How Long Gone

Two friends trade stories about Sour Diesel nostalgia and debating rolling techniques. They unpack live-show oddities from Uno at dinner to cameras in the pit and the Vince Staples variety lineup. Paris fashion show takeaways, Loewe highlights, and Cat Power concert vibes get quick recaps. They also tackle controversial restaurant behavior, lean aesthetics, and a listener plea about Viagra.

Tom Junod, award-winning longform profile writer and memoirist, joins to talk about life in Atlanta, his days selling handbags, and the craft of magazine storytelling. He shares tales of his rescue dogs, his shed writing routine, the hunt for buried documents, and the oddities of modern journalism. Conversations bounce from Paris fashion week to iTunes habits and seasonal cocktails his dad favored.

Ella Quittner, New York writer and home cook behind the cookbook Obsessed With The Best. She talks testing obsessive recipes, meal-replacement trends and gas-station diets, shifts in appetite during pregnancy, memories of the Bon Appétit heyday, switching from finance to food writing, family whimsy, and quirky travel and dining tales in LA and beyond.

They chat Harry Styles' Brit Awards performance and whether live energy changes perception. Fashion and transformation get airtime, from Chanel fits to celebrity overhauls. Music moments include SNL sketches, Mumford & Sons' set, and a T.I. vs 50 Cent feud. Nightlife and club door politics come up, plus a Tom of Finland party, a Gus Van Sant book signing, mall food reviews, and Drake's McDonald’s collab fashion.

Rachel Zoe, American celebrity stylist and fashion entrepreneur, shares stories from her NYC upbringing and rise in fashion. She recounts 90s–2000s nightlife, her signature smoky-eye and jewelry uniform, jumping into DJ and festival culture, suitcase-packed Fashion Week travel, balancing TV fame with family privacy, and thinking about a Met Gala comeback.

Leonard Baby, a New York fine artist whose show Resting Baby Face opened in LA, shares stories from his evangelical upbringing and art-world life. He talks about collectors, Instagram fame, corniness and Americana in his work. Conversations touch on Tourette’s moments, last-minute travel mishaps, and the politics of art markets and meaning.

They riff on Olympic hockey highs and a teeth-loss photo moment. Lively talk about largemouth bass, fishing culture and ideal catch photos. They decode an AI-sounding Uptown menu and dive into mojo chicken and pink beans. Kitchen gadget trends get attention from vertical waffle irons to rotisserie chicken hacks. Travel chaos, TSA PreCheck shutdowns and a Lakers game plan round out the chat.

Cazzie David, writer and public personality behind the essay collection Delusions, chats about quirky personal routines and modern culture. She covers EMF-proof headphones and sleep habits. She shares beauty rituals like oil pulling, cold dunks and lymphatic vibration plates. They reminisce about summer camp, dissect reality-TV binges, and unpack the fallout from her Subway Takes appearance.

Audrey Hobert, a Los Angeles singer-songwriter promoting her album Who's The Clown?, chats about touring life, songwriting for herself and others, and quirky industry tales. She shares stories from radio runs, international shows, and fashion fittings. Conversations also touch on fitness routines, meditation, and memorable celebrity encounters.

They riff on offbeat Valentine rituals and the idea of unchosen family. They debate DJ Vlad's wild Roc Nation takes and J. Cole driving a Honda Civic as a marketing moment. Nostalgic emo tour lineups and Jimmy Eat World poster design come up. They unpack microdramas, viral streamers, streaming chaos vs reality TV, and reactions to Harry Styles' Martin Parr portraits.