Throwing Fits

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. Our interview with Obongjayar is completely uncut, despite his best efforts. Obongjayar—whose album Paradise Now is out now—hopped right off the plane to hit the studio and raucously riff with the boys on why he chooses to fly economy and loves plane food, our country's current moment of extreme Anglophilia, how he used to sing with an American accent and goes full Kyle mode for us, gun fever, his Youtube addiction and what’s in the queue, the IG explore page do be jiggling though, getting out of the Nigerian trenches and moving to the UK as a teen, his home country’s influence on mainstream music and where he fits in, an honest review of London’s neighborhoods and their residents, a deep discussion on why he left religion behind that turns into a light realization that hell is definitely super lit if it’s indeed real, FredAgain changing his life and how Fred leads by example, being so broke you gotta make the pizza and donuts stretch, his UK vintage spots, an education in grime, putting the vices on hold when it’s time to record, his celibacy journey and dating maturation, trying to be a better human, and much more on Obongjayar's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. Step into the kitchen of the mind. This week, Jimmy and Larry are back from Australia, but still have a lot to cover from down under like fall secret weapon retail and boot intel, unintentional pocket watching, YMC’s renaissance, if we had to single out one thorn of an otherwise amazing trip it was probably the biblical plague of flies or maybe the worst McDonald’s on earth, sometimes you gotta lean into your wildlife fascination and hit the janky zoo, everything you never wanted to know about Koala’s straight from an annoyed expert, maybe the best live show we have ever done thanks to the wonderfully unpretentious people of Sydney (and how they compare to the worst people you meet in NYC), Nigel Sylvester is pro at a lot of things, Lawrence found the moderation he was desperately seeking but also when in Rome rip as the Romans rip, let us explain why Nike is back, the inaugural Surplus fest and international edition of The Throwing Fits Friends & Family Bazaar was a hit, a review of Matty’s patties, behind-the-scenes of Top Chef Canada, a blast from James’ past, the sickest and most dehydrated cunt we met, Harry Potter is for babies and more plane movies reviewed as is customary, everyone is happy for Grace Wale Bonner at Hermès but maybe there was someone you forgot to ask, an honest assessment of GQ’s 50 Most Stylish People Alive plus we shout out some stylish real guys we know, Dave Portnoy wrote a book and much more.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. On our weekly mini ep, the boyz are diving deep on this week’s guest and touching on a variety of things we might have missed or simply must know more about, including but not limited to: Casino merch, wearing camo as a civilian, and our favorite war movies.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. Our interview with Avery Trufelman is tactical. Avery—host and producer of the podcast Articles of Interest—took a quick breather from wrapping the new season of her show focusing on military and outdoor clothing which premieres October 22nd to join her brothers in arms to pontificate on digging through the camo archives, the history of Banana Republic, Tyler the Creator being a fan of her work, naming all members of the Antwerp Six, the human mind finds ways to fuck around, transactional relationships with brands, the love triangle at the heart of her show’s new season, American archetypes, the women behind the military’s fashion department, this might be a shocker but the army is a bad client, clothing contracts as predictors of the future, supporting the troops and rooting for the clothes, here’s another shocker but conventions suck, hearing both sides, when stolen valor is weirdly acceptable, finding common ground in clothing, gear vs. fashion, Americans been shopping, Teddy Roosevelt’s assault on nature, performative males, the invention of layering, the triumph of gear, field jacket supremacy, special ops influencers, the camo wars, being an indoor cat with a rain hood, landing on Time’s 100 greatest podcasts of all time list, and much more on Avery Trufelman's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

Join two hosts as they explore their adventures in Sydney, sharing hilarious anecdotes about Australian quirks and urban legends. They dive into fashionable finds and debate the merits of Blundstone versus Arm Williams boots. Also on the agenda are thoughts on a koala photo op, plane movie reviews, and the reality of hotel gym etiquette. From the beauty of the Sydney Opera House to unexpected culinary experiments, their laughter is infectious as they navigate all this and more down under!

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. On our weekly mini ep, the boyz are diving deep on this week’s guest and touching on a variety of things we might have missed or simply must know more about, including but not limited to: Poor decision-making when planning travel fits, tales from the factory trenches, and iconic dictatorial drip.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. Our interview with Sigurd Bank is gettin’ real cozy. Sigurd—our Danish buddy who is the founder and creative director of mfpen—was kind enough to host us during Copenhagen Fashion Week and open up on pod about his struggles with copywriting, the lifespan of his signature baseball hats, creating products that make sense over just making money, worst dinner party neighbors, his thoughts on CPHFW, explaining Hygge to two ignorant Americans, vacation for him is taking a tour de nap, the father of the year’s health and wellness journey, how mfpen’s fireman jacket production delays made it hype, when listening to people outside the brand backfires, being your own harshest critic, the mental toll of being a LVMH Prize semifinalist, everything the brand has planned for their 10 year anniversary including some breaking collab news, working at a Mexican bar to buy bolts of fabric, not taking on any investment, burning corduroy with lasers, how factories sell brands new technology, and much more big brain banter on Sigurd Bank's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. Peak fookin’ performance. This week, Jimmy and Larry are healing themselves before flying halfway around the world with the debut of light outwear season, English workwear, House of Guiness, The Lowdown, new hiking boots, leather weather, all of the Australia recs that have come through complete with a beer power ranking, we blew our opportunity to ask for a sick rider, whether or not Lawrence will be able to outwork and outsmart history for once on this business trip, performance wear might officially be entering its quiet luxury phase which is actually a good thing if you’ll just let us explain, a brief history of athleisure, James debased himself physically for some social media marketing, continuing our discussion of mental and physical health from last week with some surefire instant ways to make yourself feel better, remembering the one beautiful time we hugged, fashion month is a wrap and had some highlights but also left a sour taste in some women’s mouth in terms of size inclusivity, is everyone on GLP-1s, where do the fellas land in all of this after all the progress we’ve made with SSRIs and therapy, could magic be next up and much more.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. On our weekly mini ep, the boyz are diving deep on this week’s guest and touching on a variety of things we might have missed or simply must know more about, including but not limited to: Whether or not grey jeans get enough love, power dynamics preferences, and how much money we were making before we quit media.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. Our interview with Alex Russell is certified fresh. Alex—our old pal whose new movie Lurker is out now—flew in from LA to hit the stu and talk where he subtly displays his Emmy and Golden Globe, movie anachronisms, hypothetical outfits he should’ve worn on TF, torturing yourself as stunt journalism from back in our Complex days, tapping in with the MCU to support the homies, boundaries are good for first time indie filmmakers, crying to music is easier than crying to movies, the absolute charmed time he and the cast had on set, watching Entourage to prepare you for Sundance, music journalism is actually the impossible dream, critics seeing themselves in your movie is good for business, the cinematic aspirations of all TV writers LA’s clout chasing economy, competition with his peers, the niche IP he wants to work with, casting and riffing with his boy Zack Fox, Letterboxd culture might be good, stop eating full ass meals at the movies, his go-to theater snack order, what actors he’d like to work with next, red carpet fits, watching Game of Thrones for the first time, The Bear vs. Beef vs. Dave’s writer’s rooms, peeping his bosses’ dick pics, the Wasian Mount Rushmore, and much more on Alex Russell's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.