Talking bout Practice, Ep 04: Threads (f/ Otting/Burns)

download This episode on Talking bout Practice : th comedian's comedian, Jacob Otting, and th poet's poet, Shannon Burns, join th GM's GM, Billy Ray Stupendous, and I for 1 hour and 26 minutes of talking bout clothes, uniforms, personal style, etc. -- minus a 10-minute near-solo harangue/explanation/dissection by me against people who explain and dissect, i.e., nerds. We despise in others what we fear in ourselves, y'feel ?  Keep yr ears out for Jacob's magick trick:  blending into th shadows while wearing a rainbow sweatshirt.  Consider what a universe wherein rainbows provide camouflage might look like.  This is our best work yet on th podcast and (we hope) a prelude to thousands of successful videochats in podcasts to come. Check th table of contents for extra shout-outs to cultural standouts: 00:00  "Man in Uniform" by Prince 03:08  Near-nude 05:42  Jacob's shorts 08:36  Regular guy style 12:42  "If I saw just your clothing walking down the street ..." 14:30  Billy's shorts 16:04  "Have you toned it way down ...?" 19:14  "To shrink back into the shadows" / approachability vs intimidation 22:23  "I've placed a rainbow, a cloud, & a lightning bolt across Jacob's face" 22:59  Billy vs heat & bicycle gears 24:42  Tumblr fashionistas etc 26:19  MZA vs nerdiness 36:19  Growing out of it 37:42  Youth fashion tribalism 38:58  Dressing in a way that is cool to oneself 40:50  Passing for 18 42:59  "Billy, have you had a sip of alcohol in yr life?" 43:52  "Is there any sense in which you are anti-fashion?" 46:29  Overalls 50:50  Jacob vs frat boys / moderation & unassumingness 57:33  Ty Melgren / Rome Petersson 1:00:00  Fashion glasses 1:02:00  "You gotta take some responsibility for what you wear ..." 1:05:13  John Waters shirt 1:07:12  Fit & cut (w/ Kristin Bird) 1:11:00  Shaquille O'Neal shirt 1:12:47  Money & limits 1:14:13  Th benefits of a uniform 1:15:36  Social Security card 1:17:08  Kirsten van der ____ / comix strip icons / "I fucked my mom ... in the ass!" shirt 1:21:55  Bonus Track