How Long Gone

Michael M. Grynbaum is a writer for The New York Times. His new book about Condé Nast, Empire of the Elite, is out now. We chat about Scott Galloway's bracelets, Charlie Kirk's assassination, the untapped powers of Hillary Duff, his love of shawl collared sweaters, being married to a fellow writer, galley proofs are the new sceeners, fact-checking notorious maître d's in Korea, Bruce Weber is back...

Pamela Hanson is a photographer currently living in New York. Her newest book, "The 90s," is out now on Rizzoli. We chat with her about Italian driving conduct, Chris went to a Prada party, TJ's hotel vibe, Pamela's archivist, lighting philosophies, showing up at the magazine's offices, and asking them if they need any pics, French advertising practices, the influencers shouldn't be backstage, soc...

One-on-one pod recorded on Friday, Chris was in New York, and Jason was home in LA. We chat about bedazzled Labubus, cast member changes at toxic SNL, we've reached peak moniker, superstar celebrities going on livestream, mukbang carfax, elbow rehab, Toyota FJ Cruiser with Microsoft Zune livery, Uniqlo socks could save the world, and pickleball developers could help end the unhoused crisis. twitte...

Saint Etienne is a band from England formed in 1990. Their newest and final record, International, comes out today. We spoke with Peter from his home in Hove about the passing of Giorgio Armani, the Kith padel tennis smoothie complex, Atlanta hip hop drama, calfskin innuendo, hanging out with Orbital at the beach, Oasis opened for them twice, his wife's shoulder exploded playing tennis, DJing at G...

Bar Italia is a band from London that we're both fans of. Their new record, Some Like It Hot, is out next month on Matador. We chat with Nina and Jezmi about Vogue's new editor, Tim Dillon's Abu Dhabi payday, Howard Stern, Harry Styles in Rome, Jezmi's dad's salsa dancing career, silent mat pilates, pissing in a cup at the Oasis show, our karaoke songs, how they write songs, Pro Tools as a band me...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is summering on Long Island, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about out-of-office reply etiquette, a dinner at Andy Barghani's, Sky Ting on the laptop, polycule US Open viewing, Italian deodorant, the seawater diet, and why servers are suddenly so talkative. Did Trump die last week, and we're waiting to announce after Labor Day? Will straight people ruin GHB? Poli...

Alexis Okeowo is a writer for The New Yorker, originally from Alabama, currently living in New York. Her newest book, Blessings and Disasters, is out now. We chat about cortisol levels, millennials putting things in boxes, orange wine at the pub, The Real Housewives Pomodoro Method, she believes Alabama is the perfect slice of America, how to keep your book "moving," why keep books you don't like...

Soulwax is a Belgian electronic band, also known as 2manydjs. We spoke with Stephen and David Dewaele from their studio in Ghent about our return from the road, Lana's Stove, Alcaraz's new buzzcut, stories from DJing a cruise ship, a funeral, and a porno party, wine is a lot like vinyl 😳, the beauty of Belgium, creating music for fashion shows (like Dries Van Noten), we do twenty minutes on "stem...

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Chicago. We chat about hotel room balconies, our live shows this weekend in New York and Chicago, NYT opinion piece on airport lounges, RFK Jr.'s seemingly unremovable denim, and another artist removed themselves from Spotify. Chris' recent newsletter about European and domestic travel, Trump's poorly concealed hand, Budden's opinions on Chance The Rappe...

Jarvis Cocker is the singer of Pulp, one of our favorite bands of all time. Their newest record, More, is out now. We chat about hotel keys, Lil Nas X's new video, marmite sandwiches, vocal care, digestive biscuits, the one time he gave a best man speech, how he wrote his memoir, its less easy to make friends in Paris, songs named after women, how many books he brings on tour, his early rave days,...

Lee Tilghman, aka @leefromamerica, is a retired influencer whose new memoir, IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS, I WILL DIE, is out now. We spoke with her from her home in Brooklyn about fighting jet lag, chatty cabin crew, inherited furs, the legal ramifications of naming people in her memoir, honey and maple syrup, run clubs, screen-free dining, workin at the co-op, foreign smoothie acquisition, her last pa...

We're back from our summer break with a one-on-one episode. Chris is in Laguna Beach, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about admiring the surf on our travels, the power of goggles, Hillstone's Bandera, the counter productivity of complementary chips, Chris's desert updates, how to keep the wrong people out of your restaurant, Taylor's podcast appearance, performative coffee drinking, Justin...

Nancy Silverton is a chef from Los Angeles. Her newest book, The Cookie That Changed My Life, is out now. We chat about Chris' 16-hour flight to Korea, his indoctrination into the K-pop community, a trip to California's wine country, she doesn't listen to music while cooking unless she's in Italy, why she doesn't like In-n-out, a new flavor or Coca Cola, she's opening a pasta restaurant in Koreato...

Ebon Moss-Bachrach is an American actor known for roles in HBO's Girls, The Lakehouse, The Punisher, and season two of The Bear, which premiers tomorrow on FX on Hulu. We chat about goth music festivals on the beach, the expensive submarine is lost, go watch the John Early special, his early days in New York's underground hip hop community, his kid is going to see The Cure tonight at MSG, actors a...

Lena Dunham is an actress, filmmaker, and writer from New York currently living in England. We chat about end of the year lists, Covid taking back New York, country living, moving next door to her parents, omelette making, her husband not watching Girls, a walk down 2000’s nightclub memory lane, Adrian Brody having a creepy face, some of our favorite ladies, road trips gone wrong, guys buying her...

Lawrence Schlossman is the cohost of the podcast Throwing Fits. We spoke live and uncut from Copenhagen Fashion Week about the song of the summer, podcasting while inebriated, a Them Jeans DJ set the night before at Sunflower's fashion show, pickled herring and mayonnaise and cigarettes and alcohol, the difference between a prick and a dick, the inner workings of our respective podcasts, Instagram...

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Copenhagen Fashion Week. We chat about drop-D tuning, Dubai Chocolate, drinking Guinness with a straw, regional mayonnaise, Calvin Harris posting placenta on grid, Black Eyed Peas revisionist history, a recap of Oasis live at Wembley, our live show in London, a review of The Yellow Bittern, and how to write emails with AI. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter...

Recorded live and uncut from Soho House in London, Chris and Jason are joined by our friend Charlie Baker, editor of the UK's only magazine, The Fence. We chat about our travels, including breakfast at Dishoom, The Spearmint Rhino, and The Yellow Bittern. We also plan our night out for Oasis at Wembley, a book called "The Pub," about the pub, The Happy Mondays, flop houses, and Charlie's refreshin...

Imogene Strauss is the Grammy Award-winning creative director known for her work with Charli XCX, Clairo, Demi Lovato, Tame Impala, and many more. We spoke with her from her home in Los Angeles about her going to see Gaga last night, her love of dance, her dad is a cool DJ, meeting David Bowie at a Killers concert, there are too many "assets" now, winning a Grammy, how not to be a creative directo...

Thomas Chatterton Williams is a writer from New Jersey, currently living in France. He's on staff at The Atlantic and a professor at Bard College. His newest book, Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse, is out soon. We chat about Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau on a date in Canada, his dad has never boiled a pot of water, we talk about Twitter for 20 minutes, all...

Ty Haney is the founder of TYB, Joggy, and Outdoor Voices, having recently rejoined the latter, as announced today on How Long Gone. We chat about airplane mode, festival season trudging on, dumb athletes, the return of her horsegirl status, Toad The Wet Sprocket, why she left Austin, TX, stable coins, taking over the Twitter offices, and spending more time in San Francisco, her husband is a count...

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from the wharf in Washington DC, we chat about the Doge Dorms, defragmenting, a temp check on recycling in America, Chicago helmet laws, RIP Hulk Hogan, we need to have a talk about Pedro Pascal, Time Magazine best podcast ass list, but like, there needs to be a Las Culturistas Awards for straight guys, money is the greatest gife you can give, and they got a...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in New York, and Jason is in Chicago. We chat about our cancelled guest, Bibi on Nelk Boys, Alex J*nes's voice, Joe Budden in the NYT, R.I.P. Ozzy, Pantera and Phish at the hotel, an ASMR beef tallow fragrance influencer, TJ threw out the first at the Cubs game, how to navigate a pride jersey at the urinal trough, how to eat bananas the heterosexual way, Rachel Zoe b...

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from the hotel in Chicago. We chat about Phish phans, Chris got a chiropractic adjustment at the Minneapolis airport, a claustrophobic moment in Delta Comfort Plus, the gendering of objects, George and Charli tying the knot, a meet-cute with Pete Wentz, bringing your dog to the hotel, Colbert's exit from late night, will Mario Lopez be the last man standing o...

Joe Keery is a musician and actor. Watch him on the final season of Stranger Things, and listen to his newest album, Crux. We chat about Electric Lady studio, growing up in Boston, adding your own flavor, what it's like playing Glastonbury, Joe's up next for the Apple Dance, he's a tennis head, his sisters live in Brooklyn but he's a Manhattan guy, we glaze The Strokes for a bit, which musicians J...