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Blamo!
Hosted by Blamo! Media, Jeremy Kirkland · EN
Blamo! is a long-running fashion and culture podcast hosted by Jeremy Kirkland. Since 2016, the show has featured thoughtful, relaxed conversations with designers, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers, exploring fashion, menswear, design, music, and culture beyond the surface.
Featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more — Blamo! is celebrating 10 years of independent conversations about the things we care about.
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Mickey Drexler — The Death of Taste
3d ago01:02:37Tap to summarizeMy guest this week is Mickey Drexler. You probably know him as the guy behind Gap Inc., J.Crew, Old Navy, and now Chairman of Alex Mill — but this conversation turned into something much bigger than retail. Mickey thinks most modern fashion has lost its taste level. He thinks cars all look the same. He thinks corporate boards ruin creativity. He hates AI slop, overdesigned luxury, cheap packaging, bad customer service, loud gyms, and logos for the sake of logos. We talk about why Costco might secretly be one of the best brands in America, what made Rolex such a powerful marketing company, the importance of storytelling, why details matter, and what happens when companies stop caring. Plus: a wild story about getting fired from Gap after a call from Steve Jobs Mickey absolutely destroying Allbirds thoughts on vintage cars, vintage clothes, and why “if you know, you know” still matters * Sponsored by Bezel - the trusted marketplace for buying and selling your next luxury watch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Hrishikesh Hirway and the Perfect Song Myth
1w ago01:20:20Tap to summarizeHrishikesh Hirway — the creator and host of Song Exploder — joins me this week. We talk about the strange identity crisis of becoming known as “the Song Exploder guy” while still trying to reconnect with himself as a musician and songwriter. We also get into collaboration, writer’s block, vintage clothing, obsessive music listening, and the making of his beautiful new record, “In the Last Hour of Light.” Hrishikesh opens up about interviewing hundreds of artists, how Song Exploder changed the way he thinks about creativity, and why working with other people ultimately helped him fall back in love with making music. We also talk about recording live with almost no takes, working with Iron & Wine, the emotional weight of memory and grief, and the challenge of making deeply personal work in public. This is one of my favorite kinds of conversations — two people trying to figure out what it actually means to make things for a living.Listen to "Stray Dogs" * Sponsored by Bezel - the trusted marketplace for buying and selling your next luxury watch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! - How To Build a Wardrobe Under...Part I
2w ago00:15:30Tap to summarizePatreon Preview from Blamo! Welcome to the first installment of Die, Workwear!’s new series on building a wardrobe without taking out a second mortgage. The premise is simple: if your closet disappeared tomorrow and you had $3,000 to rebuild it from scratch, what would you actually buy? Not fantasy grails. Not “quiet luxury.” Real clothes Derek and Peter would genuinely wear themselves: sport coats, tropical wool trousers, vintage eBay overcoats, loopwheeled T-shirts, Cone Mills denim, penny loafers, and a surprising amount of discussion about sweatshirts. Along the way, Peter tries to justify $140 OCBDs, Derek explains the perfect vintage-straight jean fit, and both make a compelling case for buying old Ralph Lauren off eBay instead of almost anything new. ** Listen to the FULL episode on the Blamo! Patreon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Stage Clothes and Nunchucks with Kevin Morby
3w ago00:48:53Tap to summarizeThis week on Blamo!, I’m joined by Kevin Morby. We talk about his new record Little Wide Open, out May 15, and how ideas of home and place show up in his songwriting. From writing in different cities to figuring out what “home” actually means, Kevin gets into the rhythms behind his work. We also talk life on the road—running, watching movies, and the routines that keep things steady—plus stage clothes, residencies, and the “most him object” he owns.Kevin Morby's SubstackKevin Morby.com * Sponsored by Bezel - the trusted marketplace for buying and selling your next luxury watch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Wyatt Gilmore of Grant Stone
Apr 1301:07:17Tap to summarizeWyatt Gilmore, founder of Grant Stone, joins me to talk about how the brand came together, what he learned spending years working in factories in China and Taiwan, and why quality footwear is about far more than country-of-origin clichés. We get into boots, loafers, suede, shell cordovan, and the realities of making shoes that feel good, age well, and actually earn their place in your closet. Plus, a tease of the upcoming Blamo! x Grant Stone collaboration. https://www.grantstoneshoes.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! - Did the Internet Destroy Menswear?
Apr 900:15:20Tap to summarizePatreon Preview from Blamo! Derek and Peter get into how the internet shapes personal style—from the knowledge-to-flex pipeline to the limits of longform and the rise of walled gardens. They revisit early forums like r/malefashionadvice, make the case for globalization, and ask a simple question: how do you get dressed without looking like the algorithm did it for you? Plus—"Hey, Nice Pants!", new finds, and what they’re wearing lately ** Listen to the FULL episode on the Blamo! Patreon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Virgil Nicholas of Vinny's
Apr 600:51:33Tap to summarizeVirgil Nicholas of Vinny’s joins me this week, dialing in from Copenhagen—and we get into it! We talk about the origins of Vinny’s, his early days in the music industry, and how those experiences shaped the way he approaches building something today. There’s a real sense of intention behind what he’s doing, especially when it comes to keeping the focus on footwear. https://vinnysthevibe.com * Sponsored by Bezel - the trusted marketplace for buying and selling your next luxury watch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Die, Workwear! - Derek and Peter AMA - Vol 2
Mar 2601:53:52Tap to summarizeDerek Guy and Peter Zottolo are back for AMA #2, generously sponsored by our friends at Bezel! They get into the idea of “essentials,” dressing your age (or not), and how much stock to put in the usual menswear rules. There’s talk of slouchy fits (when they work, when they don’t), value brands, sneakers, vertical layering, and the ongoing debate of shopping online vs actually going into a store. Plus, the kind of impulse purchases you try not to think about again. It’s thoughtful, opinionated, and about getting to a place where getting dressed feels a little more intuitive—and a lot less stressful. ** SHOW NOTES Peter Z' One Coat Eidos Carlo coat One Watch Rolex Explorer Dressing Your Age Old Joe geezer Fabric Resources Unfunded Liabilities Thread Sneakers Chuck Taylor 70s Vans Classic Sperry CVO Sneaker Regrettable Impulse Purchases Rick Owens Shearling Favorite Style Photos https://www.putthison.com/summershoes https://www.vogue.com/article/john-pearson-male-supermodel-website-mrfeelgood-interview-naomi-campbell https://aboutphotography.blog/blog/the-kiss-by-the-htel-de-ville-by-robert-doisneau Swimwear Orlebar Brown Bespoke Item Most Jealous of Presentable Attire for a Creative Buck Mason Chore Coat * Sponsored by Bezel - the trusted marketplace for buying, selling, or insuring your next luxury watch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Hagop Kourounian of Director Fits
Mar 2301:08:13Tap to summarizeMy guest this week is Hagop Kourounian, the mind behind Director Fits. What started as a Substack has grown into something much bigger — part moodboard, part shop, and soon, a full-on magazine. Hagop and I get into how Director Fits came to life, what it was like growing up in a deeply creative household, and why we’re just as interested in how artists present themselves as we are in the work they make. We also talk about the return of physical media, the joy of collecting, and — maybe most importantly — whether you should actually be watching things with subtitles on. It’s all in there! * Sponsored by Bezel - the trusted marketplace for buying and selling your next luxury watch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! - How to Work With a Tailor
Mar 1900:15:22Tap to summarizePatreon Preview from Blamo! It was only a matter of time before AI reached the tailoring world. Daryn and Tim of Tailor’s Keep in San Francisco talk about clients arriving with AI-generated reference images, second-guessing fittings with ChatGPT, and what this shift means for bespoke. They also offer a practical guide to working with a tailor, including the small courtesies that make the process smoother for everyone. ** Listen to the entire episode on the Blamo! Patreon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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