*PATREON PREVIEW* The 2025 Throwing Fits Year in Review Critics' Choice Awards Spectacular Holiday Special

Summary

Throwing Fits: 2025 Year in Review Critics' Choice Awards Spectacular Holiday Special

Date: December 22, 2025
Hosts: Lawrence Schlossman, Chuck, Robbie Kelly, Jimmy “Supreme” (James Harris), Franco ("Animal Planet"), Mr. Idd’s Nuts
Episode Context: End-of-year special, revisiting the best fits, trends, brands, and moments of 2025, with the irreverent camaraderie and inside jokes the Throwing Fits crew is known for.

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Main Theme & Purpose

This special, only-for-Patreon episode captures the Throwing Fits team’s annual “year in review,” blending their Critics’ Choice Awards with their trademark banter. The gang highlights the best brands, trends, fits, and moments from the past year, with debates, jokes, and the kind of playful self-deprecation fans love.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Housekeeping and Voting (01:34 – 04:24)

• Annual Awards Voting: The Finney's (Throwing Fits’ awards) voting is live. Results and analysis come in the new year.
  • Categories have evolved: “Sneakers” scrapped for irrelevance
    • Lawrence: “Don’t miss on making your voice heard on everything but sneakers because we killed that category because sneakers don’t matter whatsoever.” (04:24)
• Inside Baseball: The hosts try to navigate their own notes, with Chuck struggling to receive Lawrence’s shared files.
  • Chuck, exasperated: “Right. Why can't you just text it? Okay, okay.” (02:57)

2. Chef’s Absence: “Not Dead, Just Sick” (03:09 – 04:18)

• Chef (recurring contributor) is ill with the flu, not dead.
  • Lawrence: “He has the suds like SpongeBob… He sounded like absolute dog shit.” (03:16-03:19)
  • Chuck plays a voice memo proving Chef’s woes.
  • Robbie Kelly jokes: “Play the first like five seconds.” (03:30)
  • Chuck jokes: “I got syphilis.” (03:46-03:48)
• Emotional Tone: The crew expresses genuine affection and plans to FaceTime Chef later for his music insight.

3. Trending Takes & Social Media Moments (02:35 – 02:52)

• Chuck’s “Take of the Year”:
  • Chuck: “If you got a backpack on in the subway, I should be allowed to take one item out.” (02:35)
  • Lawrence (approving): “Chuck for mayor.” (02:53)
  • Robbie Kelly: “If you’re in line, stay in line.” (02:33)

4. Fit Check—Annual Tradition (04:37 – 12:22)

The hosts reveal and roast each other’s fits, celebrating both style and inside jokes.

• Chuck:
  • Merrell boots, 18 East Earth Studies pants (“Snuffleupagus straight grizzly”), Manresa T, Stofa long sleeve (“wearing this in protest of Stofa not making best brands of the year list”), Pen Emily zip-up, Our Legacy jacket, Haynes boxers.
• Robbie Kelly:
  • Jordan Page Sperry shoes (“sent to my wonderful girlfriend, didn’t fit her, but we share a shoe size”), Uniqlo socks, Levi’s pants, Amish country Depop tee, Warby Parker scarf.
    • On shoe-swap relationships: “No, it’s great. We do interchange shoes sometimes.” (08:27)
    • Amish fashion jokes abound: “Who’s the hottest Amish designer right now?” (09:38)
• Lawrence:
  • Second Layer engineer boots, J.Crew socks, Cortez jeans, vintage Woolrich shirt, Aries x Rizzoli hat, Our Legacy jacket, Skims pink underwear.

5. Micro-Moments & Running Jokes

• “Making the Best Brands List”
  • Chuck protests favorite brands missing out—even sometimes his own choices:
    • “My brother in Christ. I made the list. He made the list.” (06:04)
• Inside Humor on Sandwiches and Spinach:
  • Lawrence: “Spinach doesn’t even belong on sandwiches. Probably they have it at Subway.” (06:31)
  • Chuck: “They got spinach on sandwiches.” (06:34)
• Meta-Commentary on Podcast Guest Diversity:
  • Lawrence: “There’s been a severe lack of foos on the pod, but I’m glad that foo—foo with a buzzer.” (11:31)
  • “One visit, one foo a year. Is that what we’re on?” (11:37)
• Self-Deprecation + Group Roasting:
  • Robbie to Lawrence: “Yeah your first layer—you’ve been working on it, man. I see that.” (11:10)
  • Chuck: “The jacket looking like bubblegum girl.” (12:18)
  • Lawrence: “I’d rather not be sexually abused on my own show.” (12:22)
  • Chuck: “Well, too late.” (12:24)

6. Products and Collaborations Name-Dropped

• Merrell, 18 East Earth Studies, Our Legacy, Stofa, Manresa, Pen Emily, Jordan Page Sperry, Levi’s, Warby Parker, Drakes, Second Layer, J.Crew, Cortez, Woolrich, Aries x Rizzoli, Skims.
• Brief mention of podcast episode with Josh from Second Layer:
  • Chuck: “Oh, how good was that pod with Josh?” (10:58)
  • Robbie: “I really like those boots. Thanks, I think. Yeah.” (11:05)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:35 | Chuck | “If you got a backpack on in the subway, I should be allowed to take one item out.”| | 03:45 | Lawrence | “He [Chef] sounds so bad.” | | 04:24 | Lawrence | “Don’t miss on making your voice heard on everything but sneakers because we killed that category because sneakers don’t matter whatsoever.”| | 06:04 | Chuck & Lawrence | “My brother in Christ. I made the list. He made the list.” | | 08:27 | Robbie Kelly | “No, it’s great. We do interchange shoes sometimes.” | | 09:38 | Lawrence | “Who’s the hottest Amish designer right now?” | | 11:10 | Robbie Kelly | “Yeah your first layer—you’ve been working on it, man. I see that.” | | 12:22 | Lawrence | “I’d rather not be sexually abused on my own show.” | | 12:24 | Chuck | “Well, too late.” |

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Important Segments: Timestamps

• 01:34 – Start of episode, crew introductions
• 02:15 – Housekeeping, awards voting, technical snafus
• 03:09 – Chef’s absence and out-of-control voice note
• 04:37 – Fit check begins
• 07:28 – Chuck’s fit details
• 08:15 – Robbie’s fit details & shoe jokes
• 10:53 – Lawrence’s fit, meta-commentary
• 11:37 – Comment on podcast guest “foo” diversity
• 12:12 – Conclusion of fit check & jokes

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Tone, Language, and Dynamic

• Tone: Irreverent, self-aware, affectionate roasting, heavy on in-jokes, “dirtbag chic” ethos.
• Language: Casual, profane, stream-of-consciousness banter, interspersed with pop culture and deep-cut fashion allusions.

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Summary for Non-Listeners

The 2025 Throwing Fits Critics’ Choice Awards Holiday Special is a wild ride through the past year of menswear, memes, and male friendship. If you love in-the-know style talk laced with sarcasm, real camaraderie, and references only insiders catch, this special is peak TF energy. The hosts swap fits, air their biggest takes, and highlight the year's most important (and most ridiculous) style moves. Even if you missed the Patreon paywall, this episode’s spirit, irreverence, and love of the culture are infectious—and throw in just enough arguments and laughs to keep things unpredictable.

Transcript

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[Lawrence Schlossman]

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[Chuck]

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[Lawrence Schlossman]

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[Chuck]

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[Chuck]

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[Lawrence Schlossman]

Welcome to the 2025 throne fits year in review Critics Choice Awards spectacular holiday special. We are joined by Jimmy Supreme, James Harris, Chuck close friends looking like Animal planet, Franco and Mr. Idd's nuts, Robbie Kelly and me, your humble seasonal host crushing one beer after another. Lawrence Schlossman. Welcome to this special end of the year edition running of the boys with.

[Chuck]

Today'S full episode Only available on www.ThrowingFits.com.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Before we talk about the best brands, trends, zuvies, big espos and so much more, let's get into some quick housekeeping. Jim.

[Chuck]

Oh. What?

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I wrote it out. I wrote it out for you.

[Chuck]

Oh, send me the. Send me the bro. Send me the bro.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I did. Vinnie's voting is open right now with results and analysis.

[Chuck]

I only have the nominees.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

What the happening?

[Chuck]

Okay, Whatever.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Vote or die. I shared this with you earlier.

[Chuck]

Vote or die.

[Robbie Kelly]

If you're in line, stay in line.

[Chuck]

Yo, I share take of the year is by Chuck's. Since we're in the business of airing on people's close friends stories. Chuck's. It's his cats. It's Chuck's. Take of the year was. Yo, if you got a backpack on in the subway, I should be allowed to take one item out.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

That's honestly.

[Chuck]

Chuck.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Chuck for mayor. You're.

[Robbie Kelly]

You.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I shared it with you on it earlier. Your throne Fitz email.

[Chuck]

Right. Why can't you just text it? Okay, okay.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I can text you.

[Chuck]

I can text you.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Is that easier?

[Chuck]

Sure. All right, hold on, guys.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Hold on. Oh, by.

[Robbie Kelly]

Oh.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

All right.

[Chuck]

All right. First.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

First order business. Chef is not dead. Oh, he's just. Well, he's just very sick with the flu.

[Chuck]

Chef's not dead yet.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

He has the suds like SpongeBob.

[Chuck]

He sounded awful.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

He said he sent us a voice note and we could confirm. He sounded like absolute dog shit. And she played a voice note. Do you have it?

[Chuck]

I. I think so.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

He sounds. He sounds sick and heartbreaking.

[Robbie Kelly]

Play the first like five seconds. But.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Oh, here we go. Play it. Speaking of airing out.

[Chuck]

Yeah. What's happening yo guys. Tonight Getting better.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

He sounds so bad.

[Chuck]

I got syphilis.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

All right, so. So sh.

[Chuck]

I've been listening to my. My tasty music is too prestigious.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Chef like us is heartbroken that he can't be here. We will be FaceTiming him in for music, his expertise.

[Chuck]

So I'm thinking of. There's a. There's an anti smoking PSA commercial from the 90s where it's like a Dominican guy at the broadcast. He's like, I used to watch the junkies.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Cameron Winter is not overrated. He is properly rated.

[Chuck]

Shout out.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Chef, we love you. We miss you. We will be FaceTiming you later.

[Robbie Kelly]

Yeah.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Okay. Finney's voting is open right now.

[Chuck]

Been open.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Right. And the results and analysis are happening in the new year. Don't miss on making your voice heard on everything but sneakers because we killed that category because sneakers don't matter whatsoever.

[Chuck]

Right. Fool you.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Right? Exactly. Okay, let's get into it. Fit check. Let's breeze through. Chuck, why don't you start us off. What are you wearing today? Add some Merrell boots. Was happy to hear some. Getting some love. Yeah, deservedly so how do you add.

[Chuck]

Some of these fuzzy pants?

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Snuffle up against straight grizzly. Yeah, I got. These are 18 East Earth studies.

[Chuck]

Yummy.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

You're gorped out, bro. From this season. This year I think I was going to put them for collab of the year, but it was actually late 2024.

[Chuck]

Welcome to Earth studies. Yeah.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Earth Studies. Sarah Will Smith. Yeah. Manresa T and Manresa Bittner. Before this was the exotic bitner before he started making his shit in the US all good. And my bitner for him.

[Chuck]

Hey, made in the USA doesn't always equal better.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Well, in Mike's case, let's be clear. Shout out to Mike in the new production in house. He bought a factory. All good. All right. That's good and shit.

[Chuck]

Yeah. Foreign James on the feats are our legacy Quest boots. The socks are Nike drifties. The trousers are kale with a C. The T shirt is our legacy. The long sleeve is Stofa.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Are you doing long sleeve under short sleeve?

[Chuck]

No. Oh. I'm wearing this in protest of Stofa not making best brands of the year list. Even though my brother in Christ. I made the list. He made the list.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

My brother. You made the sandwich?

[Chuck]

I was in the stofa store like 2 days ago and I was like, literally like, yo, don't, don't let me look at that.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Don't talk to me, dude.

[Chuck]

Don't talk to me.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I have a sandwich. Related joke.

[Chuck]

Kill.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

What's the sweater? Spinach? Hell yeah. It's the most wonderful time of the year. Thanks for. Thanks for giving me that. Yeah, no, just. If you have a joke, just raise your hand. Have a joke. We'll get to you.

[Chuck]

Sandwich joke.

[Robbie Kelly]

But buzz in, buzz in.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Spinach doesn't even belong on sandwiches. Probably they have it at Subway.

[Chuck]

They got spinach on sandwiches.

[Robbie Kelly]

True.

[Chuck]

Not good ones.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I mean, eat fresh, brother. You know?

[Robbie Kelly]

Yeah.

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[Chuck]

Chuck with the joke. Winning the joke cup. What's the zip up? Is pen Emily dawn, long ed shells. And then the jacket is our legacy. And the boxer. Haynes, Lawrence.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

No, Robbie.

[Chuck]

Robbie. Oh, I'm not wearing sunglasses because it's 7pm Robbie.

[Robbie Kelly]

My feet are. These are the Jordan Page Sperry color theory.

[Chuck]

Oh, nice.

[Robbie Kelly]

Not gonna lie.

[Chuck]

Are they the Bambies are the. The moods.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

These are the Bambies, dude.

[Chuck]

The cow dogs.

[Robbie Kelly]

These. Yeah, these are. This is definitely. You can kill a deer.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Nothing runs like a deer. You really don't see deer print a lot.

[Chuck]

I didn't even do with the girlies. Is actually a big trend with the girlies.

[Robbie Kelly]

Great. You bring that up. These are actually sent to my wonderful girlfriend.

[Chuck]

Oh.

[Robbie Kelly]

They didn't fit her, but I was kind of like, oh, they embarrassingly. We wear the same shoe size.

[Chuck]

I think about that. Yeah.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

There's another jump up here.

[Robbie Kelly]

Yeah. No, it's great. We do interchange shoes sometimes different.

[Chuck]

Like make Robbie in the pumps in the stiletto.

[Robbie Kelly]

I've made me snuck in and stolen a pair of tabby's for myself.

[Chuck]

Just for the Sig pig.

[Robbie Kelly]

Yeah. But they didn't really fit her that well, so I was like, let me try this on. I like them and they're a little tight. I'm hoping they'll stretch out a little bit. But I've been trying to nabro deer print. If.

[Chuck]

If this was a pod for that would be on trend of deer for sure.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

All right, here we go.

[Robbie Kelly]

That's what's on the feet. Uniqlo socks, Levi's Levy pants.

[Chuck]

It's pronounced Levi's, not Levy.

[Robbie Kelly]

Down to the levy. This is a Amish country, like, T shirt courtesy of Depop.

[Chuck]

Can they wear graphic tees?

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Like, is it against the religion?

[Robbie Kelly]

They mostly wear black. I think they actually do only wear, like, black and white. Tough, bro.

[Chuck]

Yeah. So they're not allowed to, like. Like, they got to spin their own shit right now.

[Robbie Kelly]

They. They don't make their own clothes, but, like, the clothes they buy probably are made by, like, other Amish people.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Who's the hottest Amish designer right now?

[Chuck]

His name's also Virgil.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I say it's Levi, dude.

[Chuck]

Barthol. Ablo.

[Robbie Kelly]

There a lot of Jebedias.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Jebediah.

[Chuck]

Bhutan, bro.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Yeah.

[Robbie Kelly]

J. The J and J Press.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Jeff Je Press.

[Chuck]

Just a milking blazers.

[Robbie Kelly]

Old Ralph Lauren shirt.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

What old Ralph.

[Robbie Kelly]

Ralph Lauren Hanes Pony Gr. Panties.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

And the jacket.

[Robbie Kelly]

Jacket is Levi Barber.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Nice banger.

[Robbie Kelly]

Yeah.

[Chuck]

Of the year.

[Robbie Kelly]

What do you call it? Call this one the one, the only Barb.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

You can't Wear in the ring, because that's gonna need indigo.

[Robbie Kelly]

Dude, I love the. What are the breasts? The little like. I love those pockets. I see those pockets on a jacket.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

With a vest on.

[Robbie Kelly]

I feel so. It feels. It just feels so natural.

[Chuck]

I love the Quentin Tarantino's.

[Robbie Kelly]

Yeah. I love any jacket with those pockets. I'm ins.

[Chuck]

I'm so.

[Robbie Kelly]

Yeah, exactly. I love the titty grabber and the spectacles. Spectacles. Warby Parker Liverpool scarf. Drake's being you'll never walk alone. Yeah.

[Chuck]

On your bike.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

All right. I am wearing second layer engineer boots. The socks are.

[Chuck]

Oh, how good was that pod with Josh?

[Lawrence Schlossman]

It was fantastic. Almost as fantastic as. Well, no, the boots are almost fantastic as the pot. That's what I'm trying to say.

[Robbie Kelly]

I really like those boots. Thanks. I think. Yeah.

[Chuck]

Hey, I really like your first layer.

[Robbie Kelly]

Yeah, your first layer. You've been working on it, man. I see that.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I see that you've been working on this year, dude.

[Chuck]

Yeah.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Everyone. Their first layer looks.

[Robbie Kelly]

I didn't know about that. I didn't know that about the brand. That was a cool, like.

[Chuck]

I mean, I thought it was like.

[Robbie Kelly]

Super sm, but same. Yeah.

[Chuck]

In relation to your first layer.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

No, that is. That is deep, dude.

[Chuck]

Yo, that food's crazy.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

That food. No, that food's deep.

[Chuck]

He's a deep food. We've been. There's been a severe lack of foos on the pod, but I'm glad that the foo. Foo with a buzzer.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

One visit, one foo a year. Is that what we're on?

[Chuck]

I would like to have more.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

Yeah, that's fair. Okay. The socks are 2026. More food. Yeah, that's the. That's the company line.

[Chuck]

What are the socks Fu.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

The socks are J.

[Chuck]

Crew.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

In case any moms out there need some last minute gift ideas. The jeans are haven in house. Brander is Cortez. The shirt is vintage Woolrich. The hat is the Aries Rizzoli collab. And my jacket is orally. And the panties are skims pink.

[Chuck]

It's his favorite color.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

And we are drinking. You're in Ichabod's.

[Chuck]

The jacket looking like bubblegum girl. Okay. The jacket. Look at bubblegum girl drinking some.

[Lawrence Schlossman]

I'd rather not be sexually abused on my own show.

[Chuck]

Well, too late.

[Robbie Kelly]

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[Mrs. Claus]

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