1021. - Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller is a musician, notably as the frontman of Old 97's. He's currently a professor of songwriting at Parsons while still releasing plenty of music. We chat with him from his home upstate about Andy Baraghani's new NYC restaurant Ditto, the PR vs. journalist distraction, the Coachella lineup, what his students think about AI-generated music and what they're writing songs about, him trying to convince his students that he's kind of famous, the effect of Elliott Smith on today's youth, living in L.A. and New York during the two best times of our generation, sharing the stage with Elliott Smith and Fiona Apple, PTA stories, what went down backstage at Beck's Sea Change record release, Dallas' sinister underbelly, having a lot of juice at an early age, when SXSW still mattered to a band, when the A&R guy takes your chick, striking it big in Jeff Tweedy's Chicago, his son asking him what "selling out" meant, and Chris' love of Rhett's first solo record.instagram.com/rhettmillertwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Osman Ahmed is a London-based fashion writer and it-girl. We chat with her from her home about Jensen Huang's honey pot, the Supreme Elliott Smith collaboration, the rise of the pu pu platter and other food trends for the year from The Infatuation, Chris' head being wig-ready if he ever chooses to, losing her luggage in New York and dressing herself in various Halloween looks, fighting to keep 5,000-word pieces alive, the homosexual man's vision for women's clothing being unmatched, Republican trade and "Mar-a-Lago face," billionaires trying to craft "taste," and how she "freaks" an Alo set.https://www.instagram.com/osman_ahmedtwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in L.A. We chat about Jyan Isaac bread and fourth-wave bakeries, the “~” symbol, when the arugula is too loud, Russell Brand in hot water, Charlamagne tha God talking a hell of a lot about God lately, the audio quality of some other podcasts, Adam22’s upcoming appearance on The New York Times’ Popcast, Lamar Odom’s five-digit returns from his first week on OnlyFans, the Met Gala’s new theme being announced, what Chris would wear if he were invited, David Schwimmer pushing cashmere just like us, who the new James Bond should be, financial analyst Scott Galloway claiming to have defecated inside his own car (Tesla), and the uptick in slightly AI-altered paparazzi photos.twitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Carpenter, aka Medium Build, is a musician from all over and currently splits his time between Nashville and Los Angeles. We spoke with him from his home in Glendale about the end of the manosphere, Chris goes to a restaurant in Montreal, justice for Moby, playing in Milwaukee the night they won the World Series, and they won while he was on stage (not in a good way), moving to Alaska in 2016 and discovering deep house, shared custody of dogs with his exes, Nick and Chris' drug bottoms, Alaskan sex polycules, Nick gives Jason some mashup ideas, his role in Role Model's life, if Amy Winehouse were alive today she'd be anti-vax, pondering the blue wave's effect on music, the future of guitars, and reminiscing about the crunked-up era of hip-hop.instagram.com/mediumbuildtwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yotam Ottolenghi is one of today's most prolific chefs, restaurateurs, and cookbook writers. His newest book, Simple Too, is out now. We chat with him from his home in London about the New York Marathon, the approaching Christmas season, a pancake disappointment, his children failing to adopt his taste for unique flavors, Yotam trying to convince Chris to take a second look at cottage cheese, what to do with old croissants, resisting the urge to put sumac in Yorkshire pudding, finally getting his side of the pomegranate seed story, British vs. American food safety regulations, how he eats on "show day," cooking as a de-stressor, his ice cream flavors, modern diet paralysis, which foods deliver well and are even better the next day, how you can't copyright a recipe, and we close on Jason's current popcorn seasoning.instagram.com/ottolenghitwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One-on-one pod today: Chris and Jason are both in L.A. and chat about passing out Chomps for Halloween and the resurgence of trick-or-treaters, Chris eating an omelette for both lunch and dinner yesterday, Chris seeing Phoebe Bridgers at the Intuit Dome, both of us liking Law Roach now, Chris enjoying his meal at Echo Park's Henrietta, Jason predicting the rise of ciabatta in 2027, Jason visiting the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, Indy Nivarrette hosting SNL, the word "skank," Martha Stewart's offensive Halloween costume, standing up while watching TV and eating, Dan Frommer's GLP-1 data report, Planters Cheez Balls, and How Long Gone is throwing a party at the PUBLIC Hotel on Thursday, November 5, in Los Angeles.twitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in L.A. at the new Public Hotel, and Jason is home in Glendale. We chat about celebrity Halloween photo shoots and Chris' idea for our costume, we find out how old Chris was the last time he dressed up for Halloween, whether IShowSpeed is turning into Tom Cruise, Chris and other creators attending the new Apple MacBook event, what Bill Gates' Amish or A.I. might actually look like in the not-too-distant future, the mysterious inaugural Airbnb.org gala, the guy with the Bode jacket emailed Chris, Jason witnessing an airplane interaction with a male actor, and coming across the first sponcon apology post.twitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Wallace is an avid traveler, writer, photographer, and old friend of CB's, and has a new quarterly out now. We chat with him on his way to Mexico about reflexively pinching and zooming a physical photograph, attending the W Youth Magazine dinner at Thai Diner, CB's report from sitting courtside at the Knicks game, Chris’ late father “coming out” and developing a relationship with him afterward, the two Chrises comparing how many days a year they’re away and what such travel junkies are “running away” from, not having an address or health care and what city he plans to partially call home next year, working at Les Deux Café in the mid-to-late ’90s, how to find validation for the things one does, celebrity media training and the future of managing your own platform, ego psychosis, and the SEO difficulty of his name.instagram.com/chriswallace4twitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One-on-one pod today: Chris is in New York, and Jason is in Austin, TX. We chat about the discovery of undershirts, Sacha Baron Cohen's unwanted extreme press push, Jason sitting next to Joe Rogan at the Texas-Ole Miss game, Cybertaxis taking over Austin, drinking all your favorite alcohols in one night, Jason possibly having grown an inch, the benefits of Styrofoam, JAY-Z ticket sales, and Chris preparing to see a Dashboard Confessional matinee followed by courtside seats at the Knicks game.twitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kings of Leon are a band from Tennessee. Their new album, O My Beloved, is out soon. We chat with Jared from his home about canned pumpkin, Jason seeking advice on how to approach the college football game he's attending in Texas this weekend, Chris going to buzzy new restaurant Straker's, how to emotionally hedge one's bets with sports, light beer, his unique sleeping situation on hotel floors as a child, having to cancel a show because of bird poop, how opening for U2 taught them to make more anthemic tunes, his mom tailoring his skinny jeans, his job in the band besides playing in it, Kacey Musgraves' disco ball testicles, what "chocolate gravy" is, and the Southern tradition of canning vegetables.instagram.com/kingsofleontwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeanshowlonggone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.