848. - Cass McCombs

Hot Chip is a band from England. Joy In Repetition, their greatest hits album, is out now. We spoke with Alexis from his home about RIP D'Angelo, a unique barbershop experience, what his daughter listens to, he got Liam Gallagher's autograph as a teen, The Cobrasnake singing on a plane, playing a show with LCD Soundsystem, MIA, and Ratatat at his first SXSW, James Murphy's drum machine work, DJing an all Prince set at Glastonbury just after his passing, our love of funny looking instruments, geting COVID at the Palace party, Alexis' love of country music, Brian Wilson and Evan Dando, how he quit drinking, and how Chris first discovered Hot Chip. instagram.com/hot.chip 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 Saint Augustine, and jason is home in Glendale. We chat about the xTurning Pointx halftime show, bald eagle guard dogs, we compare Zach Bryan and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jason explains Sora 2 to Chris, we explore different ways to return clothes, fashion can get real "tunnel fits" real quick, a second look at Benicio Del Toro, Marty Supreme jacket, Jason tries beef tallow moisturizer, a Floridian Publix scene report, and Role Model brings out Charli on SNL. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lukas Gage is an actor and writer. His debut memoir, I Wrote This For Attention, is out soon. We chat about making copies, Mandy Moore, living in a Tribeca frat house, being a PrEP spokesperson, jizz on the sleeping bag, cybering on The Sims, Hollywood homeownership, pornstar names vs. superhero names, what agents and managers do, we haven't heard of half of his top 5 prescription drugs, take me back to 2007, and our experiences at the Addison Rae show. instagram.com/lukasgage twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penn Badgley is an actor known for his work on Gossip Girl and You, and is releasing a collection of essays based on his podcast, Podcrushed, available next week. We chat with Penn about Lana's swamp daddy at Valentino, the smell of Chris' local health food store in Florida, a shakeup at CBS News, Penn has twins now and records the entire episode with one strapped to him, his Baha'i faith, Iranian food, doing mushrooms at 17, living with indigenous people in Colombia, acting with knives, AA and god, Filipino volcanoes, and his love of soul music. instagram.com/pennbadgley twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flynn McGarry is a chef and friend of ours from New York City. His newest restaurant, Cove, opens tomorrow. We had a chance to eat there and chat with him about death row meals, rice cookers, New Hampshire wagyu, live squid, wet towels, farmers market drama, how to eat a Copenhagen bun properly, you need clusters in granola, the tasting menu gift at the end, the rise of affordable luxury homewares, we have him breakdown our favorite dishes at Cove, and our thoughts on the new Taylor record. https://www.instagram.com/diningwithflynn twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gene Pressman, of the Barney's New York Pressman's new book, They All Came to Barneys, is out now. We chat with him from his home in West Palm Beach, FL, about LA being a better morning city, protein foam, Chris is eating his way through Los Angeles, Theo Vons in the news, Jason's Orange County Barneys experience, New York in the 70s, he had a boxing ring in his office, the early 90's financial crisis, public access television, starting an advertising agency in house, the importance of humor in marketing, his favorite Barneys location of all time, which of his competition he competed with the most, and you can't give "hangout tickets" to everbody. instagram.com/genepressman twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Ronson is a DJ, producer, and author of his new book, Night People, which has recently been picked up for television adaptation. We chat about a recent home improvement at TJ's house, sensitive listeners, waking up with his bed on fire, his history with the Chateau Marmont over the years, when James Blunt went diamond, bad bunny at the Super Bowl, directing the Music for SNL's 50th anniversary show, he found his editor at Thanksgiving dinner, his thigh-high leather YSL boots, Gen Z's 90s nostalgia, what is wrong with "the club" nowadays, oh, he started playing vinyl again, Daft Punk in the booth back in the day, and our old man hearing problems. instagram.com/iammarkronson twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucy Dacus is a singer-songwriter from Richmond, VA, currently living in Los Angeles. Lucy is known for her solo career, as well as her work with Boygenius. We spoke with her from New York about our time in Austin, TX, for the Levitation Festival, ripping the filer off Camel Reds, her Southern Baptist upbringing, female billings, landbacking, cashew cardamon almond butter at Erewhon, her fav restaurants in LA, Phoebe Bridgers told Bruce Springsteen to call her on her birthday, Travis Barker's run club, singing on stage with The Killers, playing SNL, and she loves Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk Concert. See us this weekend at ⁠EEEEEATSCON⁠ in New York with our guest Alison Roman this weekend. instagram.com/lucydacus twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Ashcroft is a singer-songwriter, known for his work with the band The Verve. He's currently on tour opening for Oasis, and his groovy new record, Lovin' You, is out soon. We chat about Kimmel's apology, Richard's love of New York City, accidentally getting Liam's hotel room on tour, when Oasis opened for them, what makes an anthem, Manchester United, touring with kids, he'll wear a supermarket t-shirt with the Celine leather jacket, how to say "no" when they tell you to take off your shades, and the current state of sample clearing. instagram.com/richardashcroftofficial twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cass McCombs is a singer-songwriter from the Bay Area, currently living in New York City. His great new record, Interior Live Oak, is out now on Domino. We chat about Tylenol autism, Kimmel predictions, good things about Baltimore, playing guitar while sitting down, his morning routine, cars, the engine of music, overall he's grumpy, cioppino soup, working at the soda fountain in Berkley and cruising the free vinyl section at Amoeba, and our thoughts on slang. instagram.com/cassmccombs twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices