Devin and Andy consider the state of the Newsstand in New York City. Have newsstands taken some of that big OTB energy? Is it true newsstands aren’t allowed to sell anything for more than $20? Are newsstands slowly working their way back into the subways? Are Corn Nuts health food? What pivot could restore this essential street-level retail to glory? How does sound sculpture fit into all this?

Assorted sources:

Primark pronunciation

Hyundai x Amazon ad

2022 Newsstand article in City and State NY

Map of Newsstands in NYC

The OTB Parlors, Limping Along (NYTimes 2010)

Professor Hitt’s Rundowns and Workouts

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Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod

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After a stop at the Apple Genius Bar, Devin and Andy visit Brooklyn Made, a two-location gift shop celebrating Brooklyn goods. What’s the difference between a gift shop and a self-gift shop? Are all Chambers of Commerce at least a little menacing? Should NYers be mocked for their bodega love? What was the Brooklyn Maker Movement, and how was it related to the aughts hipster? What does the Brooklyn “brand” mean these days? Should Brooklyn chocolate covered pretzel specialist Fatty Sundays do a collab with Saturdays NYC??

Bodega Cat book (a triumph!), Bodega cat shirt, Bodega cat puzzle, Bodega cat sticker

Closet deadstock Brooklyn 4th Largest City sticker, and the Welcome Back, Kotter opening credits that inspired it (check out the backstory!)

Clixo toys

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Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod

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After a discussion of the evolution of the CVS app and a trip to free some men’s underwear from TJ Maxx, Devin and Andy break down a visit to Primark, a discount clothing chain founded in Ireland and currently expanding in the US. How cheap is too cheap? How impressive is the Primark adaptive clothing selection? Is this a Mickey Mouse operation? Does Primark have the best variety of team gear outside of the leagues themselves? What does it mean when ice cream in the food court costs more than a hoodie??

Dirty Underwear by Willy Chavarria

Jordanluca pee jeans

Calico Cut Pants (currently sold out)

Peeing your pants is cool excerpt from Billy Madison

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Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod

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Historian, author, and brother-in-law of the podcast Jon Grinspan joins Devin and Andy to talk about coffee making and coffee drinking methods, as well as the coffee maker buying experience. What are some of your personal coffee canon events? How did the Civil War change the coffee game? Is making coffee the simplest or most complicated thing in the world? Are you a bean skeptic or bean believer? Is it always iced coffee weather for Gen Z? Is the beauty of hot coffee in that contradictory mix of comfort and stimulation??

How Coffee Fueled the Civil War by Jon Grinspan (nyt)

Robert Downey Jr.’s New “Happy Coffee” Is Really Depressing (Sprudge)

Does Anyone Drink Hot Coffee Anymore? (nyt)

(Note: Jon gives the coffee equipment shopping experience...3.5 carts.)

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Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod

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Devin and Andy check out Black Gold Records to take the pulse of shopping for used vinyl. The store also has a coffee bar and antiques; is coffee + cool things to browse the retail model that makes the most sense now? When and where are we listening to music? What else are we looking for at a record store: books on the occult? VHS concert tapes? Rare jazz? A vintage PIG shirt? Wall pieces? Useful flyers? Kindred spirits? A time machine? Is writing about leaving Spotify the new writing about leaving New York?

Reddit thread on Columbia Record and Tape Club

Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant

Discount Records t-shirt at Bygone Brands (fun site)

Ebay: Tracer gun discs, very fancy restored AIWA portable tape player

Ghost in the Machine album cover

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For a holiday episode, D&A discuss 80s nostalgia (and Xmas shopping) movie 8-Bit Christmas (2021): toy fads, malls in movies, old school video games…. Was the inclusion here of Rampage an artistic or executive decision? How have bullies and gendered boots changed since 1988? What does cursive mean now? Has the age of manias around fad toys come to an end? What does it mean that Steve Zahn's dad character is a fan of ⁠Steely Dan⁠? Are most mall scenes shot at Toronto’s Woodbine Mall and Fantasy Fair?? Would the in/famous Pretty in Pink test screenings play differently now? Should the maxim “Everyone has a novel in them” be updated to “Everyone has a chatty movie podcast in them”? (Episode contains spoilers about 8-Bit Christmas.)

Links:

Glycerine (Eucerin???) by Bush

8-Bit Christmas script

Paperboy and Rampage music

Joseph Trapanese, composer

Compilation of Grocery Store Scenes

Oh, God! (1977) trailer

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Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod

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In part 2/2, Devin and Andy dig into the grocery half of Ten Ichi Mart. Would you rather have a poster of Gursky’s 99 Cent, or of this story’s lead ramen image? How about both?? Do you know the backstory of Cafe Du Monde canned coffee? Have you ever had hot canned coffee from a vending machine? Do you need to study this tutorial on how to open onigiri as much as Andy does? Are you curious about Big, Raw Pepsi? If you find a product like Laoganma Spicy Chili Crisp transformative and want to share this information with a friend, is it enough to merely mention it, or do you make a video singing its praises like John Cena, or are you duty bound, in the spirit of They Live, to fight that friend in a trash-strewn alley until they submit and see the truth of what you know?

Ramen Fried Rice

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Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod

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