*PATREON PREVIEW* An Inscription for the Ages

Summary

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Throwing Fits – PATREON PREVIEW An Inscription for the Ages

Date: June 3, 2026
Hosts: Jimmy & Larry
Special Guest Mentioned: David Sedaris

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Overview

In this midweek "boys only" episode, Jimmy and Larry debrief after a recent sit-down with the legendary David Sedaris. The main theme centers around Sedaris' unique wit, his approach to autographs and fan interactions, and the humorous anxieties and aspirations that come from meeting a literary hero. The boys also dive into a comprehensive fit check, share travel woes, and reflect on the possibility of being immortalized in a Sedaris essay.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Debrief After David Sedaris Interview

• The episode kicks off with palpable excitement and reverence for David Sedaris, who just joined them for an extended guest appearance.
• They praise Sedaris as "prolific writer, prolific chatter, prolific complainer, prolific grumpsman” (Jimmy, 00:45).
• The hosts joke about feeling like kindred spirits with Sedaris because of his candor and humor.

2. Fit Check Segment

Larry:

• Heading straight to the airport in "Gucci sleds, Shiro sauce" (01:01).
• Wearing Jean Erica fatigues (which Sedaris noticed and asked about), Polo Lacoste, Small Talk hat, Skims underwear, Thistles sunglasses, and later referencing a Xeno watch and Our Legacy bracelet (01:29–03:31).
• Reflects on Sedaris asking about his fatigues: “I don’t know if he actually liked them, but he was kind enough to ask which felt cool.” (01:29)

Jimmy:

• Rainy day fit includes Throwing Fits DMA sweat (no longer available), Nike Drifties socks, Pen jeans, Jazz Cookies T-shirt (cannabis edible company), Beach Brains overshirt, Student Nicholson light jacket (02:05–02:54).
• Points out the “perfect depth” of pockets for “your performative readers out there: If you want a book to just so sneakily peek out and give a little glimpse to the fair sex on the train… you’re literate, and you’re reading a galley” (03:03–03:11).

3. Literary Flexing and David Sedaris’ New Book

• Jimmy brings up reading Sedaris’ new galley, "The Land and Its People," noting the exclusivity: "It's not even out yet. I know David Sedaris, like, a little bit..." (03:17).
• Amusing misunderstanding about the title: “Probably going to lie. When I first heard the title, I was like, is this book about Israel?” (Jimmy, 03:31), leading to playful banter.

4. Watch Talk and Recognition Anxiety

• Sedaris and other notable figures recognized Jimmy’s Xeno watch, prompting a discussion about receiving attention for their gear.
• Larry: “Surprised...David Sedaris being like, ooh, what is that? Tell me more about Xeno.” (03:54)
• Jimmy admits feeling ambivalent about bringing attention to his accessories: “Compliment me on it. But then to have it then be a topic on the only podcast that matters a little like, all right, what are you doing here?” (05:06)

5. Aspiration to Be in a Sedaris Essay

• The hosts share their pipe dream of being written about by Sedaris.
• Larry confesses: “I’m like, yo, could we, like, be the bros that break through and then land in an essay? That’d be sick. But that’s just delusional.” (05:21)
• Jimmy riffs: “How I Learned to Love Bros by David Sedaris.” (05:44)
• They recognize the narcissism in wanting to be the “exception to the rule,” referencing Sedaris’ well-known boundaries with fan expectations (05:49–06:02).

6. The Personalized Inscription

• Jimmy asked Sedaris to inscribe a book for their mutual friend Jesse.
• Larry sets the scene for the inscription process, emphasizing Sedaris’ detailed approach: “He asked where she—he—He asked where she lived...I don’t care about her last name. Just give the first name.” (06:57)
• Sedaris’ inscription: “To Jesse. Everyone in New York talks about what a massive you are,” complete with a cheeky drawing “of someone spreading their legs...like a Greek urn.” (07:01–07:19)
• Larry’s glee: “What a banger, dude. I mean, that’s... Honestly, I wish I had asked for my own inscription.” (07:29)
• The hosts express deep appreciation for Sedaris’ humor and personal touch, noting how “this could...couldn’t have gone any better.” (08:01)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Sedaris the “grumpsman”:
  “A prolific writer, prolific chatter, prolific complainer, prolific grumpsman.”
  — Jimmy, 00:45

• On getting a compliment from Sedaris:
  “I don’t know if he actually liked them, but he was kind enough to ask which felt cool.”
  — Larry, 01:29

• On the fit check and performative reading:
  “The pockets are the perfect depth for your performative readers out there. If you want a book to just so sneakily peek out and give a little glimpse…you’re literate, and you’re reading a galley.”
  — Jimmy, 03:03

• On hoping to be in a Sedaris essay:
  “I’m like, yo, could we, like, be the bros that break through and then land in an essay? That’d be sick. But that’s just delusional.”
  — Larry, 05:21

• The Sedaris custom inscription for Jesse:
  “To Jesse. Everyone in New York talks about what a massive you are.”
  — David Sedaris (quoted by Larry/Jimmy), 07:07

• On the Greek urn drawing:
  “He did a caricature...of someone spreading their legs. It’s like a Greek urn. Just a, a really...that’s supposed to be a...yeah.”
  — Jimmy & Larry, 07:15

• On personalized touches:
  “What a banger, dude. I mean, that’s... Honestly, I wish I had asked for my own inscription.”
  — Larry, 07:29

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:35: Start of the episode and intro to the Sedaris debrief
• 01:01–02:54: Fit check banter and travel talk
• 03:03–03:31: Book flexing and reading galleys
• 03:54–05:12: Watch talk, accessory recognition, and reaction to Sedaris' attention
• 05:17–06:02: The dream (and delusion) of being written about by Sedaris
• 06:11–08:01: The story and unveiling of the personalized Sedaris inscription for Jesse

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Tone & Style

The conversation is casual, irreverent, and deeply self-aware, with both hosts maintaining a playful, self-deprecating humor throughout. Their rapport radiates a mix of fandom and self-mockery, capturing the ethos of “two grown dirtbags just tryna navigate the zeitgeist.”

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This episode is a must-listen if you're a fan of David Sedaris, interested in the nuances of fan/celebrity interactions, or just love witty, sartorially-inclined banter from two of menswear’s great podcasters.

Transcript

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[B]

Welcome to another midweek, boys Only around and getting silly with Jimmy and Larry after a delightful hour and a half. Ish. With David Sedaris.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

A prolific writer, prolific chatter, prolific complainer, prolific grumpsman.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Kindred. You know, that's my guy right there. Let's get into a fit check first. Lawrence, what are you wearing on this Shitty or any day in New York?

[C]

About to go straight to the airport in Gucci sleds. Shiro sauce.

[B]

This guy's like Virgil, huh? Straight to the airport.

[C]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just like, you know, just designing and living off of WhatsApp. Always on the move.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

You know, I'm like, I don't consider it work. It's just life, dude, you know?

[B]

Yeah, I put together a set on the plane.

[C]

Yeah, just. Just something light for mdw the fatigues that.

[B]

Dave, what's the weather going to be there?

[C]

We have such bad luck, dude. It looks like it's going to be rain for the fourth year in a row now. There'll be some sun and, you know, I'll be getting my raise in, but. Yeah, it's not. There has not been a perfect weekend for us in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, for many years, sadly. But the fatigues that David Sedaris inquired about, I don't know if he actually liked them, but he was kind enough to ask which felt cool. These are Jean Erica, the Polo Lacoste. The hat is small talk. The underwear are skims, and the sunglasses are thistles. James, what did you wear?

[B]

It's raining.

[C]

That's a fact.

[B]

So I Wore throwing fits. DMA no longer available, but you can cop some DMAs. Yes. The socks are Nike Drifties. The jeans are motherfucking pen. The T shirt is Jazz cookies. I don't know whatever happened to that operation. A marijuana cookie company.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

Started by our friend Michael Carney. Yeah, I. We'll see if it takes off. I hope it does, but, you know, Wearing that underneath the over. It's kind of a heavy shirt from Beach Brains.

[C]

Ah, yes.

[B]

New Zealand brand. Maiden voyage for this shirt, Jimmy's been busting out popping jaw and cherries every day, every week. And then the light jacket over that is student Nicholson. I don't know. I didn't wear this in the pick, but just FYI.

[C]

Yeah. Okay, let's see.

[B]

The pockets are the perfect depth for your performative readers out there.

[C]

Oh, look at that.

[B]

If you want a book to just so sneakily peek out and give a little glimpse.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

To the fair sex on the train. Of the fact that, A, you're literate, and, B, you're reading a galley.

[C]

Yeah, dude, it's not even out yet. It's not out yet. Like, I know. I know. David Sedaris, like, a little bit. Like, you know, we exchanged emails.

[B]

Emails.

[C]

Yeah. This is. It's his new book. It's. It's the land and its people. It's. You'll. It'll be in bookstores, like, later. Later this month.

[B]

Probably going to lie. When I first heard the title, I was like, is this book about Israel?

[C]

But, I mean, we. We had about. There's about 10 seconds there where it was a little precarious look. Yeah.

[B]

Call me a boomer. I'm kind of with David on that. Thistles or thistle sunglasses that I'm not wearing. Xeno watch. Our legacy bracelet. And he love boxers.

[C]

He loved the Xeno dude. I mean, first of all, surprised.

[B]

Who doesn't like.

[C]

No, I'm just saying, like, who doesn't love the Zeno, but, like, David Sedaris being like, ooh, what is that? Tell me more about Xeno.

[B]

I'm not surprised.

[C]

I mean. No.

[B]

Got this. Got the same. Got the same reaction last night from a notable name. Oh, so, you know, look at that dude.

[C]

Zeno up.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

You're. You are literally a brand ambassador.

[B]

Just another Thursday for Jimmy.

[C]

This guy. This guy in his galley. Yo, what's that?

[B]

What? Yo, what you got on?

[C]

It's just a Rolex. Not a big deal.

[B]

Hell, yeah.

[C]

You know, just a daily driver.

[B]

Man, when's the last time you got one of those?

[C]

Someone asking about my watch?

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Honestly, I could use another one. Feeling a little left out over here because I don't have a Xeno. I only have one watch on, versus two double the. Double the question.

[B]

The band hasn't hit shipping yet, so I can still say that their quality is ass. Yeah. Yeah. Until they hit me with that, which, by the way, all paid for no no Flow team over here getting a comment. Like, a comment like that. I'm kind of like, oh, I don't. I don't. I don't like that.

[C]

Oh, you don't want people to mention it at all. That's because that's not why you wear it. And you're surely not wearing.

[B]

Compliment me on it. But then to have it then be a topic on the only podcast that matters a little like, all right, what are you doing here?

[C]

Well, I mean, if. If bold face names are going to inquire, then, you know, we're going to talk about it.

[B]

Oh, do you think I'm going to be in a David Stairs essay?

[C]

I. I can't lie. And I saw this guy with two watches. I mean, this is just typical, like, Del Star Larry, where, like, as we're having a conversation and he seemingly had a good time. Hung out a little bit after, too. We'll talk about some of this. The wrecks and that he gave us. But I'm like, yo, could we, like, be the bros that break through and then land in an essay? That'd be sick. But that's just delusional.

[B]

How I Learned to Love Bros by David Sedaris.

[C]

Right? If we can't.

[B]

If.

[C]

If we can't convince him, this is

[B]

narcissism at its purest and finest, folks.

[C]

I acknowledge the. The delusion for sure.

[B]

It's literally. He was complaining about his fans that think that. That, like, I'm gonna do something so cool and original that he's gonna write an essay about me.

[C]

Right, right, right. Yeah, I mean, I get it. I mean, we asked, so I understand. I'm just like, you never know. We could be the exception to the rule.

[B]

One thing about Jimmy and Larry were menches. I brought my copy of the book for David to sign, but shout out Alyssa the publicist. He's like, yo, don't worry. I got an extra banging on my chest. And for David to sign for super fan homie of the show, our friend Jesse, which I. So I left while he was inscribing it. After I asked him to sign it, I then went to take a piss.

[C]

Yes. You have not seen the inscription yet? No, it's a banger. I was here when it was happening. Why don't you just take a little gander on what he. He wrote for Jesse?

[B]

All right? And. And Jesse has seen this. Ostensibly seen this, so. And ostensibly isn't a Patreon subscriber, so isn't listening. Okay. To Jesse.

[C]

He asked where she. He. He. He Asked where she lived. This is all David.

[B]

Well. And I was like. And he's like, I don't care about her last name. Just give the first name to Jesse. Everyone in New York talks about what a massive you are.

[C]

Look at the picture. Just show. Just he.

[B]

And there's a picture. Chuck. Zoom in.

[C]

He did a caricature of Chuck. Put it right here of someone spreading their legs.

[B]

It's like a Greek urn. Just a. A really. I guess. Is that. That's supposed to be a. Yeah.

[C]

Presumably. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. And then he signed it David's Darius. Wow.

[C]

What a banger, dude. I mean, that's. Honestly, I wish I had asked for my own inscription.

[B]

Jesse Sham can confirm it's true. So sorry about that.

[C]

David was like, what can you tell me about Jesse? Well, she's a. Obviously, so. No, this is. No, I'm just kidding. This is. Talk about. I thought, you know, you. You just. You're just gonna. Because he signs books all day every day, right? I just assumed. Oh, yeah. Let me sign it before I get started. But, wow, what a personal touch this is. This could. That couldn't have gone any better.

[B]

Yeah. Incredible bars. All right. Okay. Fit check complete. Right? We did that. Okay.

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