Middlebrow

Freddie deBoer is a cultural critic, essayist and author of 'All in Your Head: Illness as Identity, Trauma as Fashion, and the Desire to be Disordered.' We discuss the dangers of mentall illness as identity, living with bipolar disorder, the rise of ADHD and autism diagnoses, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon  here         Dan and Brian do a crazy birthday party recap and discuss market price, Italian tennis drama, Marissa Mayer and more.

Dan and Brian discuss You Can See Everything, Taryn Simon's Guggenheim Show, James Dolan, Moses Sumney, BYD and banya. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

Gavin Matts is a comedian and actor. He has a new stand-up special out titled 'Present' that you can stream here . We discuss male friendship, being a prisoner of your own knowledge, psychics, Vancouver menswear, architecture and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

Jeff Koons is an American artist. He is known for his work engaging with pop culture and his large-scale sculptures that depict everyday objects. We discuss irony and persona, self-acceptance, high art vs. low art, salesmanship, the next generation and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

Max Wolf Friedlich is a playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for writing the Broadway play 'Job.' His new play, 'The Holes', is showing at The Wild Project. We discuss perverts, larping, Lil Miquela, Shia LaBeouf, theatre as a unifying force and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon  here         Dan and Brian discuss NYT's best TV list, Jordan Wolfson's Gagosian show, Resident Evil, auctioneers, queso and more.

Dan and Brian discuss Climate Week NYC, Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Thom Browne, Muse AI, NeeDoh, thank you etiquette and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

Catherine Shannon is an essayist and writer of fiction. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Substack Post, and on the cover of The New York Times Sunday Opinion. We discuss mirrors and how they're messing with our heads, smart phone abstinence, Tony Soprano's appeal, blind dates, Sofia Coppola and more. You can find more of Catherine's work on her substack here . Subscribe to our  Patreon...

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon  here         Dan and Brian discuss US Open Final, Frank Ocean, 75 Hard, East of Eden, lobster rolls and more.

Jerry Hsu is a photographer, skateboarder and owner of the skate company Sci-Fi Fantasy. He has a new photography book titled 'How About Never,' where he brings together images taken in Los Angeles from 2011 to present. We discuss skateboarding culture writ large, standing out in today's scene, Citizen app, Kim Kardashian and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

Dan and Brian discuss Pablo Torre's vindication, Bret Easton Ellis and the literary brat pack, John Galliano, airplane movies, payday loans and more. Subscribe to our Patreon  and  Youtube . 

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon  here         Dan and Brian discuss James Bond, GTA gameplay, Casa del Fascio, Swedish candy, Italian business hours and US Open brand activations.

Dan and Brian discuss Italian podcasting, Anthony Bourdain's enduring appeal, Utah trails, Niu Lai, George Clooney's Como and Bryce Canyon National Park. Subscribe to our Patreon  and  Youtube . 

We're both traveling this week, so we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. In the meantime, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes, our conversation with Recho Omondi. Recho, host and creator of the fashion podcast The Cutting Room Floor, is known for her candid interviews with the fashion industry's biggest movers and shakers . We dive into FiDi swag, Wicked, creati...

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon  here       Dan and Brian discuss Kent Jones's 'Late Fame,' Sea Ranch, suit shopping, LACMA, training our AI selves and more.

Sasha Mutchnik is a writer, senior social director at GQ and the mind behind @starterpacksnyc. We discuss Greek mythology's influence, 'dude canon' works, social media interns, James Joyce, women in SPAM and more. Subscribe to our Patreon  and  Youtube . 

Dan and Brian discuss Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness, humbling tennis matches, Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron, Sam Worthington, vintage tshirts and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon  here       Dan and Brian discuss John Waters's Pink Flamingos, Jason Arday, The Ultimatum, verbal gaffes, Water Mill Summer Festival and more.

Mary Neely is an actor, writer and director. She is currently on Broadway in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. We discuss what it's actually like to be a part of a Tony-winning production, Urban Outfitters, having a unique look, bipartisan virality, UCLA and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

Dan and Brian discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, REI, Dyson vacuums, Henry David Thoreau, japanese ties and more. This episode concludes with a dramatic reading of Sarah J Maas's 'A Court Of Silver Flames' performed by Theodore Bouloukos. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon  here       Dan and Brian discuss World Cup Final, Armie Hammer's return to acting, Robert Caro's The Power Broker, UTEP, oligarchs and more.

Jonah Reider is a chef, author and host behind the private event space 'the spot.' He first gained recognition for hosting private tasting-menu dinners out of his Columbia dorm room as a teenager. We discuss easy hosting tips, natural wine hate, crypto dinners, food trends, inductions ovens and more. Subscribe to our  Patreon  and  Youtube . 

Dan and Brian discuss New York or Nowhere, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Olivia Wilde's The Invite, Nirosta Steel, luxury pet goods, out east culture and airplane movies. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube . 

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon  here       Dan and Brian discuss Dan being recognized as a top queer creator, World Cup, Wimbledon, Moti Shniberg, egg price manipulation and more.