How Long Gone

Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, is a musician and composer. He scored the films Marty Supreme and Uncut Gems, and his new album, Tranquilizer, is out now. We chat with Daniel from his home in Brooklyn about Darkside Of The Moon, if Zohran pretends to know Aphex Twin, we compare Soulja Boy and Ariel Pink, the cranked up press run of Marty Supreme, what he said to Tom Cruise recently, we...

Olivia Nuzzi is a writer and the West Coast Editor of Vanity Fair. Her new book, American Canto , is out now. We chat with her from her home in Malibu about playing drums in Uggs, Spotify Wrapped, her love of alt weeklies, uncharitable name-calling, The Politician, being weaned off access to information, skydiving, her Instagram algorithm is babies getting glasses for the first time, and girls wit...

Olivia Nuzzi is a writer and the West Coast Editor of Vanity Fair. Her new book, American Canto, is out now. We chat with her from her home in Malibu about playing drums in Uggs, Spotify Wrapped, her love of alt weeklies, uncharitable name-calling, The Politician, being weaned off access to information, skydiving, her Instagram algorithm is babies getting glasses for the first time, and girls with...

Roddy Bottum is a musician most known for the bands Faith No More and Imperial Teen. His detailed new memoir, The Royal We , is out now. We chat about The Dick Dock in Provincetown, getting in early on Apple stock, Manhattan real estate, American Apparel briefs, Kim K's brain scans, the heyday of San Francisco, and early bike messenger culture, heroin, his favorite cruising spots in Los Angeles, w...

Roddy Bottum is a musician most known for the bands Faith No More and Imperial Teen. His detailed new memoir, The Royal We, is out now. We chat about The Dick Dock in Provincetown, getting in early on Apple stock, Manhattan real estate, American Apparel briefs, Kim K's brain scans, the heyday of San Francisco, and early bike messenger culture, heroin, his favorite cruising spots in Los Angeles, wh...

One-on-one pod today, Chris was in Las Vegas, and Jason was in Laguna Beach, CA. We chat about low-key hang gliding weather, motorcyclist Matty Matheson spotted in the wild, how to spend Alix's Vegas winnings, all plane food smells the same, despite the dish, pasta and bread restaurants shouldn't serve potatoes as well, it's excessive, the quarter-zip sweater gains momentum in the hood, New Yorker...

One-on-one pod today, Chris was in Las Vegas, and Jason was in Laguna Beach, CA. We chat about low-key hang gliding weather, motorcyclist Matty Matheson spotted in the wild, how to spend Alix's Vegas winnings, all plane food smells the same, despite the dish, pasta and bread restaurants shouldn't serve potatoes as well, it's excessive, the quarter-zip sweater gains momentum in the hood, New Yorker...

Madi Diaz is a musician from Nashville. She's toured with Harry Styles, written some big tunes, and her newest record, Fatal Optimist , is out now on Anti. We chat with her about dogs drinking coffee, Thanksgiving at Nobu Las Vegas, the CMAs, bartending in Boston, tricking off at Berklee, Kacey Musgraves is a girl's girl, her time in Silverlake, Cosplay Cowboy Culture, trying to date guys with no...

Madi Diaz is a musician from Nashville. She's toured with Harry Styles, written some big tunes, and her newest record, Fatal Optimist, is out now on Anti. We chat with her about dogs drinking coffee, Thanksgiving at Nobu Las Vegas, the CMAs, bartending in Boston, tricking off at Berklee, Kacey Musgraves is a girl's girl, her time in Silverlake, Cosplay Cowboy Culture, trying to date guys with no D...

Hailey Benton Gates is a model, actress, director, and journalist—her debut feature, Atropia , took the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance this year. We spoke with her from a hotel in Puerto Rico about pulling permits, being traumatized by Rachel Sennott's I Love LA , the scene report down Venezuela way, nicotine toothpicks, taking her braces out with a fork as a child, spitting and gleeking, using feti...

Hailey Benton Gates is a model, actress, director, and journalist—her debut feature, Atropia, took the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance this year. We spoke with her from a hotel in Puerto Rico about pulling permits, being traumatized by Rachel Sennott's I Love LA, the scene report down Venezuela way, nicotine toothpicks, taking her braces out with a fork as a child, spitting and gleeking, using fetish...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about rapper Fabolous being unable to blow out his birthday candles, Hollywood dicks, Ashton Kutcher's lunch fit, whether Wicked is just Hamilton for gay people, Sweetgreen protein maxing, Zohran linking with Donald, Marty Supreme's marketing campaign, fabricated beefs, Chris went to the Geese show, and Kimmel's wif...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about rapper Fabolous being unable to blow out his birthday candles, Hollywood dicks, Ashton Kutcher's lunch fit, whether Wicked is just Hamilton for gay people, Sweetgreen protein maxing, Zohran linking with Donald, Marty Supreme's marketing campaign, fabricated beefs, Chris went to the Geese show, and Kimmel's wif...

Paul Needham is CEO of The Infatuation. We chat with him from his office in New York about unhoused Kevin Spacey, Chris's newsletter about Substack, TJ saw Robyn last night, British Politics, we rank all the new markets trying to be Erewhon, the psychology of waiting in line for things, his In N Out order, Iced matcha add banana pudding, elevated small luxuries, why Ojai? Restaurants that "release...

Paul Needham is CEO of The Infatuation. We chat with him from his office in New York about unhoused Kevin Spacey, Chris's newsletter about Substack, TJ saw Robyn last night, British Politics, we rank all the new markets trying to be Erewhon, the psychology of waiting in line for things, his In N Out order, Iced matcha add banana pudding, elevated small luxuries, why Ojai? Restaurants that "release...

W. David Marx is a writer and cultural historian based in Tokyo, Japan, known for his book  Status and Culture , among others. His newest book, Blank Space, is out today. We chat with him from New York City about barbecued monkfish, the San Vicente Bungalows ice cream sundae, alterna-pop music, how he dressed at nineteen, selvedge denim, the evolving Olivia Nuzzi scandal and orchestrated writer dr...

W. David Marx is a writer and cultural historian based in Tokyo, Japan, known for his book Status and Culture, among others. His newest book, Blank Space, is out today. We chat with him from New York City about barbecued monkfish, the San Vicente Bungalows ice cream sundae, alterna-pop music, how he dressed at nineteen, selvedge denim, the evolving Olivia Nuzzi scandal and orchestrated writer dram...

One-on-one pod recorded live from Jason's hotel room in New York. We chat about us hosting the GQ Man Of The Year, a Congressman getting caught looking at Twitter porn on the plane, Malibu gets a Chrome Hearts hotel, Carrie Coon and Chinese singer KUN appearing on the same red carpet, a recap of all the celebs we interviewed, toothbrushing and hotel tipping etiquette, full English at the airport,...

One-on-one pod recorded live from Jason's hotel room in New York. We chat about us hosting the GQ Man Of The Year, a Congressman getting caught looking at Twitter porn on the plane, Malibu gets a Chrome Hearts hotel, Carrie Coon and Chinese singer KUN appearing on the same red carpet, a recap of all the celebs we interviewed, toothbrushing and hotel tipping etiquette, full English at the airport,...

Tom Freston was a co-founder of MTV who later led MTV Networks’ global expansion and served as CEO of Viacom. His great new memoir, Unplugged, is out next week. We chat with him from his home in New York about travelling overland to the Middle East in the 70s, his early ad man days, how to manage a business that's heading downhill, he has no time for audiobooks, his favorite podcasts, Trump callin...

Tom Freston was a co-founder of MTV who later led MTV Networks’ global expansion and served as CEO of Viacom. His great new memoir, Unplugged, is out next week. We chat with him from his home in New York about travelling overland to the Middle East in the 70s, his early ad man days, how to manage a business that's heading downhill, he has no time for audiobooks, his favorite podcasts, Trump callin...

Shlohmo is a musician and record producer from Los Angeles. His great new record, REPULSOR , is out. We chat with Henry about the hu-manosphere, the way your body looks when you're hanging on to something, YZY boots, why he somehow has three dogs, the Slauson swapmeet, Ray J and Soulja boy, his history with music festivals, his lung collapsed two years ago and now he eats edibles, the Cedars Sinai...

Shlohmo is a musician and record producer from Los Angeles. His great new record, REPULSOR, is out. We chat with Henry about the hu-manosphere, the way your body looks when you're hanging on to something, YZY boots, why he somehow has three dogs, the Slauson swapmeet, Ray J and Soulja boy, his history with music festivals, his lung collapsed two years ago and now he eats edibles, the Cedars Sinai...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in LA. We chat about a Toyota Prius class-action lawsuit check, a meal at Muse in Santa Monica, TJ threw a party at a supermarket, the troublesome SNL monologue, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy noms, the rise of Geese continues, comparing Rosalía and Frank Ocean, the Timmy in space Vogue cover, HBO's I Love LA, the rise of box...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in LA. We chat about a Toyota Prius class-action lawsuit check, a meal at Muse in Santa Monica, TJ threw a party at a supermarket, the troublesome SNL monologue, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy noms, the rise of Geese continues, comparing Rosalía and Frank Ocean, the Timmy in space Vogue cover, HBO's I Love LA, the rise of box...