How Long Gone

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about finding an N95 mask in an old pocket, Jason's thirst for milk deepening, Chris going to the U.S. Open of tennis, Bethenny Frankel at Burning Man, Kanye West continuing to quietly pack stadiums, the Serena Williams reunion tour putters out, Chris' birthday present for Jason, Dries Van Noten hand soap, Chris discover...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about finding an N95 mask in an old pocket, Jason's thirst for milk deepening, Chris going to the U.S. Open of tennis, Bethenny Frankel at Burning Man, Kanye West continuing to quietly pack stadiums, the Serena Williams reunion tour putters out, Chris' birthday present for Jason, Dries Van Noten hand soap, Chris discover...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is back home in L.A. We chat about influencers ruining the U.S. Open of tennis, reverse-engineering Soho House, Chris being bullish on Ohio, stick season not coming soon enough, what it must feel like when flight attendants finally memorize their lines, Sarah McLachlan’s beauty and the odd Rolling Stone digital cover, the even odder Lollapalooz...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is back home in L.A. We chat about influencers ruining the U.S. Open of tennis, reverse-engineering Soho House, Chris being bullish on Ohio, stick season not coming soon enough, what it must feel like when flight attendants finally memorize their lines, Sarah McLachlan’s beauty and the odd Rolling Stone digital cover, the even odder Lollapalooz...

Kate Young is a celebrity stylist living in New York. We chat with her from her office about Jason’s time in Dublin, the Bill Simmons A.I. situation, sending her viola-playing son to CalArts to study experimental pop and her other son’s graffiti and opium-style clothing interests, advancements in Chinese luxury clothing duplication, the upper arms of Madonna, Jennifer Aniston, and Sarah Jessica Pa...

Kate Young is a celebrity stylist living in New York. We chat with her from her office about Jason’s time in Dublin, the Bill Simmons A.I. situation, sending her viola-playing son to CalArts to study experimental pop and her other son’s graffiti and opium-style clothing interests, advancements in Chinese luxury clothing duplication, the upper arms of Madonna, Jennifer Aniston, and Sarah Jessica Pa...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in Colorado, and Jason is in Biarritz, France. We chat about craving Asian flavors on the road, Chris relying on his SoulCycle training on the gravel trails, Jason driving across France in a BMW X2, Jason DJing a friend’s wedding, the sea mist of Biarritz, Chris tracking the Colorado bison with his Swarovski binoculars, Chris pondering a career pivot to chocolatier,...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in Colorado, and Jason is in Biarritz, France. We chat about craving Asian flavors on the road, Chris relying on his SoulCycle training on the gravel trails, Jason driving across France in a BMW X2, Jason DJing a friend’s wedding, the sea mist of Biarritz, Chris tracking the Colorado bison with his Swarovski binoculars, Chris pondering a career pivot to chocolatier,...

Nick Axelrod is a writer, editor, and entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of Into The Gloss and Nécessaire, and most recently, the fragrance line Contrapposto. We chat with Nick from his home in Los Angeles about an early Them Jeans remix, a Parisian CrossFit gym, Chris going to a comedy show in L.A., nasal projection, cheek-kissing Mischa Barton, coming out to his parents via email, Diane...

Nick Axelrod is a writer, editor, and entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of Into The Gloss and Nécessaire, and most recently, the fragrance line Contrapposto. We chat with Nick from his home in Los Angeles about an early Them Jeans remix, a Parisian CrossFit gym, Chris going to a comedy show in L.A., nasal projection, cheek-kissing Mischa Barton, coming out to his parents via email, Diane...

One-on-one pod today: Chris and Jason are both in L.A. after hitting the Just Like Heaven festival the night before. We chat about our day at the festival, artist parking bribery, Chris eating a breakfast burrito, "morning sauces," hash browns, pretzels both soft and hard, Feist’s drummer, slump busting, comedian Reggie Watts is in the news, shamanizing therapy, and talking about your short rib pl...

One-on-one pod today: Chris and Jason are both in L.A. after hitting the Just Like Heaven festival the night before. We chat about our day at the festival, artist parking bribery, Chris eating a breakfast burrito, "morning sauces," hash browns, pretzels both soft and hard, Feist’s drummer, slump busting, comedian Reggie Watts is in the news, shamanizing therapy, and talking about your short rib pl...

Brennan Wedl is a musician living in Nashville. Her new self-titled record is out today on ANTI-. We chat about Purely Elizabeth granola selling for $850 million, the New York Times matchmaking article, her astrology practice, Amy Grant, a recent footwear brand deal, eating dinner at a bowling alley, burrito rolling, Nashville’s transience, “writers’ rounds,” staff meal, chicken roasting, and Elli...

Brennan Wedl is a musician living in Nashville. Her new self-titled record is out today on ANTI-. We chat about Purely Elizabeth granola selling for $850 million, the New York Times matchmaking article, her astrology practice, Amy Grant, a recent footwear brand deal, eating dinner at a bowling alley, burrito rolling, Nashville’s transience, “writers’ rounds,” staff meal, chicken roasting, and Elli...

Jerry Stahl is a writer best known for his 1995 memoir of addiction, Permanent Midnight . Gonzo Neurotic , his new collection of essays over the years, is out next month. We chat with him from his home in L.A. about Jason’s time in Sea Ranch, how Jerry landed in suburbia, working at Hustler magazine while living at the YMCA in Columbus, Ohio, how writing is the only job you can do fucked up, naked...

Jerry Stahl is a writer best known for his 1995 memoir of addiction, Permanent Midnight. Gonzo Neurotic, his new collection of essays over the years, is out next month. We chat with him from his home in L.A. about Jason’s time in Sea Ranch, how Jerry landed in suburbia, working at Hustler magazine while living at the YMCA in Columbus, Ohio, how writing is the only job you can do fucked up, naked,...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about Shania Twain, the incomprehensible fashion statements of Gen Z, This Is Us ’ Chrissy Metz being forced to defend her jab, fact-checking Nicole Kidman’s allyship, Chris getting closer to pulling the trigger on Starlink, the heated driveways out on Sterling Point, TJ predicting box office success for the Rolling Loud...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about Shania Twain, the incomprehensible fashion statements of Gen Z, This Is Us’ Chrissy Metz being forced to defend her jab, fact-checking Nicole Kidman’s allyship, Chris getting closer to pulling the trigger on Starlink, the heated driveways out on Sterling Point, TJ predicting box office success for the Rolling Loud...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about our attention spans, the long-term effects of “high-low” aesthetics, Apple chargers and foldable phones, pre-iPod MP3 players, calling a woman “handsome,” all the info you need to know about The Goneies , our awards show next month in New York, the Irish “spice bag,” shiso leaves, whether Bill Simmons is “dark woke...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about our attention spans, the long-term effects of “high-low” aesthetics, Apple chargers and foldable phones, pre-iPod MP3 players, calling a woman “handsome,” all the info you need to know about The Goneies, our awards show next month in New York, the Irish “spice bag,” shiso leaves, whether Bill Simmons is “dark woke,...

Our friend, comedian, musician, and actor Whitmer Thomas returns to the pod. His new HBO special, Terminal Crew of Dudes , drops this week. We chat with him from his home in L.A. about Brad Pitt drinking again, Homer Gere emerging, eating on camera, Tim Robinson and John Mulaney, getting COVID at Hooters, sweetening up the comedy "in post," a hotel throwing all his clothes away, getting scammed on...

Our friend, comedian, musician, and actor Whitmer Thomas returns to the pod. His new HBO special, Terminal Crew of Dudes, drops this week. We chat with him from his home in L.A. about Brad Pitt drinking again, Homer Gere emerging, eating on camera, Tim Robinson and John Mulaney, getting COVID at Hooters, sweetening up the comedy "in post," a hotel throwing all his clothes away, getting scammed on...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is just back from the Hamptons, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about damaging your body, leopard print going with everything, Pyrex shorts, prayfor Perez Hilton, Drake barking like a dog for a goth baddie, Chris taking a seaplane to the island with a friend of the show, the birdfeeder tech space, Charli singing with the Strokes in San Francisco, cracking the surface...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is just back from the Hamptons, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about damaging your body, leopard print going with everything, Pyrex shorts, prayfor Perez Hilton, Drake barking like a dog for a goth baddie, Chris taking a seaplane to the island with a friend of the show, the birdfeeder tech space, Charli singing with the Strokes in San Francisco, cracking the surface...

Collier Schorr is a photographer and dancer from New York. Her newest book, WRITING A LETTER Akerman Ballet Act 1 , is out now. We chat with her from her home about The Five-Star Weekend , herring, the lesbian gaze, potent potables, agoraphobia in 1989 Williamsburg, the broccoli haircut, Hudson, N.Y., life, the deep, murky, shadowy stuff, how to make a picture before you photograph it, learning th...