Club Cool lives at the intersection of style and pop culture. Hosted by Barrett Dudley, Club Cool is the first acquisition under the Washed Media umbrella. In 60 minutes, listeners catch up on trends in the mens fashion world and learn how to bolster their dinner party conversation. Don’t attempt to get an outfit off before listening to this podcast.
Barrett and Phil connect in the studio to try out the McDonald's "Travis Scott Meal" live on-air and discuss the marketing brilliance behind the partnership. (IT'S LIT!) On the back half of the pod, the dudes pick up where last week's episode left off to talk about how the perfect t-shirt should fit in 2020 and how that differs from just a few years back. Finally, the guy's run through some of GQ's "Big Fits of the Week" to dissect some recent celeb looks.
Barrett jumps on the track solo to offer some thoughts on how elevated style foundations have undergone a significant shift over the past couple of years. Based on an unreleased column written towards the beginning of the pandemic, Barrett talks about how the routine answers he's given hundreds of times to newly style-interested guys are suddenly very different.
On this week's episode, Barrett regales Phil with numerous stories about shopping over the weekend, highlighting the ways brands have come up with "genius" tactics to get us to spend money. Products included in the conversation include the Nike SB "Laser Orange" Dunks, the Union Los Angeles Jordan drops, Aimé Leon Dore's first FW20 release, and house plants from Desk Plants in Austin, Texas. After that, the second half of the pod is dedicated to talking plants. It's Plant Week!
After a quick recap of the weekend and a brief discussion about new-age department store, Neighborhood Goods, Barrett and Phil talk music. The conversation includes notes about Sofia Coppola's new film scored by Barrett's favorite band, Phil's go-to vinyl albums, 90s and 2000s hip-hop, and why EDM is now a source of depression. Stay tuned for an eclectic mix of tracks on our second official playlist.
Barrett and Phil are back for an episode in their new Monday time slot to recap the weekend and hit a few style and pop culture moments along the way. Barrett laments his first 72 hours with a new puppy while Phil gives us an update about shower doors.
Barrett and Phil get together this week to talk through some of 2020s current and emerging trends. As the discussion evolves from trucker hats to jean shorts to painted nails to carpenter pants, it becomes more and more clear that 2000s goth/punk/Warped Tour style has been refracted through Gen Z's propensity for slouchy silhouettes and pattern clashing to define the bleeding edge.
1. Further discussion on "Down to Earth" and "I'll Be Gone in the Dark,” "BY THE NUMBERS" -- Breaking down some wildly fascinating numbers in the fashion world, and Bag Talk.
Phil and Barrett are back in the Lodge to bring you another episode of Club Cool. Today's poddy starts with a broad range of topics, covering everything from the weekend's hottest drops (Off-White 4s, Grateful Dead Dunks, jjjjound NBs, ALD sale) to Zac Efron's new Netflix show, "Down to Earth."
Club Cool's very first guest, Ross Bolen, returns to the Clubhouse to breakdown some of the incredible style choices on display throughout FX on Hulu's "DAVE." From Mike's off-duty Online Ceramics tie-dyes to Dave's mauve suits and turtlenecks, "DAVE" showcased some quintessential white-guy style moves.
Pat Allen, the man behind Los Angeles-based contemporary clothing line UNI/FORM, sits down with Barrett and Phil to talk about starting the brand and where it goes from here.