Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

Tune in for discussions that range from breaking news to advanced statistical analysis to the celebration of Anthony Mason's haircuts. Hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo, COOKIES will feature guests from the worlds of sports, music, art, film, and comedy.

Episodes

January 5, 2026 132 mins

Author and critic Vinson Cunningham joins the pod to discuss American adventures in Venezuela (4:01), if journalism is actually snitching (26:22), Wegman's harvestin...

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Listen to every episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! The allure of lore (2:02), 9/11 jokes (14:06), sacred cows of comedy (22:07), "slop" as word of the year (43:01), NYC hooper vacuum, explained (55:25), Ja...

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December 23, 2025 10 mins

Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! He loves Wordle—plus he's an assassin! (2:06), Luigi Mangione trial (8:46), Turning Point USA and rightwing beef (18:17). more Epstein docs drop (31:41), viral rollout of "Marty Supreme" (47:22), the world on Insta-Brain (57:01), Knicks win Emirates Cup, NBA thankfully saved (1:07:23), Eastern Conference rivals (1:22:41), we live in dark days for the ...

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December 16, 2025 124 mins

Enjoy your new AI-curated personalized perfect pod (3:86), Cameron Winter (20:05), "Pluribus" (23:21), '99 to infinity and generational ennui (34:05), Rob Reiner (50:03), Western Conference arms race (1:12:87), Wemby's marketability: too normie or too weird? (1:35:42), if Tyrese Maxey is first-team All NBA (1:54:03).

 
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December 8, 2025 11 mins

Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Art Basel in Miami (1:30), Spotify wrapped and taste by algo (15:27), "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" (35:01), take completionism (47:24), we were the only ones who believed in the Celtics (1:01:31), Giannis ponders his fate in Milwaukee again (1:30:16), if the NBA is in a dangerous spot (1:40:33). 

 

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December 2, 2025 123 mins

Bye to 2025! (1:32), new performative Upstate eater just dropped (12:01), moving into a houseboat because of food influencers (21:31), the mid-2000s free beer hunt (29:41), we grew here / you flew here ahh holidays (40:41), time bandit marketing (49:06), NBA changeup artists (1:05:31), where are the European guards? (1:15:06), time to break up the Thunder (1:30:22), Draymond revisionism (1:52:25). 

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November 25, 2025 13 mins

Get instant access to this full episode—and every (perfect) pod—by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! It's giving thanks (4:18), dressing up for travel (14:21), Zohran meets Trump (25:02), unhinged Grok and neurospicy Epstein (52:21), Curry as a sneaker free agent (1:10:06), Harden appreciation thread (1:19:06), AD as a trade target and the rudderless Mavs (1:38:22), yasssss Derek Queen (1:50:51).

 

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November 20, 2025 113 mins

We love New York and Los Angeles! (3:30), quarter-zip mania (25:03), more from the Epstein files (40:03), the NBA's shadowy empire (1:01:16), free throw merchants (1:18:02), the scourge of injuries (1:34:41), Rockets offense explosion, KD, and Reed redemption (1:47:02). 

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November 11, 2025 10 mins

Listen to the full episode right now by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Zohran's town (2:03), Palantir masculinity (13:02), Max B interview anecdotes (37:21), learning the Asian squat (51:42), HBO's "Pluribus" (1:02:28), Pistons atop the East (1:12:42), a celebration of "your guys" (1:25:28), baseline excellence vs the opposite (1:42:40). 

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Pitchfork Senior Writer Alphonse Pierre joins this episode of Cookies Hoops! Is rap dead, again? (5:03), modern music discovery and "scrappy" criticism (28:12), country music's non-challenge to authority (51:31), Rod Wave El...

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October 27, 2025 114 mins

Brooklyn hang (2:13), gooning epidemic article in Harper's (10:51), dinner phone addiction (28:31), we actually watched the "The Chair Company" this time (45:05), Cookies Hoops NBA preview (55:18), Chauncey Billups an...

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October 22, 2025 11 mins

Listen to every full ep by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Saturday sample sale (2:23), NYC mayoral debate (12:02), hitting the zesty sturdy (30:32), ICE fitness program (41:02), NBA opening day: Rockets and Warriors (1:01:2), Bing Bong Nation check-in (1:31:06), buzzy players like Matas Buzelis (1:45:25) and Andrew Nembhard (1:50:11), which Thompson twin is better? (1:54:65)

 
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Cookies Hoops is joined by New York City photographer Jason Nocito. We talk about shooting the SGA cover of GQ (2:03), the short-lived Nova Knicks era (20:22), Tyson Chandler, downtown photographer (26:04), getting verbally abused by Lil Wayne (45:21), hottest Rockets take yet (1:08:43). 
 
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October 13, 2025 121 mins

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 Baile...

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October 7, 2025 10 mins

Get access to every full episode by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! We discover a new male body type (5:32), Ben visits Montreal (14:32), Canada's lack of hostile architecture (25:02), TV shows with unlikable characters (40:04), "Pillion" screening at NYFF (52:35), Andrew connects a corporate food hall to the Knicks vs Sixers game in Abu Dhabi (1:01:03), Cookies Hoops' top 30 chuckers list (1:25:28), we remain Paolo Banch...

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September 30, 2025 124 mins
New York carshare per diems (1:34), Eric Adams bails on mayoral race (14:32), digital "Friend" (23:05), subscription cancel culture (31:38), Geese mania (38:32), Cookies Hoops top 30 overall list (58:32) and top 30 defenders (1:22:32), JJ Redick loves Chat GPT (1:35:43), Injuries: VanVleet, McCain, Grizz big men, Scoot (1:46:29).
 
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September 22, 2025 10 mins

Full episodes are available for Cookies Hoops Patreon subscribers! Brooklyn 2nd wave (1:30), Jimmy Kimmel cancelled (17:12), Netflix's "Black Rabbit" (38:03), Tyler Herro injury and Heat Culture fatigue (1:00:32), Trae Young vs Pat Bev (1:13:02) and NBA player podcasts vs legacy media (1:28:03). 

 
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September 16, 2025 119 mins

Listen to all episodes in full by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Bol Bol at NYFW (2:22), Charlie Kirk stuff (8:21), can a hooper be all bad? (35:21), HBO's "Task" (45:16), Kawhi scandal churns onward (56:01), passing fancy: Giannis vs Sengun (1:15:06), Josh Giddey's new contract (1:29:31), if the NBA is a highlight league (1:40:21), Malcolm Brogdon, you are a Knick (54:01). 

 
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September 8, 2025 10 mins

Listen to the full ep by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! NYFW with KAT sweater vests (2:30), Funkmaster Flex (14:02), welcome to the War Department (24:24), mandatory military service (35:43), Gritty 70s Cinema (55:43), Kawhi scandal (1:07:03), Melo in the Ball of Fame (1:35:22), Charles Barkley, less round mound of rebound (1:50:32). 

 
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September 1, 2025 117 mins

Listen to every ep in full by subscribing to the Cookies Hoops Patreon! Trump dead?! (1:05), Adam Friedland interviews Ritchie Torres (18:03), the meathead renaissance (38:42), rising population of tennis culture threatens its elitism (52:42), mourning the NBA's era of media intelligentsia (1:00:24), Jeremy Lin announces his retirement (1:30:33), Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark: rivals in waiting (1:48:05...

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