*PATREON PREVIEW* Chalk and Cheese

Summary

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Throwing Fits – PATREON PREVIEW Chalk and Cheese

Hosts: James Harris & Lawrence
Date: June 19, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode of Throwing Fits captures hosts James Harris and Lawrence reflecting on the aftermath of the New York Knicks' championship win. As two self-described "grown dirtbags," they riff on the joy and chaos of parade day, discuss their upcoming trip to Paris Fashion Week (including TF’s live show), and provide their traditional fit checks. The conversation is casual, full of signature banter and fashion nerd minutiae, with a focus on navigating summer heat, Knicks fandom, and New York–to–Paris style choices.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Housekeeping & Upcoming Paris Fashion Week Plans

• Throwing Fits Live in Paris:
  • The hosts announce a TF live show with ASICS at Aaliya Art Gallery, 10 Rue de Turin, Paris, scheduled for Thursday, June 25 at 3pm.
    • “[If] you find yourself in Paris, pull the up.” (James Harris, 02:50)
  • Episode with special guests will be recorded and shared on podcast feeds later.
• Weather Anxiety, Packing, & Paris Survival Tactics:
  • Extreme Paris heat is top of mind for the hosts.
    • “I did do some shopping, which I'll talk about. So I did get... a long sleeve silk shirt, and some suiting fabric shorts.” (Lawrence, 04:06)
  • Lawrence laments forgetting to pack hot-weather clothing, playfully calling last year’s heat “probably the worst thing that's ever happened to Paris ever.” (James Harris, 03:36)
  • James jokes about only leaving the hotel after 6pm; Parisian sunset past 11pm means it’ll still be sweltering at night.

2. Knicks Fandom & Parade Recap

• The mood is celebratory but sardonic, with jabs at “bandwagon" Knicks fans and the travails of rapid merch drops.
  • “You can say what you want about new fans, fair weather fans, whatever. I'm not a merch guy... I'm not going to show up wearing a jersey.” (Lawrence, 04:32)
  • On late-arriving championship merch: “Yo, when's our merch get here? August.” (Lawrence, 05:35)
• Lawrence’s reflection on his fit for the parade leads into nostalgia for vintage shirts and a critique of most current Knicks merch.
  • “This shirt actually is older than the last time the Knicks won the championship.” (Lawrence, 08:17)

3. Summer Fashion & Weather Strategy

• Both hosts strategize about “surviving” Paris in record heat:
  • Considering all-white tees as the ultimate anti-sweat move.
  • Fantasizing about someone pulling up to a fashion show shirtless: “Would they make you wear a shirt?” (James Harris, 09:26)
  • Banter about “white tees, do they show sweat?” leads to group consensus: “That’s the move.” (10:00)
• Airing out grievances about flannels in June and the perpetual quest for the perfectly worn-in vintage shirt:
  • “Stupidly was like maybe [these flannels are] perfect for summer. Nope, no chance.” (Lawrence, 08:57)

4. Fit Checks

Lawrence – Knicks Parade Day

• Shoes: Bally boaters
• Socks: Manresa
• Jeans: Emporio Armani x Our Legacy WORK SHOP
• Belt: Monitaly
• Shirt: Vintage Big Mac flannel from the 1960s (“Older than the last time the Knicks won the championship.” 08:17)
• Hat: New York Sunshine Knicks Merch (“This is the new crown.” 10:07)
• Drink: La Colombe cold brew and Poland Spring

James Harris

• Shoes: Allen Edmonds Reserve Collection croc loafers (“Designed by and creative-directed by the god Nick Wooster.”, 11:05)
  • Anecdote: Got them at a “wild cherry” dinner; wonders if they pair with shorts.
  • Minor roast: Slippery on city bikes; “tried to grind them into the ground to get some grip.” (James Harris, 12:06)
• Socks: Amazon
• Pants: Giorgio Armani Archivio, hemmed in Paris by “JP the Retoucher”
• Usual daily Hydro Flask—left at the office pre-parade due to bag restrictions

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Paris Fashion Week prep:

  • “I've already been, like, putting off and procrastinating... maybe I need to do a little bit of shopping... Too late. We're leaving in two days.”
    – Lawrence & James Harris, 03:45–03:56

• On Knicks merch delays:

  • “What the—my Knicks fandom is gonna be over in two weeks!”
    – James Harris, 05:17
  • “Yo, when’s our merch get here? August.”
    – Lawrence, 05:35

• On vintage fits:

  • “This shirt actually is older than the last time the Knicks won the championship.”
    – Lawrence, 08:17

• On extreme heat survival:

  • “I think I'm ready to get back on the proverbial horse, AKA the line bike. I don't think I can walk in that heat...I need to be moving faster.” – Lawrence, 06:14

• On fit priorities:

  • “I might just do white tees.”
    – James Harris, 09:18

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:17] Announcing Throwing Fits live show at Paris Fashion Week
• [03:26] Weather anxiety: Paris’ historic heat wave
• [04:06] Lawrence’s last-minute parade shopping/packing
• [05:06] Knicks championship merch woes
• [07:49] Fit check starts
• [08:17] Vintage flannel origin story
• [11:05] James’ Allen Edmonds croc loafers / shoutout to Nick Wooster

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Tone & Language

The episode keeps the signature Throwing Fits mix of irreverence and super-specific style talk. The hosts oscillate between earnest discussion and mockery (of themselves, fake fans, and the capitalist excess of merch drops). Banter about fashion is blended with real concerns (heat, practicality, logistics) and a healthy dose of New York skepticism.

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Summary

This episode is a preview of summer chaos: Knicks elation, parade-day mistakes, and the always-complicated plans for flexing in Paris. Lawrence and James blend parody and passion—mocking both themselves and broader fan culture—while offering relatable tips for not dying of heatstroke in pursuit of great fits. Their fit checks, fashion laments, and jokes about the inevitable lateness of Knicks merch will make sense to anyone tangled up in the culture/fandom/fashion Venn diagram.

Expect more Paris fashion antics in the next “boys only” episode as they report back from the field.

Transcript

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[James Harris]

We are joined by Knicks Parade Master Launch Slman and myself, the Knicks 19th man of the Year James Harris. Welcome to the weekly Running the Boys

[Lawrence]

with tasteful episode only bill on www.throwingfits.com

[James Harris]

before we get into Knicks winning championship RP Nigel Kbor yeah, bit of a downer there. And the Dime Square segment is over. That's an upper in more ways than one. Okay, let's get into some quick housekeeping. Lawrence what do we got going on?

[Lawrence]

Next week we are going to be we throwing fits. The only podcast that matters is going to be at Paris Fashion Week as per usual and even more special and not per usual, we have a live show with our good friends at AS6 on Thursday, June 25 3pm at the how do you pronounce all these things? Alia art gallery at 10 Rue Day, Turin, Turin.

[James Harris]

We've got two special guests. Full info coming across all socials soon.

[Lawrence]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

If you find yourself in Paris, pull the up. Yeah. You know, full info on our socials if you're not. And if you can't make in Paris, the episode will be live on all podcasts, channels and stores shortly thereafter. Gonna be a film or movie. Yeah.

[Lawrence]

What's. What's the move?

[James Harris]

We'll be there.

[Lawrence]

So let us know what the what that is.

[James Harris]

The move is Thursday.

[Lawrence]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

June 25, 3pm Aaliyah Art Gallery throwing fits and the A6 homies. Pull the up.

[Lawrence]

You already know.

[James Harris]

Yeah. Leit the throwing. You ready for Paris?

[Lawrence]

No, not at all.

[James Harris]

Did you look at the weather? Rough historic heat wave. Worse than last year, which was up to that point the worst weather Paris had ever experienced.

[Lawrence]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

Probably the worst thing that's ever happened to Paris ever.

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It.

[Lawrence]

It's. It sucked. This is going to suck more.

[James Harris]

I. It's 105. The day that we get there.

[Lawrence]

I' already been like putting off and procrastinating like putting together some type of packing list or even thinking about maybe I need to do a little bit of shopping to acquire some stuff and.

[James Harris]

Too late. We're leaving in two days.

[Lawrence]

Is it wait.

[James Harris]

Yeah. Three days?

[Lawrence]

Well, sure, because it's a red eye. I mean, I did do some shopping, which I'll talk about. So I did get a couple. I got two things.

[James Harris]

All right.

[Lawrence]

I got two new things.

[James Harris]

Are they long sleeve flannels or are they like hot weather appropriate items?

[Lawrence]

It's a long sleeve silk shirt.

[James Harris]

Okay.

[Lawrence]

And some suiting fabric shorts.

[James Harris]

Nice. That.

[Lawrence]

That is dialed. Why I wore a flannel today. Which we'll get into in the fit check. So stupid.

[James Harris]

It's Nick's team colors for the parade is what you were thinking.

[Lawrence]

You can say what you want.

[James Harris]

Is this orange to you?

[Lawrence]

You can say what you want about new fans. Fair weather fans, whatever. I'm not a merch guy, so. Like the hat. Sure. But I'm not going to show up wearing a jersey.

[James Harris]

Yeah, well, I mean, maybe you can put the hat away until next season.

[Lawrence]

Are you bringing any Knicks gear to parry to flex nuts, bro.

[James Harris]

I'm not wearing any Knicks gear today.

[Lawrence]

That's not what I asked.

[James Harris]

Am I bringing any Knicks here to Paris? No, I'm not. Because it is all garbage. Quality merch that isn't going to stand up to the heat. It's all like heat transfer logos. We'll talk about some important Knicks merch that I maybe would have brought. Would. Would have been Kind of sick, but lost.

[Lawrence]

Okay.

[James Harris]

And I think that all my Knicks birds that I bought in the heat of the victory same night is stuck in the straight of Hormuz.

[Lawrence]

How hard did you go on cookies? Hoops with the Simpsons style stuff?

[James Harris]

Didn't cop any of those. But I do think it's hilarious that all the bandwagon fans are probably so pissed. That's like it's a pre order. What the. My next fandom is gonna be over two weeks.

[Lawrence]

I overheard. That's so funny. Said I overheard a conversation about. Which is basically the extent of this. Yo, when's our merch get here? August.

[James Harris]

What?

[Lawrence]

August.

[James Harris]

What did the Knicks play again?

[Lawrence]

You know what? It'll be great for next year, for next season when we go back to back.

[James Harris]

Maybe next year in the playoffs when you start carrying. Then wear that merch. All right. Yeah. No Paris. So it's gonna be seamy as my plan is to not leave my hotel room until 6:00pm well, the worst part is you lie, bro. The worst part is that the worst part is that or get back to the hotel room 6pm the worst part is that Paris, the sun sets at like 11pm which is earliest theoretically. Great.

[Lawrence]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

But that means that even at like 10pm It's 98 degrees.

[Lawrence]

It is.

[James Harris]

I'm not joking.

[Lawrence]

I was looking at hourly. No.

[James Harris]

Yeah. It's 98 degrees at 10pm it's gonna

[Lawrence]

be ste a lot of cold showers. I think I'm ready to get back on the proverbial horse, AKA the line bike. I don't think I can walk in that heat. I need to be moving faster and more efficiently. I think I need to do it.

[James Harris]

So it's kind of as your cardio. You can bike uphill.

[Lawrence]

I did. Look, there is a gym in the hotel. I do think I will be trying it out. We will see. I'll give a review when we when we do our boys only on the road.

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[James Harris]

Yeah. So boys only. Parry edition coming soon. Next week, throwing fits live. Aaliyah ART GALLERY Thursday, June, 23pm Maybe the social's already up. I don't know. All right, let's get into a fit check Lawrence.

[Lawrence]

Okay, what did I wear to the Knicks parade? I wore bally boaters on the feet. The socks are Manresa. The jeans are Emporio Armani. Our legacy workshop. The belt is Monitaly the flannel. Which was a good decision when it. When I Woke up at 5:30 in the morning to get to the parade and it was, you know, mid to

[James Harris]

high 60s which 90 degrees now.

[Lawrence]

Oh, by 1pm like when I was walking over to our studio to do our show, I was like, yeah, I regret everything but this shirt actually is older than the last time the Knicks won the championship.

[James Harris]

What is it? Sorry, what is it vintage? What?

[Lawrence]

It's a vintage Big Mac flannel from somewhere in the 60s per eBay. And I got a few of these. I hyper fixated. Copped a bunch. Love the colors. Love the colors.

[James Harris]

I was gonna say, I was like, do they have a combination orange, blue lacoste polo that you're gonna wear today?

[Lawrence]

Yeah, blue with an orange collar. Oh my God, dude. I mean they probably do.

[James Harris]

Or like I thought they definitely have a Ralph one. Blue with the orange horsey. I don't know if they have a

[Lawrence]

blue with the orange crop because the gator is always green like a money. These shirts I in my mind stupidly was like maybe perfect for summer. Maybe they'll be so worn in and light and you know that I could maybe bring them to Europe. Nope, no chance. So now I know, dude.

[James Harris]

Yeah, bringing like. I think I might just do white tees. I was talking to Noah Johnson was like, yo, what if you just pulled up to a show shirtless?

[Lawrence]

I mean you're trying to be.

[James Harris]

No, no, not me, not me. Like any like him me. Like anyone just like I've never seen that. Would they make you wear a shirt?

[Lawrence]

Oh, like no shirt, no service. I don't think so.

[James Harris]

Like you pull up to the Saint Laurentia with no shirt on and just like basketball shorts.

[Lawrence]

That's like a. I mean the guys from heated Rivalry probably already did that, honestly.

[James Harris]

Yeah.

[Lawrence]

White tees, do they show sweat?

[James Harris]

No.

[Lawrence]

So that's the move. That's lay move.

[James Harris]

That's the move.

[Lawrence]

Are you getting some freshies then?

[James Harris]

No, it's too late.

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[James Harris]

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[James Harris]

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[Lawrence]

The hat is New York Sunshine, Knicks merch. The.

[James Harris]

Are you gonna wear that this summer or is that going back in the closet until.

[Lawrence]

I mean, this is lucky. This is game four, game five. This is. This is the new. This is the crown. So like I don't know, maybe if I need a little luck I'll bust it back out. But I think to your point, it will probably be retired until next season.

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[Lawrence]

And oh, I have a cold brew from La Colom, the official coffee partners of USA Soccer. And a Palm Springs because I dropped my off last night because no bags at the parade. So no hydro flask today.

[James Harris]

Okay.

[Lawrence]

Yeah. What are you wearing?

[James Harris]

What do you mean you dropped your

[Lawrence]

off yesterday when I was running errands, getting my haircut, doing some shopping. I brought all of my work stuff. Dropped it off at the office for today because I knew this morning.

[James Harris]

Oh, that's right, you hydro every day. Yeah, just get. Get one like.

[Lawrence]

Oh, an office Lucy.

[James Harris]

Yeah.

[Lawrence]

Can I expense that?

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[Lawrence]

All right, well, I'll probably just drink Poland sprays.

[James Harris]

In that case. What am I wearing? I'm wearing Allen Edmonds reserve collection.

[Lawrence]

Yeah, baby.

[James Harris]

Designed by and created directed by the God Nick Wooster. These are the crocs that at the lovely dinner, the wild cherry that they're like, hey, everyone gets a pair. Everybody. Everybody got these.

[Lawrence]

Well, because everyone went sort price high to low.

[James Harris]

Not even. I mean. Yes. And Nick did hook me up with another reserve collection pair of patent derbies or just patent shoes that I needed for formal wear that I wore to black tie wedding over the summer. But these are main voyage. Very comfortable.

[Lawrence]

Are these coming to Paris? Because I will not bring mine if that's the case.

[James Harris]

I don't know. I have not. I have not thought about really Paris except how hot it's going to be. So I don't know if these work with shorts or not.

[Lawrence]

Oh.

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[Lawrence]

Well, you're not wearing white socks. I know that.

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[Lawrence]

Have you worn them sockless? Because that could be a blister waiting to happen.

[James Harris]

No, I don't wear anything sockless. Oh, that's very stupid. My opinion. They're beautiful. They're real croc. I had to knife them out this morning. They're a bit slippery on the city bike.

[Lawrence]

Yeah, I can see.

[James Harris]

Yeah. A bit slippery on the city bike. I tried to like as I'm walking I'm trying to grind them into the ground to get some grip on them, but they're beautiful. Shout out Nick and Alan Edmonds for I know. Just creating some great shoes in the reserve collection. The socks are Amazon. The pants another maiden voyage. God damn a Papa cherries. I like these papa cherries like I'm eating burgers of wild cherries.

[Lawrence]

Oh I know what these are.

[James Harris]

These are Georgia Armani Archivio Hemmed in Paris.

[Lawrence]

Oh right by the the Retoucher.

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[Lawrence]

those are so good. I honestly am. I got a different pair because they didn't have my size in these but we wore these.

[James Harris]

I wore the. I wore these.

[Lawrence]

I thought I had the khakis on.

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