Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

The melancholy viral videos of Badlands Chugs (4:30), Chinatown North and the ramen implosion (17:30), NYC's most notorious subway villain (26:02), Raptors stun Bucks to take lead in Eastern Conference Finals (37:33), All NBA Team drama: Jokic vs Embiid (58:31), Nance advocates player voting, despite players being terrible at voting (1:01:23), Josh Hart is mad at anonymous nerds (1:11:03). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

All Birdmen are cool (2:30), Bran the Broken and G.O.T. finally ends (4:30), a British "Chernobyl" (9:45), an everlasting reggae set (14:35), the real Curry stands up (24:30), positional extinction agenda (33:42), Magic snitches on the whole operation (44:21), the Sixers blew it (58:45), Dame Lillard gets toasted...then roasted (1:06:30), basketball as religion: sacred vs profane (1:20:01). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Rest in peace to Grumpy Cat (3:30), Instagram pet account decorum (13:32), Tyler, the Creator returns (16:40), NBA Lottery results...are in! (28:50), basically no one is happy with the Pelicans (35:32), Knicks fans are 86% crushed (52:01), can the Raptors compete with the mighty Bucks (1:02:04), Golden State isn't easy to hate against Portland (1:13:28), Kuo says R.J. Barrett is a "point guard." Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Requisite G.O.T. talk, much to Ben's dismay (2:40), Jordan threatens to "give evil" to Kuo without ramifications (12:03), FKA Twigs is now a modernist of yesteryear (24:43), "Wu Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men" (25:30), the Rockets' championship window (37:03), Kawhi Leonard and a friendly bounce breaks Philly's heart (46:14), Warriors legacy, re-litigated yet again (113:32), why is Dame Lillard unlovable? (1:28:04), Laker get Vogel after Rambi shenanigans (1:33:15). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Deep fakes and disruption (6:32), Met gala coverage (9:02), Vampire Weekend's marathon show in New York (23:28), are calzones ever good? (31:03), Bucks take commanding lead over Celtics (35:02), Rox even series up against Warriors (54:33), Sixers squander opportunity to put Raptors in a hole (1:11:10), Joel Embiid's health (no shaming!) (1:14:43), Lakers culture and Tyronn Lue (1:27:03), Kawhi is a dreary killing machine (1:34:43), whether Kyle Lowry is underrated because of his unapologetic thiccness (also no shaming!) (1:46:43). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Are hangovers real? Or fake like jet lag? (1:35), tough week for print sports publications (14:21), Pitchfork reviews controversy (22:11), pizza insurance (29:04), if Nate Silver is a scammer (35:42), Sixers rout Raptors (41:02), Big 3 Big Board (53:03), Ainge suffers a heart attack (1:03:42), Kuo unpacks something about placebos to save the show (1:13:02). 

Digital camouflage (3:24), frick yeah, Haribo (7:12), Kuo is confused about raves (19:02), mandatory Game of Thrones content (23:45), "I Think You Should Leave" and sketch comedy (30:30), Sixers battle Raptors and bubble guts (42:32), waxing nostalgic about Michael Lewis articles (1:10:21), Warriors and Rockets versus the refs (1:15:05), is Kevin Durant the 2nd-best player ever? (1:26:18), Nets long-standing branding issues (1:32:02), 

Anna Delvey's reign of terror ends (4:20), the human limitations of basketball (16:32), Jokic is the Nerd King (29:43), poisoning feral cats with sausages (30:23), scary center bias (46:05), another Dame Time debate (49:31), Westbrook apologia (1:05:07), Kobe system on the fritz (1:09:45), Philly vs Toronto preview (1:20:03), Boban Agenda (1:27:04), Magic: betrayed but back on Twitter (1:35:34). Cookies is hosted Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Beard guards and CitiBikes (4:40), Democratic primary one-on-one tournament (11:32), Lizzo takes on the media (22:01), Kuochella (28:32), Westbrook shoots blanks in Bricktown (35:21), Portland lays down the law (41:21), Sean Marks goes after the refs (50:21), Nets' future plans (58:43), Suns fire coach Koko (1:02:01), Bucks vs Celtics rematch looms (1:08:43), Utah and Houston drags on (1:22:02), typical Aussie codswallop (1:26:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Watching basketball at bars (3:30), drinking React Juice (25:03), Kanye's Coachella redemption (28:33), Greg Monroe SZN (43:32), Simmons versus the haters (46:44), Westbrook bricks in Bricktown (52:09), Lillard's path to the Western Conference Finals (56:18), Nurkic Theory (59:32), Nuggets on the ropes—or so it seems (1:02:02), Houston actually might win it all (1:10:32), the Warriors have become Durant's team (1:23:45), Bucks are mostly just chillaxing and we forgot about them (1:30:21). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Kuo attempts to bribe the boys by bringing pizza to the lab (10:33), farts endlessly amuse Jordan (15:35), Ben hates "Game of Crowns" (23:02), probably more fart stuff (29:01), Golden State loses to the Clippers, then loses Boogie Cousins (35:21), Sixers revive their chances against overpowering Nets (58:02), Lou Willz: a true scoring legend (1:18:02), James Harden is a virtuoso (1:35:18) and let Blake live (1:40:18). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

We review the trailer for "The Joker" (6:02), controversial Chinese food gets...cancelled? (10:21), the Magic runs out in Los Angeles (22:42), maybe any schmo be a NBA general manager (26:32), production issues plague "Space Jam 2: More Space Jams" (33:32), Ah right, the playoffs start! (56:01), Utah vs Houston is bloodsport (1:01:43), Kuo is interested in Denver against San Antonio for some reason (1:06:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Eric Clapton has barz (3:02), Kuo reviews Essex Crossing (8:25), Jordan vs. Mexican food delivery systems (18:40), Kyle Korver on white privilege (21:32), Ben claims everyone used to hate Dirk Nowitzki (29:32), a world governed by Lil Nas X (34:06), Paul Pierce vs Dwyane Wade (45:17), Wrestlemania—and everything is pro wrestling (55:02), NCAA refs under scrutiny (1:02:10), Nets make playoffs (1:10:31) and so do Magic (1:21:29). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Tiresome dream jobs (6:22), Stephen A. Smith is richly rewarded (10:21), Chinatown (16:15), the food wokeness era (22:41), flight of the condos (30:03), the annual Devin Booker argument (36:11), Kuo's 2018 redraft (41:20), the Sixers add Greg "No Shaming!" Monroe (51:31), NBA mourns Nipsey (1:12:02), Most Improved Player candidates (1:20:32), the good team in Los Angeles (1:23:32), coolness bias (1:29:34). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Food poisoning truthers (2:10), Kuo's Big aBroad trip (8:21), mixed reviews for "Us" (15:31), Ben remembers day the dinosaurs died (23:01), Zion heads for NBA (34:21), league's most bland teams (52.42), did flattened lottery odds work? (1:04:32), playoff reseeding potentials (112:54), Jordan's Drug Board (122:42). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Surviving subway attacks (8:02), Dirk's retirement tour labors on with indefinite end (11:21), MVP showdown in Milwaukee (15:10), Nurkic's grisly injury and Portland's playoff fortunes (21:32), Utah stymies Devin Booker's cheap attempt at a 60 point game (29:01), Michael Avenatti, Nike and DeAndre Ayton (40:32), Rookie of the Year race heats up between Luka Doncic and Trae Young (55:44). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Licking tree frogs in Tulum (7:21), Tom Izzo throws a humiliating NCAA tournament tantrum (15:01), egg boy (22:20), Sixers finally beat the Celtics and Ben is...wait...optimistic? (26:01), Cookies Mail Mag! (37:02), "Blue Chips" vs "Hoosiers" (47:01), helicopter coaches (56:32), T-Wolves howl into the abyss of eternal sadness (1:01:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

Bowl cuts (5:01), big oatmilk mood (8:21), Cyclone Trevor threatens Australia (12:32), zombie contenders: Spurs (16:21) and Heat (22:03) crawl back from the dead, Bucks versus Sixers (23:33), HBO's "The Inventor" (32:06), Netflix trusts the algorithm (39:21), Jordan reviews "The Cobbler" (46:22), LeBron suffers an undignified ending in Madison Square Garden (50:12). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Yang Gang Dance (4:21), Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson are now an item (7:32), Zion triumphantly returns (11:30), "Triple Frontier" starring burly, broken Ben Affleck (19:30), the conflicting resurgence of Boogie Cousins on the Warriors (28:01), Knicks' Dolan stays in news (37:34), racial reverberations continue in Utah (41:32), college admissions scandals (50:01), Olympic breakdancing (53:41), pouring out some purple drank for Sacramento Kings (1:02:08), dubious reviews for "Umbrella Academy" (1:10:31), NBA has less turnovers than ever (1:15:01), Hudson Yards becomes Dubai of Manhattan (1:23:07). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Jordan battles insomnia (2:02), can LeBron trust the Lakers' braintrust (11:30), James Dolan vs Knicks fans (30:15), Westbrook vs Jazz fans (38:31), Serge Ibaka tries to decapitate Marquese Chriss (47:15), Rockets soar at the right time (55:01), a requiem for Carmelo (1:02:31), disemboweled by kangaroos (1:08:42), Kuo kinkshames the Knicks (1:17:22). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.