Big blizzard vibe check (1:20), viral outdoor dining at the Smith (13:35), covid in the culture (13:35) and the right time for pandemic humor (25:45), "I'm Your Woman" doesn't scratch that "Undoing" itch (38:11), who hacked the US government big board (41:25), Harden x Simmons rumors are the basketball Rorschach test (47:27), Giannis re-signs with Milwaukee (1:02:39), 538's statistical predictions (1:14:30), Lin may be returning to the Warriors (1:21:40).
Shower posse defections (2:30), shoes off versus shoes on (10:12), indoor dining ends (20:51), but vaccinations begin—we debate if celebs should live or die for covid awareness (34:31), classism of "yellow card" privileges (46:30), the NBA returns with fresh Knicks regrets! (57:02), LaMelo Ball is a creative genius (1:02:33), Simmons x Harden debate rages on (1:11:23), is Jayson Tatum the most overrated player in NBA history? (1:20:21).
Birria taco update (3:10), 500 New York City closings (10:20), tilapia, also known as the trash fish (19:25), should NBA players make more than senators? (26:30), Cardi B and Meek Mills shamed for their lack of generosity (31:02), Kyrie Irving's intoxicating talent, media blackout, and Iverson-esque influence (45:25), the vulnerability of LeBron James (54:02), excitement over Steph Curry's return (1:02:02), James Harden: persona non-grata on the Knicks of the South and Philly's non-core trade options (1:08:33), is working in the gym for toxic scrubs? (1:16:30).
Episodes drop first on the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Mr. Fong is back in action (8:12), New York second wave vibe check (12:18), waiting on the vaccine (18:45), are the monoliths boring—or an example of rare public excitement over art? (30:35), Spotify wrapped reveals the year of J.J. Cale and Lil Baby (43:07), Steve Aoki brings ethnic food to the Beantown (49:35), Russell Westbrook is traded for John Wall (52:01), new max players and confronting purgatory (1:15:22).
New episodes of Cookies are available on Patreon first! The allure and blandness of doppelgangers (1:30), indulging in rewatches of "The Sopranos" (8:10), welcome to The Re-Undoingables: we spent 30 minutes breaking down the finale of HBO's smash whodunnit (15:54), Mike Tyson fights Roy Jones Jr. in a grim spectacle (45:33), NBA's covid-tempting plan for the 2021 season (1:09:12), what is the official street food of New York City? (1:21:43).
Episodes of Cookies are available first on Patreon! The morality of spending on Black Friday (1:20), Thanksgiving during a pandemic: wait, is that a salad spinner in the background? (16:08), the implausibility of electric eels existing (22:43), walking food tours and Birria-Landia trucks (26:12), Twitter's Fleet week (34:35), Jordan Originalism and the impossibility of escaping MJ's 30-year old shadow (48:32), can Embiid be a closer? (59:33), whether the Brooklyn InterNets are real contenders or just a branding malfunction (1:17:33).