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Vaguepodding (2:01), discussion of respective ops (7:17), ASAP Rocky still out here doing stuff (16:01), Greenland is rightfully ours! (28:17), meal batchers and double lasagna (37:26), Bing Bong meltdown (58:24) and the war on Big Purr (1:12:26), Jaylen Brown and the gnarled claw of the leprechaun (1:39:01), Jeanie Buss (1:55:51)

Full episode is for Patreon subscribers only! 2016 is back (3:03), antiheroes of HBO's "Industry" (23:31), creating the great new American city (32:16), ICE in Minnesota (55:13), Trae Trae-ded to the Wiz (1:12:31), future of heliocentrism (1:27:41), Mikal Bridges and role player desirability (1:42: 03), Sam Hinkie, true face of 2016 aesthetic (1:49:21).

Author and critic Vinson Cunningham joins the pod to discuss American adventures in Venezuela (4:01), if journalism is actually snitching (26:22), Wegman's harvesting biometric data (41:42), rules to neighborly shoveling (50:41), Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown, and the Knicks' road to contention (1:00), a refutation of hard work (1:25:32), floundering in the NBA's respectability politics era (1:52:17).

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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).