Throwing Fits – PATREON PREVIEW Good Guy Alert

Hosts: Lawrence Lawson & James Harris
Date: December 5, 2025

Episode Overview

This Patreon preview of Throwing Fits is a classic dose of the pod’s unfiltered banter—Lawrence and James riff on their fits of the day, reflect on fashion trends, and share personal anecdotes that range from nicotine addiction to Mad Men rewatches. The spirit is irreverent, self-aware, and peppered with inside jokes, as the "grown dirtbags" lean into their oddball roles in the zeitgeist, blending menswear chat with confessional comedy.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Fit Checks (01:17–07:01)

• Lawrence’s Fit:

  • Old Prada hikers ("a grail of mine—I got through our good friend Luke Fraser") (02:31)
  • “Split toe” design is humorously compared to a “scrotal wraith” (03:01), leading to a riff about anatomy-inspired footwear.
  • Jeans: Our Legacy Workshop
  • Socks: Hick’s
  • Flannel: Vintage Abercrombie & Fitch
  • Thermal: Our Legacy x Satisfy Running
  • Hat: Small Talk Studio
  • Leather Jacket: Studio Nicholson “Piston”
  • On sizing: Lawrence discusses how weight gain has helped a previously too-oversized jacket fit perfectly:

    “So I got fat and now it’s perfect… The one silver lining to, like, being like, well, all this stuff that I love doesn’t fit how I want it to, or I hate myself. But now the piston jacket dialed.” (04:32)

  • James jokes, “You filled out.” (04:51)
  • They both discuss the virtues of layering versus sizing up for outerwear.

• Fashion Trend Reflection:

  • Lawrence describes starting the “leather jacket over the shirt and tie” look and feeling a twinge of pride as it becomes viral:

    “I was doing it before everyone fucking bit my shit.” (05:51)

  • They poke fun at the meme-ification of trends, debating whether it’s more embarrassing to be early or late to a trend. (06:09)

2. Addiction/Quitting Zen on Vacation (08:03–10:26)

• Lawrence shares struggles with nicotine (Zen pouches), and the difficulty of quitting on a family trip, particularly when his wife, Jenna, wants him to stop:

  “I was like, you know what, let me bring what I have left at home… and I’ll run out on vacation, and that’ll start like the quitting process. And I maybe got, like half a day into that, and I was like, oh, I’m gonna murder suicide my entire family.” (09:02)

• James pushes back humorously, “Who says it’s bad for you? I thought it’s good for you… No tar, no smoke, no chemicals.” (08:30)

• The effect of Zen on intimacy:

  “One time, like, I was hooking up with my wife… I was like, oh, one second. And she saw me take it [the Zen] out, and she’s like, mood killed.” (09:20)

• On attempts to cut down consumption:

  “I’ve weaned myself down to, like, just six…” (10:28)

3. Mad Men Rewatch & Menswear Parallels (10:41–12:11)

• Both hosts are rewatching Mad Men and relate its themes to their own lives/habits, especially smoking.
• James quotes the show:

  “According to Burt Cooper, cigarettes are a sign of weakness.” (10:56)

• They laugh about the ironies of Mad Men’s characters and their own failed attempts to quit vices.

4. James’ Fit Check (12:18–13:32)

• Our Legacy 10 Pin Shoes
• Socks: Nike Dri-FIT
• Jeans: Vintage Levi’s Silver Tab (“20 bucks on eBay”) (12:34)
• T-shirt: Guy Harvey (referred to as “a little French brand called Guy Harvey” in jest)
• Long sleeve: New Stofa piece, “kind of like dark gray… you know I’m a Grazman.” (13:06)
• On custom orders:

  “You put an order, you got it made to order?”
  “Yeah… I think I paid upfront.” (13:14–13:21)

• Lawrence interjects with the episode’s titular phrase:

  “Good guy alert.” (13:23)

  • James laughs, “Put that Stofa on layaway.” (13:28)

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Lawrence (on fit evolution):

  “So I got fat and now it’s perfect… the one silver lining to, like, being like, well, all this stuff I love doesn’t fit how I want it to, or I hate myself. But now the piston jacket dialed.” (04:32)

• James (on trends):

  “Is it tougher to be the guy that is, like, starting the trend and you’re ahead of the trend, or to be the victim of the trend—to be a sheep, to be, like, in the middle of the herd, or to be the lone wolf?” (06:08)

• Lawrence (on quitting Zen):

  “I maybe got, like, half a day into that, and I was like, oh, I'm gonna murder-suicide my entire family. Because I am—this is not the environment where you should be trying to quit any type of addiction on a family vacation. So I immediately folded like a lawn chair…” (09:02)

• James (Mad Men):

  “According to Burt Cooper, cigarettes are a sign of weakness.” (10:56)

• Lawrence (on prepaying for made-to-order gear):

  “Good guy alert.” (13:23)

Notable Segments & Timestamps

• Fit Check & Garment Talk: 01:17–07:01
• Nicotine Anxiety/Quitting Zen Anecdote: 08:03–10:26
• Mad Men Rewatch, Show References & Smoking: 10:41–12:11
• James’ Fit Check & Custom Garments: 12:18–13:32

Tone & Style

• Bawdy, confessional, and quick-witted.
• Comedy is rooted in self-deprecation, obscure fashion references, and mutual roast.
• The rapport is intentionally chaotic but always comes back to wardrobe, habits, and the absurdity of aging dirtbags in today’s culture.

For Listeners New & Old

• If you love candid riffing about menswear, pop culture, and the struggle of self-improvement in middle age, this is pure Throwing Fits.
• You’ll get deep wardrobe analysis, admissions of very human flaws, and a peek into the inside jokes and ongoing struggles that define the TF extended universe.

For more, the full episode is available exclusively on their Patreon at throwingfits.com.