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The Gear Patrol PodcastHere's How We Picked the Most Important Products of 2024 - Know Your Stuff Episode 9Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time. In this bonus episode we sit down with the entire team to discuss our annual end of year product round up - the GP100. We’ll get into the history of the list, how we approach the process of selecting products and geek out over some of the picks that stood out to us and why.Guest(s):Ben Bowers, Co-Founder and Chief Content OfficerTucker Bowe, EditorJohnny Brayson, EditorMykim Dang, Director of Video and PlatformsSteve Mazzu...
2025-01-031h 22
The Gear Patrol PodcastWhy Do Dive Watches Dominate the Market, When Most People Aren't Divers? Know Your Stuff Episode 8Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time. Today, Watch Editor Johnny Brayson talks with Gear Patrol Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer Ben Bowers about how the dive watch came to dominate and define the watch industry and the greater world of men's fashion. Guest(s):Ben Bowers, Co-Founder and Chief Content OfficerJohnny Brayson, EditorBackground Reading and Referenced Articleshttps://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a35195715/rolex-submariner/https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/iconic-dive-watches/https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a650291/5-questions-before-you-buy-a-dive-watch/https://www...
2024-12-2736 min
The Gear Patrol PodcastWhy 2024 Was The Year Japanese Whisky Finally Grew Up - Know Your Stuff Episode 4Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time. Today, Gear Patrol’s Co-Founder, Chief Content Officer and reformed whiskey collector Ben Bowers educates Editor Johnny Brayson on the confusing and sometimes sketchy production practices surrounding Japanese Whisky as well as the industry’s efforts to fix it.Guest(s):Ben Bowers, Co-Founder and Chief Content OfficerJohnny Brayson, EditorBackground Reading and Referenced Articleshttps://www.gearpatrol.com/drinks/hatozaki-whisky-omakase-rye/https://www.gearpatrol.com/food/drinks/a577256/guide-to-suntory-japanese-whisky/https://www.gearpatrol.com/food/d...
2024-11-2918 min
The Gear Patrol PodcastWhy Is Snoopy the Cartoon King of Watches? Know Your Stuff: Episode 2Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time. In this episode, our editors sat down to discuss the key milestones over the past century that helped vault Snoopy the Beagle into the most beloved animated character in watchmaking. To understand the trend, they talk through the surprising history of character watches in general before digging into how the beloved cartoon beagle Snoopy became intertwined with NASA's space program, which in turn spawned some of the most sought-after watches in recent years.Guest(s):
2024-11-1519 min
The Gear Patrol PodcastThis Inflatable Camping Shelter Is Less Tent, More Tiny HouseAssociate Editor Johnny Brayson tells us what we need to know about the four-season capsule which assembles in under five minutes, can sleep four, and fits into a backpack.
2024-07-1202 minThe Gear Patrol PodcastPanerai’s New Dive Watch Blew My Mind. There’s Literally Nothing Else Like ItAssociate Editor Johnny Brayson tells us all about Panerai's newest dive watch.
2024-06-2108 minThe Gear Patrol PodcastIs It About to Get Easier to Buy Your Dream Rolex?Associate Editor Johnny Brayson gives us the Crown's update on its big expansion plans.
2024-06-1503 minThe Gear Patrol PodcastBellroy made an already-great travel bag even better with the Venture Travel Pack.Associate Editor Johnny Brayson shares the details behind Bellroy’s new travel backpack with an ingenious feature perfect for airports.
2024-06-0703 minThe Gear Patrol PodcastSeiko Resurrects Its Forgotten Royal Oak Alternative from the 1970sAssociate Editor Johnny Brayson shares his thoughts on the Locomotive which was designed by the legendary Gérald Genta himself.
2024-06-0704 minThe Gear Patrol PodcastJim Beam Will Soon Release Its Oldest Whiskey Ever BottledAssociate Editor Johnny Brayson shares the details behind Jim Beam's oldest whiskey ever bottled.
2024-05-2403 minThe Gear Patrol PodcastIs 2024 the Year of the Pink Watch?Gear Patrol's Associate Editor Johnny Brayson reads his article titled: "Is 2024 the Year of the Pink Watch? These Releases Seal It."
2024-05-2004 min
Did That Really Happen?The Big ShortThis week we're going back to 2007 with The Big Short! Join us as we learn about bespoke tranche opportunities, various hedge fund guys, Sofia's predictions for what Millennial side hustles will look like when none of us are retired in 50 years, and more! Sources: Jack Schwager, Hedge Fund Market Wizards: How Winning Traders Win. Wiley, 2012 Indiewire interview with Adam McKay: https://www.indiewire.com/2015/12/interview-adam-mckay-talks-the-big-short-making-a-bourne-style-financial-drama-angering-judd-apatow-more-100043/ John Szramiakje, "Here's the Story of One of the Heroes of the Big Short," Insider, available at https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-burry-life-story-2017-5 Johnny Brayson, "Where the...
2023-04-2455 minDid That Really Happen?BlackkklansmanToday we're traveling back to the 1970s with Blackkklansman! Join us as we learn about the real Ron Stallworth, women in the KKK, whether or not Flip Zimmerman was a real guy, and more! Sources: Ron Stallworth, Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime (New York: Flatiron Books, 2018) Johnny Brayson, "Here's The Real Story Behind Adam Driver's 'BlacKkKlansman' Character," Bustle (9 August 2018). https://www.bustle.com/p/where-is-flip-zimmerman-in-2018-the-blackkklansman-character-played-a-key-role-in-a-wild-true-story-10015280 Chuck Arnold, "Meet the real detective behind 'BlacKkKlansman'" New York Post (9 August 2018). https://nypost.com/2018/08/09/meet-the-real-detective-behind-blackkklansman/ VIBE Magazine, "Spike Le...
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