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Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

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Tune in for discussions that range from breaking news to advanced statistical analysis to the celebration of Anthony Mason's haircuts. Hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo, COOKIES will feature guests from the worlds of sports, music, art, film, and comedy.
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Listen to the full episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Blizzard hoarders (3), performative shoveling male (14:23), end of sportswriting may be at hand (30:03), Chris Broussard has some takes (41:21), Geese on SNL (49:07), Kid Cudi versus Jim Jones and retroactive subculture flattening (56:31), Maxey's whistle (1:09:22), the unemployed delight of NBA day games (1:27:25). 
Vaguepodding (2:01), discussion of respective ops (7:17), ASAP Rocky still out here doing stuff (16:01), Greenland is rightfully ours! (28:17), meal batchers and double lasagna (37:26), Bing Bong meltdown (58:24) and the war on Big Purr (1:12:26), Jaylen Brown and the gnarled claw of the leprechaun (1:39:01), Jeanie Buss (1:55:51)
Full episode is for Patreon subscribers only! 2016 is back (3:03), antiheroes of HBO's "Industry" (23:31), creating the great new American city (32:16), ICE in Minnesota (55:13), Trae Trae-ded to the Wiz (1:12:31), future of heliocentrism (1:27:41), Mikal Bridges and role player desirability (1:42: 03), Sam Hinkie, true face of 2016 aesthetic (1:49:21).
Author and critic Vinson Cunningham joins the pod to discuss American adventures in Venezuela (4:01), if journalism is actually snitching (26:22), Wegman's harvesting biometric data (41:42), rules to neighborly shoveling (50:41), Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown, and the Knicks' road to contention (1:00), a refutation of hard work (1:25:32), floundering in the NBA's respectability politics era (1:52:17).  
Chud's Delight: Cookies 542

Chud's Delight: Cookies 542

2025-12-3002:03:09

Listen to every episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! The allure of lore (2:02), 9/11 jokes (14:06), sacred cows of comedy (22:07), "slop" as word of the year (43:01), NYC hooper vacuum, explained (55:25), James Nnaji goes back to school (1:13:06), Brooklyn Nets dominating the NBA (1:30:21), Giannis and a tasty serving of beef (1:43:28).   
Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! He loves Wordle—plus he's an assassin! (2:06), Luigi Mangione trial (8:46), Turning Point USA and rightwing beef (18:17). more Epstein docs drop (31:41), viral rollout of "Marty Supreme" (47:22), the world on Insta-Brain (57:01), Knicks win Emirates Cup, NBA thankfully saved (1:07:23), Eastern Conference rivals (1:22:41), we live in dark days for the racist NBA fan (1:30:43).
Enjoy your new AI-curated personalized perfect pod (3:86), Cameron Winter (20:05), "Pluribus" (23:21), '99 to infinity and generational ennui (34:05), Rob Reiner (50:03), Western Conference arms race (1:12:87), Wemby's marketability: too normie or too weird? (1:35:42), if Tyrese Maxey is first-team All NBA (1:54:03).  
Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Art Basel in Miami (1:30), Spotify wrapped and taste by algo (15:27), "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" (35:01), take completionism (47:24), we were the only ones who believed in the Celtics (1:01:31), Giannis ponders his fate in Milwaukee again (1:30:16), if the NBA is in a dangerous spot (1:40:33).   
Real Eaters: Cookies 538

Real Eaters: Cookies 538

2025-12-0202:03:12

Bye to 2025! (1:32), new performative Upstate eater just dropped (12:01), moving into a houseboat because of food influencers (21:31), the mid-2000s free beer hunt (29:41), we grew here / you flew here ahh holidays (40:41), time bandit marketing (49:06), NBA changeup artists (1:05:31), where are the European guards? (1:15:06), time to break up the Thunder (1:30:22), Draymond revisionism (1:52:25). 
Get instant access to this full episode—and every (perfect) pod—by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! It's giving thanks (4:18), dressing up for travel (14:21), Zohran meets Trump (25:02), unhinged Grok and neurospicy Epstein (52:21), Curry as a sneaker free agent (1:10:06), Harden appreciation thread (1:19:06), AD as a trade target and the rudderless Mavs (1:38:22), yasssss Derek Queen (1:50:51).  
Quarter Zip: Cookies 536

Quarter Zip: Cookies 536

2025-11-2001:53:02

We love New York and Los Angeles! (3:30), quarter-zip mania (25:03), more from the Epstein files (40:03), the NBA's shadowy empire (1:01:16), free throw merchants (1:18:02), the scourge of injuries (1:34:41), Rockets offense explosion, KD, and Reed redemption (1:47:02). 
Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Zohran's town (2:03), Palantir masculinity (13:02), Max B interview anecdotes (37:21), learning the Asian squat (51:42), HBO's "Pluribus" (1:02:28), Pistons atop the East (1:12:42), a celebration of "your guys" (1:25:28), baseline excellence vs the opposite (1:42:40).   
Pitchfork Senior Writer Alphonse Pierre joins this episode of Cookies Hoops! Is rap dead, again? (5:03), modern music discovery and "scrappy" criticism (28:12), country music's non-challenge to authority (51:31), Rod Wave Elite and origins of "67" meme (1:05:04), volume shooting in basketball and music (1:20:32), immersive Knicks culture (1:38:28), Giannis: the forgotten superstar (1:45:17), VJ Edgecomb in-person observations (1:55:03).   
Goonfuel: Cookies 533

Goonfuel: Cookies 533

2025-10-2701:54:14

Brooklyn hang (2:13), gooning epidemic article in Harper's (10:51), dinner phone addiction (28:31), we actually watched the "The Chair Company" this time (45:05), Cookies Hoops NBA preview (55:18), Chauncey Billups and the betting scandal (1:00:29), Wemby is really generational, not fake generational (1:25:22), checking up on the NBA rookie class (1:45:38).     
Listen to every full ep by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Saturday sample sale (2:23), NYC mayoral debate (12:02), hitting the zesty sturdy (30:32), ICE fitness program (41:02), NBA opening day: Rockets and Warriors (1:01:2), Bing Bong Nation check-in (1:31:06), buzzy players like Matas Buzelis (1:45:25) and Andrew Nembhard (1:50:11), which Thompson twin is better? (1:54:65)  
Cookies Hoops is joined by New York City photographer Jason Nocito. We talk about shooting the SGA cover of GQ (2:03), the short-lived Nova Knicks era (20:22), Tyson Chandler, downtown photographer (26:04), getting verbally abused by Lil Wayne (45:21), hottest Rockets take yet (1:08:43).   
Lex Luger: Cookies 530

Lex Luger: Cookies 530

2025-10-1402:01:25

Columbus Day (2:54), industry plants (15:44), MTG vibe switch (31:35), national Autechre registry (48:04), the verified Cookies Hoops top 30 uncs list (1:10:23), finally someone believes in Cooper Flagg (1:22:03), Ace Bailey redemption arc (1:30:43), are the Nets the Alibaba of the NBA? (1:38:42), Hansen Yang debut (1:45:15).  
Get access to every full episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! We discover a new male body type (5:32), Ben visits Montreal (14:32), Canada's lack of hostile architecture (25:02), TV shows with unlikable characters (40:04), "Pillion" screening at NYFF (52:35), Andrew connects a corporate food hall to the Knicks vs Sixers game in Abu Dhabi (1:01:03), Cookies Hoops' top 30 chuckers list (1:25:28), we remain Paolo Banchero skeptics (1:35:11), wait, could be Wemby already be top 1? (1:44:02)  
4% Viking: Cookies 528

4% Viking: Cookies 528

2025-09-3002:04:19

New York carshare per diems (1:34), Eric Adams bails on mayoral race (14:32), digital "Friend" (23:05), subscription cancel culture (31:38), Geese mania (38:32), Cookies Hoops top 30 overall list (58:32) and top 30 defenders (1:22:32), JJ Redick loves Chat GPT (1:35:43), Injuries: VanVleet, McCain, Grizz big men, Scoot (1:46:29).  
Full episodes are available for Cookies Hoops Patreon subscribers! Brooklyn 2nd wave (1:30), Jimmy Kimmel cancelled (17:12), Netflix's "Black Rabbit" (38:03), Tyler Herro injury and Heat Culture fatigue (1:00:32), Trae Young vs Pat Bev (1:13:02) and NBA player podcasts vs legacy media (1:28:03).   
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Jobo

Fantastic episode. A lot of things to think about especially comparisons about record labels. BTW the espn article about injured kids who are coming into the NBA was written by Baxter Holmes. Great read. Keep it up

Jul 13th
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