Matt is out this week, toiling in the sulfur mines of Southeast Georgia. I am joined by our new producer, Jamaal Tuhrik. We talk with Winston Jones, writer, reader, dresser, student, teacher, New Yorker about his journey (a word I wish we had more synonyms for) from "student to teacher and back again." We answer The Quarter-Zip-Question, Perks of Packing Light, New York, Methodologies of Childhood Clothing Acquisition, Parental Influence, Teaching, Learning, Classroom Style, A Deep Dive Into His Socials, Trials and Tribulations of Making Content, And More!

On this week's episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with an up and coming clothing aficionado, Eugene Park @euge.park. While he's relatively new to the clothing game, his knack for figuring out his place in our little pocket of internet subculture shines through brilliantly. From growing up in the greater Chicago metro area and thrifting with his mom, to now living in Southern California, he has a unique perspective. We talk finding your style as a full grown adult, a love of sneakers, the intimidation factor of fashion, bucking the rules, Uncle Ralph, making a career out of your passion, and a whole lot more.

"All the way back to middle school, I've loved clothes…" our recent guest, David Lane, opined. He remembers begging his mom for Polo Ralph Lauren shirts, touching the shirt sleeves on the rack and feeling the differences. We talked Derek Guy and Put This On, the trials and tribulations of shopping at big and tall stores, O'Connell's, not treating your clothing too preciously, LL Bean's return policy, helping other people, the nightmare of packing for a trip, dressing on the fly, American tailoring secrets, and more, up our sleeves.

Special lightning episode with the Director of The Accademia Nazionale dei Sartori, the oldest tailoring school in Italy, founded in the 1700s!  We talked about the amazing history of the school, what it takes to be a tailor, the family business, connecting with clients, the house style, and at least a few more fascinating tidbits. Check out the school on social media: FB: https://www.facebook.com/accademiasartori IG: https://www.instagram.com/accademiasartori/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ACCADEMIANAZIONALEDEISARTORI LinkedIn: Accademia Nazionale dei Sartori

This week, we wanted to introduce a new member of the Duds team. @Jamaal_Tuhrik came on board a couple of months ago to help with production, social media, and ideas to expand the show and, boy, did we luck out! A fellow 90s kid, we explore his early days of learning to love clothing, the ways in which we discern influences as we age, dressing for yourself, gaining inspiration from the world around you, building community, integrity in fashion, and, as always, a hell of a lot more!

"What if you took the idea about go to hell pants and expanded it to every part of your life?" Our next guest, Dr. Evan Thomas Woods, Senior Lecturer at The Ohio State University, posed this very question on our program this week. Listen up, Dr. Woods is maybe the third or fourth PhD who we have coerced into appearing here, and we got pretty cerebral. We pondered Columbus, Ohio, "value theory," ethics and aesthetics, the "need to be systematized," the ups and downs of veganism, "Standing up against a world that's becoming flat and conformist," "use it or lose it" creativity, HIS TRIPLE DIGIT COLLECTION OF JACKETS, fuck you jackets, go to hell pants, pulling inspiration from old paintings, "pattern maximalism," fit pic philosophy, "school picture day smile," Ivy brands: J. Press, J. Crew, Ralph Lauren, Chipp, etc, collecting, collections, so throw caution to the wind, and check it out! 

Menswear maven and photo guru Daniel Baraka in the studio this week! We contemplate Nashville, talk arrested development, Buck Mason, Sid Mashburn, paternal influence, becoming a photographer, world building, velvet slippers, up and coming Nashville brands, really wearing out your clothes, and more!

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A heavy hitter and #menswear Tumblr OG, Nico Lazaro has been, like Forrest Gump, everywhere in recent clothing history. We praised a return to long-form writing, moving to  and adjusting to LA, working with a handful of upcoming brands, including, you may have heard of it, Grailed.com [http://grailed.com/], early adoption of social media, sharing his passion for clothing in palatable ways, getting back to his roots, as everyone seems to be doing, these days, the cyclical nature of fashion, and more!

With this show, we get to do something people don't often get to do: interview people we really admire and look up to. Well, here's mine, for today, I have known Bill Stevenson since I moved in behind his studio in Baltimore in maybe 2012?  He has been a friend and mentor since. We talk about the ethos of punk rock, DIY Ideology, New York in the 80s, Misfits, New York Dolls, Danzig, giving people more than what they buy, ie stickers, totes, etc, doing your own thing, Ian Mackaye, poverty, optimism, graffiti, tattooing, the first tattoo he did, cease and desist letters, his top 5 hardcore records, fatherhood, and not much fashion! Listen up!

This week we had on the man, the myth, the legend, a jack of all trades, and a master of many,  that is Barnhog Trollman. We talked origin stories, the etymology of an accent, the DIY approach, the art of cloth preservation and reinvention, what he's wearing at the End of the World, restoring an old building, living with no money on purpose, making something with nothing the veterinary concerns of traveling with two donkeys, and much morePlaceholder

This week, we had Oklahoman thrift legend, artist, and all around rad dude @bobdale in the studio. We talked shopping at department stores, pop art, Warhol, uniforms, the aroma and etiquette of thrifting, the inspirations and aspirations of his art, clowns, living in the Central Time Zone, the Tulsa music scene, and much more!

This week, we have a show long in the making, with  stalwart of the vintage clothing community and proud Philadelphian, David Lochner. He's been in the game a  long time and has some of the most eclectic taste out there. He gives us a brief history of his business, @briarvintage, we talk about a bunch of Philadelphia things, the UK's "Right to Ramble," false scarcity, clothing that transcends current trends, working magic with a sewing needle, rare finds, and a butt load more!

Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen, Theys and Thems,  you're listening to Car Talk, I'm your host, Conor Flower, and for some reason, we talked about cars and driving a lot on this episode.  We ALSO talked about art, and process, Dollywood, community college, Pennsylvania, PIttsburgh, Powerpoint, painting, writing, Instagram, and much more!

A special episode of Apocalypse Duds in store: Kate Fogg, Rage Against The Machine's unofficial documentarian, in the stu. How and why she started her fan page, first exposures to Rage, Kate tells us about first hearing the band and not yet speaking English, we probe the depths of appreciation the way only an archivist can, we talk about her and our political radicalization as teens, and how worldviews were formed, and  white whales of collecting, and MORE !!!!!

Yet another overqualified guest! In the studio this week, after much evading, we have, dear friend, Sven de Lance. Aside from his great street style blog @coup_de_lance, we talk about Brazil, Germany, Berlin from a few angles, skating, August Sanders, Yohji Yamamoto, lived in clothing, the "Poppers," trench coats, Colombo, and more, on Apocalypse Duds!

UNMASKED! Our selfless and dashing hosts, finally demystified, answering all the softball questions you submitted! No one brave or foolish enough as @leisurelyloafing would DARE to interview these FASHION GODS. In this rousing conversation we talked about the origins of the show, fishtail parkas, white whales, Anthony Bourdain, geography, photography as preservation, and so much more!

Some Uncharted and Charted Territory on the show: we're talking the film, Holes, San Diego, the 2010s Hipster Archetype, Toms, Fixies, Chrome messenger bags, Tumblr, The YSL Wormhole, Not Inclusive Sizing, "Salt Life," The Marine Corps….TRANSFORMERS…and more. Check it out.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Theys and Thems, we bring you tonight, something only whispered about: that would be weejawnz, whatever that is… But have you heard of WEE JOHN. Wee welcome Dad, debater, Deadhead, and DC Denizen, John Loafer's @leisurelyloafing. We had a wonderful chat where we paid homage to Iceman, talked a little shit about Alden, got a little bit of skinny on how DC feels in the current moment, the hippie to menswear connection, the "myth of vintage Oxford cloth shirts", tie-dye, and many other tangents!

Our dear friend, Darren Johnston, returns to the show once more to drop knowledge, drip swagger, discuss influence, and more. We talk recycling of menswear but without context, utility, seasonal dressing confusion, check it out!