*PATREON PREVIEW* First Chug Out

Summary

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Throwing Fits – PATREON PREVIEW First Chug Out

Date: November 28, 2025
Hosts: James Harris & Lauren Schlossman

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Overview

In this Patreon preview of Throwing Fits, hosts James Harris and Lauren Schlossman provide their signature blend of irreverent fashion banter, personal anecdotes, and offbeat cultural commentary. The episode’s throughline is seasonal transitions—clothes, travel plans, and the pleasures and pains of late November—as well as a parade of rapid-fire shoutouts to friends, collaborators, and favorite brands. The friends reflect on their fit choices, riff on art house theaters in New York, and make time for both playful and vulnerable detours.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Seasonal Dressing, Comfort, and Packing

• Lauren’s Packing Mode: Lauren shares his headspace while preparing for a trip (00:36), explaining why he’s underdressed and referencing his apartment in “packing mode.”
• Running Hot vs. Cold: The hosts debate personal temperature preferences.
  • Lauren: “I’d much rather be cold every fucking time, dude. Come on now.” (01:49)
  • James: “I like being cold.” (02:12)
  • Both agree on the joy of a brisk night for good sleep.
• The Fit Check Ritual: Lauren describes his outfit, including YMC Grenson boots, Cam Hicks socks, and vintage double knee Carhartt jeans (01:22, 04:31, 05:21).
• Packing and Memes: Lauren jokes he’s literally “living that meme” about dressing for labor while heading to a luxury hotel (05:21).

2. Body Image and Vulnerability

• Pepperoni Nips: The hosts have a classic TF detour into body talk.
  • Lauren: “I’m extremely self-conscious about them, so [there’s] better way than to talk about them in a public forum.” (04:03)
  • The exchange is both comic and candid—spotting the show’s blend of bravado and genuine disclosure.

3. Shoutouts and Scene Acknowledgement

• Throughout the fit check, the pair send shoutouts to numerous individuals:
  • Cam Hicks for his sock brand (04:34)
  • Clint (Corteiz) for “the beaters, Cortez” (07:49)
  • Enrico and Yoko (Our Legacy Workshop) for the button-down shirt (08:00)
  • Film Forum (art house theater) and associated merch (10:00)
• James: “I’m addicted to naming people I know.” (04:43)
• Highlights the communal, in-the-know texture of the podcast and their affection for friends in the wider menswear and creative scenes.

4. Collaboration Breakdown: CP Company x Our Legacy Workshop

• Lauren details the specialness of his button down, spotlighting design features like collar, asymmetrical pocket, and unique fabric (08:03–09:12).
  • Lauren: “Great shirt. Great collab. Like we said, definitely in the conversation without a doubt for collab of the year.” (09:12)
• Both hosts agree the utilitarian shirt (and tee) are personal favorites.
• Brief nod to current trends—thermals may or may not be “the trend” of the year (09:39).

5. NYC Art House Cinema: Love & Gossip

• Film Forum, IFC, and the Angelika: The hosts discuss which theater is king in NYC (10:42–11:18).
  • Lauren: “In terms of voting with my wallet, I’ve been to Angelika the most...though I try to think—the last movie I saw there was Zone of Interest, which was a real fucking stinker.” (11:00–11:18)
  • James presses Lauren to pick a favorite, leading to playful ribbing about the Angelika’s quirks (the off-center seating, the subway rumble).
• Lauren recommends a buzzy new Iranian film shown at Film Forum (11:44), but notes he’ll miss it due to travel.

6. Thanksgiving & NYC’s Empty Charm

• Lauren reflects on the unique appeal of New York during holiday exoduses—empty streets, fewer transplants, and a sense of peace (12:15–12:23).

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Being Cold vs. Hot —
  Lauren: “If I’m going to be cold or I’m going to be hot and I could have the choice...I’d much rather be cold every fucking time, dude.” (01:49)
• On Partnership —
  Lauren: “That’s how any good partnership stays strong, is you have to have sex with each other.” (02:52)
• Self-Deprecation —
  Lauren: “I’m extremely self-conscious about them, so—better way than to talk about them in a public forum.” (04:03)
• On Art House Theaters —
  James: “What’s your favorite art house theater in New York?” (10:42) Lauren: “It’s Angelika. I mean, just based on where I’ve been the most and have seen the most stuff.” (11:18)
• Industry In-jokes / Shoutouts —
  James: “I’m addicted to naming people I know.” (04:43)
  Lauren: “Shout out, knees, bro. That’s like one of my favorite joints.” (05:31)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• 00:31 — Episode kicks off, Lauren discusses packing and weather dressing
• 01:22 — Fit check begins
• 02:45 — “Pepperoni nips” bit and vulnerability detour
• 04:34 — Extended shoutouts to friends and brands
• 07:49 — Lauren continues outfit description, more sponsor and collaborator plugs
• 09:12 — CP Company x Our Legacy Workshop breakdown
• 10:00 — Film Forum hat, connection to David Byrne
• 10:42 — NYC art house theater rankings, The Angelika’s quirks
• 11:44 — New film recommendations, the empty city at Thanksgiving

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Tone & Language

The dialogue is quick, irreverent, and rich in niche references—equal parts rowdy and affectionate, with a conversational rhythm that bounces from self-deprecation to exuberant insider jokes. The tone is playful, candid, and peppered with in-group references that reward both longtime listeners and those tuned into the NY creative scene.

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TL;DR

This Throwing Fits Patreon preview is quintessential TF: two friends swapping outfit commentary, issuing rapid shoutouts across the cultural landscape, and stanning for art house cinemas while taking self-aware, often hilarious detours into vulnerability and in-jokes. It’s a snapshot of late November: threads, travel, and the enduring charms and quirks of New York City.

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Transcript

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[James Harris]

Throw gang. We are joined by the button down baron Lauren Schwassman. It's a bit chilly for that. Just that.

[Lauren Schwassman]

No, I'm gonna check the weather. Well I'm also like my apartment right now is like we're in packing mode so like oh, for your trip that.

[James Harris]

We'Re gonna talk about.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah. So like the la. Yes. So the last thing I was like really thinking about was like I don't know putting on a bunch of for today.

[James Harris]

So I just like like a jacket.

[Lauren Schwassman]

And it was like I looked at the weather it said 58.

[James Harris]

Really?

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah. Apple weather.

[James Harris]

You're just Mexico pilled. Lauren Schlossman and myself, the mohair madman James Harris dressed perfectly for this weather. Welcome to the weekly running the boys with tasteful episode only available on 59.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Nice www.throwingfits.com before we get into go.

[James Harris]

And see geese live together five nights in Cancun and what we're thankful for. Let's get into a fit check.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Okay. I am underdressed today wearing YMC Grenson boots. The socks are hicks because you never get.

[James Harris]

You never get hot. Right? Like you. You wear heavy jeans and long sleeves in the summer. Am I right? Like I feel like you run. Do you run cold? Are you cold blooded? Cold blooded?

[Lauren Schwassman]

Cold blooded?

[James Harris]

Yeah, I run hot. Do you run cold?

[Lauren Schwassman]

Maybe. But like I'm not like. I mean I did ask if we could lower the window a little bit because I'm just a tad underdressed. There's a breeze but I would. Well my thing is this. If I'm going to be cold or I'm going to be hot and I could have the choice and I can control where I'm going to fall on that spectrum. I'd much rather be cold every fucking time. Dude. Come on now.

[James Harris]

I like being cold.

[Lauren Schwassman]

You. Well I like the pain at night in bed for sure. I can't sleep if it's like. If it's one degree, bro.

[James Harris]

You don't like a. You don't Like a bracing wind on your face. Make you feel alive. Yeah, but I just mean biking over the. Biking over the Williamsburg Bridge with the industry theme song blasting. Nathan McKay, Harper Stern and Eric Ta Ta. Going back and forth over. How many interviews is this? Nine I had. Oh, and she did some over Skype. Season one feels like a lifetime to go. Season four on the way.

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[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah. Congrats to the boys. Mick and Khan. We're so back. Thank you. The streets will be fed and for.

[James Harris]

Openly admitting that you explore each other's bodies.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah, that was. That was. That's brave. That was a great dunk by con. Yeah, it's like. How do you think we even do this pot Ourselves. We. Each other. Yeah. That's how it works, guys. That's how any good partnership stays strong is you have to have sex with each other.

[James Harris]

Confirmed pepperoni nippies.

[Lauren Schwassman]

They didn't need you to confirm that. Anyone with eyes. There are pepperonis everywhere. With those who have eyes to see.

[James Harris]

Anyone that's gonna be in Cancun for the next week, it's about to be grandma slicing in the pool bar.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Bringing the Italian meats to Mexico. Baby. No, my nipples are. It's really more that their pepperoni nips would.

[James Harris]

Just to clarify, would nips when you're in Mexico?

[Lauren Schwassman]

Excuse me?

[James Harris]

Chorizo nips.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Chorizo. I think that would imply a color and a size, whereas I just have a little puffiness.

[James Harris]

It's a. We're not talking cardi.

[Lauren Schwassman]

It's a disease.

[James Harris]

We're not talking cardi. B. AOL is.

[Lauren Schwassman]

I have a. Yeah, no, I have a. I just have a. I have one of many genetic mutations.

[James Harris]

They're three dimensional.

[Lauren Schwassman]

More than I. Well, all nipple. Well, most nipples are at least.

[James Harris]

I meant like the. Yeah, the whole kitten caboodle.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Listen, it's something that I'm so happy talking about this. I'm extremely self conscious about them, so.

[James Harris]

Better way than to talk about them in a public forum.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Just put them out there for thousands of people. Okay. The.

[James Harris]

The jeans racing win on face industry theme song. Biking over the bridge. Yes. Incredible way to arrive to record our last episode of November.

[Lauren Schwassman]

That's right, it is. Wake me up when November ends.

[James Harris]

You know, late Thanksgiving this year. Okay. Yeah, sorry. What are the socks?

[Lauren Schwassman]

The socks are Cam. Hicks.

[James Harris]

Hicks.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Hicks.

[James Harris]

Hicks.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah. Is that what it's called? Hicks? Yeah. Shout out, Cam. Too many shout outs already. I'm addicted to shout outs. The jeans are vintage.

[James Harris]

I'm addicted to naming people I know.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Well, people that deserve recognition. No, sure. Yeah, yeah.

[James Harris]

Shout out. Cam Hicks.

[Lauren Schwassman]

The. The. He was going crazy. You see Zach Fox's Flognos set?

[James Harris]

Yeah. Some dick twerking.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Incredible. What a legend, yo.

[James Harris]

You know, killed a flog now, bro Geese. Bro Geese has said flogging was so sick.

[Lauren Schwassman]

I can't wait to hear where you're at now or if anything's changed. Because, I mean, is geese. Dude.

[James Harris]

Maybe there's only one way to get to that, Lawrence. That's to get.

[Lauren Schwassman]

I was gonna say maybe they are industry plants and we're part of the industry.

[James Harris]

Dude.

[Lauren Schwassman]

With the amount of airtime. The airtime. Get it?

[James Harris]

You are flying south for winter, right?

[Lauren Schwassman]

In preparation for all of the hard work I'm going to do at the Edition Hotel with my family in Riviera. Maya, I have worn vintage Carhartt double knees. I'm literally like, kind of like living that meme that we posted.

[James Harris]

Yo, shout out knees, bro. That's like one of my favorite joints.

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[Lauren Schwassman]

The beaters. Cortez. Yo.

[James Harris]

Shout out Clint.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Shout out Clint. Shout out big Clint. Dude. Mr. 419. The shirt, the button down is CP Co. Our Legacy Workshop.

[James Harris]

Shout out Enrico and Yoko.

[Lauren Schwassman]

We got a lot. We got a lot more shout outs to get through. Jim. This might, might look like just your standal standard normal button down, but a lot of great details. Look at the collar. That little like.

[James Harris]

Oh, I like that.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Right.

[James Harris]

It kind of, it kind of mirrors your. Your hairline.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Oh, really? My. No neckline. Oh, my hairline.

[James Harris]

Yeah, yeah, it's kind of like a.

[Lauren Schwassman]

That's why I got it.

[James Harris]

If you look at is like a revolutionary like tricorner hat almost a little bit. Which is more of a Philadelphia thing.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah, I've never, I've never thought about my Ben Franklin ass hairline.

[James Harris]

No, I'm saying like with the cop. The combination, combination of that great little detail. What else?

[Lauren Schwassman]

I mean, look at, we got, we got, we got buttons on the gusset as well. Yeah, I like that, dude. And, and the fabric is like. So this is all cotton, but it's a little crinkly. I don't know if there's any performance.

[James Harris]

Rounded edges of the pocket too. It's kind of like. It's a little asymmetrical actually.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yes. Yeah.

[James Harris]

Oh, there's a slanting.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

To your port side.

[Lauren Schwassman]

There's a term for that used because a lot of Neapolitan tailoring features on a sport coat. A breast pocket that is. It's like curved. I don't remember what it is. I'm sorry guys.

[James Harris]

So. But whatever.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah, great shirt. Great collab like we said. Definitely in the conversation without a doubt for collab of the year. And yeah, it's so good. This is. You're looking at a hard earned money purchase.

[James Harris]

Yeah. I purchased a.

[Lauren Schwassman]

And I got the T as well.

[James Harris]

The logo. Nice. The utility shirt.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Oh, nice.

[James Harris]

Yeah, in the dark gray.

[Lauren Schwassman]

That's a banger. Really good. I mean, good shirts.

[James Harris]

I wanted the gray thermal, but it sold out.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah, that was, that was the first to go.

[James Harris]

Damn, I should get some boxers.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Is that a fucking trend this year? Thermals? Was that this year?

[James Harris]

I don't know.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Well, we Are going.

[James Harris]

Do trends exist?

[Lauren Schwassman]

We are. We have started going through the fitties and culling and trying to get these categories right and tight for y'. All. Voting pleasure. Next month, maybe thermals will make its way there. Who knows what else. Oh, the hat is film form. Shout out film form.

[James Harris]

Shout out that building.

[Lauren Schwassman]

I can't. I can't believe. That was not even intentional. No, Film form does amazing work.

[James Harris]

Shout him out.

[Lauren Schwassman]

And it's their merch. Yeah. The. They reissued a hat.

[James Harris]

Yo, my guy is now playing.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

Yo, my guy ain't playing, but now he's playing now.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah, I stay. I stay playing. Let's be real.

[James Harris]

Yo, you now my guy playing.

[Lauren Schwassman]

You might appreciate this. This hat is a. Is a. It's tweaked a bit, but it's a reissue from 1991. A hat famously worn by David Byrne, one of your favorites. Nice. He was in the. The 1991 Film Forum catalog wearing this hat. They've brought it back out if you want to support independent theaters.

[James Harris]

What's your favorite art house theater in New York? Because the Angelica was catching some flack on the TL about. I think, like, the NRW runs right underneath it.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

Which I'm like.

[Lauren Schwassman]

It's part of the charm. Yeah.

[James Harris]

They have the center aisle, which is always mad funny that, like, you can't sit. Centered Angelica.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Yeah. Like you're.

[James Harris]

No matter where you're sitting, you're looking askew.

[Lauren Schwassman]

In terms of voting with my wallet, I've been to Angelica the most. I think IFC is great. And then film for. They're all. You listen. They're all institutions, and we talked about.

[James Harris]

No, no, no, no, no. Don't.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Come on.

[James Harris]

Pick one. What's your favorite?

[Lauren Schwassman]

It's Angelica. Okay. I mean, just based on where I've been the most and have seen the most stuff, though I try to think the last. Last movie I saw there was Zone of Interest, which was real fucking stinker. People like that. I thought it was fucking terrible. Nope, we're not going there this week, buddy. We can't afford to lose any more patrons. Yeah. Apologies if you. If you didn't understand the extremely drawn out ironic bit from last week.

[James Harris]

Yeah.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Anyway. No, there's a. And a great reason to go to film form. Are you familiar with this Iranian movie? It was just an accident. This, like, kind of dark comedy revenge film. No. Looks fudgeing. Incredible. Unfortunately, this would be the time, like, you know, Thanksgiving where, like, I would. I would normally go home to Jersey for like, one evening and then come back to a fairly emptied out in New York City, which we always say is like a great time to. To be in the city is when everyone's fucking gone. All the dual citizenship holders and all the transplants are out of town. I would have loved to go see this movie, but unfortunately not. Not unfortunately. I'm lucky enough to be in Mexico.

[James Harris]

You're not looking forward to this vacation though.

[Lauren Schwassman]

We'll talk about. We'll talk about it and then the.

[James Harris]

Wait, can I. Yeah, just real quick on. On staying on art house theaters. I love the one on which I guess is now Village east by Angelica. The one on 2nd Avenue, 12th Street. Yeah, that was kind of like.

[Lauren Schwassman]

Is that the one that. It's like crazy beautiful. That. That was like renovated.

[James Harris]

Yeah, that's so I.

[Lauren Schwassman]

That's a banger.

[James Harris]

So I grew up near there so that I saw one battle after another. That theater, I hadn't been there in a minute, but I used to go there as a kid.

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