Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

Listen to every episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! The allure of lore (2:02), 9/11 jokes (14:06), sacred cows of comedy (22:07), "slop" as word of the year (43:01), NYC hooper vacuum, explained (55:25), James Nnaji goes back to school (1:13:06), Brooklyn Nets dominating the NBA (1:30:21), Giannis and a tasty serving of beef (1:43:28).   

Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! He loves Wordle—plus he's an assassin! (2:06), Luigi Mangione trial (8:46), Turning Point USA and rightwing beef (18:17). more Epstein docs drop (31:41), viral rollout of "Marty Supreme" (47:22), the world on Insta-Brain (57:01), Knicks win Emirates Cup, NBA thankfully saved (1:07:23), Eastern Conference rivals (1:22:41), we live in dark days for the racist NBA fan (1:30:43).

Enjoy your new AI-curated personalized perfect pod (3:86), Cameron Winter (20:05), "Pluribus" (23:21), '99 to infinity and generational ennui (34:05), Rob Reiner (50:03), Western Conference arms race (1:12:87), Wemby's marketability: too normie or too weird? (1:35:42), if Tyrese Maxey is first-team All NBA (1:54:03).  

Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Art Basel in Miami (1:30), Spotify wrapped and taste by algo (15:27), "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" (35:01), take completionism (47:24), we were the only ones who believed in the Celtics (1:01:31), Giannis ponders his fate in Milwaukee again (1:30:16), if the NBA is in a dangerous spot (1:40:33).   

Bye to 2025! (1:32), new performative Upstate eater just dropped (12:01), moving into a houseboat because of food influencers (21:31), the mid-2000s free beer hunt (29:41), we grew here / you flew here ahh holidays (40:41), time bandit marketing (49:06), NBA changeup artists (1:05:31), where are the European guards? (1:15:06), time to break up the Thunder (1:30:22), Draymond revisionism (1:52:25). 

Get instant access to this full episode—and every (perfect) pod—by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! It's giving thanks (4:18), dressing up for travel (14:21), Zohran meets Trump (25:02), unhinged Grok and neurospicy Epstein (52:21), Curry as a sneaker free agent (1:10:06), Harden appreciation thread (1:19:06), AD as a trade target and the rudderless Mavs (1:38:22), yasssss Derek Queen (1:50:51).  

We love New York and Los Angeles! (3:30), quarter-zip mania (25:03), more from the Epstein files (40:03), the NBA's shadowy empire (1:01:16), free throw merchants (1:18:02), the scourge of injuries (1:34:41), Rockets offense explosion, KD, and Reed redemption (1:47:02). 

Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Zohran's town (2:03), Palantir masculinity (13:02), Max B interview anecdotes (37:21), learning the Asian squat (51:42), HBO's "Pluribus" (1:02:28), Pistons atop the East (1:12:42), a celebration of "your guys" (1:25:28), baseline excellence vs the opposite (1:42:40).   

Pitchfork Senior Writer Alphonse Pierre joins this episode of Cookies Hoops! Is rap dead, again? (5:03), modern music discovery and "scrappy" criticism (28:12), country music's non-challenge to authority (51:31), Rod Wave Elite and origins of "67" meme (1:05:04), volume shooting in basketball and music (1:20:32), immersive Knicks culture (1:38:28), Giannis: the forgotten superstar (1:45:17), VJ Edgecomb in-person observations (1:55:03).   

Brooklyn hang (2:13), gooning epidemic article in Harper's (10:51), dinner phone addiction (28:31), we actually watched the "The Chair Company" this time (45:05), Cookies Hoops NBA preview (55:18), Chauncey Billups and the betting scandal (1:00:29), Wemby is really generational, not fake generational (1:25:22), checking up on the NBA rookie class (1:45:38).     

Listen to every full ep by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Saturday sample sale (2:23), NYC mayoral debate (12:02), hitting the zesty sturdy (30:32), ICE fitness program (41:02), NBA opening day: Rockets and Warriors (1:01:2), Bing Bong Nation check-in (1:31:06), buzzy players like Matas Buzelis (1:45:25) and Andrew Nembhard (1:50:11), which Thompson twin is better? (1:54:65)  

Cookies Hoops is joined by New York City photographer Jason Nocito. We talk about shooting the SGA cover of GQ (2:03), the short-lived Nova Knicks era (20:22), Tyson Chandler, downtown photographer (26:04), getting verbally abused by Lil Wayne (45:21), hottest Rockets take yet (1:08:43).   

Columbus Day (2:54), industry plants (15:44), MTG vibe switch (31:35), national Autechre registry (48:04), the verified Cookies Hoops top 30 uncs list (1:10:23), finally someone believes in Cooper Flagg (1:22:03), Ace Bailey redemption arc (1:30:43), are the Nets the Alibaba of the NBA? (1:38:42), Hansen Yang debut (1:45:15).  

Get access to every full episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! We discover a new male body type (5:32), Ben visits Montreal (14:32), Canada's lack of hostile architecture (25:02), TV shows with unlikable characters (40:04), "Pillion" screening at NYFF (52:35), Andrew connects a corporate food hall to the Knicks vs Sixers game in Abu Dhabi (1:01:03), Cookies Hoops' top 30 chuckers list (1:25:28), we remain Paolo Banchero skeptics (1:35:11), wait, could be Wemby already be top 1? (1:44:02)  

New York carshare per diems (1:34), Eric Adams bails on mayoral race (14:32), digital "Friend" (23:05), subscription cancel culture (31:38), Geese mania (38:32), Cookies Hoops top 30 overall list (58:32) and top 30 defenders (1:22:32), JJ Redick loves Chat GPT (1:35:43), Injuries: VanVleet, McCain, Grizz big men, Scoot (1:46:29).  

Full episodes are available for Cookies Hoops Patreon subscribers! Brooklyn 2nd wave (1:30), Jimmy Kimmel cancelled (17:12), Netflix's "Black Rabbit" (38:03), Tyler Herro injury and Heat Culture fatigue (1:00:32), Trae Young vs Pat Bev (1:13:02) and NBA player podcasts vs legacy media (1:28:03).   

Listen to all episodes in full by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Bol Bol at NYFW (2:22), Charlie Kirk stuff (8:21), can a hooper be all bad? (35:21), HBO's "Task" (45:16), Kawhi scandal churns onward (56:01), passing fancy: Giannis vs Sengun (1:15:06), Josh Giddey's new contract (1:29:31), if the NBA is a highlight league (1:40:21), Malcolm Brogdon, you are a Knick (54:01).   

Listen to the full ep by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! NYFW with KAT sweater vests (2:30), Funkmaster Flex (14:02), welcome to the War Department (24:24), mandatory military service (35:43), Gritty 70s Cinema (55:43), Kawhi scandal (1:07:03), Melo in the Ball of Fame (1:35:22), Charles Barkley, less round mound of rebound (1:50:32).   

Listen to every ep in full by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Trump dead?! (1:05), Adam Friedland interviews Ritchie Torres (18:03), the meathead renaissance (38:42), rising population of tennis culture threatens its elitism (52:42), mourning the NBA's era of media intelligentsia (1:00:24), Jeremy Lin announces his retirement (1:30:33), Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark: rivals in waiting (1:48:05).

Listen to every full episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon today! A life-affirming afternoon with the Sun Ra Arkestra (2:02), Zohran's scavenger hunt (17:11), Oasis in New York (25:42), performative males and kickball at McCarren Park (33:01), Cracker Barrel's rebrand (42:43), AND1 nostalgia (1:00:32), Malik Beasley and the NBA's deal with the devil (1:30:21), 2nd best player in the East (1:48:54)