Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

The Cookies Hoops Classic (1:30), damn this endless Halloween (8:02), Lakers, Clippers and the battle for Los Angeles (18:32), Anthony Davis's positional stubbornness (23:01), Sixers unveil their large lads (39:32), Boston's rebuild continues apace (56:22), Kyrie is a warlock (58:08), Kuo is caught staring at Randles (1:02:40), Zion's depressingly delayed debut (1:14:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

The Inaugural Cookies Hoops Classic! (2:35), we squandered our valuable time talking about the Miami Heat, for whatever reason (10:32), addition by subtraction vs. the Ewing Theory (15:04), LeBron chimes in on the raging China controversy (42:08), de-Kobification of Jayson Tatum (38:32), Zach LaVine defends the midrange and sparks eternal nerd/jock jostling (42:07), the NBA's alleged sleep deprivation epidemic (1:03:42). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

NBA takes a slow boat to China (3:30), performative virtue and the bottom line (25:02), Ben Simmons destroys hateful Boomers (29:22), our incredible Carb-on-Carb future (49:02), Knicks against...the liberal media? (56:32), Markelle Fultz Part 3: Even More Fultzing (1:15:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Kanye's listening event for "Jesus is King" (3:01), an inquiry for impeachment (23:09), NBA simulation data harvesting (40:56), middleman are at it again (52:01), Iverson vs Steph and era-reduced ranks (1:01:22), Kevin Garnett: GOAT center? (1:16:14), Big markets won in free agency....maybe? (1:18:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Tekashi69 takes the stand (1:50), the NBA cracks down on tampering (24:32), players "inducing" trades (32:03), Cincoro tequila and Kuo is a mixologist (37:20), Incarceration for all! (46:22), something stinks in Dallas (53:02), gig economics (1:02:25), UFO sightings (1:16:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

Joe Johnson heads to the Pistons (1:45), Democratic debates and Yang Gang (2:45), Kuo loves Liberty bucks (13:22), we have CMJ wistfulness (25:11), Team USA shames the nation (32:40), the true Apex Boomer (50:21), food courts and eating authenticity (59:01), Red Hook soccer fields (1:05:02), fried fish (1:15:43), small market signings (1:14:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Kuo confronts Julius Randle (8:20), 15 year trend cycles (15:35), diversity in fashion (22:14), NBA’s headband ban (30:32), Overton windows (41:21), “Range” is all the rage (54:32), Donovan Mitchell: good cop or bad cop? (112:02), Kevin Durant versus The World (131:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Regional basketball cliches (5:48), the Cookies pop-up shop! (9:20), Fashion Week is here (11:21), Travis Scott documentary (16:01), Odd Future and youth movements (26:10), teen periodicals (31:02), Joe Johnson and the Big 3 (33:41), introducing: Big Bias and heightism (42:01), Team USA is dumb (50:23), r-r-r-r-relegation music (1:06:02), Summer of Booker (58:19), ESPN's Donald Sterling podcast (1:10:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Kuo suffers from summer wistfulness (2:24), "Mindhunter" season 2, (11:30), bed bugs in the newsroom (24:24), Jia Tolentino and digital wellness (31:02), NBA Twitter sects (36:02), more accessible metrics (38:58), Andrew Luck puts down the Colts (50:42), Jeremy Lin signs with Beijing Ducks (1:02:03), Kobe and Shaq's rivalry renewed (1:11:21), Caris LeVert re-ups with Brooklyn Nets (1:26:55). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Writer Cat Marnell joins Cookies to talk about NBA media (3:30), Prince's ashes (12:30), meeting LeVar Ball in Lithuania (21:32), dating within an NBA player's clique (33:01), Lipstick Alley gossip (46:03), Devin Booker versus Joakim Noah (54:48), the Chrystie Street courts (1:02:32), and her new European travel diary on Audible (1:05:43). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.   

Seinfeld: What if Gerge have cell phone? (6:21), Julio Torres shifts shapes (11:40), dangerous YouTube algorithms (20:01), New York Times project 1619 (42:57), NBA player autonomy (45:32), Boogie goes down again (52:30), the Lakers' center search (59:33), What is a Kuzma (1:15:32), Team USA defections (1:21:24), Chicken sandwich wars (1:32:08), Prosperity Dumplings (1:40:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Active versus restful vacations (4:20), is meat...ethical? (11:02), gun control (18:21), Boston's finest fans (26:32), NBA's fictional All Decade team (38:03), rap list-o-mania (51:43), Draymond gets paid, sort of (1:15:40), Tobias Harris' big role (1:23:20). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (6:36), ASAP Rocky Balboa (16:02), DNC debates (25:32), lack of sympathy for Jeremy Lin (35:43), maybe more sympathy for Carmelo Anthony (44:02), classy retirements (53:21), Crime Dog Griffin takes a bite out of Bron (58:02), NBA announces the Christmas schedule (1:09:03). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

PBR's hard coffee (3:01), Kuo brings up placebos again (5:11), a generation of baseball card enthusiasts (10:31), art versus draft picks (15:41), why doesn't the NBA get involved in relegated teams (25:51), 3rd Morrii blind (32:02), Zion goes Jordan brand (42:22), Ben brings up Ben Simmons again (49:32), TNT shelves Players Only (59:42), can the league become tamper-proof (1:15:52), Kawhi and mercenary archetypes (1:24:43). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Eating on the subway (4:32), ESPN vs Le Batard (9:21), Face App frenzy (21:02), robot coaches (27:21), Simmons gets maxed out (39:32), J.R. Smith and NBA cartoon (52:32), what's up with Fultz now? (59:32), Chris Paul alienates the scrap heap (1:11:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Dipset vs Bad Boy (4:10), running out of talent (12:04), bagel boss (21:23), Westbrook trade ends an era in OKC (28:30), shooting is for boomers (36:02), ESPN story on injury-prone young cagers (43:21), which teams have buyer's remorse? (48:45), Morris tries to drag Knicks out of relegation (1:10:31). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Misfit produce (8:02), Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy (15:02), nerd industries (27:32), Kawhi is a supervillain (32:19), the new-look Clippers (41:21), Where do the Thunder go from here? (51:02), the perils of Westbrook being Westbrook (59:42), CP3 is still...great (1:11:01), Knicks, a relegated team, plays in summer league (1:17:20), Italian futurists (1:26:21). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Democratic debate power rankings (1:50), Nets sign Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant (19:02), Knicks strike out, then go full boomer (28:52), Sixers embrace destiny as large boys (57:32), Boston and Miami add stars, but at what cost? (1:15:43), the fleeting NBA dynasty (1:22:02), is Kawhi sabotaging the Lake Show (1:26:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

UFOs exist (5:20), dick wolves (19:01), zombie formalism (22:32), NBA award show (23:32), owners are now governors (39:32), expensive watches (47:12), Sixers draft grades (52:02), Knicks select a boomer (1:01:05), Kemba Walker (1:08:04), terrifying candy jackets (1:18:42). Cookies is hosted Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Jordan gloats over his Raptors prediction (9:02), what even happened in the Finals? (13:32), the NBA is suddenly wide open (26:02), Anthony Davis blockbuster trade (28:02) and the Lakers are driving a Lambo without gas money (38:32), the Kuo Big Board! (54:43), R.J. Barrett, Knick for life? (58:02), Jalen's New Yorker interview (1:22:02), pickup playlists (1:35:43), Kuo's dinner with Hugh Grant (1:42:01). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.