Only One AirPod

In this (mostly) uncut instant classic, we discuss Alex playing sports for the first time in a decade, the 100 men vs 1 gorilla debate, the NFL Draft, Lib vs MAGA names, the new Bon Iver album, and our short but important summer shopping lists.

We welcome you back to the main (unhinged) content of your favorite podcasters favorite podcast with this banger of an episode where we touch on topics ranging from RFK insisting autists can't play baseball to two autists talking about their favorite shitty iPhone games. In between, we cover such topics as How Long Gone visiting Wisconsin, proper burger accoutrements, Glen Powell, mayo, and have an extended debate about the merits of the NBA compared to college basketball.

This special episode of Only One AirPod is brought to you by the Cheeto-in-Chief's so-called "Liberation Day", as we give our reaction to Trump's blanket tariffs announced on April 2. Naturally, much has changed since that day and even since we recorded this episode on April 6, but the theme of the conversation still - if not especially, now - rings true. There is no strategy, and the outcome is going to be bad. We also take a little bit of time to discuss March Madness, Alex Ovechkin breaking "The Great One"'s goal-scoring record, and Wisconsin politics. Enjoy.

What are we doing here? Well, this week, we're watching along to some college basketball, along the way complaining about Wisconsin's continuing March woes, assess our brackets, B1G vs SEC, mounting TVs, and more until we're cut off by Alex's computer taking a dump.

We power through technical difficulties to talk basketball and then about what radicalized us.

This week, we discuss A$AP Rocky and Luigi's courtroom fits, a 5-hour long podcast episode about Rolex, LeBron's insane longevity at greatness, the Trump and Zelensky Oval Office meeting, and probably more.

Welcome back to your regularly scheduled programming of Nick and Alex talking politics, pop culture and everything in between. We have some decidedly hot takes on politics a month into the second Trump admin and Nick has some drama in more local politics which he may or may not share publicly. We debate the effectiveness of Kendrick's halftime show, revel in the demise of the Chiefs, and lament the lackluster commercials. Then, as we get towards the end Nick bullies Alex for his obsessions over Severance and chess.

This week, we have our dear friend of the pod, Thomas O'Mahony aka "Irish Tom" back on Only One AirPod for our second annual yearly predictions episode. Borne out of his neurodivergent propensity for creating lists, this episode begins with Nicholas grading our 2024 predictions (skip the first 15-20 mins or so if you don't care) before we get into Tom's 2025 ins and outs, including but not limited to: mysticism + religion, eating disorders for men, being French, performativeness, wide leg jeans, and Paul Mescal. You'll just have to listen to find out which of these things (and many more) are in and out in 2025.

This week, we reflect on Trump's inauguration, the Biden admin's missteps at the buzzer on Gaza and TikTok only adding to their incredibly disappointing legacy, $TRUMP coin, the NFC North's disappointing playoffs, truly frigid weather in La Crosse, the life and legacies of Bob Uecker and David Lynch, the LA fires and related (and unrelated) conspiracies, and prestige TV (Succession) vs prestige trash TV (Real Housewives of SLC).

This week, we discuss Alex's apartment management being dramatic about the cold, American Prestige's episode on the history of Christmas and how we've lost the plot, How Long Gone bragging about not taking a break for the holidays, what we did to ring in the new year, the Packers' woes, and much more.

This week marks our third annual in-person Holiday year-end special, recorded live and uncut from Nicholas' living room. In addition to our tradition of exchanging gifts and weighing in with our thoughts on Throwing Fits' Fitties, we also reminisce on drifting in the snow and speculate on some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Luigi's arrest.

This week, we recap a bit of our Thanksgiving travels, discuss Nick's spiraling tattoo addiction, lament NY pizzerias giving out cold marinara with garlic knots and people playing Christmas music too soon, speculate why young men are addicted to sports gambling and crypto, and consider the implications of the assassination/murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO.

In this episode we are holding space, not just for the lyrics of 'Defying Gravity' but also for Alex witnessing a victimless crime on the subway, Nicholas incidentally sending a guy to the hospital, the Green Bay Packers, Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, Stavros Halkias (the Joe Rogan of the Left), wearing pins/sashes on your birthday, work-sponsored Thanksgiving celebrations, and more.

We spend the bulk of this week's episode discussing last week's election. In our own breakdown of what went wrong for the dems, we touch on points made by both American Prestige and Chapo Trap House, but the consensus is that we are f*cked as a country. We also consider what is next for both the leftist movement and America as a country under Trump Admin 2.0. Once we release ourselves from politics, we talk a bit about sports, between Alex's new Fantasy winning streak to Nick's take on when College Basketball fans can start to worry, and conclude with a Reader's Digest segment from Alex.

Hey, the title says it all. Go out and vote next week. In the episode, we talk a lot about politics, but we also talk about the World Series, Lions Led By Donkeys, Timothy Chalamet, and a bunch more.

First off, if you don't want to hear about Alex's personal life and adventures, skip ahead approximately 30 mins into this ep. If you stick around, you will hear him evangelize about upstate New York and recount all the things he did and ate. After that, we get into the more traditional contents of the pod, covering topics ranging from podcasts (No Gods, No Mayors, How Long Gone, Podcast), sports (Wisconsin football, WNBA playoffs, who Alex is rooting for in the MLB postseason), politics (4 more years of Trump or 4 more years of Brewers heartbreak, the Dems campaigning in Wisconsin), and more. Editors note: I was completely off base on our discussion of Fivio Foreign, recollecting a song by Drake not Kanye, and not even Fivio's actual verse on said song, smh.

This week, we discuss being heartbroken over sports, fashion functions, Williamsburg being turned into an open air mall, being out of your depths in a clothing store, the "Loafer Wars", how America became the "gun country", psychic guys, and probably more.

This week, we get real deep into sports talk, from Alex making a clown of himself over his baseball superstitions, to the end of an era for the A's in Oakland, to Jordan Love's certifiably Favre-ian performance against the Vikings. We also cover politics both national and global, ranging from the VP debate to Iran's response to Israel's aggressions in the region. Interspersed throughout, we also discuss podcasts, from Nick's latest discovery, to T.F Company, to Talk Tuah being listed criminally and questionably high on podcast rankings.

This week, Alex complains about the UN, Nick prepares for Oktoberfest, then we discuss what makes someone a picky eater, get into some sports talk including everything from Brett Favre to Shohei Ohtani, we share our reactions to the finale of the LLBD Rwandan Genocide series, Alex recounts the TF Bazaar, and we discuss dealing with rejection from would-be guests.

Assassination attempt number 2! We get there eventually, but we also talk about our rough new intro format, whether impressions of specific people are racist/cancelable, A$AP Nast's latest fit, Laura Loomer's questionable relationship with Trump, how right we were about our debate predictions, the Emmy's, the Rwandan genocide, a recap of my birthday, and which order we eat our fast food entrees and fries in. You'll just have to wait for us to break down what defines a picky eater.

This week, we talk about the apparent curse of Alex's Brewers captain's hat, injuries in the WNBA and a playoff preview, Tyreek Hill's pregame arrest, Kendrick Lamar's selection for the SBHTS, podcasters being paid hundreds of thousands by the Russian government, spotting a celebrity at Il Buco, The Looming Tower, a wild episode of Industry, and give our predictions for the presidential debate.

This week, we debut a new bit (IYKYK), Alex recaps his very nautical Labor Day Weekend, we do a bit of an 'Afters' on last week's ep, lament Switched On Pop potentially stealing our takes (again), discuss the Oasis reunion and the US Open, and Alex complains about fantasy football.

This week, we are joined by John 'Brewers Raptor' Egan, comedian/writer and co-host of the Another Brewers Podcast, for a wide ranging discussion, from the backstory behind his alter ego, how he got into podcasting, his outlook for the Brewers, buying cheap jerseys on Temu, free range eggs, red gatorade, paying for Twitter, to spending $1,000 on sneakers. John also gives a rundown of his own favorite podcasts, including Brewers Babes, Comedy Bang Bang, Too Scary, Didn't Watch, and more. To skip ahead to the interview, go to 18:25, or stick around for the intro where we talk about Sabrina Carpenter's new album and RFK Jr. finding a new way to desecrate roadkill.

This week, we discuss public transit, biking, Industry season 3, Emily In Paris season 4, fine dining, the DNC, Robert Wright's Nonzero podcast, the Lions Led by Donkeys coverage of the "merchant of death" Viktor Bout, and finish our conversation about the main characters of the Paris Olympics.

This week we do something different on the pod, interviewing both hosts of one of our favorite podcasts, American Prestige, making it a bit of a crossover episode. We discuss with Danny and Derek their views of the current political landscape, what (if any) available alternatives there are to liberal capitalism, the Democratic Party shifting to calling their rivals "weird", how (if at all) Kamala and Trump differ on issues including Gaza, Ukraine, and the border, whether or not it is valid to not vote if there's no good candidate, and more.

This week, we cover Kamala's VP pick, stock market drama, the Chappell Roan phenomenon, the question of country being the new hip hop, and start our assessment of the main characters of the Olympics.

This week, Alex is up at the lake, while nick had just returned from the lake. We have an Olympics heavy podcast, discussing some of the niche sports we've been watching, what sports normies are convinced they could do, the athletes tendency to get it on with each other in the village, the questionable opening ceremony, and close with a bit of a discussion of American Prestige's episode on how the modern Olympics came to be the way that they are. Outside of the Olympics, we also discuss Jordan Love's new contract, the weird dynamic of "hold-ins" at NFL training camps, the types of books we read, not wearing sun block, and probably more.

This week we get into everything from Alex's caffeine intake to the merits of Taylor Swift as an artist. Along the way, we discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to DC, Kamala Harris's ascendancy, Trump vs JD Vance, Bella Hadid vs Adidas, the Beneath The Skin episode about Robot Tattooing, and more.

Happy MLB All-Star break! Thankfully its almost all over, but we discuss the Home Run Derby and its formatting flaws, Ingrid Andress going Jack Maine mode for the National Anthem, and preview our thoughts on the actual All-Star Game. In other sports news, we also discuss the release of College Football 25, the big day in (euro-centric) sports that was Sunday, and Blake Griffin's guest spot on Stavvy's World. In the world of politics, we spend surprisingly few breaths discussing the Assassination attempt on Donald Trump, reserving our time for podcast talk, wherein we discuss the Switched on Pop profile of Lawrence The Band, the latest Kill James Bond Patreon ep, and Throwing Fits moving to Substack.

If you're reading this, it's too late. But if you really wanna know what we talk about we discuss Nick's trip to NYC (which contributed to us skipping last week), Alex's trip to Napa, an American Prestige guest losing it on friend of the pod Danny Bessner, Switched on Pop stealing our Sabrina Carpenter takes, Popcast's debate over whether there will be another pop star, and how much we enjoyed drinking with another friend of the pod, Lawrence Schlossmann.

This one's definitely going to mess up the tour. We discuss French people pooping in the Seine, JJ Reddick breaking a new glass ceiling for podcasters, the highlights of Sir Paul Smith and Mordechai "Mister Mort" Rubenstein on the Throwing Fits marathon episode from the grounds of Patti Como, Scott Galloway bragging about his private jet on How Long Gone, Justin Timberlake being arrested by a rogue Hamptons cop who *checks notes* ~does his job~, Popcast's coverage of Brat, and the new Clipse album teased at the latest Louis Vuitton show.

In this episode, the full version available exclusively on our Patreon, we use our scientific A POD system to review Hardcore History, Dan Carlin's longform history podcast. Subscribe at patreon.com/onlyoneairpod for the full breakdown.

For the first time in almost 20 episodes, we welcome a guest onto the pod, Charlie Harding, songwriter and co-host of Switched on Pop, a podcast about the making and meaning of popular music, and one that is a regular in both of our podcast queues. We get straight into it with Charlie about losing the recordings of big interviews, press him about why he called "Birds of a Feather" Billie Eilish's first 'real' pop song before exposing an unexpected musical parallel between "Bad Guy" and Leonard Cohen's "You Want It Darker", discuss music as a competition and music podcasts/journalism as NOT a competition (he shares his personal faves), his sensitivity to sound especially in restaurants, Cowboy Carter being a beyond dissertation level work of musical scholarship, the possible Dolly Parton/Kacey Musgraves influence on "Please, Please, Please", and the parallels and non-parallels between Brat and Yeezus. Skip forward to (14:20) to get straight into the interview, but if you stick around for our intro you'll hear life updates about Alex's move, a quick assessment of the result of the NBA finals, and a slightly-too-long tangent about whether or not we close the lid before flushing a #2.

It's a boat shoe summer, baby, and we're just living in it. This week, we discuss how Chris and Jason from HLG are ignorant to most sports and shouldn't speak on Caitlyn Clark. We also cover their recent collaboration on a boat shoe with Scandinavian footwear purveyor Morjas, and contemplate the broader reasons behind the silhouette's recent resurgence, Hunter Biden's conviction, Joey Chestnut's ban, as well as Julia Fox's interview on Podcast, the new Charli xcx album, and more.

On this episode, the full version exclusively available on Patreon, we bring back our old segment "A POD Review", assessing The Disagreement, a podcast, hosted by Alex Gross, that features two experts debating one contentious topic per episode. Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/onlyoneairpod to hear our full review.

On episode 100, we keep it pretty standard fare other than teasing the imminent launch of our Patreon and our first foray into merch. We get to talking about Alex's impending move, Nick catching some good live music and great live baseball, the newfound attitude of the Brewers under Pat Murphy, the electric TF Friends and Family Adidas, why the Edmonton Oilers are America's team, our predictions and hopes for the NBA Finals, the TF West Wilson interview, Alex rewatching HIMYM, AP interviewing an unapologetic liberal, the politics of Supreme Court Justices and Trump's conviction, and more.

This week, we discuss Tennessee hot slaw, jumping in cold lakes, the return of Jon Bellion, the "trash" NBA Conference Finals, questionable commentary from the Switched on Pop hosts about the new Billie Eilish album, the director of Hundreds of Beavers going on Chapo Trap House, and more.

This week, we discuss Alex's unfortunate apartment circumstances, the Dead and Co. Sphere show, energy efficiency conference protesters, why "everyone" hates brutalist architecture, the death of the Iranian president, the "conclusion" of the Drake/Kendrick beef, Post Malone and the "White Boy Summer", restaurants are too loud, our keys/EDC configuration, and more.

This week, we get into it about what makes a city “coastal”, Rode mics, the “portal” between New York and Dublin, things only”online people” understand, pickleback shots, drunk food, the Weather Underground, the mess of American university administrations, the horniest movie of the year, how The Newsroom is a perfect time capsule of the Obama years, and Alex buying AirPods Maxes.

This week, we cover everything from Simon Doonan on How Long Gone, the connection between affordable living and thriving art scenes, Twitter fatigue in these trying times, the evolution of rap beefs and the fallout from the nuclear Drake vs Kendrick back and forth, Jason stealing our ironing talk bit, the Podcast (Deluxe) edited versions of TTPD (is it actually good?), the potential songs of the summer, and the ongoing trend of terrible reffing in the NBA playoffs.

Nick is out of town for the next couple eps so bear with the audio issues. Hotel wifi also caused some connection issues but we did our best to power through, discussing the ongoing campus protests, friend-of-the-pod Danny Bessner's guest spot on "The Disagreement", Popcast and Switched on Pop's coverage of The Tortured Poet's Department, Alex getting sunburned on Governor's Island, and the NBA Playoffs.

Special players, special pods! On this week's episode, we discuss the proliferation of Sketch, the onset of "Taylor Fatigue", why so many people are still creationists, the massive Cyber Truck recall, running over bollards, hot Zuck, and more.

This week we discuss the tiny AI statue, Prada dressing Caitlyn Clark, transfer portal drama, Grimes' ploy to make her second Coachella set a must-see, give our thoughts on the latest albums from Beyonce and Vampire Weekend, debate whether the "Big 3" rap beef will see any more retaliation, debate whether "WWIII" between Israel and Iran will see any more retaliation and what this all means for Biden/Trump, and more.

Alex powered through illness this week to discuss last week's NYC earthquake, the eclipse, witnessing renaissance cosplayers in Rockefeller Center, March Madness results, Calipari and Kentucky's expectations for the future, odd cases of theft, and the Battle of Brisbane.

This week, Alex recaps his dad's visit to the big apple and Nick does the same for his visit to Denver with the parental units. Highlights include tensions at the Mets and Nuggets games, seeing the sun set from the top of the Western world, Nick's mom getting a tattoo, and more. We also spend some time discussing both the men's and women's Final Four teams, as we look forward to settling the length vs girth debate and seeing whether Caitlin Clark fever will spread to the WNBA.

Oh my! This week, we rundown the biggest surprised of the first round and recap how our brackets did over the first two rounds. We also talk about a couple coaches whose seats should be very hot right now. Then we discuss the Shohei Ohtani "situation", whether G-Eazy is staging a comeback, the issues with Andrew Huberman, the raid on P Diddy, the bridge collision, and recap some of our latest jawnz.

This week's episode may look long, but we spend the last 45 mins or so filling out Nick's NCAA tournament bracket, so if you're not into that, the first half covers everything from TF's latest blockbuster guest, the Kill James Bond live shows, what pods we subscribe to, Elon getting cooked by D Lemon, and more. If you're into all that and the Madness then strap in baby, we're in it for the long haul.

This week, we narrowly avoided another technical snafu which is why we cut Nick off mid-sentence talking about his alarm set up. Outside of talking about sleep and the effects of Daylight Savings, we discuss The Oscars, the parallels between Shogun and Tokyo Vice, Etherium Nick, Deadliest Warrior, what's in tattoo ink, RFK's running mate, put the NBA GOAT debate to bed, and contemplate if Kate Middleton is actually dead.

Take two! We had a full hour lost but we ran it back right away anyway, touching on Kate Middleton's absence from the public view, the Glaswegian Willy Wonka "experience", a pair of Japan-set prestige TV shows, college basketball, and more.

Coming at you uncut again with more work complaints from Alex, Shane Gillis on SNL, Aaron Bushnell's act of protest against the Gaza genocide, leftist gun rights, Lion's Led by Donkeys' 300th episode, weaponizing space, Carroll women's basketball, court storming, the MLB uniforms, and getting a made-to-measure oxford.

Coming at you raw and uncut this week, we start off with Alex, battling a potential onset of mono, going on a long rant about his bad day at the office without AirPods. Then, we recap a bit about our V-Day happenings, before getting into more podcast and pop cultural content, commenting on the new TF Afters format, Nick not being hip to the two viral rap parodys of Vanessa Carlton's, A Thousand Miles, getting into the mud (again) on Twitter and Facebook, John Stewart's return to The Daily Show, the NBA Allstar Weekend, and the latest drama out of Milwaukee from the Bucks.