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Blamo!

Blamo! Media, Jeremy Kirkland

Blamo! is a long-running fashion and culture podcast hosted by Jeremy Kirkland. Since 2016, the show has featured thoughtful, relaxed conversations with designers, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers, exploring fashion, menswear, design, music, and culture beyond the surface.

Featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more — Blamo! is celebrating 10 years of independent conversations about the things we care about.

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S18 · E10
Monday · 1 hr 4 min
Seiji McCarthy — Made to Be Worn
Seiji McCarthy spent roughly 150 hours making your shoes. Please wear them. This week on Blamo!, I’m in Tokyo at Seiji’s atelier talking about his path from working for the NBA to making bespoke footwear—and why it took moving to Japan to appreciate the American style he grew up with. We get into making things by hand, being precious with the stuff we love, and what happens when you reach your dream job and realize you want something else. Plus, jazz, the Beatles, and a stereo that made his f
S18 · E9
October 26 · 58 min
Masaharu Wada on Japanese Watches, Taste, and Collecting
Masaharu “Masa” Wada of Hodinkee Japan joins Jeremy in Tokyo to talk watches, Japanese taste, and finding your people. Masa shares how a watch blog led him out of tech and into Hodinkee Japan, why Japan’s best shops have such a distinct point of view, and what makes independent watchmakers like Naoya Hida, Kikuchi Nakagawa, and Otsuka Lotec so compelling. They also discuss appreciating watches you’ll never own, getting past the obsession with in-house movements, and the trouble with selling a
October 22 · 15 min
PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! Inside Buck Mason with Co-Founder Erik Ford
Patreon Preview from Blamo! This week on Die, Workwear!, Derek and Peter are joined by Erik Ford, co-founder of Buck Mason. Since launching in 2013, Buck Mason has grown from a small Los Angeles brand selling t-shirts and jeans into one of the more recognizable names in American menswear. It's also a brand that's frequently discussed in our Slack and, at times, something of a lightning rod in menswear circles. Erik is a serious clothing enthusiast, with an appreciation for vintage garments, American manufacturing, and the small details that make good clothes great. That obsession has taken Buck Mason from studying old t-shirts and denim to taking over a historic knitting factory in Pennsylvania. The gents discuss Buck Mason's early days, why so many heritage brands have lost their way, the challenges of manufacturing in America, and what it takes to grow a clothing company while maintaining creative control. They also get into California style, private equity, and the surprisingly complicated business of making a really good t-shirt. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
October 8 · 15 min
PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! Ryan Devens on How a Good Suit Is Actually Made
Derek and Peter sit down with Ryan Devens of San Francisco’s Tailor’s Keep to talk about what actually goes into making a bespoke suit. Ryan explains how Tailor’s Keep developed its house cut, why fitting forward shoulders can require rebuilding an armhole and sleeve, and where the limits of made-to-measure end and bespoke begins. They also get into the realities of garment manufacturing today: why Tailor’s Keep moved its made-to-measure production from the United States to Asia, the difference
S18 · E8
September 28 · 44 min
Jerry Stahl on Gonzo Neurotic, Success, and Failure
Writer Jerry Stahl joins Jeremy to talk about his new book, Gonzo Neurotic, a collection of work spanning decades of journalism, profiles, and cultural misadventures. Jerry talks about revisiting his younger self, getting people off script, interviewing everyone from Mickey Rourke to Samuel L. Jackson, and what years of rejection, success, and failure have taught him about making a creative life work. They also get into meeting your heroes, getting fired from Twin Peaks, comparing yourself to
S18 · E7
September 14 · 48 min
Switched on Pop’s Nate Sloan & Charlie Harding on Why Rock Stars Look Like Rock Stars
Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding are the co-hosts of Switched on Pop, the acclaimed podcast that breaks down the making and meaning of popular music. They join Jeremy to talk about the relationship between music and style, why we instinctively know what a “rock star” looks like, and how rebellion, authenticity, and a little bit of careful manufacturing create the people we think of as effortlessly cool. They get into The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Weezer, punk and hardcore’s influence on menswear, John
August 27 · 2 hr 12 min
Die, Workwear! - Derek and Peter AMA - Vol 3
Derek and Peter answer listener questions about fabrics, bespoke mistakes, shoes, personal style, pet hair, workwear authenticity, favorite menswear staples, and the elusive jacket between a chore coat and a sport coat. Sponsored by Bezel.
S18 · E6
August 24 · 1 hr 18 min
Ian Ousley on Style, Sokka, and Starting Before You’re Ready
Ian Ousley joins Jeremy from Madrid for a conversation about clothes, acting, and the long process of becoming yourself. Ian talks about relocating to Vancouver to film Avatar: The Last Airbender, how the city’s weather and retail scene changed the way he dressed, and what he learned shopping for archive fashion in Tokyo. Plus, stories about Raf Simons, Ann Demeulemeester, a nearly 15-pound Panasonic camera jacket, the Rolling Dub Trio boots he waited all day to buy, and the era when a bright
S18 · E5
August 10 · 1 hr 2 min
Sondre Lerche on Love, Vanity, and Letting Go
Sondre Lerche has been writing songs for most of his life. He released his debut Faces Down more than two decades ago, and somehow, eleven albums later, he’s still finding ways to make the whole thing feel new. We talk about his new record Acrobats, spending years rewriting a single song, falling in love in a world that can make happiness feel almost irresponsible, and what performing 130 shows of *Moulin Rouge!* taught him about singing, acting, and pushing himself somewhere completely unfamil
S18 · E4
August 3 · 41 min
John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats): Looking Back Without Nostalgia
John Darnielle is the songwriter, author, and frontman of The Mountain Goats, one of the most influential independent bands of the past three decades. What began as Darnielle recording songs on a Panasonic boombox in the early '90s has grown into a beloved catalog spanning more than 20 albums, earning a devoted following for its literary songwriting and deeply human stories. John joins me to talk about the band's new album, Days, and why he's finally allowing himself to look back on a career t
July 31 · 15 min
PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! Wardrobe Series: The Big One
The Wardrobe Budget series reaches its completely reasonable and financially responsible conclusion: What would we buy if we had $50,000 to rebuild our wardrobes from scratch? Yes, 50K. (You asked for it!) Peter and Derek use the fantasy budget to talk about the clothes they love most, from exceptional outerwear and bespoke tailoring to workwear, shoes, and accessories. Before that, they consider Emily Segal’s concept of “tasteslop” and whether good taste can exist without cultural context. Th
S18 · E3
July 20 · 1 hr 5 min
Taste Can't Be Faked with Adrian DZA
Adrian DZA has had about five different careers, and somehow all of them make sense. DJ, party promoter, skate shop owner, creative, and now co-founder of Very Special, Adrian has spent the last two decades building businesses rooted in taste rather than trends. We talk about growing up between Paris and Miami, the early days of Peachfuzz, how Very Special became one of the most respected names in vintage watches, why community matters more than hype, and what it was like to go from collecting
July 16 · 15 min
PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! Wardrobe Series: Rebuilding Your Wardrobe With...
The Wardrobe Series continues with a bigger challenge: rebuilding a wardrobe with a $12,000 budget. With more room to spend, Derek and Peter debate where to invest, what’s worth upgrading, and whether one exceptional piece should take up a third of the entire budget. The result is two highly personal wardrobes—and two very different ideas about what “buy less, buy better” actually means. Along the way, they discuss Peter’s upcoming trip to London and Inis Meáin, vintage dressing, and some truly
July 9 · 1 hr 2 min
Photography Is Human: A Conversation with Leica’s Karin Rehn-Kaufmann
BONUS EPISODE!Leica is much more than cameras. This week I’m joined by Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Art Director and Chief Representative of Leica Galleries International, for a conversation about photography, memory, art, and why certain images stay with us. We talk about the emotional side of photography, why perfection isn’t the goal, how Leica thinks about galleries as places for community, what social media has changed (and what it hasn’t), collecting versus appreciating art, and why printing you
S18 · E2
July 6 · 1 hr 20 min
The Art of Not Explaining Everything with Jon Klassen
Jon Klassen makes children’s books, but this isn’t really a conversation about children’s books. Jon recently won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (one of the biggest honors in children’s literature), and we start there before getting into what makes his work so compelling in the first place. We talk about why he leaves space for readers instead of explaining everything, how kids are smarter than we often give them credit for, the value of ambiguity, and why making work for yourself is usual
S18 · E1
June 22 · 1 hr 5 min
Joe Wengert and the End of Hanging Out
Joe Wengert is a comedian, writer, and actor whose work spans Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Onion, and Big Mouth. But this conversation isn’t really about comedy. Joe joins me to talk about getting older, making new friends, becoming a parent, and the strange process of trying to hold onto who you are while continuing to grow. We discuss his new animated series Kevin, co-created with Aubrey Plaza, why game nights matter more than ever, the terror of becoming a hat guy, and how a night guard can becom
June 18 · 15 min
PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! - Matthew Gonzalez on the American Cut of Savile Row
It's Die, Workwear!Derek and Peter take a break from their Wardrobe Series to chat with Matthew Gonzalez, a Southern California native who made his way from an alterations room in Irvine to London, Huntsman, and eventually his own bespoke tailoring business on Savile Row. Matthew’s work sits at a fascinating crossroads: classic American style, British tailoring tradition, and the realities of making clothing for people today. The conversation gets into his path through the trade, what makes tai
S17 · E20
June 8 · 59 min
Alex Amen: Learn It, Then Forget It
Singer-songwriter Alex Amen joins me to discuss his debut album, Sun of Amen. The first time I heard the record, I couldn’t believe how young he was. Not because the music sounds old, but because it carries a level of patience, craftsmanship, and emotional weight that feels increasingly rare (especially now!) Alex and I discuss the disappearing influence of regional culture, studying the great songwriters, recording live to tape, and how tradition can serve as a foundation for creating somethi
June 4 · 15 min
PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! Wardrobe Series: Rebuilding Your Wardrobe With $1K
The Wardrobe Series continues, and this time the budget gets tight. With just $1,000 to spend, Derek and Peter attempt to rebuild a wardrobe from the ground up—making hard choices about what matters, what can wait, and where to stretch every dollar. The result is less about shopping and more about priorities. What are the pieces you actually need? Which ones earn their place? And how much style can you really buy on a budget? Plus: the Met Gala, menswear rabbit holes, and a few recent obsessi
S17 · E19
May 25 · 1 hr 10 min
Oliver Platt Is The Guy
My guest this week is the actor Oliver Platt. You know him from The Bear, Chicago Med, The Three Musketeers, Beethoven, The West Wing, Frost/Nixon — honestly, the list goes on forever. He’s one of those rare actors who somehow exists in every lane at once: beloved by movie people, television people, theater people, and apparently menswear guys too. We talk about growing up as the son of a diplomat, moving from Hong Kong to Japan to Washington D.C., discovering acting as a survival mechanism, e

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