A true pop culture grab bag this week — the social event that was Charli XCX's wedding, the boys getting early access again at Aime Leon Dore (and why that's not good news), Berghain in Berlin, breaking down the non-performative male, walking x miles and eating x for dinner, the terrible Team USA Ryder Cup style, "that" J.Crew sweater, the top 50 restaurants in America, and a tour through the collection we curated through Canoe Club.
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Always one of the trademark episodes of the year, this year's 2025 Fall Fashion Episode is no different. We began with a bunch of women's trends we've seen bubbling up from 'that' green jacket to suede sneakers to drawstring jeans. We then dove into the male side to discuss military style, blue scarves, the rise of henleys, rugby shirts, the state of pants, male earrings, Canadian Tuxedos, fleeces, sweaters, and more.
Many of the products referenced today are available at one of our favorite independently owned boutiques, Canoe Club out of Boulder, Colorado. They've let us put together our very own Retail Therapy Edit with those aforementioned products as well as a host of other items we've either brought up on previous episodes or that fit well into the categories we discussed on our Fall Fashion episode. Check out the curated selection here.
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Barrett did some pilates influencing during the week, a look at a ton of standout fashion moments (and caviar) from The U.S. Open, Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac took over The Venice Film Festival, Kith Ivy and the subsequent Erewhon opening in NYC, Jeffrey Epstein’s quarter-zip, wishlist items, and more.
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The special requests of rich travel clients, getting botox on your yacht, betting odds on the Swift/Kelce wedding, Ssense’s bankruptcy, the J. Crew x Vans AI controversy, Will’s complaint about a recent bachelorette party trend, wishlist items, and more.
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We welcome Every Other Thursday’s Ethan Glenn back to the program to discuss life updates, Fall/Winter 2024, EOT’s NYC pop-up, JFK Jr. being the new Princess Diana, upcoming EOT fall releases, where he stands on recent footwear trends, a bar-centric game of ‘Cop Cart Return,’ and each of our Favorite Things from summer.
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GLP-1s are shaping the size of meals at some restaurants, going over some Retail Therapy survey results, a peek at some fall lookbooks (Noah, Howler Brothers, Stussy), Will's favorite Indian restaurants are coming to the states, the ridiculous Prada visors, a new travel hoodie, wishlist items, and more.
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Whether or not the “dirty spritz” deserves to be in discussions for Drink of the Summer, Will recaps both GD60 and John Mayer’s show fits featuring Loro Piana jackets, Chicago’s “Performative Male” contest, elite summer community pants, Martha Stewart’s skincare brand, wishlist items, and more.
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An update on last week’s Outdoor Voices discussion, Nike’s pivot to cowboy accessories, the Sydney Sweeney x American Eagle fallout, Skims face wrap, Will’s custom Dead threads, and some wishlist items.
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Whether or not Outdoor Voices can make a comeback after their cryptic Instagram behavior, oversized and battered tote bags, the rise of Normans aka 'soft sleeze' guys, the flex of pre-released books, wishlist items, and more.
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In this week's audio-only episode, we discuss how Under Armor ripped off Gumtree Golf & Nature Club, the rise of popular run club apparel, Will's leader for Drink of the Summer (a negroni sour), a Retail Therapy playlist, wishlist items, and more.
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Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott mog all over Wimbledon, $400 melons in The Hamptons, Italian weddings and luxury Lake Como hotels, Keith McNally’s book, Bruv Summer featuring Oasis, and more.
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This week, we field a ton of listener questions that include (but are not limited to) wardrobe upgrades, purchasing vs. renting a tuxedo, mountain chic weddings, dream vacations, Retail Therapy-coded summer nights, female trends to look out for, designer bags, flip-flops, Phish’s style, Speedos, new dad kits, and so much more.
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And after a brief paternity leave for Barrett, we’re officially back. We talk $5,000 Hamptons girls weekends, Jeff Bezos and the allure of Italian weddings, Will’s review of Graydon Carter’s book, torpedo sneakers, Drake’s x New Balance, Loewe x Grateful Dead, and more.
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Jay Blakesberg is a San Francisco-based photographer known for his documentation of rock and roll culture since the late 1970s, capturing artists like the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, and more. His daughter, Ricki, has undertaken the task of managing his archive. This week, they both join me to talk all things Grateful Dead, Dead & Company photography, zines, culture, and more.
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With Barrett possibly being out for a few weeks for paternity leave, we thought now would be the perfect time to do a 90-minute In/Out list for the summer. Cocktails, food, aging, wellness, ceviche, therapy, THC — we cover all these and more as we try to figure out what waves to get on through summer.
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An update on our recording schedule over the next month, Will's first ever Las Vegas club appearance, Timothee Chalamet (and other celebs) sitting courtside at MSG, Barrett's running adventures, eating slop, the best living rooms of notable New Yorkers, propaganda we're not falling for, Seth Rogen's suits in The Studio, wishlist items, and more.
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West Village Girls have taken over New York City, our favorites (and misses) from Monday's Met Gala, wearing your soccer boots to the group dinner, breaking down The Ringer's Millennial Canon Bracket, Aime Leon Dore's $12,000 espresso machine, Umbro Drill Top Summer, and more.
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Are we doing spicy sauvignon blanc? Do you have enough money to justify having "rich people windows"? Who can you hire to fix your dying houseplants? Answers to those questions and more. We also talk about Will's recent New York trip with Heineken, the rise of airport lounge romances, wishlist items, and more.
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We welcome Circling Back’s Dillon Cheverere to the program to shop for party shirts, Paul Mescal and Benson Boone’s recent goings ons, New York City martinis by the numbers, early tennis vibes for summer, wishlist items, and more.
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Some final thoughts on Season 3 of White Lotus, the 3-hour wait to get into the Stussy NYC store (plus a greater retail location discussion), the Aime Leon Dore denim jacket that somehow became the item of the season for them, washing yourself of digital devices, White Boy Summer Reading, Bode embroidery, tariffs, wishlist items, and more.
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