Altered Beast: Cookies 450

·1 hr 54 min·5 clips

The hosts of Cookies celebrate 450 episodes by debating if they've mastered podcasting and joking about only celebrating milestones with Asian guests.

The episode begins with the hosts, Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli, and Andrew Kuo, marking the 450th episode of Cookies with humorous reflections on their podcasting journey and inside jokes about Asian guests. They quickly pivot to discussing Asian basketball moments, including Zach Edey and a Princeton player declaring for the draft. The conversation then shifts to food culture, focusing on David Chang's Momofuku sending cease-and-desist letters to small chili crisp makers, sparking a debate about cultural ownership, trademark law, and community pushback. This leads to a broader discussion on hot sauce gatekeeping and personal preferences for spicy food. The hosts then explore the solar eclipse, mentioning Rochester's significance, eclipse glasses, and a lawsuit by New York state prisoners who won the right to view it for religious reasons. They briefly touch on the New York earthquake, comparing it to other natural disasters. A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to women's college basketball, analyzing the NCAA final between Iowa and South Carolina. The hosts discuss Caitlin Clark's performance, Dawn Staley's post-game comments, and debates over Clark's legacy compared to players like Breanna Stewart. They also critique a controversial moving screen call in the UConn-Iowa game, discussing refereeing standards in crucial moments. The conversation expands to the WNBA's growing popularity and the lack of advanced analytics for women's basketball. Later, the hosts review the film 'Zone of Interest', praising its artistic approach to depicting a Nazi family living next to Auschwitz and discussing director Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech and the backlash it received. They briefly mention J. Cole's rap beef with Kendrick Lamar and an article in The Baffler about the struggles of being an artist. Throughout, the hosts interject with tangents on topics like video games, New York vs. LA cultural rivalries, and American politics, maintaining a casual, conversational tone.

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