817. - Chris & Jason

Stephanie Danler is a writer known for her debut novel, Sweetbitter, among many other things. She recently wrote the foreword for the reissue of John Gregory Dunne's Vegas. We chat with her about Justin Bieber's new record, which we haven't listened to yet, our godmother Lena Dunham, we're live streaming a show next week, malls of Southern California, how far she'll read into a bad book, her recent love of Knausgård, her dad died this year, her favorite kind of gossip, her gluten journey, hour-long orgasms in Mexico, different ways to break your brain, her restaurant career, favorite LA bars, her tipping logic, when you're New York Famous, TV money, Vegas is not that dope, and perhaps the number one response we've had to her top 5 perscription drugs. instagram.com/smdanler twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pablo Torre is a sportswriter, podcaster, and television host. Listen to his podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out. We chat about TSA overturning their shoe rules, Shakespearian streetwear romance, growing up in Murray Hill, going from Harvard to Sports Illustrated, how a podcaster can use AI responsibly, a deep dive on Bill Belichick's age gap relationship, how to get a story you wrote turned into a documentary without them involving you, what are we going to do about Grok, how he turned on paid subscriptions, the Joe Rogan of the left needs to know about sports, and some dark BBC tea. twitter.com/PabloTorre 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 in New York, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about 4th of July-related finger loss, TJ tied one on, the drone fireworks show, chicken caesar wraps, the new Drake song, the Black Sabbath funeral, all the times we cried this weekend, the first Oasis shows, Chris did an NYC taco crawl, shrimp cocktail in 2025, and the Travis Scott smoothie at Erewhon. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Hoppus is a musician, most notably from the band Blink-182. His memoir, Fahrenheit 182, is out now. We chat about taking ecstasy on the 4th of July, the imminent cancellation of fireworks, Sufjan Stevens' body tea, Ojai scene report, bean and cheese burritos, Travis Barker's bachelor party, skee ball, growing up in methed out Cali, his wife got in early with Tesla stock, why Blink is selling more tickets than ever 30 years in, a case for pyrotechnics, his goth phase, writing his book was super fun with the help of THC, his cancer recovery, how he met his wife, his favorite comedians, and what it takes to be a true road dog. instagram.com/markhoppus twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baiju Bhatt is the co-founder of the trading app Robinhood and founder of Aetherflux, a space-based solar power company. We chat with him from his office in the Bay Area about men befriending their wives' friends' husbands, what "hard work" smells like, his relationship with lactose, the husky teen-to-billionaire pipeline, how he wiggles out of creative ruts, running, his 92 Tiffany blue 911, air conditioning in Geneeva, a constellation of satellites, Eistein being a goated scientist, his advice for Elon right now, his opinion on Zohran Mamdani, what makes America awesome, and his thoughts on futurism and pro-natalism. twitter.com/BaijuBhatt 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 Glendale, CA. We chat about how offices have become "studios," Leo's face covered by a baseball cap at the Bezos wedding, Drake said abs are not necessarily made in the kitchen, how Rihanna's body metabolizes espresso martinis, rejecting Renee Rapp on a cellular level, we debate the merits of soft-close toilet seats, our upcoming food festival appearance, drone art, why Glastonbury seems to be "everything" this year, and Joe Budden fake dry snitched on his Patreon revenue. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Kushner is a writer known for her books The Flamethrowers and her most recent, Creation Lake, which is available now in paperback. We start the show with a call-in from Puck's Lauren Sherman on Anna Wintour's departure from Vogue, Orlando Bloom and Tom Brady putting in work, the Bezos billionaire teen foam party, Bella Freud on a scooter, her love of Booking dot yeah, tractor pulling, her weightlifting journey, a walk down memory lane with NFTs, infiltrating environmental groups, how to spot an undercover, Australian tattoo removal, vegan bacon cheeseburgers, and we debate a four doored car vs. two. instagram.com/realrachelkushner twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Russell is a music producer and the owner of XL Recordings, one of our favorite record labels and home to many HLG guests. We chat about the flat sneaker wars, pear-shaped engagement rings, the George Michael catalog, London restaurants, his salad bar strategy, how to leave your house without your phone, we explain Real ID, positive used of chatGPT, the arduous process of clearing samples for The Prodigy, a graffiti story, the business of music in general, and we try to squeeze a Burial story out of him. wikipedia.org/Richard_Russell 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 in London, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about the Ice Cube bobblehead night at the Dodger game, Zach Bryan's recent hairline procedure, we take an anti-"choreo" stance, backflip contracts, European grain digestion, Chris took a photograph of sausage, R Kelly vs. Stevie Wonder, Will Smith's indie sleaze era, Chris put the lymphatic massage suit on backwards this time, and we learn some of Chris' moments of zen. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorde is a musician; her newest record, Virgin, is out soon. We chat about her water bottle, how long she hid under a New York City manhole, her Gatorade flavor, the intoxicating coast of Puglia, how long she's been listening to us podcast, and the products that she's purchased from our ads, how she's monitoring the album situation, how she Met Galas, her experience at the GQ Man Of The Year party, we blur the line between podcaster and muse, dropping out of school at 15, her new album is not for kids, and what jobs we'd be given if we were memebers of her touring crew. instagram.com/lorde twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices