I wrote about my love for the brain smoothing television show Ridiculousness inputmag.com

All hail MTV's 'Ridiculousness,' the king of thought-free TV!
Who needs prestige television like “The Crown”? During quar, our writer turned to Rob Dyrdek’s long-running viral-video show for comfort.
How Long Gone #133: @themjeans and I chat about Dr. Dre's brain, Armie’s bloodlust, Raf’s oversized bombers, trouble at the inauguration, Ariel Pink, my newfound love of r&b music, an odd Barstool lad, waving at strangers, and dog adoption anchor.fm

133 CB & TJ
One on one pod today, Chris and Jason chat about Dr. Dre's brain, Armie’s bloodlust, Raf’s oversized bombers, trouble at the inauguration, Ariel pink, Chris’ newfound love of r&b music, an odd barstool lad, waving at strangers, and dog adoption. Happy MLK Day!
How Long Gone Radio® #12 "Hiss Golden Meat": @themjeans and I break down the best and worst new music of the week exclusively on @spotify open.spotify.com

012. - Hiss Golden Meat - How Long Gone Radio
This week on How Long Gone Radio Chris and Jason listen to brand new music from Julien Baker, shame, Hiss Golden Messenger, Buck Meek, Sports, Lana Del Rey, Key Glock, Yella Beezy, Body Meat, and Dann...
How Long Gone #132: @themjeans and I chat with @zombiesfj about the recent passing of his ex-wife, sobriety, being both a musician and a music critic, the importance of our loved ones pushing us further, writing his memoir, Substack, and why he loves NYC anchor.fm

132 Sasha Frere-Jones
Sasha Frere-Jones is a writer, musician, and music critic living in New York. Chris and Jason chat with him about the recent passing of his ex-wife, sobriety, being both a musician and a music critic, the importance of our loved ones pushing us further, writing his memoir, mixtapes, streaming music, Substack, and why he loves New York.
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Wednesday Stills with John Colver
2020 gave me the opportunity I've been yearning for to dedicate months of my time to google image search. That and watching Kes and telling people to watch Kes. Oh and I really like sports.
How Long Gone #131: @themjeans and I chat with @ryanhemsworth about TJ’s weight gain, Jimmy John's, moving out of Toronto, working with E-40, adjusting to life as a Twitch power user, Saddle Creek, Atlanta studio life, Jitlada, and vomiting nude anchor.fm

131 Ryan Hemsworth
Ryan Hemsworth is a producer, DJ, and homeowner currently living in Canada. Chris and Jason Chat with him about drinking water from gallon containers, TJ’s weight gain, Chris eating a footlong sandwich, Ryan’s shed in the woods, moving out of the big city to the burbs, working with E-40, adjusting to life as a twitch power user, Saddle Creek, ATL studio life, very spicy Thai food, what the creator of The Simpsons is up to lately, vomiting nude, and some other popular Canadian artists.
I stand with @FinlayRenwick esquire.com

Why Navy Blue Is the Real Colour of the Year
Smart. Sophisticated. Simple. Stylish. Nice. Good. Our favourite shade of blue is actually the best colour to wear during this strange year
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What have you been doing to yourself
This weekend I watched Pretend It's a City, Martin Scorsese's Netflix docuseries about New York City writer Fran Lebowitz. Unfortunately, it's not great. Marty is too present, and the episodic format feels bloated. Fran, a bonafide legend, is a better interview than a documentary subject. So skip the doc, light a cig, and read her conversation with Rachel Tashjian over at GQ. It’s more fun.
How Long Gone #130: @themjeans and I chat about Parler, Elon Musk, the storming of Capitol Hill, Trump’s suspension from social media, Fran Lebowitz’s Netflix doc, moving on with our lives, why nothing matters, and we celebrate a podcasting milestone anchor.fm

103 CB & TJ
One on one pod today, Chris and Jason Chat about the Parler app, signal, Elon Musk, the storming of Capitol Hill, celebrating Trump’s permanent suspension from social media, Fran Liebowitz’s Netflix doc, moving on with our lives, why nothing matters, Tiger Woods, racist pizza parlors, how much we’d hypothetically pay for a vaccination, and we celebrate a podcasting milestone.
How Long Gone Radio® #11 "Kings of Viagra": @themjeans and I break down the best and worst new music of the week exclusively on @spotify open.spotify.com

011. - Kings of Viagra - How Long Gone Radio
This week on How Long Gone Radio Chris and Jason listen to brand new music from Wojciech Bakowski, Linkin Park, 100 gecs, Father, Aaron Frazer, Desiigner, Viagra Boys, Casper Clausen, Kings of Leon, R...
How Long Gone #129: @themjeans and I chat with Emmy™️ winner @nickweidenfeld about how we podcast, Desus and Mero, Patreon, moving to Sea Ranch, mercury poisoning, wine tasting, TJ’s positive outlook, and we pitch How Long Gone as a TV show anchor.fm

129 Nick Weidenfeld
Nick Weidenfeld is an Emmy award-winning TV producer, the cohost of the Apple Music show Time Crisis, helped bring Desus and Mero to Viceland, and a billion other things. He’s from Los Angeles but recently moved to Northern California. We chat about Ariel pink Trumping around, how we podcast, Desus and Mero, Patreon, moving to Sea Ranch, mercury poisoning, wine tasting, TJ’s positive outlook on life, and we virtually pitch How Long Gone as a TV show. (Note from TJ: Nick recorded this podcast from his bathroom while hiding from his beautiful family, so please excuse the echo, that being said this was one of my favorite conversations we've had and well worth listening to.)
The How Long Gone x Powerful Truth Angels crossover episode you didn't know you needed! @themjeans@mattymatheson @whatyousteal youtube.com


HE STICKMAN COMETH ft. Chris Black & Jason Stewart (How Long Gone) | Powerful Truth Angels | EP 43 - YouTube
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Wednesday Stills with Maximilian Philip Barrett
"The only thing you find in the middle of the road is dead animals and dumb Americans." - Anton Alfred Newcombe
How Long Gone #128: @themjeans and I chat with @mylestanzer about the Dashboard Confessional, Ariana Grande's mom, Dua Lipa being a cool girl, The Killers, jam bands, cheeseboards, Jeep Wranglers, Terry Richardson’s Gaga doc, and Myles’ new book anchor.fm

128 Myles Tanzer
Myles Tanzer is a writer at The Wall Street Journal Magazine and has a new book for kids called Music Is My Life, he’s currently living in New York. We chat about milk, the CIA’s rebranding, Dashboard Confessional, podcast merch, Ariana Grande's mom, streaming playlists, Dua Lipa being a cool girl, The Killers, jam bands, cheeseboards, Jeep Wranglers, Terry Richardson’s Gaga doc, and Myles’ new book.
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even though it’s complicated we’ve got time to start again
Refreshed.
Nothing more embarrassing than discussing podcast merchandise in the @WSJ. Thank you for the opportunity @jacobwgallagher wsj.com

From Boots to Coffee, Podcast Merch Has Become Big Business
As the podcasting industry has grown, so has its merchandise market. And it’s not just T-shirts and totes for these fledgling “lifestyle brands.”
How Long Gone #127: @themjeans and I chat about solo activities, Houston’s in Atlanta, watching college football with my family, eating in excess, navigating the maskless, Kumail’s dirty bulk, The Age Of Aquarius, and shitting on the haters anchor.fm

127 CB & TJ
One on one pod today, Chris and Jason chat about Trump flags, solo activities, Houston’s in Atlanta, watching College Football with Chris’ family, eating in excess, navigating the maskless, Kumail’s dirty bulk, The Age Of Aquarius, and shitting on the haters.
How Long Gone Radio® #10 "Fivio Eno": This week @themjeans and I break down some of our favorite songs of 2020 exclusively on @spotify open.spotify.com

010. - Fivio Eno - How Long Gone Radio
This week's episode features some of our favorite picks from 2020, not necessarily our top tracks, just a nice collection of tunes we loved over the last year. Music from: Burial, Brian and Roger...
How Long Gone #126: Live from Charleston @themjeans and I chat with @MayerHawthorne about homeownership, investment strategy, record deals, getting a plaque for a Future song, random celebs pushing his first single, and dealing with his vinyl addiction anchor.fm

126 Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne is a Grammy-nominated singer, producer, and fancy pajama-wearing friend of ours, he’s currently living in Los Angeles. We chat about our Southern road trip, Alexander Wang’s dark side, homeownership, investment strategy, record label deals, getting a plaque for a Future record, NYE plans, natural wine, making music with Southside, early days of Twitter, random celebs pushing his first record, and dealing with his vinyl addiction.
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Wednesday Stills with Evan Thomas
Blaze Foley’s ultra-somber banger “Clay Pigeons” played on shuffle while I compiled these images. They mostly evoke the isolation and despair of 2020 with flickers of levity and friendship around the edges. This lyric says it best: “Sing a song with a friend, change the shape that I’m in, and get back in the game and start playin’ again.”
How Long Gone #125: @themjeans and I chat with @juliabainbridge about our southern road trip, philosophies on substance use, her book, the future of partying, removing the stigma around talking about loneliness, and falling in love in quarantine anchor.fm

125 Julia Bainbridge
Julia Bainbridge Is an editor, host of the podcast The Lonely Hour, and writer of Good Drinks, a book of alcohol-free recipes. We chat about our southern road trip, Chris’ inability to relax, our philosophies on substance use, the evolution of non-alcoholic drinks, the future of partying, removing the stigma around talking about loneliness, and falling in love in quarantine.
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Stay in one place, someday everything will come our way
This year we are spending the week between Christmas and New Year’s on a Southern road trip. Introducing SoCal snob Them Jeans to the rolling red acres seems a good use of the lull.
Is Substack the Media Future We Want? newyorker.com

Is Substack the Media Future We Want?
The newsletter service is a software company that, by mimicking some of the functions of newsrooms, has made itself difficult to categorize.
How Long Gone #124: Live from Nashville @themjeans and I chat about our southern road trip, a Christmas dinner recap, a Ghia tasting, riding in a Lyft with a maskless driver, yoga ball tricks, HLG products for 2021, and the future of Jason’s DJ career anchor.fm

124 TJ & CB
One on one pod live from Nashville today, Chris and Jason chat about our southern road trip so far, Jason’s first airport experience in 2020, a recap of Christmas dinner at the Black house,, finally a live tasting of Ghia, riding in a Lyft with a maskless driver, yoga ball tricks, upcoming HLG products for 2021, and the future of Jason’s DJ career.
How Long Gone Radio® #9 "Playboi Tumor": @themjeans and I break down this week's new music exclusively on @spotify open.spotify.com

009. - Playboi Tumor - How Long Gone Radio
This week's episode features new music from Kelsey Lu, Yves Tumor, L:il Durk, King Von, Slaughter Beach, Dog, YSN, Young Dolph, HAIM, Toro Y Moi, Playboi Carti, Ed Sheeran, Zack Fox, 00110100 010...
This an official call for big @dashboardmusic to come on How Long Gone

About to record another How Long Gone. YAKTV

If only this was a Nike sweatshirt

I saw your MCM on 95

Whoever bought this on @Grailed for $55 ... wow

Me and big TJ in good company. We will continue to do the essential work of trolling the creative class! Thanks @fromedome @newconsumer

Davide Sorrenti Polaroids ... too good

🥺 The World of Interiors, April, 1985 🥺 via Kim Coleman

Crazy

A simpler time!

Love this early National press photo where they look like the liberal arts Williamsburg Geek Squad

Now this is a collab!

Big cover @voguemagazine

Rare image of me recording How Long Gone

I’m a known Nirvana skeptic, but I can recognize that this is a brilliant magazine cover @esquireitalia

Wednesday Stills with
John Colver
Episode #28
Based On Happy Times
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Episode #027
Mic Check Check
Check check. Fixing bugs. Deploying changes…
Episode #25
Very Advanced: Flynn McGarry
Our guest Flynn McGarry is a chef whose career started at the tender age of 11 in Los Angeles. Heralded as the “Justin Bieber of food” McGarry’s pop-up dinners…
Episode #24
Message of the Bhagavat
This one is a real odyssey. Solid hour. Relentless, tip to tail. James and Chris introduce Audrea Soong, who takes them on an executive team-building adventure, from Niketown to their…
Episode #23
The Naomi Fry Origin Story
This week we are joined by writer, OG “fuccmom,” and bonafide Twitter legend Naomi Fry. Naomi walks us through her younger years in Israel, her time as James Franco’s…
Episode #22
Help Wanted
Editing a podcast like Public Announcement is a big responsibility and opportunity. Chris and James—and really, the entire global listenership—are asking for your help.
Episode #21
A Compulsively Listenable Audio History with Lizzy Goodman
James and Chris trace their diverse and sometimes confusing musical roots before speaking with author Lizzy Goodman. Goodman’s new book, Meet Me in The Bathroom, chronicles the famed…
Episode #20
Going to Space with King, Duane
Designer Duane King joins us to celebrate the 1972 Sagan/Drake mission to create the oldest artifact of humankind: The Pioneer Plaque. We learn how Duane brought the plaque back…
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