How Long Gone

Nabil Ayers is the President of Beggars Group US, working with artists like The National, Grimes, and Big Thief. He’s written about race and music for the NYT, GQ, and Rolling Stone. His new memoir My Life in the Sunshine is out now. We chat about the end of ambition, in defense of robot labour, ablest Beyoncé, Nabil just got an electronic drum-kit because he’s 50, music is his drug, Kid & Play style hair, it would be cool to go on Tucker and dress like him, Nabil knows more about 90’s alternative rock music than Chris, why artists sell more tickets than others, Depeche M’Odeon, do songs go viral on Tik Tok because they’re ethereal? It’s hard to stab yourself to death, why Xan Hathaway’s having a resurgence, approaching celebrities at the grocery store, we saw Billy Joel blasting a cig at Gjelina, and Elon’s dad.twitter.com/nabilayerstwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.J. Novak is an actor, writer, comedian, and director living in Los Angeles. We chat about his new film Vengeance, the new Beyonce album, bespoke-but-affordable local sushi, podcaster is an easy job to have, voice-over work should be left to the uglies, Marfa, TX during the “magic hour” is incredible, Ryan from The Office Funko Pop collectors are too gnarly, the paparazzi magically knows when you’re at the airport whenever the studio books your fight, stolen suburban swag, Country Mouse vs. City Mouse, why humans love vengeance, peaking in 2009, BJ looking forward to his “fat Godfather” era, learning how to take life’s body shots as you age, Las Vegas writers retreat, Southwest flights out of Burbank, if restaurants got ride of entrees the world would be a better place, and we take a brisk look at B.J.’s investment portfolio.instagram.com/bjnovaktwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Buck is America’s next gay country singer. His new record Out Of Control, is out now. We chat about giving up on travel, instructors smoking at the Milan Barry’s Bootcamp, does every airline customer service phone number go to the same place, The New York Times did a story about different drinks that comedians like to have on stage, Sam Lives in a wanderlust cabin where he may or may not shit in a bucket and we do 30 minutes on said home, blue collar Mass life, his ex-roomate is a designer drug influencer, powdered Valium gummers, workwear like Carhartt and Dickies are referred to as “boy clothes,” off the rack 501’s with the stretch fit, being a wine wife, country stolen valor, Kacey Musgraves’ boyfriend is sick with the poetry pen, the Orville Peck in the room, life is a game of costumery, Chris knows all the different levels of “Carhartt Gay,” debadging clothes is too feminine for Sam, when Grindr and Scruff don’t scratch the itch, try “Sniffies,” the SEO for “balls smell amazing” is amazing, and marijuana has ruined his life.Donate to the Planned Parenthood Action Fundinstagram.com/sambuckcountrytwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chuck Klosterman is a writer currently living in Portland. His great new book, The Nineties, is out now. We chat about Donald Glover stepping out topless, unusual music in the Equinox locker room, his orange-colored writer's cabin in the woods, CD long boxes, watching some track & field races with beer, we encourage Chuck to write a screenplay about Las Vegas sports betting, people never stop reading a book because its too short, music sounds too perfect now, what age people stop checking for new music, being interviewed by Rick Rubin for 4 hours, Taylor Swift is more calculated than most, his 90's obsession with postmodernism, he's been waiting to interview Axl Rose so long that he's kind of over it now, when did centrist pragmatism become such a bad thing? And we figure out if Chuck's a wife guy or a dad guy.witter.com/CKlostermantwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one episode recorded live and uncut from Glendale. Chris and Jason chat about: Wales Bonner Adidas got 2 more weeks, nationalist bachelorette parties in Texas, the depths of let’s go brandon merch, the GymShark therapist barbershop pop-up activation, we won’t talk about FX’s The Bear anymore, cringe is a scale, the freedom of an unexpected airport layover, I have to throat my Biscoff in one bite to prevent crumbing, an Eminem type eating an apple with both hands, Chris will do anything and go anywhere as long as a hot person guides him, genetics are made in the kitchen, Kanye West 4d with Cudi or was it all a coincidence? And Rolling Loud is a collection of America’s nastiest motherf*ckers.Donate to the Planned Parenthood Action Fundtwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rare Friday one-on-one pod due to a scheduling change, but lucky you, Chris and Jason have time to discuss the Desus and Mero split, a recent carousel of images from Drake, Armenian mafia Lyft drivers, getting Hollywooded, our VC listeners, if you wanna see hot people having sex you going to have to pay for it, Chris is done with psychedelics, mental discomfort vs. physical, a surprising new line item on the drug dealer menu, gelato vs. gelato, British rappers all sound British, fucking up a D list celebrity's night, and we start to plan out Chris' 40th birthday activation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Momma is a band originally from LA but now living in New York. We chat with Etta and Allegra about Europeans not understanding temperature, new Elon body just dropped, Jimmy Fallon sneaker collabs, stolen Miu Miu valor, we explore BeReal a bit, they saw a large rat on the street, Momma does have games on their phone, no vegetables in England, falling down in Glasgow, our astrological signs are basically yin and yang, smoking weed with your parents, both of them went to great schools, frat life in New Orleans, working in restaurants and cheese-mongering, they do not like FX’s The Bear, having a problem uploading Tik Tok, our go-to karaoke songs, and you really should catch T-Pain live if you get the chance to.Donate to the Planned Parenthood Action Fundinstagram.com/momma.bandtwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from Glendale. Chris and Jason talk about hard desserts, cannabis spittoons, putting some Chet Baker vinyl on the Crosley turntable, a wine-related upsell at a recent dinner at Motherwolf, TJ fucked up a Baraghani recipe, Russian sauna hats, ugly shoes made out of recycled dildos, what to do when your bird is missing, holes and soles sounds phonographic, liking space is as bad as liking pets, Biden got the NASA screeners in advance, do we want to see the world end? cremation, NYC rent starts at $5,000 now, and our upcoming European dream vacation.Donate to the Planned Parenthood Action Fundtwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruby McCollister is an actress living in New York. We chat about the body being a Jenga tower, Khloe and Tristan are having a love rat baby, our dinner tonight being a “zaddy’s row,” TJ stole bread from Ralph's, Bluetooth problems, Chris can tell when someone has had sex with a man just by looking at them, we rebrand “open relationships,” King’s Road Cafe and Toast, Rachel Zoe’s Urth Cafe iced tea, Ruby's instincts to litter increase when in Los Angeles, her growing up in a theater is how she turned into this demon of a person, watching a bad play can give you vertigo, old Elvis was hotter than young Elvis, Chris can see the actor behind Tony Soprano, and we recall our top three favorite dead actresses, and some of her favorite pills.Donate to the Planned Parenthood Action Fundinstagram.com/ruby.mccollistertwitter.com/donetodeathtwitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryland Blackinton is a musician from Los Angeles. He and Chris go way back in the music biz, are current gym bros, and he's a Burbank sympathizer just like TJ. He fits right in on HLG as we chat about being defensive about our exercise, a San Vicente Bungalow podcast dinner, when the Baby Phats are painted on, we argue the desert is too hot to raise horses, some of our favorite Chris Brown songs, the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack, a stage is a stage, Ryland went ten years without drinking water, signal boosting deranged cowriters, a local barista that we all love, premium cold brew is fake, Chili is not food, Wayne Brady's email, a deep dive on lymphatic drainage massage, Chris is the shortest guy on the pod today, Ryland's weak heart and poor circulation, and how we pull power from our diaphragms.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices