*SUBSTACK PREVIEW* Geeked off a Chinese Bean

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. Our interview with Mickey Down and Konrad Kay is relentless. Our mates Mick and Kon—co-creators, executive producers, directors and co-writers of HBO’s Industry—took all the risk to reap all the rewards by repeating another pod appearance, wrapping up their big NYC press junket with us to trade in Loewe love and Issey insanity, brothel creepers, losing your wallet on a business trip, the hallmarks and themes of season 3 that set it apart from season 1’s sex and drugs and season 2’s plot and narrative, is HBO’s coveted 9pm slot on Sunday nights what finally takes the show mainstream, the pressure of world building and how they measure success, picking out prosthetic penises, how messed up do you really have to be to convincingly bring such terrible people to life, writing dialogue to shock and appall each other, casting their dream sesh, swiping the corporate card for R&D, sitting in the director’s chair for the first time, the many joys and few pains of how they work as a duo, Jon Snow’s beautiful white ass cheeks, fumbling the Virgil Abloh merch bag, all the best fashion easter eggs from a show that truly loves fashion, taking the piss out of each other’s personal style, their favorite garbage television, too many season 3 teases for the real heads to name and much more on Mickey Down and Konrad Kay’s interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

14 Aug 20241h 20min

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. Seize thy nuts. This week, Jimmy and Larry are slipping into soft boy shoes, when you should take a vacation, hand feel jawnz, archive mules, a scene report from the Industry season 3 premiere black carpet and our celebratory happy hour, can valor be stolen from those who steal it in the first place, Bar Contra’s reopening is a can’t miss, shrimp and wings, phantom menacing America’s sweetheart Natalie Portman, what the hell is going on over at Apple TV+, David Lynch has emphysema so we’re checking in on some other goated smokers, getting inside the mind of an addict, breaking makes it’s Olympic debut in Paris and turns Dr. Raygun and B-Girl Nicka into superstars for mostly the wrong reasons, art vs. sport, the delicious slice of NYC life that is Rockaway beach and much more.

13 Aug 202410min

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack.  On our new weekly mini ep, we’re fucking around and getting silly with the GD MFing Boyz, recapping and breaking down this week’s guest pod and touching on a variety of things we might have missed or simply must know more about, including but not limited to: a bunch of jobs we could’ve had (and some we couldn’t), the fine art of powdering your balls and eurotrash cargo shorts.

8 Aug 20245min

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. Our interview with Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk was made in America. Bryan and Victor—co-stars of the cult classic television show How to Make It in America and co-hosts of the new podcast We (Almost) Made It—returned to the mean streets of the Lower East Side to talk about if How to Make It in America was ahead of its time and why it didn’t break through back then but maybe could today, how their podcast continues their story and friendship, reboot odds and pitches, everyone leaving their show to work on Girls and all those Entourage comparisons, going out with a bang in Tokyo, real streetwear R&D, if any pairs of Crisp denim still exist today, seeing Scott Mescudi become Kid Cudi in real time, what was actually in cans of Rasta Monsta, what it’s like being kings of New York for three years, the Jay-Z cameo that nearly happened, inside the world of A-list celebrity pickup basketball, how do you find out your show has been canceled, the roles that got away and much more on Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk’s interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

7 Aug 20241h 34min

Subscribe to the Throwing Fits Substack. Enjoy Throwing Fits responsibly. This week, Jimmy and Larry are reminding you about tomorrow’s open bar happy hour (RSVP link for comped and paid subscribers on this pod’s Substack post) before running through a wall for Sizzurp, rawdogging casual suits, seersucker signaling, teen drinking is very bad but team drinking is very good, the Atlanta vs. NYC fashion wars, regional dressing, empathizing with Lil Yachty, a spoiler-free review of the upcoming best season of the best show on television because we got Industry screeners and thank god because TV is terrible right now, in light of the market crashing the Throwing Fits Financial Corner™ makes its dubious return, Lawrence hosts a brand new game for James and the audience at home called 'Real or Fake Highsnobiety Instagram Headline?' and much more.

6 Aug 202410min

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. On our new weekly mini ep, we’re fucking around and getting silly with the GD MFing Boyz, recapping and breaking down this week’s guest pod and touching on a variety of things we might have missed or simply must know more about, including but not limited to: a lack of Olympic fever, restaurants with puns for names and the year 1953.

1 Aug 20245min

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. Our interview with Will Mahony is all love. Will—DJ, party boy and internet sensation—finally pulled up on us to pontificate on quitting smoking 100 times, losing weight to fit into vintage tees, golfing in raw denim, never feeling the pressure of being the voice of a generation, how to coach your boys into having a perfect day, breaking down his rough and tumble crew and what he’s learned from them, a serious discussion on mental health and disaffected young men and the loss of community, calling out some specific opps, his favorite drinks and never getting hungover, absolutely smashing his Summer Smash set, touching emerald grass on the Emerald Isle, Positano’s stair problem, buying a cop car to take the great American road trip, his current life as NYC’s most in-demand model/influencer vs. his past life as a college student Uber Eats delivery guy, the nonsensical politics of blue collar stolen valor, running Have A Great Day Magazine, a rattail update, building his dream woman, a secret love affair with menswear and much more on Will Mahony’s interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

31 Juli 20242h 6min

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. We’ve been hiding where you can see us. This week, Jimmy and Larry are asking you to save the date for our upcoming happy hour next Wednesday, August 7th (RSVP link for comped and paid subscribers on this pod’s Substack post) before sliding headfirst like Pete Rose into All Conditions Gear, dressing like a waitress, testing the functionality of double knee shorts, vintage shopping for your friends, Lawrence’s skybox is right next to RiRi’s, what the hell is going on in Quebec, James eats his way through Montreal, giving Dime their flowers, chicken tenders, dipping sauce flights, checking in with Burger King, shopping the SSENSE store (yes, they have a store), please do not tailor Pleats Please, Charlie Hustle and Japanese women in prison films and Good Will Hunting and Targets, a best man speech for the ages, the wedding fit fixer, an afternoon at the TWA Hotel and much more.

30 Juli 202410min