New episodes drop first on the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Naomi Fry, writer from the "New Yorker," joins us to discuss basketball fandom (2:00), Maccabi legends of yesteryear (8:21), infatuation with Los Angeles (14:48), Claudia Conway, Beltway mole (29:30), if tranquil gen-xers can truly understand today's teens (37:33), the life-cycle of frayed cuffs (43:22), "The Vow," cults, and sex compounds (52:02), Trump's labored breathing and the art of Covid-19 showmanship (1:02:18), Bison Dele's love of trip-hop (1:20:32), the NBA Finals and rival city culture (1:30:22), time capsules (1:42:35).