A Continuous Lean: Central Division

The Masters Edition

Michael Williams — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:13:06 GMT

We celebrate our beloved Masters at Augusta. Then we consider the incredible setting, remarkable patron experience and the wild world of golf clothes.

Hope you like it!

Read David’s new story on the quiet side of The Masters here.

Some thoughts of mine on the excitement of Masters week at The Old Ghosts.

My photos from the 2019 Masters are in The Print Edition. Order the new issue here.

Opening Day

Michael Williams — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:03:33 GMT

We talk baseball, cast iron skillets and the perils of specialization.

Hope you like it!

At the Newsstand

Michael Williams — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:27:08 GMT

Working Out

Michael Williams — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:03:56 GMT

Coming Into Focus

Michael Williams — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:02:53 GMT

Best in Show

Michael Williams — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:04:17 GMT

Patagonia Dispatch

Michael Williams — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:54:31 GMT

Pitti Post-Mortem

Michael Williams — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:39:30 GMT

On Further Reflection

Michael Williams — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:29:42 GMT

We consider the highs and lows of last year and look ahead to Pitti and Patagonia.

Hope you like it!
D & M

Staying Sane

Michael Williams — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:03:41 GMT

The Metropolitans

Michael Williams — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:03:49 GMT

A new episode of Central Division.

I return from France and we discuss the pleasures of Paris, the complications of modern travel and the false urgency of consumption—but we’re positive about it.

Hope you like it!

The Paris Issue

Michael Williams — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:04:05 GMT

Hello friends,

This is our 200th episode, which is exciting. When you realize that adds up to over 8 days of talking that’s mildly alarming. I am preparing for a big family trip to France. We also discuss packing theories, breaking up with bars and the rarely mentioned LA to Copenhagen flight.

Thanks for listening for five years!
D & M

The Print Edition

Michael Williams — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:03:14 GMT

We started our podcast five years ago because we wanted to talk about the things we’re into. By now you know what they are: travel, style, sports (and airline lounges!) and the details that make those things better. Oh, and we wanted to have a good time. That’s the same reason we started a newspaper: The Print Edition.

We like the idea of escaping the screen and the algorithm and getting back in print. Making a newspaper allowed us to work with our talented friends, like designer John Segal, and some of our favorite writers, Rosecrans Baldwin, Darrell Hartman, Hannah Elliott, Ruaridh Nicoll and Nathan King. We talked to Mickey Drexler, Matt Hranek, Jake Lacy and Tom McGuane. That’s a lot of good people who agreed to be part of a shoestring operation.

We thought that the release of our newspaper was worth getting together and making a little video. So we planned the way only we can: Michael took a redeye the night before and Coggins drank a bottle of wine. We gave hair and makeup the day off.

This was filmed at Libertine, our beloved restaurant in the West Village. Thanks to Cody who let us take over the dining room and Trent for all his help.

We’ll still be coming at you as podcast classic, but hope you like this change of pace.

And you can order your copy of The Print Edition below.

See you at the newsstand,
David & Michael

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Fall Classic

Michael Williams — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:03:31 GMT

Back on the Grid

Michael Williams — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:02:07 GMT

The Japanese Game

Michael Williams — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:22:21 GMT

Hello friends,

Our podcast returns from an unplanned hiatus. We get right into it, and I teach David about how the Wirecutter works, and we talk about what he would do if forced to buy a suit for $500. Then we have a great conversation about design, Japanese culture, travel, David Marx, and the big Uniqlo story in the New Yorker. David relents slightly a…

Power Lunch with Michael Williams

Michael Williams — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:02:13 GMT

The Car Show

Michael Williams — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:02:42 GMT

The Correspondent

Michael Williams — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:04:17 GMT

The Angler

Michael Williams — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:03:26 GMT

We’re back from Iceland and celebrate my Atlantic salmon success.

Hope you like it!

-Michael