How Long Gone

Jessica Koslow is the chef and owner of Sqirl, a popular restaurant in Los Angeles. We chat with her from her home in Pasadena about a London punch-up, what to do with a restaurant bathroom, Atlanta strip clubs, which actor’s sourdough starter they use at the restaurant, her new dinner menu, a dish lightly influenced by Chris himself, clientele exclusion, what to do about the burger situation, Sys...

Nicole Richie is an icon who needs no introduction. We chat with her from her home in Los Angeles about Oscars red carpet journalism, male brooch-wearing, a literary salon in New Orleans, how she acquired her sourdough starter, calling Lionel Richie “L-Train,” the Van Nuys Airport, Virgo power, not being able to imagine talking to two straight men for an hour, stealing a pog slammer in Brentwood,...

Nicole Richie is an icon who needs no introduction. We chat with her from her home in Los Angeles about Oscars red carpet journalism, male brooch-wearing, a literary salon in New Orleans, how she acquired her sourdough starter, calling Lionel Richie “L-Train,” the Van Nuys Airport, Virgo power, not being able to imagine talking to two straight men for an hour, stealing a pog slammer in Brentwood,...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about Chris’s alpine adventures, karaoke concepts, a hand soap that smells like a certain someone, Jack Harlow’s “Monica,” Harry’s world music anthems, the Louis Theroux manosphere doc, the Weinstein-esque Timmy smear campaign paying off, From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Bow Wow’s youthful glow, Hudson Williams...

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about Chris’s alpine adventures, karaoke concepts, a hand soap that smells like a certain someone, Jack Harlow’s “Monica,” Harry’s world music anthems, the Louis Theroux manosphere doc, the Weinstein-esque Timmy smear campaign paying off, From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Bow Wow’s youthful glow, Hudson Williams...

Ruthie Rogers is a chef and owner of The River Café, a favorite London restaurant of ours. Her newest book, Table 4 at The River Café , is out next week. We chat with her from her room at Claridge’s about the derp contingency, Childish Gambino voicing Yoshi, Rihanna’s house getting sprayed, recipes as part science and part poetry, primary colors, hot pink pizza ovens, virtuous cookery, coming up o...

Ruthie Rogers is a chef and owner of The River Café, a favorite London restaurant of ours. Her newest book, Table 4 at The River Café, is out next week. We chat with her from her room at Claridge’s about the derp contingency, Childish Gambino voicing Yoshi, Rihanna’s house getting sprayed, recipes as part science and part poetry, primary colors, hot pink pizza ovens, virtuous cookery, coming up on...

Melissa Auf der Maur is a musician and bass player best known for bands like Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins. Her new memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry , is out next week. We chat with Melissa from her home in upstate New York about the new Apple laptop, Montreal vibes, Grimes and Elon, channeling the gods on stage, shooting a roll of film a day in the ’90s, Courtney writing “slut” on her stomac...

Melissa Auf der Maur is a musician and bass player best known for bands like Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins. Her new memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, is out next week. We chat with Melissa from her home in upstate New York about the new Apple laptop, Montreal vibes, Grimes and Elon, channeling the gods on stage, shooting a roll of film a day in the ’90s, Courtney writing “slut” on her stomach...

One-on-one pod today, Chris and Jason are back from Paris to chat about New York Sour Diesel, Uno at the dinner table, the Vince Staples Live Más experience, a listener plea regarding Viagra, which drugs work best, a recap of our Loewe show in Paris, Chris seeing Cat Power last night, giving the Harry record a little more time, René Redzepi serving body shots, and cameras in the pit. twitter.com/d...

One-on-one pod today, Chris and Jason are back from Paris to chat about New York Sour Diesel, Uno at the dinner table, the Vince Staples Live Más experience, a listener plea regarding Viagra, which drugs work best, a recap of our Loewe show in Paris, Chris seeing Cat Power last night, giving the Harry record a little more time, René Redzepi serving body shots, and cameras in the pit. twitter.com/d...

Tom Junod is a journalist who has written for Esquire and GQ and is currently a senior writer at ESPN. He’s known for his stellar profiles of Mr. Rogers, Kevin Spacey, and many more. His memoir, In the Days of Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man , is out now. We talk about our travels to Paris for Fashion Week, perpetual publication, the Morgan Freeman of dogs, selling women’s handbags in T...

Tom Junod is a journalist who has written for Esquire and GQ and is currently a senior writer at ESPN. He’s known for his stellar profiles of Mr. Rogers, Kevin Spacey, and many more. His memoir, In the Days of Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man, is out now. We talk about our travels to Paris for Fashion Week, perpetual publication, the Morgan Freeman of dogs, selling women’s handbags in Te...

Ella Quittner is a great home cook and writer in New York. Her new book, Obsessed With The Best, is out now. We chat with her about meal replacement, cutting your hair at the airport, life's simple pleasures change during pregnancy, the Bon Appétit heyday, her time working in private equity, a truck driver's diet, eating "goo," her dad's level of whimsy, we make her compare herself to her siblings...

Ella Quittner is a great home cook and writer in New York. Her new book, Obsessed With The Best, is out now. We chat with her about meal replacement, cutting your hair at the airport, life's simple pleasures change during pregnancy, the Bon Appétit heyday, her time working in private equity, a truck driver's diet, eating "goo," her dad's level of whimsy, we make her compare herself to her siblings...

One-on-one pod today, Chris and Jason are in LA and chat about Harry Styles' at The Brit Awards, Jim Carrey's facial transformation, Connor Storrie on SNL, rapper T.I., and 50 Cent are beefing, Glavie and Alysa Liu dating rumors, a recap of our party with Silencio and Tom Of Finland with DJ Harvey, we went to a Gus Van Sant book signing at Acana and had dinner at the Century City mall last night,...

One-on-one pod today, Chris and Jason are in LA and chat about Harry Styles' at The Brit Awards, Jim Carrey's facial transformation, Connor Storrie on SNL, rapper T.I., and 50 Cent are beefing, Glavie and Alysa Liu dating rumors, a recap of our party with Silencio and Tom Of Finland with DJ Harvey, we went to a Gus Van Sant book signing at Acana and had dinner at the Century City mall last night,...

Rachel Zoe is America's favorite stylist and the star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. We chat with her from her home in Los Angeles about Jason placing 2nd at the Substack spelling bee, being a Jersey girl, late 90's partying in New York, having a smoky eye before 8 am, her recent foray into the EDM world, how many suitcases she brings for a trip, Free People sweats at brunch, her newfoun...

Rachel Zoe is America's favorite stylist and the star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. We chat with her from her home in Los Angeles about Jason placing 2nd at the Substack spelling bee, being a Jersey girl, late 90's partying in New York, having a smoky eye before 8 am, her recent foray into the EDM world, how many suitcases she brings for a trip, Free People sweats at brunch, her newfoun...

Leonard Baby is a fine artist currently living in New York. His newest show, Resting Baby Face, debuts today in LA. We chat with him from his hotel room about mojo mispronunciations, a deeper look at Tourette's, all the dark things art buyers do, Lily Rose Depp's AI jumpoff, the music of Janet, Whitney, and Mariah, the new Supreme drop, if art has to have a deep meaning behind it, they had to de-i...

Leonard Baby is a fine artist currently living in New York. His newest show, Resting Baby Face, debuts today in LA. We chat with him from his hotel room about mojo mispronunciations, a deeper look at Tourette's, all the dark things art buyers do, Lily Rose Depp's AI jumpoff, the music of Janet, Whitney, and Mariah, the new Supreme drop, if art has to have a deep meaning behind it, they had to de-i...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in Charleston, and Jason is home in Los Angeles. We chat about Olympic hockey and large-mouth bass, a dissection of Joe Budden's chef's AI-generated menu, Jason made borscht, we ideate in the rotisserie chicken space, the awful waffle, TSA Pre-Check shutting down, the Wang Contemporary, is RFK a never-nude? Substack and Polymarket comingling, Gwen Stefani's anti-abor...

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in Charleston, and Jason is home in Los Angeles. We chat about Olympic hockey and large-mouth bass, a dissection of Joe Budden's chef's AI-generated menu, Jason made borscht, we ideate in the rotisserie chicken space, the awful waffle, TSA Pre-Check shutting down, the Wang Contemporary, is RFK a never-nude? Substack and Polymarket comingling, Gwen Stefani's anti-abor...

Our friend Cazzie David returns to the pod to discuss Prince Andrew getting popped on his bday, GQ's backlash for publishing a Clavicular story, the difference between podcasts and shows, EMF headphone extension cords, oil pulling, lymphatic vibration plates, how she uses Gilmore Girls, who should fall asleep first in a relationship, Love Island, lake bathing at summer camp, the pains of pushing y...

Our friend Cazzie David returns to the pod to discuss Prince Andrew getting popped on his bday, GQ's backlash for publishing a Clavicular story, the difference between podcasts and shows, EMF headphone extension cords, oil pulling, lymphatic vibration plates, how she uses Gilmore Girls, who should fall asleep first in a relationship, Love Island, lake bathing at summer camp, the pains of pushing y...