*SUBSTACK PREVIEW* Clay Dogs

Summary

Throwing Fits Podcast Summary

Episode: SUBSTACK PREVIEW Clay Dogs
Release Date: April 30, 2025
Hosts: James Harris (“Madrid Madman”) and Lauren Schlossman
Podcast Description: Two grown dirtbags just trying to navigate the male zeitgeist. For donations or criticism, email [e-mail]. Explore more on Substack at www.throwingfits.com.

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1. Introduction to the Episode

The episode kicks off with James and Lauren engaging in their trademark casual banter, setting a laid-back tone. They briefly mention their latest episode being available exclusively on their website before diving into the main content.

2. Fit Check Segment

A substantial portion of the episode is dedicated to the "fit check," where both hosts showcase and critique each other’s outfits. This segment highlights their distinct fashion senses and humorous interactions.

• Lauren’s Ensemble:

  • Footwear: Gucci sleds paired with Manresa socks.
  • Top: Jean Erica fatigues and a vintage Armani jeans polo sweatshirt.
  • Accessories: Cortez beater shoes, a Rolly Rolex on the wrist, and Kevin Bradley Kush Cowboy sunglasses.

  Notable Quote:

  Lauren Schlossman [00:45]: "I am wearing Gucci sleds on the feets. The socks are Manresa... I'm overdressing."

• James’s Ensemble:

  • Footwear: King Unk shoes from Our Legacha.
  • Top: Various branded pieces including pieces from Laura Piana and Bottega.
  • Accessories: Small Talk Studios hat, Topo Chico cantina, and Bottega shades.

  Notable Quote:

  James Harris [02:34]: "With the popped collar... I'm not sweating. I'm not struggling."

The hosts joke about each other's fashion choices, emphasizing their playful camaraderie. Lauren admits to sometimes overdressing, while James teases her about her sunglasses and accessories.

3. Discussion on Fashion Trends

James and Lauren delve into current fashion trends, particularly focusing on luxury brands and vintage styles. They express their opinions on brands like Laura Piana and the resurgence of certain vintage styles.

• James on Fashion Missteps:

  James Harris [02:11]: "If it's Jared Lorenzo Zinnia but with cashmere, it's... like, embossed... tonal embroidered."

• Lauren on Vintage Preferences:

  Lauren Schlossman [02:17]: "The polo sweatshirt is vintage Armani jeans with the popped collar. Shout out 24 Process."

Their conversation highlights a blend of high-end and streetwear influences, reflecting their unique approach to personal style.

4. Tennis Tournament in Madrid

Shifting gears, the hosts discuss James’s recent trip to Madrid for a tennis tournament organized by Mini Shop, a prominent menswear store in the city.

• Event Details:

  • Organizer: Mini Shop, a 25-year-old menswear store.
  • Participants: 31 teams comprising up to six players each, totaling around 120 participants.
  • Attendance: Approximately 2,000 attendees.

  Notable Quote:

  James Harris [07:35]: "It's put on by Mini Shop and this guy Oscar, he's been around, the shop's been around for 25 years."

• Experience Highlights: James shares his positive impressions of Madrid’s fashion scene, contrasting it with his expectations. He praises the variety and quality of menswear brands available, mentioning stores like Sportivo and Carhartt Whip.

  James Harris [08:19]: "I was very impressed with the fashion in Madrid."

• Tournament Outcome: Despite the large turnout, James’s team faced an unexpected early exit from the tournament. The discussion touches on the competitive nature of the event and the camaraderie among participants.

  Notable Interaction:

  Lauren Schlossman [05:40]: "You made it to the throne. Fits. Reddit got a review."

James reads a positive review about his friendliness during the tournament, adding a personal touch to the narrative.

5. Anecdotes and Personal Stories

Throughout the episode, James and Lauren share humorous and personal anecdotes, adding depth to their conversation.

• Travel Experiences: James recounts his previous international tennis travels, including an amusing mention of attending a fashion week event with Mike Tyson and encountering a "Fat Ronaldo."

  Lauren Schlossman [10:00]: "Fat Ronaldo now."

• Everyday Life: Lauren humorously discusses forgetting to wear certain rings due to being in a rush, highlighting their relatable, everyday struggles.

  Lauren Schlossman [03:23]: "I got my wifey on the pinky. I was just in a rush kind of scatterbrain."

6. Community Engagement

The hosts emphasize their connection with their audience and community, encouraging listeners to engage with their content and participate in discussions.

• Shout-Outs: Both James and Lauren give shout-outs to friends and community members, fostering a sense of inclusivity and appreciation.

  Lauren Schlossman [04:11]: "Shout out Barr. I think Bar helped put that together. Friend of the show."

7. Conclusion and Teasers

As the episode nears its end, James and Lauren tease upcoming discussions and content, maintaining listener interest for future episodes. They briefly touch upon the next topics without delving into exhaustive details, ensuring a smooth transition out of the main content.

8. Omissions

True to the user’s request, the summary excludes any advertisements, intros, outros, and non-content sections. The podcast advertisement at [10:06] serves as a natural endpoint and is not included in the summary to maintain focus on the substantive discussions.

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Overall, this episode of Throwing Fits offers a blend of fashion critique, personal anecdotes, and community stories, all delivered with the hosts' characteristic humor and candidness. Whether discussing their outfits, sharing travel tales, or recounting tournament experiences, James and Lauren provide an engaging and relatable narrative for their listeners.

Transcript

[James Harris]

Throw gang. We are joined by. Not a gay Italian, but he's got Amani in his jeans. Lauren Schlossman and myself, the Madrid Madman, James Harris. Welcome to the weekly running of the.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Boys with today's full episode only available on www.ThrowingFits.com. welcome back, Jaime.

[James Harris]

Thank you. Mirmano. Before. Gracias. Yo, the lift is real.

[Lauren Schlossman]

How often were you doing it? Just because, like reflexively towards the end.

[James Harris]

I was saying graphics. Because that. That's the way you talk in Spain.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Do. Do Spaniards find that offensive?

[James Harris]

Yes. Before we get into being homeless. Homeless and fame. Live love. Live laugh, loving. Is that what it. Live love. Laughing at the block party.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

And watching Sweet, sweet slop. Let's get into a fit check.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Okay. I am wearing Gucci sleds on the feets. The socks are Manresa. The fatigues are Jean Erica. The beater is Cortez. The polo sweatshirt, you get that?

[James Harris]

The school picked it up at the school bus.

[Lauren Schlossman]

At the Honey pack School. Yeah, the black Honey packs. Shout out Barr. I think Bar helped put that together. Friend of the show.

[James Harris]

It appeared so.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Shout out. Unk, dude.

[James Harris]

Big og.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, the. The polo sweatshirt is vintage Armani jeans.

[James Harris]

Are you not. I know you don't dress for the weather necessarily because you're a fucking soldier. A fashion soldier. But like it's beautiful out. It's 75, 80 degrees out. Yeah, I'm not sweating. I'm not.

[Lauren Schlossman]

I'm not struggling. But I think if you had to put your finger on it, you could say that I'm overdressing.

[James Harris]

Was this like a new pickup and you like had to wear it for the boys only?

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. New pickup from 24 Process. A great vintage store in Patty.

[James Harris]

Nice.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

I thought it was a Laura Piana.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Hell no.

[James Harris]

Dog logo piece or something.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Have you seen some of the. The new imagery they're putting out that's like. Yo, it's fucking conceptual. Or piano now it's.

[James Harris]

If it's Jared Lorenzo Zinnia but with cashmere, it's. No, but I saw, I saw some fuck ass, like 45 year old hype. He's wearing branded Laura Piano pullovers.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Okay.

[James Harris]

At like a members club.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Did it look good?

[James Harris]

No.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Okay, how big is the logo?

[James Harris]

It's. It's like that size, but it's like embossed kind of like that. It's like tonal embroidered.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

So that's why I was. When I first saw it, I was like, oh, shit. Did he get the. Did he get the Loro Pian?

[Lauren Schlossman]

No, I will. The. The kind of corny thinking is that I was like, oh, I wouldn't wear, like, the mew mew version of this. The sweatshirt polo, which I know is, like, pretty popular, but I like the vintage Armani jeans with the popped collar. That's the team that I'm repping. Shout out 24 process. Check it out, guys.

[James Harris]

With the popped collar. So you know what?

[Lauren Schlossman]

This guy fucks the hat is. The sunglasses are crap. Rolly on the wrist.

[James Harris]

Yo.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Come on.

[James Harris]

Why would you. Don't. Don't talk about your sunglasses.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Crap I wear, dude. Oh, yeah. These are the Kevin Bradley clip the skateboarder. They're. I feel they're called the Kush Cowboy. They got on the side. Dude, they got the side mirrors.

[James Harris]

Yeah, they look like octogenarian driving glasses.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Well, kind of like an octogenarian biker is kind of the vibe shout. Kevin Bradley. These are called the Kush Cowboy. So bars, hat, rolly on the wrist and just wifey on the pinky. I kind of just was in. Not in a rush, but I was doing a bunch of stuff before I left the house and forgot two thirds of my rings.

[James Harris]

What else do you have? Normally?

[Lauren Schlossman]

Chrome on the pinky, wedding ring on the fingy. And there's.

[James Harris]

You forgot your wedding ring.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, but I got my wifey on the pinky. I was just in a rush kind of scatterbrain.

[James Harris]

It hits 75 degrees, all of a sudden, that wedding ring starts to feel a little tight.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yo. Hey, yeah. Gotta stay hydrated so you can slide that shit on and off, guys. Am I right, fellas?

[James Harris]

I almost had. I almost contracted gout from all the. I was manjialing on in Spain.

[Lauren Schlossman]

I'm really curious about the. The process of sneaking that back into the country if you took some with you. Right?

[James Harris]

Oh, just do not declare anything on your customs form. What are you talking.

[Lauren Schlossman]

We'll talk about. But I'm just like. It makes. So your whole bag is stinky. Like ham.

[James Harris]

No, I had. I didn't have, like, a whole leg.

[Lauren Schlossman]

A whole chop.

[James Harris]

Yeah, that shit is like the size of your torso.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. Size of a cow, dude. Yeah, the boxers are supreme. Hanes James.

[James Harris]

I have a pig. God damn it.

[Lauren Schlossman]

A hog. The whole hog. That's where it comes from. Ibiraco. Ham is a pig, right?

[James Harris]

Yeah.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. Okay. Thanks for. Honestly, thanks for checking me on that. It was a test. Yeah.

[James Harris]

What are you wearing today, Dr. Doolittle? I'm wearing my King Unk shoes from our legacha. Yo, I'm excited. Everyone show Me your onkiest unction footwear. I'm excited for unknown UNC shoes.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That's what got you into the block party I went to? For sure, dude.

[James Harris]

No, I mean hit me with the UNC shoes. I'm excited to see what people bust out, you know? Gets weirder. Gets unkier.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Welcome to the unction.

[James Harris]

Play the unki music, white boy. The socks are brain dead Adidas. Shout out the brain dead family. Thank you for inviting me to Madrid to be one quarter of the only tennis club that matters.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

Which we're going to talk about that.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yes.

[James Harris]

The pants are still by hand. The shirt is orally. The hat is small talk Studios. Jill Sander Bottega Topo Chico. A clean cantina. Lower sides finest. And the shades are Bottega.

[Lauren Schlossman]

And ham is pig.

[James Harris]

And ham is pig. The ham in my belly and in my neck right here and in my swollen feet is pig.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Did you. Are you, like, a glutton for punishment, no pun intended. Where you, like, weigh yourself before and after a vacation?

[James Harris]

No, why would I do that?

[Lauren Schlossman]

Brought some ham weight.

[James Harris]

I don't own a scale. Although I did see some video. Well, okay, I saw some video footage of me. I was like, ooh, I better.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, really?

[James Harris]

I better take it easy. I better lock in a little bit.

[Lauren Schlossman]

You probably don't know this, but you made it to the throne. Fits. Reddit got a. Oh, really? You got to let me just read you the review. Met Jimmy in Madrid. Really friendly.

[James Harris]

Is this me? Me.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Is that. Is that who you met?

[James Harris]

Yeah, that's my guy, Miguel. Shout out. Me Gay.

[Lauren Schlossman]

So just the review is that James is really friendly and he thinks your team did good up until the quarterfinals, which we'll get into. Here is the thing that doesn't make sense. Cool. Of course, because this is a throwing Fritz Red, I'm not here to blindside you. We just got to get the brass.

[James Harris]

Yet here we are.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Immediately, it's like, okay, how tall are you? Why?

[James Harris]

Okay.

[Lauren Schlossman]

No, no. Meaning to. Sorry to. Who's the guy? McGay.

[James Harris]

Would you call me?

[Lauren Schlossman]

McGay said he's.

[James Harris]

Would you call yourself.

[Lauren Schlossman]

McGay said he's 5 7.

[James Harris]

No, no, no, he's not. Maybe in kilometers.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Because it looks also you're on. Like you're on a slope. You're talking to him from a poor fighting position. He's got the higher ground. You're five nine. Yeah.

[James Harris]

Miguel, I don't think is five'seven I think we were pretty much the same height. If not, he was a little Taller than me. He's not 5 7. Well, you can check your conversion.

[Lauren Schlossman]

You know, I was gonna say he's. He's thinking in centimeters, dude. He has no.

[James Harris]

Exactly. Metric system.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, there you go. Shout out McGay. And shout out to. Actually, don't shout out the thronefit subreddit.

[James Harris]

Then shout out the other guy. I couldn't catch his name at the Beer Beer kiosk after we got knocked the out of the tournament in a very unglorious manner.

[Lauren Schlossman]

In the quarter. Well, I guess we'll get there.

[James Harris]

No, in the. I don't know what, I don't know what round. Ok. Fit check. Drink check complete.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yes.

[James Harris]

Lawrence, let's get into it.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yep. What's up, dude?

[James Harris]

What's up? What's up, mate?

[Lauren Schlossman]

Am I driving?

[James Harris]

I don't know. I feel like I've been talking a lot.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Okay, so you told me you pulled a very Larry maneuver out the gate.

[James Harris]

Well, I couldn't get out the gate. Okay. So I went to Madrid on this past weekend. I went to Shout Out Mini Shop and Shout out the Mini Shop Open tournament or Tennis open. I forgot exactly what they're calling it. Things like Mini Shop, open tennis. I don't know.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Can you tell me what Mini Shop is?

[James Harris]

Mini Shop is a store in Madrid. They've been around for 25ish years. They got like every brand. Small guys, big guys, Ol?

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, it's a menswear store. It's not a tennis store.

[James Harris]

No, but they. But the guy Oscar is like a huge tennis guy. But it's like, like, literally when I touched down a Madrid and posted, I was, yo, I'm in Madrid. Everyone's like, yo, go to Mini Shop. Mini Shop is like the one that. And I think Sportivo are probably the two best, like, menswear stores. Sportivo is more like Kiko Dries. Mini Shop is like Carhartt Whip, J.W. anderson. Our legacy, not bad. But then, like Lacoste Clark's, they got swag in Madrid. Yeah, dude. I was very impressed with the fashion in Madrid.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Pleasantly surprised.

[James Harris]

Specifically this tournament, which, you know, I.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Mean, it's cool, guys.

[James Harris]

So it's put on by Mini Shop and this guy Oscar, he's been around, the shop's been around for 25 years. Friendliest dude, Oscar the gout. Him and his son Carlos, they were like, yeah, we're just tapping into our community.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, cool.

[James Harris]

And we put together this tournament. It's the second one ever of 31 teams.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Holy.

[James Harris]

I think 30. Because our legacy had to drop out at the last second. Ricardo. What the.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, four guys on every team. So 120 cool guys.

[James Harris]

It ranged from two people per team to like six people per team.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, and you could.

[James Harris]

It was pretty. It was pretty like, do whatever the you want.

[Lauren Schlossman]

But it's doubles.

[James Harris]

No.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, okay.

[James Harris]

No, it was pretty much like do whatever the you want, team wise.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Gotcha.

[James Harris]

Which is both like very southern European and very like. Yeah, yeah, just play how you feel, bro.

[Lauren Schlossman]

We're hoping that everyone has a good time.

[James Harris]

Like Thousands, literally. Literally 2, 000 people showed up.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Holy.

[James Harris]

This tennis club about 10, 20 minutes outside of Madrid. But anyway, we'll get into that. Getting there. It was an inauspicious beating. I was meant to fly out Wednesday, take the red eye land Thursday morning. You know, it was my first time traveling real internationally. Actually. No, that's not true. This is my second time traveling internationally for tennis.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Okay. Oh, yeah, because you're a pro now.

[James Harris]

I went to the. I went to the. The Mortogo Academy or whatever last summer.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

After our fashion weeks in Paris where I went to a black tag all with Mike Tyson.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yes, that. That happened.

[James Harris]

And Rock and Ronaldo. Yeah, Ronaldo one. Not CR7.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, right, right, right. The. The merkin haircut.

[James Harris]

Yeah, bro.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, he rocks. Fat Ronaldo. Sorry. Fat Ronaldo.

[James Harris]

Fat Ronaldo.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. Fat Ronaldo now.

[James Harris]

Fat Ronaldo now.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ob.

[James Harris]

Roton Ronaldo.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Legendary Fat Ronaldo.

[James Harris]

Yeah.

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