Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

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Wartime Consiglieres: Cookies 204 Apr 08, 2020

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Real talk about canned tomatoes (4:30), Bernie bows out, defeated by youthful, charisma-seeping juggernaut with an undeniable message (12:40), what to make of new streaming content Quibi (43:02), Boom-Bap and hoops parallels (53:22), Basketball Twitter needs a wartime consigliere (59:33), revisiting the 60-win 2015 Atlanta Hawks (1:05:44). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Doc Strange in the Range: Cookies 203 Apr 07, 2020

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Self-improvement goes stagnant under shelter-at-home (2:22), short story...bias (6:43), reign of the flu food-fluencers (16:55), tiresome endurance of Roseanne and other washed celebs of yore (26:44), NBA Draft restrictions (38:22), champion Celtics vs champion Pistons: But why are we always talking about one of them? (55:24), Bucks, Raptors and 2020 storyline erasure (59:42). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

1,000 Varvatos Bloom: Cookies 202 Apr 06, 2020

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Cruising New York's empty streets (2:20), even tigers get the Rona (16:20), a grim but unsurprising heat map (21:45), will post-pandemic New York become a bohemian xanadu? (35:22), looks like venal middlemen are at it again! (41:03), the Chicago Bulls finally pull the plug on Gar-Pax front office (1:00:22), Iverson and T-Mac could have been teammates (1:15:33), H.O.R.S.E. is never interesting, but we're desperate enough to try it (1:26:14).

Marvin's Kill Room: Cookies 201 Apr 03, 2020

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An appreciation of the enduring food chain (10:22), Zoom meetings (14:44), Drake's terrifying, uninhabitable house (18:54), more reminiscing about rappers, plus kidnappings (28:43), LaMelo buys his Australian team as the BBB insurrection continues (36:32), NBA's 2K2020 tournament kicks off (50:22), Duncan vs Garnett revisited, with Detrick turning on one of them (1:01). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Bootleg Starburys: Cookies 200 Apr 02, 2020

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On Cookies' 200th episode, we discuss vintage jersey collections (3:30), skyrocketing unemployment (8:04), food-based attitude adjustments (13:30), Kuo remaining unapologetic about eating over the sink (21:44), reading the room during a pandemic (29:32), Scott Storch vs Mannie Fresh (36:22), New York Knicks' alleged interest in carb-on-carb size baron Elton Brand (48:45), erasing Iverson (59:21), if could LeBron James have existed before....LeBron James? (1:10:43), an ode to Starbury (1:17:21), Chinatown shirts in a time of peril (1:21:54). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

The Iverson Defenders Have Logged On: Cookies 199 Apr 01, 2020

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April Fool's Day pranks: cancelled or necessary? (1:30), free our sweet tattletale king Tekashi69! (8:30), various stories—and celeb namedrops—about rappers and clubs (13:20), welcome to the era of the beat battle (27:12), HBO's "The Scheme" and NCAA recruiting scandals (44:02), Iverson vs Nash (54:11), Nets still star-hunting, just like everyone else (1:19:23). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Yellow Starburst: Cookies 198 Mar 31, 2020

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Mask...on? (1:10), assorted healthcare debating (14:33), "Ozark" season 3 (31:33), FX's "Devs" and dreamy, tech sci-fi (36:02) which leads to a discussion of "Annihilation (43:04), ESPN pushes up new documentary about '90s Chicago Bulls (47:22), fantastic ideas for other NBA team docs (56:02), what was the deal with the 2006 Miami Heat? (1:04:32), here is your New York Knicks rebuild pod! (1:17:21). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

In Praise of Short Kings: Cookies 197 Mar 30, 2020

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Degrading eating techniques (4:40), is it really the end of FOMO or is it peak FOMO? (8:35), is David Geffen a supervillain (24:32), challenging times for all the secret families out there (32:02), James Dolan gets the Rona (47:11), Derrick Rose, for no reason whatsoever, is again a subject of pointless debate (51:23), our thorough breakdown of the most important NBA players 5-foot-7 and shorter (1:00:38). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Glocks Down: Cookies 196 Mar 27, 2020

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Pizza technology and pizza villains (3:00), Scarface and other are recovering from the Rona (13:23) disease as class warfare (24:04), Go Fund Me empathy...and fatigue (30:23), "Tiger King" (41:11), living in the Big 3 quarantine house (47:22), NBA drug policy revisited (53:45), was Dirk Nowitzki a prom king? (1:09:22). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Influencers of the Influenza: Cookies 195 Mar 26, 2020

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We regretfully cancel "Criminal Intent: Season 9" rewatch (1:03), New York City's basketball rims go missing (3:00), the delicious "Renter's Choice" relief package (10:02), Cuomo's ASMR governing (21:02), halcyon days for the influencer (30:32), is the NBA's most improved player Luka Doncic? (46:32) or Graham, Ingram, Siakam or Bam? (1:06:33), Manu Ginobili: victim of Spurs communism (1:10:03) and basketball's missed opportunities (1:14:34), Melo the winner! (1:20). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

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