How Long Gone

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...

Ezra Marcus is an investigative reporter based in New York City. We chat about burpees, TSA hoading the hojicha, the Sentimental Valu e premier, DJing a Halloween party in drag, his gourmand grandma, the sync button, who Rick Owens looks good on, an update on his Horses story from a few years ago, how his family feels about Zohran, political corniness at an all-time high, the day-to-day safety of...

Ezra Marcus is an investigative reporter based in New York City. We chat about burpees, TSA hoading the hojicha, the Sentimental Value premier, DJing a Halloween party in drag, his gourmand grandma, the sync button, who Rick Owens looks good on, an update on his Horses story from a few years ago, how his family feels about Zohran, political corniness at an all-time high, the day-to-day safety of c...

Our friend Daniel returns to the pod. He DJs under the name Physical Therapy, and his newest project, Car Culture, has a great new record out now. We chat with him from his studio in Ridgewood about the upcoming NY election, RIP Dick Cheyney, pirogis on a date, "cheating shoes," SNL cast member names, estate sales in Queens, and $800 record, Rekordbox Gate, lurking on r/aves, when being a DJ was c...

Our friend Daniel returns to the pod. He DJs under the name Physical Therapy, and his newest project, Car Culture, has a great new record out now. We chat with him from his studio in Ridgewood about the upcoming NY election, RIP Dick Cheyney, pirogis on a date, "cheating shoes," SNL cast member names, estate sales in Queens, and $800 record, Rekordbox Gate, lurking on r/aves, when being a DJ was c...

One-on-one pod recorded live at Chris's home in New York City. We chat about Halloween in the city, practical effects, Arcade Fire splits, a trip to "Noodle Pudding" in Brooklyn Heights, the rise of the Marathon spectator, Dodgers win the World Series, two nights of Tame Impala at Barclays, the new Rosalía, celebrities and their private security, the aura of Central Cee, is having a boyfriend emba...

One-on-one pod recorded live at Chris's home in New York City. We chat about Halloween in the city, practical effects, Arcade Fire splits, a trip to "Noodle Pudding" in Brooklyn Heights, the rise of the Marathon spectator, Dodgers win the World Series, two nights of Tame Impala at Barclays, the new Rosalía, celebrities and their private security, the aura of Central Cee, is having a boyfriend emba...

Tim Miller is the host of The Bulwark Podcast, an MSNBC analyst, and the author of Why We Did It. We chat with Tim from his home in New Orleans about Chris arriving home in New York sans MacBook Air, College Football, Tim can't sell Chris on Nawlins life, Trump's ballroom culture, "echo chambers, " it's hard to tell when people are gay now, safe spaces, Jake Tapper, Sombr makes his fans bark like...

Tim Miller is the host of The Bulwark Podcast, an MSNBC analyst, and the author of Why We Did It. We chat with Tim from his home in New Orleans about Chris arriving home in New York sans MacBook Air, College Football, Tim can't sell Chris on Nawlins life, Trump's ballroom culture, "echo chambers, " it's hard to tell when people are gay now, safe spaces, Jake Tapper, Sombr makes his fans bark like...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is almost out of Florida, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about the decline of "today's office" posting, Bieber's World Series look, Chris somehow has a Greyhound story, Vogue World, and the rise of celebrity outsourcing, Jason is activating at Gelson's Market, ear infections, college football players wearing Chrome Hearts on the field, we do Polymarket predictio...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is almost out of Florida, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about the decline of "today's office" posting, Bieber's World Series look, Chris somehow has a Greyhound story, Vogue World, and the rise of celebrity outsourcing, Jason is activating at Gelson's Market, ear infections, college football players wearing Chrome Hearts on the field, we do Polymarket predictio...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in St. Augustine, FL, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about banana maple bacon protein foam, Chris finally went in the ocean, long blacks vs. americanos, make fishing great again, Chris almost drove shirtless, Daft Punk & Fred Again DJ set in France, a Mamdani Mayoral meal at Omen before the debates, making stuff thats popular is cool, Jason saw One Battle...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in St. Augustine, FL, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about banana maple bacon protein foam, Chris finally went in the ocean, long blacks vs. americanos, make fishing great again, Chris almost drove shirtless, Daft Punk & Fred Again DJ set in France, a Mamdani Mayoral meal at Omen before the debates, making stuff thats popular is cool, Jason saw One Battle Aft...

Nat Wolff is an actor and singer from New York, currently living in Los Angeles. We chat about the NBA gambling scandal, the big gooning article in Harper's, all gender dressing rooms, flying home from Sydney for one night to be in a Billie vid, taking things to the brink of embarrassment, if Tame Impala got upset when Jason compared his lyricism to Drake, the power of a fedora for a 12-year-old b...

Nat Wolff is an actor and singer from New York, currently living in Los Angeles. We chat about the NBA gambling scandal, the big gooning article in Harper's, all gender dressing rooms, flying home from Sydney for one night to be in a Billie vid, taking things to the brink of embarrassment, if Tame Impala got upset when Jason compared his lyricism to Drake, the power of a fedora for a 12-year-old b...

Shepard Fairey is an artist, activist, and founder of OBEY. We chat with him from his office in Los Angeles about World Series traffic, aesthetic appreciation in Charleston, SC, we thread the needle between Nexus, by Yuval Noah Harari, and Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning, political scapegoating, how to start a revolution in 2025, how to navigate political activism without getting too over...

Shepard Fairey is an artist, activist, and founder of OBEY. We chat with him from his office in Los Angeles about World Series traffic, aesthetic appreciation in Charleston, SC, we thread the needle between Nexus, by Yuval Noah Harari, and Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning, political scapegoating, how to start a revolution in 2025, how to navigate political activism without getting too over...

Kevin Parker, aka Tame Impala, is a musician from Australia. His new record, Deadbeat , is out now. We chat with him from Lititz, PA, about his favorite thing at a restaurant being when someone orders for him, pub punishing, her favourite flavour of shapes, his pre-show alcohol routine, lyrics out of context, MF Doom X Taylor Swift, when you have to come up with a song right now in the room, his n...

Kevin Parker, aka Tame Impala, is a musician from Australia. His new record, Deadbeat, is out now. We chat with him from Lititz, PA, about his favorite thing at a restaurant being when someone orders for him, pub punishing, her favourite flavour of shapes, his pre-show alcohol routine, lyrics out of context, MF Doom X Taylor Swift, when you have to come up with a song right now in the room, his ne...

Jordan Tannahill is an author and playwright from Canada, currently in New York. His critically acclaimed new production, Prince Fa**ot, is currently playing. We chat with him about Chris's Hermes dinner in Tennessee, Meg The Stallion courtside, digital media making zines, the photo of Prince George that inspired his play, the current economics of Broadway, the catacombs of club Basement, straight...

Jordan Tannahill is an author and playwright from Canada, currently in New York. His critically acclaimed new production, Prince Fa**ot, is currently playing. We chat with him about Chris's Hermes dinner in Tennessee, Meg The Stallion courtside, digital media making zines, the photo of Prince George that inspired his play, the current economics of Broadway, the catacombs of club Basement, straight...