king (1:10:06), is Zion a star...or Thaddeus Young 2.0? (1:25:41), Lakers strike out at t...

The life and death of Kobe Bryant. Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Kuo tangles with thorny moral issues of a mouse infestation (1:45), doomsday clock ticks closer to apocalypse (15:02), we went to big games in the Mecca (26:32), Zion's long-awaited debut (40:22), Simmons, Embiid and the Boston Media Mafia (50:15), huge Coronavirus energy! (1:01:22), looks like there's fat shaming afoot (1:10:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

The gutting of New York (3:30), Opening Ceremony's closing ceremony (6:45), Warren and Bernie end an alliance (26:21), Teague returns to Atlanta, for some reason (34:02), do Knicks suffer from bad ideas or bad execution? (44:43), Fultz fans flames in Philadelphia (50:02), the Grizz got smart...and then lucky (1:02:32), why are the Warriors so abysmal? (1:15:03). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, J...

Spaghetti boys (2:01), Tony Romo and sports genius (18:21), US drone strikes Soleimani (29:02), Solar power and...uh, the Knicks? (40:03), the Kirilenko prototype (46:32), prom kings (1:03:21), Drummond hits the trading block (1:10:21), Kyrie and the Nets' disappointing debut (1:26:50). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Christmas whist in New York (1:45), Happy Boxing Day! (6:00), white van scam man (13:22), "Star Wars Something: More Star Wars" (23:02), big decade of rap lists (27:33), Sixers trouce Bucks, Giannis exposed by wrath of the math (41:22), the second battle for Los Angeles, replay arguments (1:09:10), Zion needs to relearn to walk before he can run (1:17:44), Kuo vs the NCAA (1:20:02), white van bias...

We're putting 500 fashion police in the subways (3:01), "Uncut Gems" and New York's grimy underbelly (9:32), HBO's "Watchmen" and magical realism (30:11), the Knicks are back, baby!!!! (46:13), Jrue Holiday hits the trade block and Sixers fans only know former Sixers (55:02), Tobias Harris is not a...mystery (1:04:45), did Kevin Garnett really break LeBron? (1:25:43), whether Zion Williamson's sea...

Juice WRLD's tragic death (2:42), Basel boys binge on banana art (13:30), Fizdale finally gets canned and the Knicks' problems are solved! (23:01), Joel Embiid sounds sad, but why? (41:05), Kevin Love leaps atop the trading block (53:12), engagingly mediocre OKC Thunder arrive at a crossroads (1:02:33). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Peloton Bay (1:30), dystopian food halls (7:48), Kuo defends Facebook, Detrick does not (19:50), the great Boston basketball media conspiracy (25:33), assorted mandatory Sixers chatter (38:02),  Bucks get exposed as regular-season fraudsters (49:32), Knicks find new lows to scrape (57:16), fixing the NBA or whatever (1:18:33), Harden's power grows, to the chagrin of boomers (1:36:23). Cookies is h...

Impeachment watch (5:02), Simmons makes a meaningless 3-point field goal attempt (21:10), Knicks absorb an ideal loss (30:15), Beantown tangles with full-strength Clippers (40:18), aesthetic intelligence and hostile design (54:32), Melo back! (1:06:20), Malice in the Palace (1:26:22). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Instagram threatens to get rid of likes (8:30), meltdown in the Garden (23:18), Andrew Wiggins approaches his destiny (33:02), are the Beantown Celtics...too good? (39:41), protective resemblance (50:33), Dion Waiters gets dumb high (1:04:26), a mandatory Ben Simmons rant (1:11:18), why do the Pelicans suck? (1:27:30), Sex in the City (1:35:03). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli an...

Kuo's restaurant research (3:02), the peaceful wisdom of Gen X (10:30), night of the Grateful Dead (13:11), load management (17:46), we're talking about practice? (24:41), R.J. Barrett's big minutes (31:59) the Simmons Sickness hits Philadelphia again (52:44), mean rich people (56:20), ghost kitchens (1:18:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

Kuo gets stuffed in the sin bin for talking World Series (2:30), endless Halloween week continues (6:11), Pete Wells carves up Peter Luger's steakhouse (11:04), Wegmans...in Brooklyn???? (23:32), Kanye's "Jesus is King" drops (32:02), the Warriors undignified end (39:32), Knicks win! Knicks win! (51:02), the Bullies are undefeated, bully Karl-Anthony Towns (58:01), the oddly uncompelling Lakers (1...

The Cookies Hoops Classic (1:30), damn this endless Halloween (8:02), Lakers, Clippers and the battle for Los Angeles (18:32), Anthony Davis's positional stubbornness (23:01), Sixers unveil their large lads (39:32), Boston's rebuild continues apace (56:22), Kyrie is a warlock (58:08), Kuo is caught staring at Randles (1:02:40), Zion's depressingly delayed debut (1:14:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben...

The Inaugural Cookies Hoops Classic! (2:35), we squandered our valuable time talking about the Miami Heat, for whatever reason (10:32), addition by subtraction vs. the Ewing Theory (15:04), LeBron chimes in on the raging China controversy (42:08), de-Kobification of Jayson Tatum (38:32), Zach LaVine defends the midrange and sparks eternal nerd/jock jostling (42:07), the NBA's alleged sleep depriva...

NBA takes a slow boat to China (3:30), performative virtue and the bottom line (25:02), Ben Simmons destroys hateful Boomers (29:22), our incredible Carb-on-Carb future (49:02), Knicks against...the liberal media? (56:32), Markelle Fultz Part 3: Even More Fultzing (1:15:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Kanye's listening event for "Jesus is King" (3:01), an inquiry for impeachment (23:09), NBA simulation data harvesting (40:56), middleman are at it again (52:01), Iverson vs Steph and era-reduced ranks (1:01:22), Kevin Garnett: GOAT center? (1:16:14), Big markets won in free agency....maybe? (1:18:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Tekashi69 takes the stand (1:50), the NBA cracks down on tampering (24:32), players "inducing" trades (32:03), Cincoro tequila and Kuo is a mixologist (37:20), Incarceration for all! (46:22), something stinks in Dallas (53:02), gig economics (1:02:25), UFO sightings (1:16:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

Joe Johnson heads to the Pistons (1:45), Democratic debates and Yang Gang (2:45), Kuo loves Liberty bucks (13:22), we have CMJ wistfulness (25:11), Team USA shames the nation (32:40), the true Apex Boomer (50:21), food courts and eating authenticity (59:01), Red Hook soccer fields (1:05:02), fried fish (1:15:43), small market signings (1:14:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli an...

Kuo confronts Julius Randle (8:20), 15 year trend cycles (15:35), diversity in fashion (22:14), NBA's headband ban (30:32), Overton windows (41:21), "Range" is all the rage (54:32), Donovan Mitchell: good cop or bad cop? (112:02), Kevin Durant versus The World (131:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.