*SUBSTACK PREVIEW* Welcome to the Guild

Summary

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Throwing Fits — SUBSTACK PREVIEW Welcome to the Guild

Release Date: August 22, 2025
Hosts: Lawrence Schlossman & James Harris

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Overview: Navigating Summer Chaos, Greek Adventures, and Men’s Style

In this premium preview, the Throwing Fits boys—Lawrence Schlossman (transmitting from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn) and James Harris (reporting live from the Greek island of Antiparos)—catch up on their latest travels, drop casual style insights, and riff on everything from international toilet etiquette to the perils and perks of being impersonated on Hinge abroad. The episode sets the stage for their move to exclusive content and teases the impending return of guest interviews.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Show Logistics & Updates

• Exclusive Fridays and Upcoming Guests

  • Lawrence reminds “there’s always new listeners,” so they recap: boys-only episodes drop on Fridays, with guest episodes to return in September.

    “Guest episodes return in September. Give us some time, fellas. It's right around the corner.” (02:49, James)

• Seasonal Podcasting—With a Joke

  • They've “banked” episodes for fall, shouting out newly minted podcaster Taylor Swift for the advice:

    “She said, you know, you guys should go seasonally. Take it from me. Pro. Seasoned pro. So there you go. No pun intended. Seasonal.” (03:04, Lawrence)

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2. Transcontinental Catch-up: Style & Travel

• Current Locations and Vibes

  • Lawrence is enduring “gloomy, doomy days” in NYC, opting for a makeshift sweatsuit. James calls in bright and early from Greece.

• Greek Toilet Etiquette & Law-Breaking

  • James describes the chaos of Greek plumbing:

    “You can't flush toilet paper here.” (04:07, James)

    • Lawrence is baffled:

    “I've been to Greece, and I don't remember not flushing my shitty TP. That's crazy.” (04:33, Lawrence)

• Greek Beer & Branding Appreciation

  • Extended banter on local beers, labels, and language barriers, featuring:

    “The branding on Greek beers is fire.” (05:05, James)
    “Mythos Aix Nikos is my favorite, I think.” (05:10, James)

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3. Fit Checks: What the Boys Are Wearing

• Lawrence’s Fit (NYC):

  • Stüssy x Nike sweatpants (black), Hanes tank top, black pseudo-matching sweatsuit, Brady brand underwear, Option Austin hat; chilling at home so “no jewels, no watch.”
  • On downgrading his “infamous black skin-head press say my hat” to travel gear:

    “It's basically been...relegated to like...airplane wear.” (08:34, Lawrence)

  • Self-deprecates:

    “I look like a Ethel Cain fan right now.” (09:12, Lawrence)
    “I am Gurm. Actually, I should say I am Gurm.” (09:17, Lawrence)

    • (referencing an in-joke about Demna Gvasalia, founder of Vetements)

• James’ Fit (Greece):

  • Stüssy x Tecla pinstripe shorts, Our Legacy boxy tee (size up: “I went size 50”), Hanes boxers, no footwear for island life.
  • “I had to cop [the shirt] in Stockholm because I was running low on tees last week.” (10:09, James)
  • “Boxy tee, size up.” (10:27, James)

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4. Travel Mishaps & Cultural Oddities

• Greek Water and the Toilet Paper Dilemma

  • James:

    “I think they just recycle the toilet water into the...No, I don't know.” (10:57, James)

  • Lawrence jests:

    “That's why you're not supposed to put the shitty TP in the toilet, because it goes into the hydro flasks.” (11:03, Lawrence)

• Local Refreshments—For the Tum Tum

  • James is sipping Schweppes Orangeade instead of ginger ale “for the tummy,” after a bout of food/digestive issues from Greek seafood and wine.

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5. Catfishing & Identity Theft Down Under

• Lawrence has discovered someone is impersonating him on Hinge—in Australia.
  • “Yeah, maybe if...maybe for somebody else being used as catfish material in Sydney, but I’m chilling.” (08:04, Lawrence)
  • James:

    “In Australia, Gurms. In Australia, unhinge. I know it's Lawrence.” (09:24, James)

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6. Random Knowledge and Social Media Oddities

• Ancient Greek “Follow Me” Sandals
  • Lawrence shares a tweet:

    “In ancient Greece, sex workers wore unique sandals that left a 'follow me' imprint in the dirt as a way to promote their services. … So you need a pair of these? Dude. For the beach.” (11:31, Lawrence)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “This is the seasonality of podcast cigar banking.” (02:58, Lawrence)
• “I've just been cautious. I've been really sparing and intentional, you know, as we… should with all things.” (04:39, James)
• “You look like Demna.” / “Yeah, I mean, well, dude, I look like Gurm. I am Gurm.” (09:15–09:17, James & Lawrence)
• “Is it a national holiday there? Because the new ALD look book dropped.” (07:18, Lawrence)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:56 — Episode “housekeeping”: schedule, guest updates
• 03:13 — Announcing the switch to seasonal podcasting
• 04:07 — Deep dive into Greek toilet customs
• 05:05 — Greek beer branding appreciation
• 07:28 — Lawrence’s fit-check: NYC edition (faux tracksuit)
• 09:06 — Hood types, hat banter, “Demna” and “Gurm” references
• 10:09 — James’s fit-check: Greek island style
• 11:31 — Ancient Greek sex worker sandals (social media trivia)

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Tone and Style

• Casual, highly irreverent, slyly knowledgeable; friendly teasing and anti-glamour
• Banter is fast-paced with inside jokes and cultural riffs
• Language: candid, sometimes crude (“shitty TP,” “Dick Print season”)

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Summary

This Throwing Fits Substack preview offers a blend of vacation misadventures, fit details, and the oddities of being podcast-famous men navigating both digital and real-life male zeitgeist. With digressions on Greek plumbing, beers, Hinge catfishing, and style minutiae, the episode is a signature snapshot of why listeners love the “grown dirtbags”—raw, funny, and very much themselves.

For deeper discussion and guests, the main show returns in September—but until then, the Guild prevails.

Transcript

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[James Harris]

Okay, we'll do marker after three. Three, two, one, marker. We're. We're still one second off. I don't know what it is. Whatever. But it's just going to result in some interrupting. Okay. Ready?

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

Recording video.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah. Everything's being recorded, bro.

[James Harris]

Gang, we are joined by column Young Ma because his hat says.

[Christine (RealReal Customer)]

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[James Harris]

Lauren Schlosserman and myself, James Harris. Welcome to the weekly rung of the.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Boys with today's full episode Only available on www.ThrowingFits.com. can you please translate a kaka?

[James Harris]

If your name is. If your name is Savros Halkius or Theodore Santis, then that one's for you.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

What is it? What did you put? What is it? Okay. All right, cool.

[James Harris]

I'll get into it, but we get into being asked if I'm. I'm a metrosexual.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Cool.

[James Harris]

Which is awesome. Yeah. Lawrence being impersonated on Hinge in Australia.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Hell, yeah.

[James Harris]

And voting for our CFDA nominations live on the podcast. Real quick. Housekeeping. Okay, once again, boys, only episodes now on Fridays. People don't know.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah, I guess you're right. There's always. There's always new. There's always new listeners.

[James Harris]

Yes.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Okay.

[James Harris]

And guest episodes return in September. Give us some time, fellas. Just give us some time. It's right around the corner. It's Christian.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Fall.

[James Harris]

Autumn.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah, we're. And we're. We're banking, dude.

[James Harris]

We're.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

This is the seasonality of podcast cigar banking. We got. We.

[James Harris]

We got.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

We got advice from newly minted podcaster Taylor Swift. She said, you know, you guys should go seasonally. Take it from me. Pro. Seasoned pro. So there you go. No pun intended. Seasonal.

[James Harris]

All right, that is a wrap on Housekeeping. Lawrence all the way from Bedside Brooklyn, transmitting live to my face on Antiparos Greek. Greca. What are you wearing, buddy?

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Wait, can you. Can you.

[James Harris]

Bright and early in the morning. What are you wearing?

[Lauren Schlosserman]

All right, you're not gonna translate that up top. I want to know what it is.

[James Harris]

It means I can't stop pooping, so I think kaka means poo.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Poo. Okay, that's got to be the. The seafood. Yeah, whatever. We can get into it, I guess.

[James Harris]

I think it's. I think it's the line. Oh, really? The which one is fantastic. But I had some. I had some red wine last night because I really want to sleep, so I had a little glass of the. Of the dark stuff. You know, get some. Some Jimmy. Some Jimmy Z's. That's a store. And. Yeah. Woke up and barely made it to the toilet. You can't. You can't flush toilet paper here.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

What are you supposed to do with it?

[James Harris]

Well, there's what you're supposed to do, which is put it in the garbage can, which is what, Disgusting. And I. I think it's illegal. So I hope the Greek police are listening to this on Sunday when I'm already in the air back from Copenhagen.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Wait, so do they. Are there separate, like, you know, hazardous material, trash cans then, for shitty tp? What?

[James Harris]

I don't know, bro.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

I've been to Greece, and I don't remember not flushing my shitty tp. That's crazy.

[James Harris]

I've just been cautious. I've been. I've been really sparing and intentional, you know, as we. As we should with all things and. Yeah. But today. Today I'm committing Greek felonies which do not include ped.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Pedophilia from my. Understand.

[James Harris]

Which is why I'm drinking a. We're not in the drink check, but I'm drinking a Schwep's orange aid for the Tum Tum.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Ooh, that's some nice, classy branding on the Schwe, dude.

[James Harris]

Yo, The. Yo. The branding on Greek beers is fire.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Mythos.

[James Harris]

Mythos Aix Nikos is my favorite, I think.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Okay, I need to. Yeah, I'm gonna need a whole.

[James Harris]

I've been like, I'm taking. I'm taking photos of Greek beer bottles that come at a concert.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Sick, dude. Can't wait.

[James Harris]

Look at this guy.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Can't wait to see that on close friends. Well, that man looks. I mean, that just is like a generic, you know, clip art for an immigrant. Dude, I don't even know. Yeah, even tell what nationality. Just a, you know, a peaky Blinders haircut and a mustache. Dude, I don't know where that guy.

[James Harris]

This has been my favorite beer. I think it's. It's spelled N H303.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

Raised out, Raise hell. Praised ale, baby.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah. Yeah. I can't even remotely. Greek Alphabet is How many letters?

[James Harris]

7,000. It's like Chinese. It's all Greek to me.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

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[Lauren Schlosserman]

That's. Well, that's. Well, I know because of obviously being a ex fraternity boy. Like, I know that's. That's an Epsilon.

[James Harris]

Well, it. It. The beer is Nisos. So I think that it's. It's N H E O3, but I think it's spelled Nisos. I don't know, bro.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Is that an Epsilon? Actually, whatever. Who Who.

[James Harris]

Who gives a dude shout out to Teddy Santis does. Okay.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah. Is it. Is it a national holiday there? Because the new ALD look book dropped. They celebrated.

[James Harris]

The. All the. All the rich kids on the yachts are going crazy with the champagne guns.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah. Okay. They're putting their personal orders in now. Okay. All right, let me. Let me fit. Check this so we can just move what you're wearing. It is. It has been two back to back gloomy doomy days in New York. So I just figured out. And it's early like you mentioned, so I just did a make shift sweatsuit. We have on no footwear, no socks. The. The sweatpants on the bottom are stussy Nike. The beater is Hanes. What's up?

[James Harris]

What color the are the panties? They're black.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

The panties or the pants?

[James Harris]

But the pants. The pants.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

I'm in a fake black tracksuit. It doesn'. Sweatsuit. It doesn't match. But yeah.

[James Harris]

So Dick Prince season is upon us.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah, maybe, maybe if. Maybe for somebody else being used as catfish material in Sydney, but I'm. I'm chilling. We're gonna.

[James Harris]

It's a heavy. It's a heavyweight cotton.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

The 16 ounce cotton 4 inch cotton.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

The. The. The zip up hoodie is the infamous black skin. Had a press say my hat.

[James Harris]

Second time wearing it.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

No. Well, I've been. I traveled with it. It's basically been. I don't know if this is like a compliment or a dis. But it's been like in my mind relegated to like it's airplane wear. Like I wore it on the airplane to and from Copenhagen, washed it when I got back and it's literally just been fucking chilling and I guess waiting for it's big moment to shine on. Zoom with you. I don'. Though it's not. It's not really in the rotation mainly because again for anyone who's not aware.

[James Harris]

But. But is that not perfect for your pinhead?

[Lauren Schlosserman]

No, it's not about that. It's about this.

[James Harris]

Oh, the.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

The.

[James Harris]

The hood. Don't get the white one.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

I look like a Ethel Kane fan right now.

[James Harris]

You look like. You look like Demna.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah, I mean, well, dude, I look like Gurm. I am Gurm. Actually, I should say I am Gurm. Yeah. Yeah.

[James Harris]

In Australia, Gurms. In Australia, unhinge. I know it's Lawrence. So I do look.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

So I do look like. I do look like Demna because he is my brother. The hat is from Options Austin. The draws are Brady brand. No jewels, no watch because I'm in the house. James, what about you?

[James Harris]

No footwear. Keeping it, you know, nice and island.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

He's an island boy. Yeah.

[James Harris]

Yas I think means stop or hello. I don't know, or thank you. And I just been seeing it like a Jamaican guy, and it's not going over well. The shorts are stussy tecla. The shirt is our legacy. I had to cop in Stockholm because I was running low on tees last week.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

This exact one last week, because I did.

[James Harris]

I did I. Yeah.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Oh, whatever.

[James Harris]

No, no, I didn't. No. Oh, did I? You did, because I just took the tag off.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

I mean, I was wearing it last.

[James Harris]

Night, I guess, so.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Dude, congrats on popping tags. But yes, you wore that exact shirt last week. Whatever.

[James Harris]

Boxy tee, size up. I went size 50 and that's it. Oh, I'm sipping on.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Wait, what are your. What is your pants?

[James Harris]

Hanes boxers.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Oh. Oh, you're just in your. Oh, you're fully in your underwear.

[James Harris]

Oh, no, no, I'm wearing stussy Tecla pinstripe shorts. The super thin. Almost like the boxers themselves.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah.

[James Harris]

I'm drinking on Avada. This, I think, is all American letters, presumably.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah, it looks like.

[James Harris]

Yeah, it's good. I don't know.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

What's the tap water like on the island? Can you drink it?

[James Harris]

I don't think. I don't think you should, because I think they just recycle the toilet water into the. No, I don't know. I don't know.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

That's why you're not supposed to put the shitty TP in the toilet, because it goes into the. The hydro flasks.

[James Harris]

Yeah. You open the tap, it's just a viscous gel of soggy paper. But I saw a water truck that said yapoopu, obviously. So I'm like, what's going on here? Yakaka. This is just like we said, a Schweppes orange.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Is it good?

[James Harris]

Let me say orangeade. I mean, I got it for the tummy.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Okay.

[James Harris]

I wanted, like a ginger ale. They didn't have it, but.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Gotcha. Here's. Here's something real interesting, and this just hit the group chat, and it has to do with Greece. I have a tweet here in one of my group chats from historic vids at history and memes. In ancient Greece, sex workers wore unique sandals that left a quote, follow me unquote imprint in the dirt as a way to promote their services. And I'm looking at a shoe or an outsole with Greek written on it. That presumably says follow me. So you need a pair of these? Dude. For the beach.

[James Harris]

Yeah. Send through the link.

[Lauren Schlosserman]

Yeah. Okay.

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