Throwing Fits: SUBSTACK PREVIEW Accidental Nude Tourism

Date: August 15, 2025
Hosts: Lawrence Schlossman & James Harris

Episode Overview

In this "boys only" Substack preview, Lawrence and James get together across time zones—Lawrence at home in Brooklyn and James stationed in a Bavarian hostel (or, as it turns out, a not-so-hostile hotel)—to recap recent European adventures. The hosts trade stories about travel mishaps, high/low fashion, fit checks, and a particularly memorable (and accidental) stay at a nude hotel, all while riffing in their signature, irreverent banter. The episode blends catching up, travel talk, sartorial details, beer snobbery, and philosophical musings about boyhood and adulthood—always with their self-deprecating humor front and center.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Early Start & Time Zone Banter

• [01:13] Lawrence opens the episode noting how early it is for him to be podcasting (9:30am Brooklyn), compared to James who’s in Germany (3:30pm Bavarian time).
• The duo joke about James missing out on the German countryside for the sake of podcasting, setting a light, conversational tone.

Throwing Fits Episodes Update

• [01:35] James reminds listeners that boys-only episodes are now every Friday:
  • “Third and final warning. If you’re listening to this, I hope you’ve figured it out at this point.”
• Lawrence empathizes with listeners who need extra reminders:
  • “I'm a kind of guy that needs their handheld. So I empathize and understand with the audience.” ([02:02])

European Travel Recap: Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Nudist Hotels

• [01:35] James previews “living la vida Copenhagen like a local, blowing bag shopping in Stockholm and accidentally staying at a nudist hotel,” teeing up the theme of accidental adventure.

Fendi Content & Influencer Talk

• [02:23] The guys riff on their friend Pascowitz workshopping a Fendi caption for social media:
  • James: “It's big night out after the bag hit. Call that a Fendi bendy.” ([03:02])
  • Lawrence: “You're ready to go, dude? He can't turn it off, people.”
• Light behind-the-scenes look at fashion influencer antics.

Fit Checks

• [03:23] The pals trade detailed fit checks, a signature segment:
  • Lawrence’s Fit:
    • New Havaianas flip-flops (from a Copenhagen Fashion Week breakfast).
    • Green woodland camo Throwing Fits “pod shorts” with pink script.
    • Vintage David Bowie “Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars” tee.
      • Anecdote: The tee belonged to Kanye West and was left at the Grailed office.
        • “This was Kanye West’s personal tee that a handler left at the Grailed office that mysteriously made its way home with me many years ago.” ([05:37])
      • Reason Kanye owned the shirt: The album cover features a pub sign “K. West”.
        • “It’s very funny that Kanye would have this because it’s got his name on it, right?” ([06:27])
    • Beauty Studio Dad hat (shoutout Kathleen).
    • Skims underwear.
    • No jewelry—“because I’m in the house.”
  • James’s Fit:
    • Our Legacy Workshop shirt.
    • No bottoms: “Not wearing any bottoms because I'm at a naked hotel.” ([09:21])
      • Jokes about considering flashing on camera.
      • Actually wearing seersucker lime-green Carhartt WIP x Haynes boxers—very baggy, “preppy.”
    • Commentary on the heat in Germany (up to 88°F / 30°C).

Notable Quote (Fit Check Crossover):

“This was Kanye West’s personal tee that a handler left at the Grailed office that mysteriously made its way home with me many years ago.”
— Lawrence ([05:37])

Beer, Hydration & German Drinking Culture

• [10:38] James drinks German beers and electrolyte water from a Clean Kanteen and a Nalgene.
• Discourse on wheat beers ("Weissbier"), local German lagers, and shandies.
  • James:

    “Yo, let me just tell you this Weissbier tastes so good when you don't have a nasty named Lawrence whispering in your ear, saying it's nasty.” ([11:13])

  • Lawrence calls out Blue Moon: “Blue Moon Dog sheet. Dog water.” ([12:35])
• Banter about beer snobbery vs. local taste, and James defending his choices as fitting for the region.

Accidental Nude Hotel (Preview/Setup)

• James walks up to the line of revealing too much, alluding to the show’s title.
  • “Not wearing any bottoms because I’m at a naked hotel… I thought about standing up and flashing some cheek. But it would have… some nut probably would have, like, dropped in the frame.” ([09:21])
• The hosts prime listeners for the main story—which presumably unfolds in the full Substack episode.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Lawrence’s trademark dig:

  “He can't turn it off, people.” ([03:12])

• On wearing the Kanye tee:

  “Me and Kanye Both have juicy Cs. Yes, correct.” ([06:27])

• On German heat:

  James: “It’s 88 degrees here.”
  Lawrence: “Oh, no, dude…” ([10:31])

• On nude hotels:

  “I thought about… standing up and, like, flashing some cheek. But it would have been… you would have actually—some nut probably would have, like, dropped in the frame. Also, like, I'm sitting in this gross chair, so I didn't want to, like, put cheek on chair.” ([09:30])

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:13 – Early morning/afternoon banter, location check-in
• 01:35 – Housekeeping: new episode schedule and preview of topics
• 02:23 – Fendi captions & fashion influencer jokes
• 03:23 – Fit check begins
• 05:37 – Lawrence reveals origin of Kanye’s Bowie tee
• 09:21 – James (half) jokes about nudist hotel attire
• 10:31 – Germany’s heat and what that means for fits
• 11:13 – Beer snobbery and local drinking habits
• 12:35 – Calling out bad beer (Blue Moon)

Tone & Language

The episode is characteristically Throwing Fits: loose, irreverent, and shot through with playful roast-comedy, fashion nerdom, and personal oversharing. Both hosts riff candidly, lean into self-deprecation, and keep listeners in on the inside jokes—making for an entertaining and relatable listen (or read).

Summary Takeaway

This preview episode teases European travel shenanigans (from luxury lounges to accidental nude tourism), all while keeping the focus on the hosts’ bromantic banter, sartorial quirks, and niche cultural touchstones. A must-listen for fans craving more of the “grown dirtbag” energy and inside-baseball fashion humor that defines Throwing Fits.