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Ep105 - "The Empire" with Sam James (Preview) Jul 05, 2024

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Sam James is the owner of the iconic Toronto coffee empire, Sam James Coffee Bar. Sam sat down with us to discuss Adrift's 20 year anniversary party, 'blue collar coffee', global village coffee shop aesthetics, 90's cafe culture, pre-internet latte art, third wave coffee shops, working in skate shops, fantasy projects, taking coffee too far, early 2000's coffee message boards, content creation, Youtube, AeroPress, loving Oshawa, dropping out of fashion business school to work at Adrift, skate video soundtracks, 'the vert button', having a mini ramp in his roaster, the evolution of the infamous stoop, mid 90's skaters, gatekeepers, Josh's Sam James boycott of 2013, the intimate relationships between baristas and customers, The PATH, loving Harbord St, restaurant merch, not serving matcha, AI coffee roasting software, not wanting to expand beyond Toronto and more! Sam James Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Ep104 - "2CB" with Chris Black Jul 01, 2024

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Chris Black, host of How Long Gone, has returned to the pod - this time IRL! Chris sat down with us to discuss Geoff Rickly, emo revisionist history, Orchid playing in his living room, the importance of My Chemical Romance, new school Shoegaze, hating Deftones, being able to afford nostalgia, 'music for guys who work at 7-11', Can Con, the UK hype cycle, going to the Charli xcx Boiler Room, the death of melodramatic music, not being able to name a Bleachers song, Chappell Roan, the crowd at the Pavement reunion tour, The Eaton Centre, meeting a Canadian named Chris White, the How Long Gone Reddit community, loving Yorkville, fucking with ALO objectively, beefing with Fred Again's stage designer, loafers and white socks, men dressing to impress other men, wanting to look as normal as possible, Rick Owens, online shopping, The Dare, being too old for Tik Tok, his obsession with chiropractor videos, twitch streamers, Challengers, preparing for tour, The Bear and much more!

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Ep103 - "Heat Wave" Jun 20, 2024

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We're back with another solo pod, in this episode we discuss acting classes, Josh modelling in an SSENSE / Volvo campaign, Juice turning six, Taste of Little Italy fest, the Adrift 20 year anniversary party, Gen Z's getting married, millennial optimism, the 27 club, narcissism, dog sitting, nice guy mentality, the sweet spot between lunch and dinner, Milou, Subway footlongs, fast food locations being better than others, Austin stealing a McDonald's sign at 17, Justin Timberlake's DUI, publicity stunts, 'Brat Summer', Justin Long, Orange County (2002), Clothesline From Hell's 'Open Up!' music video, tonights How Long Gone live after party and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep102 "Hesh vs Fresh" with Lyndsey Westfall (Preview) Jun 13, 2024

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Lyndsey Westfall is the founder of legendary skate shop Adrift which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this Saturday June 15. Lindsey say down with us to discuss moving around a lot as a kid, shitty skateparks, moving in with skaters at 17, 'Shred Central' / 'Rampsterdam', Friday nights at Moss Park Community Centre, teaching Miley Cyrus how to skateboard, starting Adrift at 21, 'The Stoop', the Adrift logo, DunBat, their $5 all you can drink New Years party, The Queenshead, Rammer, Brutal Knights, Fucked Up, Sam James, The Adrift Clubhouse, the infamous No Age show, gettting busted by the cops, Tall Tee's, 'Hesh vs Fresh', Cotton Best, leaving Adrift, 2004 vibe shift, Supra Skytops, Nike SB's, the upcoming 20 year anniversary party and more!

Lyndsey Westfall

Josh McIntyre

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Ep101 - "What Not To Wear" with Lauren Armstrong (Preview) Jun 06, 2024

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We're back with everyones favourite recurring guest Lauren Armstrong. In this episode we discuss tonights COLD PARTY, Charli XCX's team reaching out to us, 'Challengers' and the rise of the threesome, male intimacy, 'Normal Guy Style', Alo, Bushwich 2015, Sea Punk, the ten year anniversary of Normcore, 'Quiet Luxury', Jocks, trend cycles, Y2K, assigning new meaning to clothes, Deftones vs Strokes, turtlenecks, Bruce Jenner's style in early Kardashian seasons, emo kids, Austin hears 'Wah Gwan Dalila' for the first time, DuWest Fest, manager mentality, Sniper2004, Yung Lean, 'Cold Pod Hotline', Tiki Bars, Crab Rangoon, 'townies', code switching and more!

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Ep100 - "Places and Spaces" with Nick Marian May 27, 2024

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EPISODE 100!

In honour of our 100th episode we decided to invite one of our favourite guests back on to the pod, Nick Marian. Nick is the owner of Toronto based vintage stores Expo and Expo Outlet. Nick sat down with us to discuss weather app conspiracies, Jeep Cherokee's, getting his drivers licence in his 30's, his fear of bees, driving across America, truck stops, altitude sickness, Mormons, hating Los Angeles, his love of Thai food, selling at vintage conventions, border cops, weed shops, keg stands, bartending in New York, The Turkey's Nest, 'The Mckibben Lofts', scamming, the time he may have accidentally eaten human meat, 'West Watch', Ontario banning plastic bags, Wendy's, paper straws, Value Village, shoplifting, hating Tim Hortons, eggs not 'working' anymore, Black Dice, the Bowie one year anniversary party, the back and forth between Houndstooth and Juice, Danny's Pizza Tavern and more!

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Ep99 - "He Podcasts Clouds" with Owen Pallett (Preview) May 16, 2024

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Owen Pallett is a Toronto-based musician and composer who's scored films such as 'Her' and 'Dream Scenario'. He's also arranged strings for artists such as Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey. Owen sat down with us to discuss memory loss, moving to the east end, collection agencies, Leslieville feeling like Los Angeles, seeing shows at History, smoking sections, learning to read music before learning English, Eurythmics, Jean Michel Jarre, scoring a video games as a teenager, Les Mouches, Free Times Cafe, live sampling a blender, naming his project 'Final Fantasy', Ezra Koenig's early noise band 'Total War', signing with Domino, Square Enix's legal team, working with Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran's brand of looping pedals, recording at home vs recording an orchestra, getting left off of 'Taylor's Version', Goldfrapp, getting ripped off by Coldplay, pissing off Spike Jonze, 'Dream Scenario', his next album and more!

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Ep98 - "Psychotic Summer" (Preview) May 09, 2024

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss getting burnt out by the Drake vs Kendrick beef, the end of 'Chaotic Spring', trying to be mentally in sync, going 'Cat Mode', 'Psychotic Summer', we give our rating to new hot spot 'Cafeteria', 'Baby Blue', bar floors, the club in Scarface, the return of midsized venues, Sex And The City bars, HBO-core, Rachel Sennot, Entourage, 'day hangs', 'The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show', ghosts, being avoidant, rediscovering Djing, Sabrina Carpenter, Dev Hynes, people who clear their Instagram accounts, Dua Lipa, Comic Sans, 'Kidpix', making art for validation and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep97 - "Friendship Lounge" with WEBB (Preview) May 03, 2024

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WEBB is a Toronto based musician, producer and founding member of the band Goodbye Honolulu. His debut EP will be dropping this summer. WEBB sat down with us to discuss ‘Rosedale style guys’, ‘post-everything’, working with your close friends, expanding your inner circle, coming from a gigging band background, releasing music at a rapid pace, collaborating with the members of Goodbye Honolulu, Petra Collins, people thinking he was dating Selena Gomez, Rookie Mag, Tumblr, being chased by paparazzi in Manhattan with Selena, smoking weed with the Fyre Festival guy, becoming a solo artist, autotune, the first WEBB show, stage fright, throwing up before shows, not performing with a drummer, Ruby Tuesdays, embracing TikTok, allergies, garage rock, the downfall of Burger Records, discovering electronic music, My Chemical Romance, sampling in rock music, Dean Blunt, making a music video for every song, growing up on the set of SAW, film bros and much more!

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Ep96 - "Chaotic Spring" (Preview) Apr 25, 2024

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss chaotic spring, the vibes being off, Austin getting told to give up on filmmaking, director cameos, AI generated music tools, 'Her' (2013), M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Village', wanting to start a commune, digital nomad's, Hub.Life Instagram account, 'Falling Down' (1995), voyeurism, gimmicks, artists rejecting technology, purists, the dangers of pursuing 'cutting edge', Andy Warhol, Cindy Lee's new album 'Diamond Jubilee', returning to form, skinny jeans, medieval basics, Queen St making a comeback, Jacob Collier vs Rick Rubin, Vampire Weekend, Josh finding his old music blog, 'Civil War' (2024), getting emotional watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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