HODINKEE Radio

This week we're talking to Jason Fried— co-founder of Basecamp and New York Times best-selling author. Jason has a mostly cerebral approach to watches. He was first drawn in as a kid, but it was coming to understand them as complex feats of design and analog companions that turned him into a real watch lover. Hearing him talk about watches, you wonder how anyone in their right mind could resist this strange little hobby we all enjoy so much. We also get into Jason's new book new book, “It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work.” Enjoy.

This week we're talking all things Apple Watch. Stephen sits down with Ben and Jack just a few hours after they received their Apple Watch Series 4 sample units to get their first impressions and to hear what else they had to say about the Apple Watch and its relationship to the more traditional watches we tend to cover every day. Also, Stephen has a one-on-one interview with John Gruber, the proprietor of Daring Fireball, the premier blog covering all things Apple. Enjoy.

We are joined by Talking Watches alum Spike Feresten for our first live show, recorded in Los Angeles. The panel (featuring Ben Clymer, James Stacey, and host Stephen Pulvirent) talks about Spike's career, his favorite watch/car pairings, the origins of Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi", and much more. Enjoy.

This week, we sit down with entrepreneur, "father of the iPod", and Talking Watches alum Tony Fadell. As a watch collector, Tony is interested in both classic vintage and boundary pushing modern watches. And speaking of pushing boundaries, he's a collaborator with watchmaker Ressance on their e-Crown project. In this episode we talk about the development of the e-Crown, his own history in watch collecting, and what he thinks the watch industry needs to do to survive in the 21st century. Enjoy.

In this bonus episode, we sit down with one of watchmaking's true modern titans: Philippe Dufour. The master of modern horology talks about the erosion of craft, the future of fine watchmaking, and a couple islands of honesty in modern watchmaking that might surprise you.

This week, host Stephen Pulvirent and HODINKEE Senior Writer James Stacey sit down with actor Keegan Allen. Keegan will be a familiar face to regular HODINKEE readers, since he was featured in an episode of Talking Watches a few months ago. Beyond his love of watches and his career as an actor, Keegan is an avid photographer, musician, podcast host, and poet. The guy does it all. If you want a reminder of the joy that things like watches, music, photography, and more can bring on a personal level, just listen and I think you'll pick it up pretty quickly. Enjoy.

This week, host Stephen Pulvirent and HODINKEE founder Ben Clymer sit down with professional golfer Adam Scott. Fresh off a third place finish at this year's PGA Championship, Adam gave us some time to talk about career highlights, his ambassadorship with Rolex, his favorite surf spots in his native Australia and, of course, watches. Outside of his official relationship with Rolex, he's amassed quite the collection of vintage watches and loves to get into the details. Enjoy

This week, we sit down with media exec and vintage Rolex enthusiast Scott Dadich. Scott got his start as creative director of Texas Monthly magazine before moving on to Condé Nast, where he would spend the decade from 2006 to 2016 reinventing Wired magazine. He's now a partner at Godfrey Dadich Partners, a creative agency that works with a diverse array of brands ranging from magazines like Wired and National Geographic to the Obama Foundation. It probably comes as no surprise, but in addition to having a taste for great clothes, classic design, and delicious food, Scott is something of a watch guy. Enjoy.

This week, your host Stephen Pulvirent and HODINKEE editor Cara Barrett sit down with American menswear designer and entrepreneur Todd Snyder. Todd has been around and learned from the best at every stage of his career (think Ralph Lauren, the Gap, and J. Crew). He now runs his own eponymous label, which from the beginning put a distinctly American spin on wardrobe basics ranging from sweats to custom-tailored suits. Lucky for us, Todd is also a real watch guy, favoring exactly the kinds of watches you'd expect. He's a super fun, humble guy, and someone we could listen to for hours. In this episode, we talk heritage, learning your craft, and how to make watches an integral part of your wardrobe. Enjoy.

This week, we sit down with one of the world's preeminent vintage watch dealers: Eric Ku. Despite his reputation, there's a lot more to Eric than rare, killer examples of mid-century Rolex watches. He's a dedicated patron of contemporary, independent watchmakers and it was actually Vianney Halter's Antiqua that first opened his eyes to the wonders of horology. The guy also knows a ton about food and enjoys a great glass of wine. He's someone who really understands the all important idea that watches are best enjoyed as part of a life well-lived, and it was a pleasure sitting down to talk to him for this show. Enjoy.

When we decided to do a podcast, having Om on as an early guest was a no-brainer. He's probably best known to most people as the founder of GigaOm, one of the original tech blogs, but he's also written for nearly every outlet of note you can imagine, including the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, Forbes, and more. The guy is incredibly smart and thoughtful, without an ounce of pretension. But at the same time, he's got killer taste and a good sense of humor to balance everything out. In this episode, your host Stephen Pulvirent and HODINKEE Founder and CEO Ben Clymer sit down with Om for a conversation about watches, photography, journalism, and tons of other things. Enjoy.

In this episode of HODINKEE Radio, your host Stephen Pulvirent sits down with filmmaker Rian Johnson — director of movies like "Looper," "The Brothers Bloom," and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." It also turns out that Rian is a true watch nerd, as this chat will prove. We met up in Los Angeles to talk about spotting cool watches in old movies, his creative process, and what watch he's hunting for next.

In this episode of HODINKEE Radio, your host Stephen Pulvirent sits down with New York Times best-selling author, HODINKEE Magazine contributor, and friend of the show Gary Shteyngart. Despite having only caught the watch collecting bug fairly recently, Gary has undeniably become a watch nerd of the highest order (he tans his own watch straps on the porch of his home in Upstate New York, for example). Together, they talk about his forthcoming novel, his thoughts on connoisseurship more generally, and, of course, his love of good red meat. Enjoy.

We decided that there was only one way to kick this series off properly: We had to go back to the beginning. Your host Stephen Pulvirent sits down with HODINKEE founder and CEO Ben Clymer to talk about the early days of HODINKEE and to take a little trip down memory lane. Together, they revisit the good ole days and talk about things like how HODINKEE got started, how watch collecting has evolved over the last decade, and that one time Ben was late for a journalism class because he was hanging out at Jay-Z’s house. Enjoy.

Coming soon from HODINKEE: A new podcast series showcasing the interesting personalities we've met through a shared passion for watches. Join host Stephen Pulvirent and the rest of the HODINKEE editors for conversations with a rotating cast of writers, actors, creative directors, musicians, watch experts, entrepreneurs, chefs, designers, and more.