Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

Cookies Hoops records live from the NADA art fair to talk New York's gala season, pickup ball injuries, hoops obsession as a midlife crisis, novelty restaurants, popular baby names, peaking with Linsanity, Knicks nihilism and more!

New episodes are published first on Patreon. Stunt foods (4:01), leg-lengthening surgery (10:15), characters on "Ozark" should be listening to Fabolous' fourth LP (27:22), NADA live pod (38:12), the Roots and authenticity (42:23) vs Future (46:19), Ja Morant and the haters (54:07), Boston exposed against Milwaukee, as day ones predicted (1:03:55), Golden State takes first game against Memphis (1:1...

New eps drop first on our Patreon. Sean Thor Conroe, author of "Fuccboi," joins Cookies Hoops to discuss pickup ball (2:55), Mayor Adams getting covid (10:52), dealing with literary criticism (15:01), having an imposter on the Red Scare Reddit (18:32), meeting Lil B and Jeremy Lin (26:44), the etymology of "fuccboi" (36:22), Ben Simmons mutual aid (43:58), Sixers vs Raptors (1:14:44), and playoff...

New eps drop first on our Patreon! Restaurant soundtracks (11:33), Deli-Core vs Redaelli-Core (17:02), erotic thrillers (23:05) including "Jennifer's Body" (30:22), Forlini's, Bamonte's and Rao's (40:03), the Wheel of Guys (53:44), Coach K leaves the sport of basketball in deep shame (59:02), the far-right apparently hates sports now? (1:08:12), MVP race and tribal cheerleading (1:15:03), Lakers a...

Eps drop first on our Patreon! Pouring out Russian dressing (3:22), empathy vs main character syndrome and the war in Ukraine (6:21), Warholian Orwellianism (22:15), Kuo takes on Wordle (27:04), the Enid's era (44:02), post-4AM beers (52:22), the MoMA stabbing (55:15), Essex Crossing (1:02:13), Embiid against Jokic, investigating Doc Rivers' rotations (1:22:15), Kyrie on the sidelines at Barclays...

The Cookies Hoops lads headed to Cleveland for All-Weekend! On this episode we talk about our book signing and live pod from The Land at Tower City Center (presented by Complex), NBA celebrity sightings, the local gastropub scene, and going hobgoblin mode. Then we're joined by contemporary artist Hank Willis Thomas to discuss how his work connects the Underground Railroad to modern hoop dreams, wh...

New eps drop first on Patreon! It's a new year in Swag City (3:33), if "Carlito's Way" was bad (13:21), fuccboi legacy media (18:08), Gen-X revenge (25:01), food forecasting lottery (35:23), the Uncle Murder / Red Cafe aesthetic (48:30), Philly gets big mad at Tobias Harris (55:05), Klay Thompson's imminent return (1:09:33), fearing the Jazz (1:16:16), Dame Lillard loses the right way (1:26:33). 

New episodes drop first on Patreon! Gambling on half-court shots (3:25), New Yorkers in Miami for Art Basel were on bad behavior (9:30), HBO's "Life of Crime, 1984-2020" (22:07), NYM's list of the best local movies ever (37:33), Dame Lillard, toxic environmentalist (48:08), Enes Freedom, activist for freedom (1:08:33), Pacers teardown (1:14:33), Zion gets body-shamed (1:22:43). 

New episodes drop first on the Cookies Hoops Patreon page! Winter coat readiness and Andrew's prized United Bamboo parka (2:20), "Curb" returns (12:32), Ben likes Westerns due to themes of retribution and patricide (21:44), Giannis doesn't like tunnel walk drip (32:22), Nets fans are mocked and scorned following a trouncing from the Warriors (36:33), then we're joined by rapper BabyTron (1:01:22)...

New eps drop first on Patreon! Halloween culture and the forgotten mummy (1:30), a China Chalet break-in (17:32), New York's mayoral races pits cops versus vigilantes (23:32), it's NFT week, whatever that means (34:02), "The Joy of Basketball" comes out in a week! (41:03), Celtics' rebuild falters (49:57), Lillard visits Philadelphia (1:10:23), the pipe-dream of NBA parity (1:25:32), the advanced...

New eps drop first on Patreon! Espresso martinis are everywhere (1:43), the strangeness of 2010s cocktail culture (8:34), "Succession" returns with a frantic opener to season three (14:05), the Catskills, Joshua Tree and realizations about rural life (38:23), Ben Simmons gets booted from Sixers' practice (49:23), the Warriors' ceiling and Curry versus the NBA's top scorer/distributors (101:32), wh...

New episodes drop first on Patreon! Alana Champion joins us to discuss trips to Paris (3:24), whether veganism should be about humble beans or magic tricks (13:44), pasta surface areas (18:05), being scammed on Craigslist (23:44), a lung doctor with a smoking fetish (30:02), intergenerational discourse and finsta accounts (39:05), Mamba mentality (47:35), Westbrook in Los Angeles (52:13), the Lake...

Kelefa Sanneh, author of Major Labels , joins us to discuss his new book (6:23), setting the record straight on "Rockism" (14:31), 1996 rap (23:04), Verzuz ideas (34:30), an update on Eleven Madison Park (37:45), pandemic dining (50:11), the Process in Philly (1:04:23), tanking and joyfulness (1:14:35), critical protectionism (1:21:44), NBA height limits (1:25:08).  

Actor, musician, and author David Duchovny guests on Cookies Hoops. Surviving a sweaty planet (2:01), LOX vs Dipset Verzuz—did Jadakiss want it too much? (5:35), underground rap anti-vaxxers (18:32), Duchovny enters the chat to discuss dunking culture (27:32), Rock N' Jock drama (30:13), nerds, jocks and the duality of man (39:23), Gary Shandling's Los Angeles pickup games (42:12), auditioning for...

New vax rules in New York City (2:54), Lollapalooza and grayscale Fred Durst (33:25), Gen X...hostility (40:37), Sixers sign Drummond, toss in the towel (55:35), Knicks run it back (1:02:01), Bulls make bold moves towards relevancy (1:10:22), Heat are old as the hills (1:19:35), Lakers are a beautiful mess (1:19:35).

Kanye moves into Mercedes-Benz Stadium (1:25), Dipset takes on the LOX in MSG Verzuz (13:56), maybe we should go camping? (39:15), the excruciating joy of HBO's White Lotus (43:10), Simone Biles isn't feeling Olympic vibes (55:32), mandatory Ben Simmons trade update content, this time with Jimmy Butler involved (1:13:45), the Kuo Big Board is back, baby (1:34:05), what Knicks fans should look for...

We get excited about the Delta variant (5:20), more billionaires almost make it to space (27:35), simulation talk (33:47), is Space Jam for kids or...everyone? (40:34), Fear Street doesn't have enough Frankie Cutlass for 1994 (46:43), Tim Robinson (50:02), the NBA Finals is over! (58:07), Bucks zen masters and coach Bud (1:12:44), future wars with Giannis (1:25:02). 

Kuo goes oat on oat (3:22), Italy wins the Eurocup (12:30), summer burnout hits early (18:32), where are we going when climate change destroys the world? (29:42), billionaires are opting for the edge of space (38:12), defiant Detrick breaks down the Ben Simmons trade fiasco (45:29), Sexton and IQ: will the Knicks have beauty and brains? (1:10:42), Stephen A. Smith apologizes (1:30:23). 

The Gay Cold (13:30), Hoboken's finest (8:25), whether the Tokyo Olympics should happen (22:02), the Dream Team (38:35), a grillmaster's delight (44:05), Rachel Nichols and ESPN (54:15), Finals ratings are up, but why would you care? (1:14:02), Durant and Kyrie (1:20:02). 

The Many Saints of Newark trailer (2:30), fond memories of horrorcore (14:25), fasting....while asleep (19:35), Rx Papi and Rx Nephew (24:54), volume shooting versus taking the perfect midrange, but in the art world (38:33), New York's mayoral race drags on (45:13), heatwaves, droughts and climate doomerism (54:17), Chris Paul and the Suns are headed to the Finals (1:01:34), after years of boomeri...

When did you get "pizza woke" (11:30), it appears Eric Adams is the dirty cop NYC craves (19:42), QR codes at restaurants (33:08), so much bucatini they gotta use the scales they weigh the whales with (45:22), Sixers and Simmons and an unrepentant Detrick (53:45), Clippers/Suns classic (1:21:45), Pistons win NBA lottery and Kuo tells them whomsth to take (1:39:22), Kemba becomes the latest casualt...

New episodes drop first on Patreon! Rampant promotion of our new book, "The Joy of Basketball: An Encyclopedia of the Modern Game" (2:05), psy-op fireworks are back (11:32), the battle for Washington Square Park (15:09), the latest mayoral debate (26:23), is every pod a food pod? (46:25), assigning blame for Sixers' stunning collapse in Game 5 (54:18), should Giannis guard Kevin Durant (1:12:57),...

New episodes drop first on our Patreon! ESPN's Pablo Torre joins Cookies Hoops to discuss the outdoor dining science fair (4:22), K2 corridors (17:18), New Haven pizza (38:02), NYC mayoral fiascos (41:45), Defensive Players of the Year (1:02:03) and Ben Simmons appreciation (1:14:55), the rolling Brooklyn Nets and the Barclays experience (1:22:05), Chris Paul's demons (1:39:29), and whether Kawhi...

New episodes of Cookies drop first on our Patreon page—sign up today! Normalcy is returning (3:22), whether Williamsburg is really a den of depraved creative directors (14:46), murder mysteries solved in the Mare of Easttown finale (35:18), the Boston Celtics are rebuilding (55:33), complicated emotions surrounding the Knicks' season (1:10:44), Sixers close out the Wizards without Joel Embiid desp...

A history told through free beer (3:54), mortadella, the tres gabagooles, and one ham to rule them all (12:30), favorite subway stations (22:01), Mare of Easttown with spoilers (30:31), Mach-Hommy and Olivia Rodrigo (42:08), fans are back in NBA stadiums, with mixed results (58:28), Knicks vs Hawks heats up (59:30), Justice in the Palace (1:09:35), Chris Paul's bad luck continues (1:25:33).