Front and Center

This week Alex and Kevin Welcome John Lee and Jiae Kim the co-founders of Sea Monsters, the first-ever baked seaweed puff and a new entrant into the nascent ocean-friendly CPG category. They talk about their past experiences that lead them to start their own venture and all of the acronyms and challenges that come with starting a CPG brand. After the Sea Monsters talk, the crew goes on to talk about changing your name for free Subway for life, Mustard Skittles, the culmination of the Taco John vs Taco Bell Taco Tuesday beef, and more! 

Alex and Kevin were both on Long Island this weekend, so that’s cool! The two talk about one of the biggest stories of the year, Twitter becoming X. LOLshttps://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1682965462886535168 

This week on Front and Center, Ritesh Gupta joins the show! Ritesh is the founder of the Useful School: The world’s first pay-what-you-can online design school for people of color. They are on a mission to help POC level up their confidence, craft, portfolios, gigs, wealth, and more. Ritesh schools Alex and Kevin on the school and talks about the useful skills the students gain through the curriculum. After the inspiring conversation, the Front and Center cohort (the three of them) speak on several fast food-related topics that make them question how hungry Kevin was when he cooked up the list of topics, which include: the “Real Cheeseburger”, The Barbie Meal, Chipotle’s Autocado, Logan Paul’s response to the FDA probe, and more!Follow and support Useful School and Ritesh!https://www.usefulschool.com/ Instagram: @usefulschooldotcom Twitter: @usefulschoolLinkedIn: Useful SchoolLinkedin: Ritesh Gupta 

We’re so back! Kevin is back from the wild and getting fully back on the internet. Alex fills Kevin in on everything he missed while enjoying his vacation. They discuss the Sphere, Victor Wembayama, Joey Chestnut, the Barbie Rollout, Jonah Hill, Fall Out Boy, Michael Rubin’s party, NBA in-season tournament, Elly De La Cruz, Threads, Colachup, Girl Dinner, Prime, and more!

Alex and Kevin are excited to bring you the 100th Episode of the Critically Acclaimed Podcast: Front and Center! In this episode, the two dudes gratefully reminisce about their favorite moments in pod history before briefly talking about episode 4 of The Idol, The Grimace Shake, Zuck v Musk, MSCHF’s Big Yellow Crocs MSCHF’s Pyramid Chat, and more!

Alex and Kevin sink their teeth into this week's deepest stories! They talk about the shows they’re watching (specifically The Idol), The Submarine, The Dad who faked his death, Spotify parts ways with Megan Markel Prince Harry, The Cleveland Browns Dog Pound Logo, MSCHF Microscopic Handbag, Airheads Shake Factory, and more!

Alex and Kevin welcome Sam Houle to the program! Sam is a Creative Director at the global brand experience firm Siegel+Gale. As a non-binary creative leader, Sam is very outspoken about diversity, equity, and inclusion and continues to advocate for authentic, lasting implementation of these ideas in their workplace. The crew in the stu talks about the We Work refresh, Grimace being back, the Slurpee redesign, Sam’s famous dog, and more!Follow Samhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/samhoule/ @samhouledesign Follow Elio (the dog)@sireliocino Follow Siegel+Galehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/siegel-gale/@siegelgale

Alex and Kevin are at it again! They weigh in on the new Max app, The Idol, Dave season 4, Zuck getting choked out, Apple Vision Pro, Fros-T-Pain Buy You a Frosty, and more!

Alex and Kevin are excited to welcome the Founder, CEO, and Leader of the Rubyverse, Noah Wunsch! Noah tells us about his past life at Sotheby's, his careful curation of Dispatches from The Rubyverse, going on Alex Delaney’s Sound Radio, his favorite acronyms, he lists all 1000 functional benefits of hibiscus water, the IRL, Noah’s favorite NYC spots, stocking shelves at Whole Foods, the challenges of being in beverage, and more! Then the trio of astute fellows goes on to talk about Bot Bar Coffee and automation, the Zaza-R-Us lawsuit, Liquid Death Recycled Plastic Surgery Center, Taco Bell ft. Lebron James vs. Taco John’s and the Battle of Taco Tuesday, and Dickie Berg.

Alex (Long Island native) had the best bagel of his life in LA. Kevin had the best chicken tenders in Georgia. The two come together on this sacred day, MAX DAY, to discuss their trips, meals, summer footwear, Taylor Swift rainwater, Bot Bar is open, Warner Bros. New Logo, Dunkin' getting skinnier, the Wienermobile is no more, the $29 hot dog, The Heinz Remix, Taco Tuesdays, and more!Shrimps is Bugshttps://knowyourmeme.com/news/redditor-wants-to-cover-up-his-dumb-shrimps-is-bugs-tattoo-commenters-insist-he-keeps-it  Taylor Swift Rainwaterhttps://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/taylor-swift-fans-are-selling-rainwater-from-eras-tour/452731 Bot Barhttps://ny.eater.com/2023/5/22/23729940/botbar-robot-coffee-shop-open-greenpoint Warner Broshttps://www.creativebloq.com/news/warner-bros-logo-update Dunkinhttps://twitter.com/THEALEXCENTER/status/1660047638203617282 RIP the Wienermobile https://news.kraftheinzcompany.com/press-releases-details/2023/The-Oscar-Mayer-Wienermobile-Gets-a-Beefy-New-Name-for-the-First-Time-in-Nearly-100-Years/default.aspx Heinz Remixhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/17/kraft-heinz-remix-customizable-sauce-dispenser.html WATCH THIS https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTREHpWPc/?t=2 $29 Hot Doghttps://ny.eater.com/2023/5/18/23725514/mischa-alex-stupak-midtown-first-lookTaco Bellhttps://www.tacobell.com/freeing-taco-tuesday?&&gclid=CjwKCAjw67ajBhAVEiwA2g_jEFbUBrMMcpqw8xiAjGyuzMSfTb4YPT_yHjVARQN2uCd5uNqs_dn3xRoCeTcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds