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Middlebrow
Middlebrow with Dan Rosen and Brian Park is a pseudo-intellectual podcast hosted by two comedians who know nothing about a lot.
Episodes
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Popcorn For Dinner
Dan and Brian discuss hot dems, Jordan Firstman's Club Kid, The Avalanches new album, KFC in Thailand, OpenAI's celebrity whisperer, chilaquiles and more…
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Jetway Jesus w/ Freddie deBoer
Freddie deBoer is a cultural critic, essayist and author of 'All in Your Head: Illness as Identity, Trauma as Fashion, and the Desire to be Disordered.' We…
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*PATREON TEASER* Lazy Susan Fries
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian do a crazy birthday party recap and discuss market price, Italian tennis drama, Marissa Mayer and…
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Buy Your Dream
Dan and Brian discuss You Can See Everything, Taryn Simon's Guggenheim Show, James Dolan, Moses Sumney, BYD and banya. Subscribe to our Patreon and Youtube.
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Empty Tote Optimism w/ Gavin Matts
Gavin Matts is a comedian and actor. He has a new stand-up special out titled 'Present' that you can stream here. We discuss male friendship, being a prisoner…
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Judgement Free Zone w/ Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons is an American artist. He is known for his work engaging with pop culture and his large-scale sculptures that depict everyday objects. We discuss…
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LARPing Towards Bethlehem w/ Max Wolf Friedlich
Max Wolf Friedlich is a playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for writing the Broadway play 'Job.' His new play, 'The Holes', is showing at The Wild…
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*PATREON TEASER* Cold Brew Candidate
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss NYT's best TV list, Jordan Wolfson's Gagosian show, Resident Evil, auctioneers, queso and…
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Sheep Thrills
Dan and Brian discuss Climate Week NYC, Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Thom Browne, Muse AI, NeeDoh, thank you etiquette and more. Subscribe to our…
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Funhouse Mirror w/ Catherine Shannon
Catherine Shannon is an essayist and writer of fiction. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Substack Post, and on the cover of The New York Times…
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*PATREON TEASER* Bottoms Up
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss US Open Final, Frank Ocean, 75 Hard, East of Eden, lobster rolls and more.
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How About Never w/ Jerry Hsu
Jerry Hsu is a photographer, skateboarder and owner of the skate company Sci-Fi Fantasy. He has a new photography book titled 'How About Never,' where he…
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MrBeast Literary Society
Dan and Brian discuss Pablo Torre's vindication, Bret Easton Ellis and the literary brat pack, John Galliano, airplane movies, payday loans and more. Subscribe…
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*PATREON TEASER* Cooked For Four Minutes
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss James Bond, GTA gameplay, Casa del Fascio, Swedish candy, Italian business hours and US…
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Wanta Fanta
Dan and Brian discuss Italian podcasting, Anthony Bourdain's enduring appeal, Utah trails, Niu Lai, George Clooney's Como and Bryce Canyon National Park…
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*RE-RELEASE* Door To Door w/ Recho Omondi
We're both traveling this week, so we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. In the meantime, we're revisiting one of our favorite…
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*PATREON TEASER* Better Late Fame Than Never
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss Kent Jones's 'Late Fame,' Sea Ranch, suit shopping, LACMA, training our AI selves and…
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Finnegans Take w/ Sasha Mutchnik
Sasha Mutchnik is a writer, senior social director at GQ and the mind behind @starterpacksnyc. We discuss Greek mythology's influence, 'dude canon' works…
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Wedding Misalignment
Dan and Brian discuss Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness, humbling tennis matches, Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron, Sam Worthington, vintage tshirts and…
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*PATREON TEASER* Pink Flamingos As Far As The Eye Can See
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss John Waters's Pink Flamingos, Jason Arday, The Ultimatum, verbal gaffes, Water Mill…
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Thinks Different Thinks w/ Mary Neely
Mary Neely is an actor, writer and director. She is currently on Broadway in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. We discuss what it's actually like to be a…
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Iced Matcha Latte For Zeus
Dan and Brian discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, REI, Dyson vacuums, Henry David Thoreau, japanese ties and more. This episode concludes with a dramatic…
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*PATREON TEASER* Cinema Vigilante
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss World Cup Final, Armie Hammer's return to acting, Robert Caro's The Power Broker, UTEP…
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Lemon Juice Spray w/ Jonah Reider
Jonah Reider is a chef, author and host behind the private event space 'the spot.' He first gained recognition for hosting private tasting-menu dinners out of…
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Daddy Issues
Dan and Brian discuss New York or Nowhere, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Olivia Wilde's The Invite, Nirosta Steel, luxury pet goods, out east culture…
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*PATREON TEASER* Two Wrongs Make A Right
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss Dan being recognized as a top queer creator, World Cup, Wimbledon, Moti Shniberg, egg…
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Jiro Dreams Of Waves w/ Devon Walker
Devon Walker is a comedian, actor and former SNL cast member. He is the host of the music podcast 'My Favorite Lyrics.' We discuss late career Drake, SNL…
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Acting Easy w/ Jeremy O. Harris
Jeremy O. Harris is a playwright, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most recently, he co-produced, co-wrote and acted in Pete Ohs' Erupcja. We discuss Love…
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*PATREON TEASER* She Grounds Him
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss Ben Learner's Transcription, wedding speeches, Serena Williams, Cornell and more.
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Meet Me In Montauk
Dan and Brian discuss World Cup fans, Zohran's Knicks parade speech, Taste Labs, Montauk Yacht Club, Marcel Duchamp at MoMA and more. Subscribe to our Patreon…
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Handsome Cute Summit w/ Yvette Segan
Yvette Segan is comedian, writer and content creator. You may recognize her from her viral confessional online comedy videos. We discuss Alix Earle, Knicks…
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*PATREON TEASER* Piggy Bank Stakes
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss celebrity row at MSG, Philip Johnson's checkered past, World Cup, bowling birthday…
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You're In My Shower
Dan and Brian discuss Knicks, Roland Garros finals, Curry Barker's Obsession, Martin Scorcese AI, Series A funding and more. Subscribe to our Patreon here…
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Haters Gonna Hate w/ Adam Rotstein
Adam Rotstein is a comedian, writer and content creator. You may have seen his viral videos as the 'Professional Hater' where he pokes fun at hotspots like…
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*PATREON TEASER* Beep Beep Baby
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss Drake's Iceman, Jannik Sinner's early exit, Knicks fever, Diary of a CEO with Steven…
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Neverlane
Dan and Brian discuss Christie's auction, Aaron Rai's major win, Everlane, wine influencers, SNL season finale and more. Subscribe to our Patreon here…
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Showing Home On Main w/ MC Nanda
MC Nanda is a comedian and writer whose work can be seen in Business of Fashion. We dive into silent retreats, Rick Owens in Walmart, men in leather jackets…
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*PATREON TEASER* Insatiable Curiosity At The club
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss The Devil Wears Prada 2, NYT's top 100 restaurants, Ikea installations, C2C Festival…
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Autodidact Gang Rise Up w/ Kate Wagner
Kate Wagner is the architecture critic at The Nation and the creator of the internet's favorite architecture criticism blog, McMansion Hell. We dive into…
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Media For Women
Dan and Brian discuss NYT's greatest living songwriters, Oneohtrix Point Never, Beef season 2, Yung Lean, tech's new media obsession and more. Subscribe to our…
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*PATREON TEASER* MicroGooping
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss Jia Tolentino, Goop Kitchen, Michel Houllebecq, Philip Johnson's Wolfhouse, LeBron and…
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Hegelian E-boys w/ Carrera Kurnik
Carrera Kurnik is a sociocultural anthropologist, futurist and the creator behind @internet.anthropology. Internet Anthropology is an anthropological study…
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Newbrow.ai
Dan and Brian discuss The Drama, music psyops, Craigslist theory of everything, Japanese athleisure, Gruns and more. Subscribe to our Patreon here Subscribe to…
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*PATREON TEASER* Social Climbing Gym
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss The Masters, Soho House Japan, The Devil Wears Prada, Josh Kline's viral art world essay…
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Chief Magic Maker w/ Jason Saft
Jason Saft is the founder of Staged to Sell Home and a leader in the home staging and design industry. We dive into Zillow interiors, Kaws figurines, universal…
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Inside You Are Two Clowns w/ Christina Catherine Martinez
Christina Catherine Martinez is an art critic and comedian. She writes for Artforum, Art Agenda, Texte Zur Kunst, and sometimes for TV, including The Eric…
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*PATREON TEASER* Get In Loser, We're Going Birding
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss bimbo Bryon Noem, Dan's Japan travel report, Wikipedia fairs, Ryan Murphy's Love Story…
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Who's Your Surgeon
Dan and Brian discuss BTS's new album, Oliver Laxe's Sirat, Jordan Wolfson, Korean looksmaxxing, The New New Museum, Y Combinator madlibs and more. Subscribe…
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Murder Drums w/ Deaton Chris Anthony
Deaton Chris Anthony is a singer-songwriter and music producer who has worked with Charli XCX, Kanye, and PinkPantheress. We dive into geometric nightmares…
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*PATREON TEASER* Mormon Jungle Juice
To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss Oscars, Rene Redzepi, dirty soda, r/nycbike, Benjamin Millepied's Romeo and Juliet, how…
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Easy As ABC Pants w/ Zack Bornstein
Zack Bornstein is an Emmy nominated writer and director. He currently works as a writer and producer on Apple TV's Shrinking. We dive into breakup purchases…
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Beyond The Hedges w/ Andrew Thomas Huang
Andrew Thomas Huang is an artist, filmmaker and Grammy-nominated music video director. We dive into what it's like working with Bjork, early MTV as…
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*PATREON TEASER* We Love LA
To hear the rest subscribe to our Patreon here Dan and Brian discuss Dan's flaneur era, FX's Love Story, erotica salons, Oscar predictions and more.
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Middlebrow The Podcast The Newsletter The Show
Dan and Brian discuss Demna's Gucci, Frieze LA, La Horde, tech layoffs, mindful tennis coaches and more. Subscribe to our Patreon here Subscribe to our Youtube…
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And The George Goes To w/ George Civeris
George Civeris is a comedian, writer and cohost of the Straightio Lab podcast. He has a new standup special titled A Sense of Urgency out now on Amazon Prime…
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*PATREON TEASER* The Premiere Was A Vibe
To hear the rest of our Patreon episodes subscribe at: patreon.com/middlebrow Dan and Brian discuss Brian's modeling turn, Wuthering Heights, Olympics loyalty…
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Good Fences Make Bad Neighbors w/ Harrison Fishman & Dylan Redford
Harrison Fishman & Dylan Redford are the directors and creators of the HBO series 'Neighbors'. We dive into home ownership as a beacon of American values, art…
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*PATREON TEASER* A New Beginning (Retatrutide)
Dan and Brian discuss Chinese peptides, ideal sex temperature, Bi Gan's Resurrection and the Grammy's. We are excited to announce the launch of our Middlebrow…
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Turn The Page w/ Claire Parker
Claire Parker is a New York based comedian and writer. She is also one of the cohosts of Good Noticings podcast. We dive into the Safdie brothers, tax havens…
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Noma Daycare
Dan and Brian discuss Noma LA, Kanye's apology, doomsday prepping, The Line, Alex Russell's Lurker and more.