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Columbus Day (2:54), industry plants (15:44), MTG vibe switch (31:35), national Autechre registry (48:04), the verified Cookies Hoops top 30 uncs list (1:10:23), finally someone believes in Cooper Flagg (1:22:03), Ace Bailey redemption arc (1:30:43), are the Nets the Alibaba of the NBA? (1:38:42), Hansen Yang debut (1:45:15).…

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Summer in the city: cultural hotbed? (1:20), friendship rizz (7:30), Clipse album (14:38), Epstein fallout continues for the Big Dog (38:02), eating with hands (51:32), Cooper Flagg debuts in Summer League (1:02:24), the Big Tariff (1:17:22), WNBA All-Star drama (1:26:03), NBA's second-class citizens (1:38:22), legacy season (1:47:41)…

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A fridge too far (6:02), Lorde of the underground (13:42), The Accountant 2: more accountants (22:31), Mets hats and regional loyalty (27:06), man vs gorilla (39:22), NBA weakest link theory (47:15), JJ Redick's war of attrition (1:03:32), crimes of the Hart (1:12:42), what's next for the Grizz and the Bucks? (1:30:29).…

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Morgan Wallen flees SNL for God's Country (12:03), Studio Ghibli (21:03), Todd Solondz and difficult art (35:32), NCAA tournament (54:08), Stephen A. Smith enters his decline era (1:08:32), Tom of Finland: the surprise coaching change in Memphis (1:19:03), Italian feast fallout—RJ Luis enters the transfer portal (1:44:02).…

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Canal Street sidewalk drama (6:30), Playboi Carti and 2016 nostalgia (20:15), dead internet theory (36:05), March Madness (57:32), NBA TV: sitcoms, docs, and movies (1:07:29), unethical MVP candidates (1:19:02), Giannis stares into the void (1:35:21). Listen to every episode in its full, glorious entirety by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon…

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Academy Awards (2:24), death of comedy (8:34), contested lore of the "hipster" (20:43), airport theory (33:01), BYOB protocols (43:11), Joel Embiid's imperiled career (58:01), does the NBA media have to do better? (1:12:35), Mitchell Robinson returns (1:48:51).

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Flex, time to have $12 eggs (1:34), Jack Harlow at Balthazar (8:21), the "singles tax" (19:26), social drinking and third spaces (28:01), Mexican Drake regresa (45:05), 2025 All-Star Game format (56:33), did TNT tank the broadcast? (1:05:00), dunk contest aesthetics (1:14:21), Wemby's adorable competitiveness (1:35:55), All-Star Weekend culture (1:…

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