Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

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Pink Slime: Cookies 224 May 30, 2020

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On episode 224, we discuss Kuo vs Lower East Side Bonobros (7:35), crippling Covid guilt (12:22), the murder of George Floyd (28:40), how the Bucks are playing dorkball with a blunt object (1:05:28), weighing excellence vs entertainment (1:18:33), Dame Dolla and the potential return of the NBA (1:28:03), and more!

An Old-Fashioned Thrashing: Cookies 223 May 26, 2020

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Thanks to all our new Patreon subscribers! On Cookies Hoops Ep. 223, we discuss why Kuo hates beaches (1:45), incomprehensible evidence of parallel universes (10:45), Peter Luger steak delivery systems (18:22), New York's nightly clapping ritual (26:33), Cory Booker: rap genius (35:12), Bounty Killer vs Beenie Man (45:22), Mitchell Robinson = Point God (52:31), Knicks build new front office with old heads (1:07:58), Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant feel like wallflowers at "The Last Dance," (1:20:21), was Kobe doing sociopath cosplay? (1:29:02), pizza poison 2: more poison pizzas (1:35:03).

The Pearl Jam Threat: Cookies 222 May 21, 2020

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We're on Patreon! (2:12), spirits buoyed by a potential coronavirus vaccine, maybe (10:03), time expansion vs lamb jerky (17:35), Chuck E. Cheese delivering under a pseudonym (25:02), Michael Jordan's pizza game rewrite (37:02), episodes 9 and 10 of "The Last Dance" (42:17), do the 90s need new contextualization or should they be trapped in amber? (57:01), whether the key to Jordan's winning was...wellness (1:07:13), big tent viewership for basketball (1:22:45). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. Cookies 221 May 15, 2020

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Shall we all become country mice? (10:35), covid inspires magical thinking (25:25), Kuo refuses to stop dabbing (31:22), can Michael Jordan salvage "The Last Dance" before it drops him out of the all-time top-10 forever? (38:56), in praise of anonymous stud Eddie Jones (1:13:04). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

The Dullard Tree: Cookies 220 May 11, 2020

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RIP Jerry Stiller (1:07), have we finally reached Apex Kuo? (6:15), quarantine fatigue (10:22), building a better New York City (17:05), Cravings: a kitchenware war (35:45), "The Last Dance" and Jordan's relationship with his father (52:33), calcified immaturity (58:22), complicated explanation of a playoff loss to the Magic (1:09:41) and prolonged focus on Pippen's misdeeds as a born beta (1:18:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Tried By 12: Cookies 219 May 04, 2020

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Kuo eyes new garlic crushers (3:22), Met Gala cancellation and teetering celebrity infrastructure (15:22), J. Crew declares bankruptcy (27:11), Westworld finally ends reign of pointless, arcane confusion (37:52), the New York Knicks show up on "The Last Dance" (52:10), Jordan's flimsy explanations for lack of political involvement (1:05:11) and gambling issues (1:14:23) begin to create a compelling portrait by omission (1:22:53), boomer boom-bap and shallow crates (1:30:42). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

The Gamer's Creed: Cookies 218 Apr 30, 2020

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New Yorkers find themselves in a flyover state (1:13), food fatigue (11:30), Mountain Dew mouth (17:33), whether the pandemic gaming window has closed (35:12), Time Machine LeBron returns to detroy 1991 (43:21), relegated Knicks resist front office overhaul, keep Scott Perry in building (1:06:12), NCAA desperately toys with idea of athlete endorsements (1:18:42). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

What Would the Fonz Do? Cookies 217 Apr 27, 2020

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We have given coronavirus a fair shake, and quite frankly, we don't like it (3:25), angry butter bois mourn the loss of Native American cartoon characters (31:25), what exactly does "The Last Dance" hope to accomplish—and is it an effective Michael Jordan hagiography? (41:25), the Rodman Episode (2 minutes, before getting back to Jordan dunks), Marc Eversley hired as Chicago's general manager (1:17:22). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Dirty Water Dogs: Cookies 216 Apr 24, 2020

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Kuo again defends eating over the sink like a wild beast, takes credit for animalistic "trend" (3:03), 21% of New Yorkers have already had corona, apparently (13:20), Prune: the past and future of dining in New York (22:15), Travis Scott's big Fortnight concert (40:15), the NFL Draft's lessons for the NBA (45:20), Draymond and Barkley are still sparring (58:31), self-serving mythologies of hard work versus athleticism (1:14:33). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

The Little Green Hand: Cookies 215 Apr 23, 2020

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NYC's covid badge of honor (2:30), hazards of Twitter brain (14:15), nerdcore and master nerd-shamer Alex Trebek (24:01), remembering Gangsta Grillz (32:11), HBO...to the Max! (42:15), hindsight and reevaluating the greatness of Dennis Rodman (48:50), have boomers and the BMM poisoned young, impressionable, and now declining Giannis? (1:06:35). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

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