*PATREON PREVIEW* The Hat State of the Union

Summary

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Throwing Fits — PATREON PREVIEW The Hat State of the Union

Episode Date: April 15, 2026
Theme: A lighthearted, candid discussion between the hosts covering everything from personal finances and tax stress to vintage fashion, workout trends, and their current outfits—plus playful banter, signature irreverence, and some on-the-nose commentary about the zeitgeist.

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Main Theme Overview

This midweek “boys only” episode finds Jimmy and Larry decompressing after a previous interview, turning their attention to tax woes, budgeting anxieties, their current fits, and the perennial search for the perfect basic. The vibe is loose, punchy, and quintessentially Throwing Fits: two self-professed “dirtbags” riffing unfiltered on the little details that make up their lives—and by extension, their distinct style POV.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Tax Day Blues & Money Anxiety

[01:04–02:16]

• The hosts commiserate over tax obligations and the dread of missing estimated payments.

• Lawrence confesses to missing several quarterly payments, resulting in a hefty, unexpected bill.

• Jimmy admits a preference for staying hyper-vigilant to avoid tax season surprises.

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  "I missed an estimated payment and… from 2025."
  —Lawrence (B), [01:13]

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  "I'm so afraid of missing a payment and then it all coming crashing down in April."
  —Jimmy (C), [01:44]

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• Both agree that estimated payments may be a drag but make tax season “more palatable.”

• Lawrence shares his strategy: moving half his earnings into savings but admits he still slipped up.

2. Fit Check—Vintage Obsession & New Basics

[02:16–05:46]

• The guys launch into a detailed "what are we wearing" breakdown—an essential TF segment.

• Jimmy’s fit:

  • Vintage Gucci slides
  • “Socks with three S’s”
  • Vintage Carhartt jeans—recounted tale of constant rips and repairs due to age, not activity
  • Lacoste polo
  • St & Co zip-up hoodie (from Small Talk Studio’s essentials line)
  • Bootleg “après” hat
  • Thistles sunglasses
  • Skims underwear

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  "The most recent rip was…I had a situation where…the whole cheek was out. So that got repaired."
  —Jimmy (C), [02:55]

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  "I love these. But they've been repaired, like, 1, 2, 3... at least six repairs."
  —Jimmy (C), [03:01]

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• Lawrence’s fit:

  • Vintage Prada espadrille slippers (sourced from Ending Soon World)
  • Bomba socks
  • Vintage Gap jeans
  • Our Legacy tee and bracelet
  • Gifted Moroccan bracelet
  • “Pale dusty green” STN Co. hoodie
  • Excitement over a fresh white tee from St & Co (“not stark white, which I don’t like—it’s a little creamy”)

• Freeze-frame on how important fit specifics are: the right shade, material, or repair story becomes a personality trait.

3. Gym Fits & (Australian?) Meathead Culture

[03:31–04:24]

• Discussion takes a tangent about gymwear, inspired by algorithmic content of Australian fitness influencers.

• Noticing a trend: “shirtless guys in cargo shorts with a belt” sprinting on the treadmill.

• Express collective confusion—wondering if it's a cultural thing and inviting Aussie listeners to weigh in.

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  "Australian meathead fitness influencers…they love to do, like, shirtless, but then like cargo shorts and like a belt…How is that—like, sprinting on the treadmill wearing cargo shorts? I don't get it."
  —Jimmy (C), [03:31]

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4. On Basics & The Joy of Product

[04:24–05:46]

• Both highlight their love for Small Talk Studio’s new basics line—praising the feel, fit, and subtle off-white shade.

• Jimmy laments not getting a chance to properly show off his tee on camera due to its unique color.

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  "It's not stark white, which I don't like. It's a little creamy, a little off white, but it's like they're the white tee—the St & Co. white tee."
  —Jimmy (C), [05:33]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Lawrence on tax stress:
  "Because I forgot to pay it and it was so much money. Yeah, I mean, I…paid it. Well, I had to pay Q4, 2025, maybe Q3, 2025 and Q1…2026."
  —[01:17–01:32]

• Jimmy clowning Lawrence’s lack of “cheek”
  "You don't have cheeks."
  —Jimmy (B), [02:55]

• On vintage garment repairs:
  "They're just like, vintage and have some wear and tear from someone who actually worked…just the littlest bit of tension will bust them wide open."
  —Jimmy (C), [03:13]

• Classic Throwing Fits banter on underwear:
  "The underwear are skims. You need coffee dog, yeah, you need Diet Pepsi straight off your small talk pants."
  —Jimmy (C), [04:42]

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Important Timestamps

• [01:04] – Taxes and missing estimated payments
• [02:18] – Detailed fit check begins
• [03:27] – Vintage jeans repair stories
• [03:31] – Gym fits & Australian influencer digression
• [04:24] – Pivot to new basics: Small Talk Studio’s essentials line
• [05:33] – White tee obsession: “not stark white”
• [05:46] – Banter cuts off for an ad break

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Summary

This episode encapsulates what makes Throwing Fits a cult favorite—unfiltered style talk, deadpan humor, and a sense of community among listeners grappling with the mundane realities of adulthood (see: tax panic) and the trivial-but-essential nuances of dressing well. The banter is sharp, affectionate, and always anchored by the hosts’ encyclopedic knowledge of both high and low menswear, all while poking fun at themselves and everyone else.
For fans or newcomers, it's a slice of TF life: taxes, tailoring, Aussie gym bro anthropology, and, of course, how to choose the perfect (off-)white tee.

Transcript

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midweek boys Only around and getting silly with Jimmy Larry after a delicious podcast with another dynamic duo, Nick Williams and Phil in the Heirs. Tonight,

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I feel it.

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This is a lot of Genesis.

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Oh, great. Yeah, Shout out Peter Gabriel. Shout out Phil Collins and the other guys.

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Yeah. Less at one and a half songs on Bully and then just straight to Genesis.

[C]

One and a half songs.

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Real topical. Since this is coming out on yo tax day, April 15, that's when this comes out, I think.

[C]

So yo, guys, get on it.

[B]

I missed an estimated payment and. Oh, from 2025.

[C]

How do you miss it?

[B]

Because I forgot to pay it and it was so much money. Yeah, I mean, I. I paid it.

[C]

No, I know, but you. You paid the.

[B]

Well, I had to pay Q4, 2025, maybe Q3, 2025 and Q1. Q1, 2026.

[C]

Oh, you got hit with a three piece. It was a big, big trip. That is very unlike you.

[B]

No, I'm not. I'm not good at personal finance stuff.

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You.

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Are you on any call to come? Oh, also, you get to talk to me about our personal cat taxes and like.

[C]

Yes, Lawrence, it's because I am so afraid of missing a payment and then it all come in crashing down in April. I'm trying to avoid that. Listen, the estimated payments are not fun. No, they're not fun, but they make April a lot more palatable.

[B]

Well, whenever I. Whenever I. We pay ourselves, I move half into a savings account. So smart. I just didn't end up paying. So I paid what I had to pay. I just paid all at once.

[C]

Yeah, yeah, that's.

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That's.

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That's a. That's a rough one.

[B]

Wait, let's talk about what the we're wearing.

[C]

Oh, yeah. What's up, guys?

[B]

I might have noticed our fits have changed slightly since we potty with Phil and Nick.

[C]

We've added a layer on this 80 degree day. It is very hot in this office, though. We'll talk about the weight of these awesome blanks in a second. I'm wearing vintage Gucci sleds. On the dogs. The socks are socks with three S's, I believe. The jeans are vintage Carhartt that I just got back from the tailor, got them repaired because they are constantly ripping this. The most recent rip was I had a situation where my. The whole cheek was out. So that got repaired there.

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You don't have cheeks.

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The whole flapjack was leaking out.

[B]

You got two Cornish hens.

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These are. I love these. But they've been repaired, like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. I think they've had, like, at least six repairs.

[B]

How do you thrash your card so bad when you don't really do anything?

[C]

Well, right. No work was being committed whatsoever. But because they're just like vintage and have somewhere and tear from someone who actually worked, there are areas where just the littlest bit of tension will bust them wide open.

[B]

You're not wearing those on a treadmill, are you?

[C]

No, yeah, I'm wearing jeans in the gym.

[B]

Rfk.

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There are like a bunch of. Yeah, right. There are a bunch of fitness influencers that I am being fed on on, like reels or my for you page where like, dudes. Australian dudes. A big thing that I've noticed is Australian meathead fitness influencers. They love to do, like, shirtless, but then like cargo shorts and like a belt and I guess it's like a branding I'm a cheeky fucking type vibe. But I'm like, how is that like, sprinting on the treadmill wearing cargo shorts? I don't get it. Maybe it's a cultural thing. Fans down under, please weigh in. Anyway, these are repaired fresh from the tailor. Feeling great. The polo is Lacoste. The zip up hoodie newly minted from St and Co. The new blanks slash basics line from our friends at Small Talk Studio. Yeah. Believe we just debuted the wares.

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Yeah, well.

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Or they're out.

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Not sure.

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They're out.

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Tbd.

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Right. They should be out.

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Not sure.

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The hat is a bootleg apres a courtesy event space. The sunglasses are thistles and the underwear are skims. You need coffee dog. Yeah, you need to Diet Pepsi straight off your small talk pants.

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That's right. All right. I'm wearing vintage Prada espadrille slippers. Who knows something like that from ending soon world. Great vintage shop here in New York and in LA and I think in Paris. The socks are bumba socks. The jeans are vintage. Wow. A lot of vintage, vintage Gap. The T shirt is our legacy. The bracelets are our legacy and a gift from Morocco. And the hoodie in this pale, dusty green stn co. You heard about this? Have you heard about this brand?

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Yeah, just got it.

[B]

And this T shirt, which I'm very excited to wear, is what.

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I forgot my white tea. I built my white tees back though. More product to floss.

[B]

Oh no. They might have. They took it.

[C]

No, no, no. I got. Okay, I have a white tea as well, but it's like a little. It's like I would have loved to basically show it on camera because it's not stark white, which I don't like. It's a little creamy, a little off white, but it's like they. They're the white tea. The. The st and co white tea.

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