Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

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Again with the Tzatziki? Cookies 234 Jul 16, 2020

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Get instant access to every new episode of Cookies on Patreon! Steve1989 shows proof of life (8:45), remembering China Chalet, covid casualty (12:35), Union Pool and the "worst places in New York" (29:15), wistful turtles (42:05), Burger Bubble menu revealed (55:33), Magic isn't composing tweets with his own oversize mitts and our innocence is shattered (1:02:22), Joel Embiid and the little green hand (1:11:07).

Shoot for the Moon: Cookies 233 Jul 08, 2020

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Finally some 4th of July fireworks! (1:30), air conditioning rules (11:45), Pop Smoke's debut album and the something-for-everyone album (14:05), Mike Fratello's Cavs and balancing entertainment with effectiveness (33:25), Ghislaine Maxwell is arrested (43:15), at long last, Redskins may change name, we suggest D.C. Extended Universe (1:01:15), seriously, the Checkers Challenge is real? (1:08:21).

Undercover Bosses: Cookies 232 Jul 04, 2020

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Still in snitchworld! (2:15), Virgil draws scrutiny for Pop Smoke's album cover (13:39), Kanye's "Wash Up in Your Blood" (26:19), finding a home for the "Delete Eight" relegation league (43:15), Adam Silver refuses to live in the Burger Bubble (47:22), what's up with...the...Cavs?!? (56:12), Detrick solves—or at least identifies—all the Sixers' problems (1:02:30), waxing and waning symbology (1:21:43).

Clout Demons: Cookies 231 Jun 30, 2020

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Get instant access to all Cookies episodes on Patreon! On this Ep 231, we discuss Kuo's Grub Street Diet (2:30), caffeine before exercising (11:45), what's up with...Berlin? (18:13), phase 2 aura and the morality of al fresco dining (23:12), restaurant existentialism (44:15), Kanye and the Gap (56:22), Vince Carter quits on his teammates (1:10:43), Paul George gossips about why he left Indiana (1:29:05), Daryl Morey and antifragility (1:40:23), the Burger Bubble is increasingly imperiled (1:44:32).

Smooth Hand of the Boomer: Cookies 230 Jun 26, 2020

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Hiking with bears (2:17), rat kings and Ratking (12:22), Biggie, Jay-Z and Nas—and Gen X's infatuation with GOATs (15:22), Kenny Anderson's spin moves (22:05), has BLM changed the way we view players? (38:31), Trump's pitiful rally (48:15), how sustainable are the protests? (1:02:22), the little green hand strikes again (1:13:03), Ben Simmons = top 3!?!?! (1:22:32), Kuoluminati drops bombs on 'em (1:29:44).

Jazzmatazz: Cookies 229 Jun 21, 2020

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Poison poopers (1:30), New Jack Swing (4:02), the covid shamers return, nature is healing, streets are the virus (15:45), police reform versus police abolition (31:18), does the NBA really want to create a Burger Dome? (51:22), mess with LeBron and see what happens (1:06:23), "Jazzmatazz" (1:12:05), defunding wist (1:22:02).

Sneaky Hops: Cookies 228 with Hanif Abdurraqib Jun 16, 2020

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Poet and writer Hanif Abdurraqib joins Cookies to discuss his hometown of Columbus (8:18), removing police from schools (10:10), saving smaller American cities (18:26), protesting as social life (23:10), rewiring our brains about justice (31:20), balancing return of the NBA and life priorities (53:18), his love for the Timberwolves (1:01:54), Kuo is confronted about the Knicks (1:15:22), bad teams, good times (1:31:18), the end of the NCAA (1:42:11).

Bully Pulpit: Cookies 227 with Craig Hodges Jun 08, 2020

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Former Chicago Bull and NBA 3-Point champion Craig Hodges joins Cookies Hoops to discuss modern athletes and activism (8:22), his call for a boycott of the 1991 Finals (16:15), growing up in the civil rights movement (27:50), visiting the White House (36:22), if he played in the wrong era for 3-point shooters (47:57), being forced out of the NBA (52:22), whether Michael Jordan was a locker room motivator (56:12), racism from coaches and fans (58:30), his concept for making shoes in America (1:01:54), unheralded ballers of the late 80s and early 90s (1:08:32) and wanting it more (1:17:51).

Diabolical Freaks: Cookies 226 Jun 04, 2020

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Cookies is joined by Nikki Mayard to discuss Instagram black boxes (14:10), the freakout over shoplifting (21:44), the power of peer pressuring your famous pals (35:04), defunding the NYPD (41:25), global interest in American protests (56:01), James Dolan's leaked email (1:28:15), long wistful walks through New York (1:46:22).

All the Smoke: Cookies 225 Jun 02, 2020

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Civil unrest grips America, a covid-ravaged tinderbox (2:02), revolution is scary (20:18), the fog of war and competing visions of what change looks like (33:50), defund a police force, coward (40:10), the NBA responds, Michael Porter Jr. is told that it's not it, chief (51:02), is this...bad? (1:01:22), Hubie Brown's pizza party is plagued by medium pizzas (1:10:07).

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