They said it couldn't be done: podcasters react to local publication's "best restaurants" list (8:22), Andrew biking around and contemplating dead internet theory (29:19), foldable phones and brain rearrangement (35:15), remembering the West Village circa 2013 (48:06), Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and the little green sleight of hand (1:05:11), Darius Acuff arrives in a 2004 "Ball Above All" DVD case (1:22:01), Ty Jerome is NYC's new superstar and the exhilarating Grizzlies (1:31:32), happy birthday to Devin Booker, toiling in obscurity (1:50:39).

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Predictable grievances about food influencers (12:22), Kelly Clarkson mistaken for poor by Big Necromancy (22:01), Grimes' Bed-Stuy redemption (40:29), RIP Russian bot farms (49:03), Cooper Flagg's coniferous new logo (1:05:22), the Little Green Hand is now patting Paul George on the back (1:17:32), NBA rookie watch: AJ, Peterson, Boozer, Wilson (1:32:11), Ben Simmons might be back-ish (1:45:33) and avoids being roasted by Kings owner Vivek Ranadive (1:54:22).

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In praise of emotional gatherings (1:04), the death of web-surfing (13:22), AI intrusiveness continues (27:03), "Primetime" movie chitchat (48:15), subway tile art (55:27), Isiah Thomas returns to his rightful home at MSG (1:10:21), are the Spurs leaning into being heels? (1:18:29), Sacramento Kings' hot mic extravaganza (1:32:39), institution of new "push off" rule (1:42:25).

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9/11 tribute week (1:20), RIP to our friend Lucien Smith (24:12), AI doomsday scenarios (43:02), Linsanity revisited yet again (1:02:31), NBA crazy tiers (1:19:05), Jalen Duren free agency lingers (1:28:22), unexplored role player prototypes and the unique value of anomalies (1:40:01).

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Fall Supreme drop (2:01), Amazon book destruction (12:33), viral restaurants (23:42), Nancy Mase tatted up (30:17), Fugazi vs Fugazi (44:33), Steve Ballmer = case closed! (1:00:32), Lakers sold to Kushner (1:10:44), Russell Westbrook retires as the perfectly imperfect NBA star (1:27:19), if Amar'e should be in the Hall of Fame and other halfway crooks (1:35:03).