How Long Gone

Ben Lippett, aka @dinnerbyben, is a cook from London. His new book, How I Cook, is out now. We chat about old pizza in Naples, the recession indicating Coachella lineup, season one of Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares, beef wellington theories, UK farmers’ markets, Kewpie mayonnaise, drizzling and sizzling olive oils, how to turn your Substack into a book deal, why he stopped working in restaurants, and the need to innovate vs. nailing the classics. instagram.com/dinnerbyben twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie xx is a musician from England. He's one of our favorite DJs, and his band, The XX, is currently recording an album, with the hope of releasing it before their Coachella appearance next year. We chat about Chris & Jason's wildly varying Euro trips, early days XX producing with Diplo, our love of Portishead, TJ dives deep on his live show setup, the physical demand of 10-hour sets, Drake went to Berghain, how he deals with weed smoke in the studio, he lived in LA for 5 years and surfed a lot, doubling down on the British accent can get you out of situations, remixes through the years, all the times (2) we've played together, and a breakdown of his new home studio. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from the hotel moments before a wedding in Sicily. We chat about an upsell dessert in the Italian countryside, tutto limone at The River Cafe, The Clipse performing live at The Vatican, the Tiny Desk stagedive, we tuck into Zoe and Harry now that we're a few weeks in, Oasis in LA, Kirk's shooter dry snitched on his self, Chris enlightens Jason about the Brooks Naderverse, and on the heels of even more SNL cast changes, we fantasize a world where Druski is their newest member. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael M. Grynbaum is a writer for The New York Times. His new book about Condé Nast, Empire of the Elite, is out now. We chat about Scott Galloway's bracelets, Charlie Kirk's assassination, the untapped powers of Hillary Duff, his love of shawl collared sweaters, being married to a fellow writer, galley proofs are the new sceeners, fact-checking notorious maître d's in Korea, Bruce Weber is back, Sunday appointment television is the bond that will keep us together, his thoughts on the Devil Wears Prada sequel, Substack financial models, Graydon Carter and Donald Trump's relationship, and we reminisce the early aughts blogging. twitter.com/grynbaum twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pamela Hanson is a photographer currently living in New York. Her newest book, "The 90s," is out now on Rizzoli. We chat with her about Italian driving conduct, Chris went to a Prada party, TJ's hotel vibe, Pamela's archivist, lighting philosophies, showing up at the magazine's offices, and asking them if they need any pics, French advertising practices, the influencers shouldn't be backstage, social media jealousy, where she "long lunches," Christy Turlington's neck, her love affair with water skiing, one time she worked out at a hotel with a couple of celebs, and Chris' upcoming trip to Lanserhof. instagram.com/pamela_hanson twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod recorded on Friday, Chris was in New York, and Jason was home in LA. We chat about bedazzled Labubus, cast member changes at toxic SNL, we've reached peak moniker, superstar celebrities going on livestream, mukbang carfax, elbow rehab, Toyota FJ Cruiser with Microsoft Zune livery, Uniqlo socks could save the world, and pickleball developers could help end the unhoused crisis. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saint Etienne is a band from England formed in 1990. Their newest and final record, International, comes out today. We spoke with Peter from his home in Hove about the passing of Giorgio Armani, the Kith padel tennis smoothie complex, Atlanta hip hop drama, calfskin innuendo, hanging out with Orbital at the beach, Oasis opened for them twice, his wife's shoulder exploded playing tennis, DJing at Glastonbury, their critically acclaimed vapourwave quarantine record, his kid listens to Suede, working with Alasdair McLellan, and being swarmed by schoolgirls in Japan. instagram.com/saintetienneofficial twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bar Italia is a band from London that we're both fans of. Their new record, Some Like It Hot, is out next month on Matador. We chat with Nina and Jezmi about Vogue's new editor, Tim Dillon's Abu Dhabi payday, Howard Stern, Harry Styles in Rome, Jezmi's dad's salsa dancing career, silent mat pilates, pissing in a cup at the Oasis show, our karaoke songs, how they write songs, Pro Tools as a band member, good and bad festivals, how many push ups Jezmi can do, and their top five over the counter homeopathic remedies. instagram.com/baritaliaa twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod today, Chris is summering on Long Island, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about out-of-office reply etiquette, a dinner at Andy Barghani's, Sky Ting on the laptop, polycule US Open viewing, Italian deodorant, the seawater diet, and why servers are suddenly so talkative. Did Trump die last week, and we're waiting to announce after Labor Day? Will straight people ruin GHB? Polish pavers caught stealing, Oasis in America hits different, and why fear the tote bag-wielding, matcha-drinking performative male? twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexis Okeowo is a writer for The New Yorker, originally from Alabama, currently living in New York. Her newest book, Blessings and Disasters, is out now. We chat about cortisol levels, millennials putting things in boxes, orange wine at the pub, The Real Housewives Pomodoro Method, she believes Alabama is the perfect slice of America, how to keep your book "moving," why keep books you don't like on your shelf? How to make a screen-free life sexier, and moving from Brooklyn to Manhattan. https://www.instagram.com/aokeowo twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soulwax is a Belgian electronic band, also known as 2manydjs. We spoke with Stephen and David Dewaele from their studio in Ghent about our return from the road, Lana's Stove, Alcaraz's new buzzcut, stories from DJing a cruise ship, a funeral, and a porno party, wine is a lot like vinyl 😳, the beauty of Belgium, creating music for fashion shows (like Dries Van Noten), we do twenty minutes on "stems," nerding out deep on tea, which remixes took forever to finish, an unexpected email from Robbie Williams, and stick around for the remix. instagram.com/soulwaxofficial twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Chicago. We chat about hotel room balconies, our live shows this weekend in New York and Chicago, NYT opinion piece on airport lounges, RFK Jr.'s seemingly unremovable denim, and another artist removed themselves from Spotify. Chris' recent newsletter about European and domestic travel, Trump's poorly concealed hand, Budden's opinions on Chance The Rapper and Big X Tha Plug, Jameela Jamil's thoughts on Serena Williams, and an update on Lil Nas' slutwalk. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jarvis Cocker is the singer of Pulp, one of our favorite bands of all time. Their newest record, More, is out now. We chat about hotel keys, Lil Nas X's new video, marmite sandwiches, vocal care, digestive biscuits, the one time he gave a best man speech, how he wrote his memoir, its less easy to make friends in Paris, songs named after women, how many books he brings on tour, his early rave days, Oasis at Wembley, and why he prefers performing new songs to a crowd before recording them. instagram.com/jarvisbransoncocker twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Tilghman, aka @leefromamerica, is a retired influencer whose new memoir, IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS, I WILL DIE, is out now. We spoke with her from her home in Brooklyn about fighting jet lag, chatty cabin crew, inherited furs, the legal ramifications of naming people in her memoir, honey and maple syrup, run clubs, screen-free dining, workin at the co-op, foreign smoothie acquisition, her last paid post, pendulum swining, and her top 5 prescription drugs. instagram.com/leefromamerica twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back from our summer break with a one-on-one episode. Chris is in Laguna Beach, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about admiring the surf on our travels, the power of goggles, Hillstone's Bandera, the counter productivity of complementary chips, Chris's desert updates, how to keep the wrong people out of your restaurant, Taylor's podcast appearance, performative coffee drinking, Justin Bieber came to Glendale for billiards and pics, Lana vs. Eth, Angelina Jolie, and The Breezy Bowl pushes on... twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy Silverton is a chef from Los Angeles. Her newest book, The Cookie That Changed My Life, is out now. We chat about Chris' 16-hour flight to Korea, his indoctrination into the K-pop community, a trip to California's wine country, she doesn't listen to music while cooking unless she's in Italy, why she doesn't like In-n-out, a new flavor or Coca Cola, she's opening a pasta restaurant in Koreatown and a diner in Larchmont, she really be dressing, controlling the consistency of your restaurants is tougher when they're in Saudi Arabia, how she got into podcasting having never listened to a podcast before, making teens do all your work for you, she gave up cocaine and got addicted to shopping, her neighborhood in LA, oversized cookies, Waffle House, her philosophy on milkshakes, we pitch Ye Olde Nancy's Provisions Shoppe (est. 2024) the last person she comped a meal for, the hamburger of her dreams, and how she stays snatched constantly eating bread and pasta her whole life. ⁠instagram.com/nancysilverton⁠ ⁠twitter.com/donetodeath⁠ ⁠twitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ebon Moss-Bachrach is an American actor known for roles in HBO's Girls, The Lakehouse, The Punisher, and season two of The Bear, which premiers tomorrow on FX on Hulu. We chat about goth music festivals on the beach, the expensive submarine is lost, go watch the John Early special, his early days in New York's underground hip hop community, his kid is going to see The Cure tonight at MSG, actors are out of control, the pros and cons of theater, he bakes two loaves of bread per week when he's in the zone, he's the cook of his house, loitering at Balthazar, the kinds of restaurants he wants to go to now, an empty hotel room to yourself is the ultimate sorbet, the European lifestyle, traveling with a guitar, and why he has a tough time watching himself on screen. ⁠instagram.com/ebonmossbachrach⁠ ⁠twitter.com/donetodeath⁠ ⁠twitter.com/themjeans  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lena Dunham is an actress, filmmaker, and writer from New York currently living in England. We chat about end of the year lists, Covid taking back New York, country living, moving next door to her parents, omelette making, her husband not watching Girls, a walk down 2000’s nightclub memory lane, Adrian Brody having a creepy face, some of our favorite ladies, road trips gone wrong, guys buying her non alcoholic beverages, The Olsen Twins, shopping at the mall instead of SoHo, filling your day with unnecessary appointments, sobriety, when insults are also really good jokes, what Lena would do if she were a straight man, living at the intersection of chronic pain and addiction, opiates, and TJ’s favorite part about Girls. ⁠twitter.com/lenadunham⁠ ⁠twitter.com/donetodeath⁠ ⁠twitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawrence Schlossman is the cohost of the podcast Throwing Fits. We spoke live and uncut from Copenhagen Fashion Week about the song of the summer, podcasting while inebriated, a Them Jeans DJ set the night before at Sunflower's fashion show, pickled herring and mayonnaise and cigarettes and alcohol, the difference between a prick and a dick, the inner workings of our respective podcasts, Instagram's new retweet feature, the algorithm in general, and the ups and downs of live podcasting and video strategies. instagram.com/sartoriallyinc twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Copenhagen Fashion Week. We chat about drop-D tuning, Dubai Chocolate, drinking Guinness with a straw, regional mayonnaise, Calvin Harris posting placenta on grid, Black Eyed Peas revisionist history, a recap of Oasis live at Wembley, our live show in London, a review of The Yellow Bittern, and how to write emails with AI. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices