
Retail Therapy by Sunday Scaries
Hosted by Will deFries and Barrett Dudley, Retail Therapy covers the ever-changing landscape of online trends, aesthetics, style, shopping, and shifting vibes. The podcast discusses what's in, what's out, and what everyone might be talking about at your next group dinner. It also airs the Sunday Scaries Podcast, a wellness and self-care show for those with blurry Friday and Saturday nights.
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Retail Therapy 158: Fancy A Limoncello Spritz?
Will recaps his recent trip to England, Barrett made a USMNT World Cup cop, Erling Haaland's Birkin collection, scaling back opinions on Dua Lipa's courthouse wedding, the J. Crew x Timex Trout Watch has arrived, going through the Sunday Scaries 'Drink of the Summer' frontrunner submissions, massive sun hats, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 157: Barrett Circles Back
Dave Ruff and Dillon Cheverere of the Circling Back Podcast join Barrett to discuss a celeb-packed Knicks game, summer style for the everyman, the resurgence of flip flops, and the ideal Father's Day.
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Retail Therapy 156: Summer In/Out Lists
Food, drink, culture, and everything in between — these are are Ins and Outs for how we're living this summer.
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Retail Therapy 155: Sustainable Tanning
Everlane gets acquired by the least likely company to acquire them, Timothee Chalamet gets a babygirl-esque makeover, an NYC blunt rotation, whether fake tans are a status symbol or not, dirty martini sours, Deck Shoe Summer, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 154: Euro Summer and Uncle Loafers
Will returns from Mallorca and Capri with his captain’s log, the Audemars Piguet x Swatch collab, the “Racist Uncle Loafers,” Kith uses Jonah Hill, the new gen-z uniform, Cobie Smulder’s sick “cabin,” Aime Leon Dore SS26, Manchester United’s warm-ups, and more.
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Retail Therapy 153: Courtside Heel Sheaths
Will's pre-trip cops ahead of Spain and Italy, what we'd wear to a Knicks playoff game if we had courtside seats, Chanel's heel sheaths, the Euphoria wedding episode, viral runners (rugs not athletes), designer pronunciation guide, a potential 'Dirty G&T' drink of the summer, Drake's is giving pottery, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 152: Overpriced Palantinis
Palantir's lame attempt at a chore coat, the price index for steakhouse martinis, adults pre-gaming to avoid expensive drinks, Aime Leon Golf 2026, Will officially owns too many Tom Sachs GPS shoes, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 151: Retailchella
Barrett entered the studio with a new mustache, walking through the ALD LA Flagship Store, Coachella discourse that leads to Euphoria discourse, why men love Stone Island, recent purchases and collabs, Americanos, and more.
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Retail Therapy 150: Private Clubs and Masters Fits
Why New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s are joining old school private clubs, breaking down Jason Day's Malbon outfits for The Masters (plus more Malbon talk), the bracelet-driven world of manstacks, Summer House drama from two dudes who don't watch Summer House, John Mayer buying your shirt off eBay, wishlists, and more.
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Retail Therapy 149: Private Chefs and Irish Exits
The wild private chef culture during summer in The Hamptons, buying a Brick to stay off our phones, when it's acceptable to Irish Goodbye/Exit, Pep Guardiola's follow-up fit, a deep dive into recent Converse, Will got himself a new nail kit now that he doesn't chew his nails, wishlist items, and a lot more.
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Retail Therapy 148: Waffling Over Socks
The thought process that goes into choosing and buying socks, a look at Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's Champion's League fit, some sneaker imminent cops from Barrett, going through all the babygirl's Oscars looks, bonsai trees, recent drops of note, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 147: Sally Puts Us On
This week, we’re joined by Sally aka Salgal so she can put us on to some products. We talk haircare products, fiber, bougie sunglasses, Chanel shows, Dior’s lily-pad vibe, brooches, and more. We also dive into current men’s shorts trends, some interesting St. Paddy’s-ish collabs, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 146: Industry Bros and Surprise Birkins
Rob buys Maura a Birkin post-Traitors, some finance bros are that are taking Industry way to seriously, two shopping and fashion conundrums that Will is facing, Charles Leclerc's wedding and the state of faux-analog, the best meal of Will's life, 'ski girlies' are taking over the mountains, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 145: Put It On The Prep Moodboard
Barrett returns from Mexico City, a look at the prep-filled menswear spring launches we've seen thus far (J. Press, Noah, Aime Leon Dore, and more), talking the most recent episode of Traitors, the Carolyn Bessette Kennedy fashion wave, and more.
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Retail Therapy 144: Listener Questions
This week, we decided to tackle a range of listener questions including (but not limited to) when to save versus splurge, buying for longevity, all-inclusive resorts, cocktail of the summer guesses, ideal signature cocktails at weddings, our perfect weekends in different phases of our lives, living anywhere but our home state, wearing a dark blue suit to a black tie wedding, fashion turn-offs, gar
Retail Therapy 143: Olympic Fencer Nick Itkin
This week, we're joined by Olympic fencer Nick Itkin who has two Olympic medals from both the Tokyo and Paris games. We talk what it's like to be on the Olympic stage, what the Olympic Village is actually like, his experience as a Nike athlete, walking the runway for Peter Do at NYFW, his new Retail Therapy-dubbed nickname "The Hitman," and more.
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Retail Therapy 142: Paper Thin Wine Glasses & Overpriced Sides
The steakhouse sides are soaring in price, why you need the thinnest possible wine glasses, McDonald’s giving the gift of caviar for Valentine’s Day, breaking down the wild week of mogging from Jacob Elordi, Cashmere Keith and his five-button polo, and more.
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Retail Therapy 141: Pappy Van Olive Oil
Mongolia's outfits for the Opening Ceremonies, Drake's gets PE'd, when you like olive oil too much, Howlin' x Engineered Garments, Barrett's sweatpants answers for Will's sweatpants questions, a condom vinyl, Sydney Sweeney's botched SYRN launch, the most expensive bottle of whiskey sold at auction, Paris FW vs. ski trip, Babygirl Beatles, a full Traitors recap, and more.
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Retail Therapy 140: Ralphing in Paris
Dissecting all of the hullabaloo surrounding the Ralph Lauren men's show in Paris, whether or not Elordi could pull off Bond (and who actually could), rules for the Belgian loafer sale, Aime Leon Dore hits the Premier League, the Aussie effect, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 139: Traitors, Chillets, and 2016 Fit Checks
A look back at 2016 after how it's captured the internet over the last week, the men's haircut that dominated The Golden Globes, Traitors style (and further discussion filled with spoilers), Nike ACG's Olympics drop, non-alcoholic martinis, the state of slop bowls, who is reading the most, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 138: Happy Hour Drink of the Year
Whether or not happy hour is doomed, a small look at post-work pub culture, the cringe level of the new non-drinking events, our personal 2025 Cocktails of the Year, some soccer kit releases, Jacob Elordi's crush on Hilary Duff, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 137: End-of-the-Year In/Out Lists
To close out the year, we figured it would be the perfect time to talk In/Out lists. From restaurants to style to ~vibes~, Barrett and Will go through everything they consider to be "In" and "Out" as we look toward 2026.
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Retail Therapy 136: Cops of the Year & Top-Shelf Cocktails
Anointing our 2025 Cops of the Year and Garments of Fall/Winter '25, Will's review of the top-shelf cocktail menu at a Dallas hotel, a final edition of Freak or Don't Freak to end the year, Timothee Chalamet's status as a babygirl, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 135: Big Jackets and Window Shopping
Team USA has released some new heat with Ralph Lauren ahead of the Winter Olympics, Outlander Magazine plagiarized Will's tweet about Barbour's Wallace and Gromit collab, a look at some other fall/winter '25 outerwear, the fad of Marty Supreme jackets, the Jacob Elordi outfit that Barrett studied religiously, a recap of Will's Retail Therapy-coded trip to New York, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 134: The 2025 Gift Guide
For him, for her, for the home, under $25, under $50 — we covered it all this year. There's a reason that our gift guides are our most popular episodes of the year. To see the entire list of products we discussed (and some we didn't), check out our Substack on Monday, November 24th.
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Retail Therapy 133: Fall Looks and Guinness Pizza
Going through our first personal looks of the fall, Barrett's take on the NYT 'James Clean' look, Will's upcoming NYC trip, Cheese Vending Machines, Guinness Pizza Pie, Nostalgic Tavern Aesthetic, Zohran’s wife is an art girl, a sock refresh, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 132: Style Drafts and Seafood Towers
We draft our "most stylish" people based on GQ's recent "50 Most Stylish People in the World" list, a discussion about the Retail Therapy holiday party being seafood tower-coded, the Oregon x Nike x Grateful Dead collab, the alleged detective investigating the Louvre robbery, critter pants and women's pullovers, some Halloween costume discussion, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 131: Guinness Beericanos at the Hardcore Show
Breaking down the style Will saw at the Turnstile show, Skims new pubic hair underwear, Aime Leon Dore x Porsche, whether or not Harry Styles is pregnant, Guinness Beericanos and red wine with ice cream, Paris Fashion Week's seeming rise in popularity, Timberlands, Timothee Chalamet named "White Boy of the Year, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 130: Freaking with Babygirl Halloween
Austin City Limits has officially taken over our city, a look at some potential 'babygirl' Halloween costumes, a new edition of 'Freak or Don't Freak,' a discussion about belts and high-end golf clothing, and more.
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Retail Therapy 129: Small Batch Cocktails in Jester Beanies
A true clearance rack episode for us covering a ton of different style topics — a mea culpa moment for Berghain, the format of Tom Sachs recent drop, mid-range men's fall footwear, designer strollers, an "Are we doing...?" segment, Erewhon goes nationwide, batch cocktails, nostalgic ski hats, Taylor possibly appearing at ACL, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 128: Non-Performatively Getting Into Berghain After Charli's Wedding
A true pop culture grab bag this week — the social event that was Charli XCX's wedding, the boys getting early access again at Aime Leon Dore (and why that's not good news), Berghain in Berlin, breaking down the non-performative male, walking x miles and eating x for dinner, the terrible Team USA Ryder Cup style, "that" J.Crew sweater, the top 50 restaurants in America, and a tour through the coll
Retail Therapy 127: The 2025 Fall Fashion Episode
Always one of the trademark episodes of the year, this year's 2025 Fall Fashion Episode is no different. We began with a bunch of women's trends we've seen bubbling up from 'that' green jacket to suede sneakers to drawstring jeans. We then dove into the male side to discuss military style, blue scarves, the rise of henleys, rugby shirts, the state of pants, male earrings, Canadian Tuxedos, fleeces
Retail Therapy 126: Tennis Courts in Venice
Barrett did some pilates influencing during the week, a look at a ton of standout fashion moments (and caviar) from The U.S. Open, Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac took over The Venice Film Festival, Kith Ivy and the subsequent Erewhon opening in NYC, Jeffrey Epstein’s quarter-zip, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 125: Overnighted Birkins and AI Nostalgia
The special requests of rich travel clients, getting botox on your yacht, betting odds on the Swift/Kelce wedding, Ssense’s bankruptcy, the J. Crew x Vans AI controversy, Will’s complaint about a recent bachelorette party trend, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 124: Favorite Things with Ethan Glenn
We welcome Every Other Thursday’s Ethan Glenn back to the program to discuss life updates, Fall/Winter 2024, EOT’s NYC pop-up, JFK Jr. being the new Princess Diana, upcoming EOT fall releases, where he stands on recent footwear trends, a bar-centric game of ‘Cop Cart Return,’ and each of our Favorite Things from summer.
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Retail Therapy 123: Tiny Meals and Fall Lookbooks
GLP-1s are shaping the size of meals at some restaurants, going over some Retail Therapy survey results, a peek at some fall lookbooks (Noah, Howler Brothers, Stussy), Will's favorite Indian restaurants are coming to the states, the ridiculous Prada visors, a new travel hoodie, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 122: Performative Males & Dirty Spritzes
Whether or not the “dirty spritz” deserves to be in discussions for Drink of the Summer, Will recaps both GD60 and John Mayer’s show fits featuring Loro Piana jackets, Chicago’s “Performative Male” contest, elite summer community pants, Martha Stewart’s skincare brand, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 121: The Face Wrap and Cowboy Belt Stay On
An update on last week’s Outdoor Voices discussion, Nike’s pivot to cowboy accessories, the Sydney Sweeney x American Eagle fallout, Skims face wrap, Will’s custom Dead threads, and some wishlist items.
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Retail Therapy 120: Soft Sleeze Outdoor Voices
Whether or not Outdoor Voices can make a comeback after their cryptic Instagram behavior, oversized and battered tote bags, the rise of Normans aka 'soft sleeze' guys, the flex of pre-released books, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 119: Run Club Negroni Sours
In this week's audio-only episode, we discuss how Under Armor ripped off Gumtree Golf & Nature Club, the rise of popular run club apparel, Will's leader for Drink of the Summer (a negroni sour), a Retail Therapy playlist, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 118: Babygirls Go To Wimbledon
Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott mog all over Wimbledon, $400 melons in The Hamptons, Italian weddings and luxury Lake Como hotels, Keith McNally’s book, Bruv Summer featuring Oasis, and more.
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Retail Therapy 117: Listener Questions
This week, we field a ton of listener questions that include (but are not limited to) wardrobe upgrades, purchasing vs. renting a tuxedo, mountain chic weddings, dream vacations, Retail Therapy-coded summer nights, female trends to look out for, designer bags, flip-flops, Phish’s style, Speedos, new dad kits, and so much more.
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Retail Therapy 116: Lobster Cobbs in The Hamptons
And after a brief paternity leave for Barrett, we’re officially back. We talk $5,000 Hamptons girls weekends, Jeff Bezos and the allure of Italian weddings, Will’s review of Graydon Carter’s book, torpedo sneakers, Drake’s x New Balance, Loewe x Grateful Dead, and more.
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Capturing The Dead with Jay Blakesberg & Ricki Blakesberg
Jay Blakesberg is a San Francisco-based photographer known for his documentation of rock and roll culture since the late 1970s, capturing artists like the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, and more. His daughter, Ricki, has undertaken the task of managing his archive. This week, they both join me to talk all things Grateful Dead, Dead & Company photography, zines, culture, and more.
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Retail Therapy 115: Summer '25 In/Out Lists
With Barrett possibly being out for a few weeks for paternity leave, we thought now would be the perfect time to do a 90-minute In/Out list for the summer. Cocktails, food, aging, wellness, ceviche, therapy, THC — we cover all these and more as we try to figure out what waves to get on through summer.
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Retail Therapy 114: From Courtside To The Club
An update on our recording schedule over the next month, Will's first ever Las Vegas club appearance, Timothee Chalamet (and other celebs) sitting courtside at MSG, Barrett's running adventures, eating slop, the best living rooms of notable New Yorkers, propaganda we're not falling for, Seth Rogen's suits in The Studio, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 113: West Village Girls Crashed The Met Gala
West Village Girls have taken over New York City, our favorites (and misses) from Monday's Met Gala, wearing your soccer boots to the group dinner, breaking down The Ringer's Millennial Canon Bracket, Aime Leon Dore's $12,000 espresso machine, Umbro Drill Top Summer, and more.
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Retail Therapy 112: Spicy Sauv in the Airport Lounge
Are we doing spicy sauvignon blanc? Do you have enough money to justify having "rich people windows"? Who can you hire to fix your dying houseplants? Answers to those questions and more. We also talk about Will's recent New York trip with Heineken, the rise of airport lounge romances, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 111: Party Shirts and Off-Menu Martinis
We welcome Circling Back’s Dillon Cheverere to the program to shop for party shirts, Paul Mescal and Benson Boone’s recent goings ons, New York City martinis by the numbers, early tennis vibes for summer, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 110: Brick, Mortar, and Jean Jackets
Some final thoughts on Season 3 of White Lotus, the 3-hour wait to get into the Stussy NYC store (plus a greater retail location discussion), the Aime Leon Dore denim jacket that somehow became the item of the season for them, washing yourself of digital devices, White Boy Summer Reading, Bode embroidery, tariffs, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 109: Luxury Trains and Fireman Jackets
Babygirls getting cast as Beatles, the rise of the fireman jacket, a cost-benefit analysis of luxury train travel, 'intentional clutter' as a new interior aesthetic, drinks of the spring, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 108: Vacation Shirts and Microtrends
The vacation shirt from White Lotus that everyone was talking about (and why we're at a crossroads with vacation shirts in general), why Gen Z is getting tired of microtrends popping up everywhere, the Saltburn bathtub goes up for auction, Canoe Club x Beams Plus suit collab, a new segment called "Talk Me Out of It," wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 107: Zines of Note
"Scenes of Note" co-creator James Tedesco fills in for Barrett this week to discuss all things zine creation. From inception to print, we go through the entire process of creating the first Sunday Scaries magazine. We also touch on film photography in general, layout, trips, and what's in store for volume two.
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How Rusty Featherstone Spends His Sundays
Welcome back to The Sunday Scaries Podcast. This week, we welcome Almost Friday's Rusty Featherstone to the program to discuss how he spends his Sundays — his go-to hangover cures, his ideal Sunday, his go-to playlists, best Sunday meals, and so much more.
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Retail Therapy 106: Wellness Clubs & Ash Trays
Barrett drops in amidst his absence to discuss all things vacation from the food to the pool chairs to the spa. We also discuss whether or not “wellness clubs are the new country clubs,” the popular camo Abercrombie hoodies, Cartier’s party for Timothee Chalamet (ding!), wine ash trays, $19 Kyoto strawberries from Erewhon, SAG fits, and more.
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Retail Therapy 105: Romance Novels & Hotel Bars
Sally fills in for Barrett this week to talk all things romance novels, we discuss whether or not we need to lay off the hotel bars a little bit, Sally's five current favorite products, Snail Girl Spring, Aime Leon Dore's first spring release, and more.
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Retail Therapy 104: Flared Jeans and Dainty Shoes
There have been some recent vibe shifts that command some immediate attention. Now branded as "Are we doing...", we go through several recent style and food developments: tote bag heels, flared jeans for guys, dainty sneakers and flats, all-black sneakers, repurposed soles, Irish football jerseys, pasta water ice cubes, and more. We also discuss Walton Goggins's Architectural Digest home tour, Stu
Retail Therapy 103: White Table Clothes and Pool Chairs
Why we may start using "white table cloth" as an adjective rather than a noun, the race for pool chairs on vacation, Wedding Ins and Outs from The New York Times, and more. We also go through the disappearance of the viral Charli XCX record, some footy apparel pieces, bath house Justin Bieber, Arc’Teryx beanies, why there are bidding wars for a Martha Stewart cookbook from 1982, and wishlist items
Retail Therapy 102: From Omakase to The Coffee Club
Barrett went to the most Retail Therapy-coded coffee event in Austin, Will had his first true Japanese omakase experience, some outfits we can't stop thinking about, private rooftop clubs in Vegas, Timothee Chalamet on SNL, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 101: Freak or Don't Freak
A very food-driven episode featuring a new segment, "Freak or Don't Freak" featuring a series of Retail Therapy-coded things that we're on the fence about — from Arc'teryx wine to caesar salad cheesecake to going "jazz mode." We also dub our Drink of 2024, discuss the Prince William's beard, the top "pick me" foods, Jeremy Strong's Golden Globes fit, the reason Americans need to party more, and wi
Retail Therapy 100: The 2025 In/Out Episode
Our In and Out lists for 2025 have officially arrived. From style to food & drink to general trends, we go through everything we think we might be seeing just a litttttle more of 2025. Remember: Do not criticize until you listen.
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Retail Therapy 099: Matt Pham’s Beginner’s Mind
Today we welcome Matt Pham of With A Beginner’s Mind to talk about how he started his brand, his career history with John Elliott, inspiration behind some of his products, the future of With A Beginner’s Mind, the imposter syndrome of being creative, noodle boys, how Matt spends his Sundays, and some wishlist items.
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Retail Therapy 098: Waxed Jackets and Wellies
The potential Barbour takeover by college fraternity guys, shopping for welly boots for a listener, Will talks wine and whiskey tastings, Austin Butler cast as the lead in American Psycho, Persian rugs as desktop wallpapers, some more drink of the winter updates, holiday traditions, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 097: Beards and Guinness
A look at both Barrett and Will's Spotify Wrapped, Jacob Elordi's new beard and some "Babygirl of the Year" talk, Guinness's rise with splitting the G, potential Drink of the Winter nominees, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 096: The 2024 Gift Guide
Barrett, Will, and special guest Sally break down their favorite gifting ideas for the 2024 holiday season. From bag charms to sweaters to Japanese robes, there are truly gifts for anyone you’re looking for. Or, in true Retail Therapy fashion, these would also make good gifts to yourself.
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Retail Therapy 095: Burberry, Zyn, and Belgians
A loaded episode containing the sudden rise of Burberry, Belgian shoes gaining popularity among those who ~know~, Spotify Wrapped Season, 90s office culture, Zyns being in the bro culture zeitgeist, and more. We also touch on a recent New York Times piece about burgundy, the recent Skims x Dolce & Gabbana ad campaign, denim shirts, and some wishlist items.
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Retail Therapy 094: The Brotox Episode (with Caleb Martin and Sally deFries)
This week, we were joined by nurse practitioner Caleb Martin (and, of course, Sally) to talk all things brotox, botox, filler, mini-facelifts, thread lifts, and more.
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Retail Therapy 093: Long Coats, Influencer DJs, and Lookalikes
The Saltburn vinyl delivery is imminent, Barrett on Halloween, Will's stops in NYC, Paul Mescal's babygirl slip-up, the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest in Washington Square Park, Ralph Lauren and SSENSE crushing social, adjustments for wearing longer coats this winter, the influencer to DJ pipeline, and (of course) wishlist items.
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Retail Therapy 092: Fall Drinks & Babygirl Updates
Too much babygirl news to not cover — Mescal gets the GQ treatment, Elordi for Chanel, and Drew Starkey's possible anointment. We also talk Drake going full-flyfishing, Austin's viral AI restaurant, Michelin Stars headed to Austin, favorite pastries, our Mount Rushmores of Fall Drinks, Will's haircut strategy, clog collabs, wishlist items, and more.
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Retail Therapy 091: Wine Bars and Vibe Shifts
You feel that? Apparently the menswear vibes are shifting in ways you wouldn’t expect. From fashion houses to trickle-down style, we discuss whether or not the vibes are actually shifting or not. We also talk about the rise in wine bars as places to hang out more casually, $910 fleeces, our respective Austin City Limits music festival experiences, clarified cocktails, Moo Deng Girl, Strega Nona Fa
Retail Therapy 090: Books & Bag Charms
After two very targeted episodes, this week was much more of a grab bag — Daniel Craig's fit for the Loewe show, bag and shoe charms, GQ trying to cancel Gorpcore, Sydney Sweeney's abomination of an ad deal, kitchen upgrades and aesthetic appliances, Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo" as a status symbol, Divorced Wife-core, Nike news, and some footy collabs. Of course, we finished everything out by addin
Retail Therapy 089: Fall 2024 In/Out Lists
What's in this fall? What's out this fall? What things can we arbitrarily talk about that could possibly ruffle the feathers of Retail Therapy listeners? From restaurants to fashion to #vibes, we go through each of our official "In" and "Out" lists as we head toward the holidays.
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Retail Therapy 088: 2024 Fall Fashion
Browns, leathers, and chore coats — oh my! Year after year, our Fall Fashion episode proves to be one of our biggest strengths. This year, we went through the trends we're seeing, specific pieces we're into, trends we're avoiding, and everything in between. Put on your barn coat over your cropped tee and settle in. Disclaimer: We put a lot on the screen so your experience will be furthered by watc
Retail Therapy 087: Spain, Japan, and Italy
It's official: Retail Therapy's summer vacation is over. Barrett went to Spain for his honeymoon, Randy went to Japan for his own personal enjoyment, and Will went to Italy for a family wedding. Each go through their highs and lows of the trip, their best shopping moments, Dos and Don'ts, and more.
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Retail Therapy 086: Listener Questions, Part II
Today, we started off with some luggage talk and future schedule through August. But in the bulk today's episode, we answer even more listener questions: how much we take trends into consideration when getting dressed, help for dad's trying to dress relevant, watch recommendations for someone starting their career, taking the dive into expensive watches, alternatives for Sambas aka Rishis, trends
Retail Therapy 085: Home Bars & Hype Beasts (Listener Questions)
This week, we fielded a ton of listener questions — which brands give Instagram vs. legit, when brands over-hypebeast, brands that have fallen off, brands we miss, moving cities in your 20s, cost effective vinyl setup starting points, bar cart flexes, college game day fits that aren't polo shirts, the ideal tailgate, preventing wear and tear in the crotch of jeans, shopping in Italy vs. USA, colog
Retail Therapy 084: Grandmas, Coquettes, and Carry-Ons
Last-minute preparations before Retail Therapy's summer vacation, breaking down four new aesthetic (Coquette Girl, Grandmacore, Bikini Bottom-core, and Downtown Girl), the Aime Leon Dore sale (and possible deteriorating quality), Stoffa's Fall 24 lookbook, how the Chicago Bears coach got hot, elite spas around the world, entertaining martini orders, the robot Arc'Teryx pants, wishlist items, and s
Retail Therapy 083: Neckerchiefs & Crisp White Wine
Coverage of some recent men's fashion trends that deserve our attention (from bandanas to shorts to The Shirt of The Summer), breaking down the best Olympic Opening Ceremonies fits, a wine-driven status report on The Drink of The Summer, Henry Cavill being a slutty book reader, Auramaxxing, Joe Burrow's hair, And Just Like That faux filming notices, Gen-Z giving everything a label, wishlist items,
Retail Therapy 082: Caesar Salad, French Fries, and a Martini
Our favorite summer pick-ups thus far, answering a series of travel/packing-related questions inspired by a recent Nylon article, Meal of the Summer (Caesar Salad, French Fries, and a Martini), sad boy lit, Jacob Elordi disciples, reviewing the Notre store in Chicago, and a lot more.
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Retail Therapy 081: How To Party In The Hamptons with Gwyneth Paltrow
Randy got written up in The New York Times style section for his sundress videos, we discuss Austin’s restaurant reservation matrix (as completed by Barrett), socks as they pertain to Millennials and Gen-Z, breaking down “How To Party” in The New York Times, the person who pooped all over Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hamptons house, articles of interest, wishlist items, and more.
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