Middlebrow

Dan and Brian discuss their 'Ins and Outs' for 2026, Heated Rivalry, GQ, Ayoung Kim's Delivery Dancer and Supreme. Subscribe to our Youtube: www.youtube.com/@middlebrowpod

The hosts dive into their favorite picks for 2025, spanning music, movies, and books. They share travel tales, critiquing airport lounge experiences and discussing wealth's impact on culture. A surprising epiphany during a cruise leads to reflections on communal entertainment. The conversation swirls around taste within cultural bubbles and the overwhelming choices in modern media. With humor, they unpack the intense discourse surrounding current films and their personal life changes. Art lovers will appreciate the praise for the Jack Whitten retrospective.

Willett is a furniture and spatial designer and the creative behind his namesake company. We dive into his time working as a creative director for Kanye, the origin of his brand Willett, design trends that need to die, modern farmhouses and more. **Due to technical difficulties, the first 10-minutes of this episode has below-average audio quality. Apologies!!!!** Subscribe to our YouTube: www.youtube.com/@middlebrowpod

Jay Jurden is a New York based stand-up comedian, writer and actor. His new special, Yes Ma'am, is out now on Hulu. We dive into Black influence on comedy, Druski's exploitative practices, Republican sports, prep fashion, the financials of comedy specials and more.

Dan and Brian discuss Cameron Winter's Carnegie Hall show, dating in China, experimental animation, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just An Accident, polyamorous moms and more. Subscribe to our YouTube: www.youtube.com/@middlebrowpod

Dan and Brian discuss Dijon, the bid for Warner Bros, Thanksgiving flight delays, Korean pilots, Hong Sang-Soo, parental brain rot, another self-help book and more.

Michael Diaz-Griffith is a writer, designer, historian and antiques envangelist. Michael brings his storytelling instinct and expertise to teach us about the world of antiques. We dive into why we should even collect in the first place, vintage vs. antiques, developing your eye, Bode, freaky objects and more. Subscribe to our Youtube: www.youtube.com/@middlebrowpod

W. David Marx is an American fashion and culture writer who works and lives in Tokyo. He is also the author of Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century. We dive into Addison Rae, poptimism, Kanye in Japan, creative invention as a social good, solutions for a healthier cultural output, double sell-outs and more. Subscribe to our Youtube: www.youtube.com/@middlebrowpod Subscribe to David's newsletter: https://culture.ghost.io/

Dan and Brian discuss Scott Galloway and the male loneliness epidemic, Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, Trump's Kennedy Center overhaul, Quaker meetings, unconventional sick remedies and more.

Dan and Brian dive into the intriguing world of influencer culture, analyzing Rachel Sennett's HBO pilot, I Love LA, and the nuances of boyfriend dynamics. They also discuss the challenges of brand strategy and how it intersects with acting experiences, including working with Richard Kind. A philosophical twist comes with the exploration of aphantasia—people who can’t visualize—and its impact on personality and creativity. The hosts criticize the entertainment industry's risk aversion in adapting online creators into mainstream media.