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Whether or not Outdoor Voices can make a comeback after their cryptic Instagram behavior, oversized and battered tote bags, the rise of Normans aka 'soft sleeze' guys, the flex of pre-released books, wishlist items, and more.

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In this week's audio-only episode, we discuss how Under Armor ripped off Gumtree Golf & Nature Club, the rise of popular run club apparel, Will's leader for Drink of the Summer (a negroni sour), a Retail Therapy playlist, wishlist items, and more.

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Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott mog all over Wimbledon, $400 melons in The Hamptons, Italian weddings and luxury Lake Como hotels, Keith McNally’s book, Bruv Summer featuring Oasis, and more.

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This week, we field a ton of listener questions that include (but are not limited to) wardrobe upgrades, purchasing vs. renting a tuxedo, mountain chic weddings, dream vacations, Retail Therapy-coded summer nights, female trends to look out for, designer bags, flip-flops, Phish’s style, Speedos, new dad kits, and so much more.

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And after a brief paternity leave for Barrett, we’re officially back. We talk $5,000 Hamptons girls weekends, Jeff Bezos and the allure of Italian weddings, Will’s review of Graydon Carter’s book, torpedo sneakers, Drake’s x New Balance, Loewe x Grateful Dead, and more.

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Jay Blakesberg is a San Francisco-based photographer known for his documentation of rock and roll culture since the late 1970s, capturing artists like the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, and more. His daughter, Ricki, has undertaken the task of managing his archive. This week, they both join me to talk all things Grateful Dead, Dead & Company photography, zines, culture, and more.

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With Barrett possibly being out for a few weeks for paternity leave, we thought now would be the perfect time to do a 90-minute In/Out list for the summer. Cocktails, food, aging, wellness, ceviche, therapy, THC — we cover all these and more as we try to figure out what waves to get on through summer.

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An update on our recording schedule over the next month, Will's first ever Las Vegas club appearance, Timothee Chalamet (and other celebs) sitting courtside at MSG, Barrett's running adventures, eating slop, the best living rooms of notable New Yorkers, propaganda we're not falling for, Seth Rogen's suits in The Studio, wishlist items, and more.

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West Village Girls have taken over New York City, our favorites (and misses) from Monday's Met Gala, wearing your soccer boots to the group dinner, breaking down The Ringer's Millennial Canon Bracket, Aime Leon Dore's $12,000 espresso machine, Umbro Drill Top Summer, and more.

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Are we doing spicy sauvignon blanc? Do you have enough money to justify having "rich people windows"? Who can you hire to fix your dying houseplants? Answers to those questions and more. We also talk about Will's recent New York trip with Heineken, the rise of airport lounge romances, wishlist items, and more.

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We welcome Circling Back’s Dillon Cheverere to the program to shop for party shirts, Paul Mescal and Benson Boone’s recent goings ons, New York City martinis by the numbers, early tennis vibes for summer, wishlist items, and more.

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Some final thoughts on Season 3 of White Lotus, the 3-hour wait to get into the Stussy NYC store (plus a greater retail location discussion), the Aime Leon Dore denim jacket that somehow became the item of the season for them, washing yourself of digital devices, White Boy Summer Reading, Bode embroidery, tariffs, wishlist items, and more.

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Babygirls getting cast as Beatles, the rise of the fireman jacket, a cost-benefit analysis of luxury train travel, 'intentional clutter' as a new interior aesthetic, drinks of the spring, wishlist items, and more.

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The vacation shirt from White Lotus that everyone was talking about (and why we're at a crossroads with vacation shirts in general), why Gen Z is getting tired of microtrends popping up everywhere, the Saltburn bathtub goes up for auction, Canoe Club x Beams Plus suit collab, a new segment called "Talk Me Out of It," wishlist items, and more.

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"Scenes of Note" co-creator James Tedesco fills in for Barrett this week to discuss all things zine creation. From inception to print, we go through the entire process of creating the first Sunday Scaries magazine. We also touch on film photography in general, layout, trips, and what's in store for volume two.

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Welcome back to The Sunday Scaries Podcast. This week, we welcome Almost Friday's Rusty Featherstone to the program to discuss how he spends his Sundays — his go-to hangover cures, his ideal Sunday, his go-to playlists, best Sunday meals, and so much more.

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Barrett drops in amidst his absence to discuss all things vacation from the food to the pool chairs to the spa. We also discuss whether or not “wellness clubs are the new country clubs,” the popular camo Abercrombie hoodies, Cartier’s party for Timothee Chalamet (ding!), wine ash trays, $19 Kyoto strawberries from Erewhon, SAG fits, and more.

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Sally fills in for Barrett this week to talk all things romance novels, we discuss whether or not we need to lay off the hotel bars a little bit, Sally's five current favorite products, Snail Girl Spring, Aime Leon Dore's first spring release, and more.

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There have been some recent vibe shifts that command some immediate attention. Now branded as "Are we doing...", we go through several recent style and food developments: tote bag heels, flared jeans for guys, dainty sneakers and flats, all-black sneakers, repurposed soles, Irish football jerseys, pasta water ice cubes, and more. We also discuss Walton Goggins's Architectural Digest home tour, Stussy's new NYC sto...