How Long Gone · Chris Black & Jason Stewart / Talkhouse

924. - Chris & Jason

March 30, 2026·1 hr 5 min·6 clips

A woman's suitcase full of half-used flour baffles TSA agents and sparks wild theories about her intentions.

Chris starts in New York sunshine. Jason checks in from the Vegas afterglow, with Them Jeans fresh off two nights and somehow already deep in flight talk. Airport pain does not get equal respect. Houston TSA misery gets a nod, then Burbank to Vegas becomes a tiny social ecosystem. Southwest earns a grudging salute. The plane turns into the stripper-and-DJ express, the kind of half-joke this show trusts you to keep up with. Marty Supreme goes unseen for a second. Pharrell is absent for a second too, because the proper nouns keep landing like tossed keys. Then scent takes over. A riff on divisive perfume becomes mock-mystical control theory, where one person's terrible smell is another person's weak spot. The spa sounds innocent enough at first. Massage, relaxation station, reboot lounge, co-ed options, and bros-only territory all get sorted with suspicious care. Diet Coke arrives as armor. A room of men bonding over college names becomes a small social horror scene, half embarrassment and half anthropology. Ohio State gets muttered. Roll Tide follows, because the bit keeps stacking until the spa feels like a locker room seminar nobody asked for. Home sauna privilege pops up too. Jason's dry-heat setup lets the steam-room talk drift into luxury confession without fully admitting that's what it is. The ending gets strangely logistical. Chris teases a guest pairing after a women-in-power run, then turns it into a little mystery about availability and discipline. The thank-yous stay on-brand. Las Vegas, Becca PR, a doctor gift card, Manhattan small businesses, and next week's podcast all pass through without pretending the episode was organized.

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A Vegas spa recap turns into sharp hangout comedy about travel, scent, status, and awkward male bonding.

A quick Vegas turn gives How Long Gone exactly the kind of loose social terrain it likes: airport pain, the Burbank-to-Vegas shortcut, spa etiquette, Diet Coke in the relaxation area, and the odd choreography of men trying to bond by muttering college football names.

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A Vegas spa story with TSA woes, Burbank-to-Vegas flight anthropology, and the delicate art of surviving the bros-only relaxation lounge.

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