Best Ed Levine Podcasts (2024)

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Anajak: Thai Taco Tuesday & More 25:36

1h ago25:36

25:36

We're back with more wit and wisdom from Justin Pichetrungsi, the chef-owner of the award-winning Anajak Thai in Sherman Oaks, California. We'll hear about the origins of Thai Taco Tuesday and so much more.By Ed Levine

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S2 Ep1: GRD020: Should I Use the Still Working Exception? 16:18

8d ago16:18

16:18

In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss if you should use the “Still Working” exception. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not…

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Anajak Thai - Justin Pichetrungsi 26:13

7d ago26:13

26:13

This week on Special Sauce we hang out with Justin Pichetrungsi, the James Beard Award-winning chef-owner of the justifiably heralded Anajak Thai in Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks to be exact). How and why he went from working in animation at Disney to taking over his family's restaurant makes for quite a story.…

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0072 - 2024/25 Season Preview with Josh Shaw 32:20

11d ago32:20

32:20

POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel sits down with Josh Shaw to discuss POP's upcoming 2024/25 season. Full season ticket packages on sale now! Don't miss the revival of the bilingual Japanese/English Madama Butterfly at the Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo. Two Weekends ONLY June 1,2,7,9 2024By Pacific Opera Project

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Phil Rosenthal: Live & Much More 30:43

14d ago30:43

30:43

This week on Special Sauce I talk to my old friend Phil Rosenthal about the new season of Somebody Feed Phil, his national tour, and Just Try It, the children's book that he wrote with his daughter LilyBy Ed Levine

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Fake It 'Til You Make It?: How Action Can Trigger Transformation: Matt Nagler on PYP 582 1:15:07

16d ago1:15:07

1:15:07

Behavioral economist Matt Nagler returns to the podcast to discuss the urgent question of whether acting "as if" can lead to genuine transformation. Standard economic theory holds that we have innate preferences, and that life is more or less about going around getting those preferences met. People who like chocolate go to work and make money so th…

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Kenji: Teriyaki in Seattle 25:36

21d ago25:36

25:36

This week on Special Sauce we talk teriyaki with Kenji, who is on a quest to visit every chicken teriyaki joint in Seattle.By Ed Levine

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An Autobiography of Trauma and Healing: Peter Levine, PhD, on PYP 581 1:09:06

23d ago1:09:06

1:09:06

“Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering.” - Peter A. Levine Drawing upon healing traditions that go back thousands of years, Peter Levine, PhD has created a method of healing trauma that has the power to revolutionize the mental health field. His modality, Somatic Experi…

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Jacques Torres - hot chocolate 24:43

28d ago24:43

24:43

This week on Special Sauce we talk hot chocolate with Mr. Chocolate himself, Jacques Torres. Jacques makes my favorite hot chocolate mix.By Ed Levine

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Kenji and Deb: The Recipe Podcast 35:05

1M ago35:05

35:05

This week on Special Sauce we get the backstory of Deb Perelman and J. Kenji Lopez Alt's brand new podcast The Recipe.By Ed Levine

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How to Prepare for a Journey of Transformation: Jacquelyn Lane and Scott Osman on PYP 580 52:18

1M ago52:18

52:18

Scott Osman and Jacquelyn Lane have written a very valuable book: Becoming Coachable. It's a blueprint not just for individual, not just organizational, but sustainable planetary success and well being. And if you're thinking of raising your game by enlisting the help of an executive or life coach, it will save you lots of time and frustration. In …

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Slow Noodles: A Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience 39:46

1M ago39:46

39:46

This week on Special Sauce we hear the remarkable story of Chantha Nguon, a Cambodian woman who suffers unbearable losses and unspeakable tragedies suffered at the hands of the Khmer Rouge by imagining the taste of her mother's cooking.By Ed Levine

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Dorie Greenspan's Cookie Advice 22:23

2M ago22:23

22:23

This week on Special Sauce Dorie Greenspan zooms in from Paris with lots of helpful cookie baking advice.By Ed Levine

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Nancy Silverton: Foolproof Baker's Recipes 38:59

2M ago38:59

38:59

This week on Special Sauce, James Beard Award-winning chef and baker Nancy Silverton talks about her new book ‘The Cookie that Changed My Life’. Any serious eater who loves to bake should check it out.By Ed Levine

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Dorie Greenspan's Low Key Baking Brilliance 26:29

2M ago26:29

26:29

This week on Special Sauce we get some brilliant, common sense home baking advice from home baking wizard Dorie Greenspan.By Ed Levine

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The Joy of Cooking as an Earth Citizen: Lois Ellen Frank, PhD on PYP 579 1:00:47

2M ago1:00:47

1:00:47

Lois Ellen Frank's most recent cookbook, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: Modern Plant-Based Recipes using Native American Ingredients, offers delicious recipes and shows how embracing Native American food practices and philosophies can help heal our planet. Feeling overwhelmed or hopeless about the environment and our role in its degradation. Frank exp…

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Burlap and Barrel Pt 2 31:45

2M ago31:45

31:45

This week on Special we continue our deep dive into the world of dried spices with Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar, founders of Burlap & Barrel. And we hear from some serious eaters about their experiences with buying, using and storing their dried spices.By Ed Levine

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65. Covering Local Law 97 with Joe Chavez from NYC Accelerator 25:11

2M ago25:11

25:11

Host Mark Levine, owner of NYC Property Management firm EBMG sits down in the virtual studio with Joe Chavez, the Deputy Director for Resilient and Efficient Buildings, part of the NYC Accelerator Program. Email the show! nycrealestatepodcast@gmail.com Topics covered on today's episode include: What is 97? How is the city supporting building owners…

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Jacques Torres, Mr. Chcocolate Redux 28:17

3M ago28:17

28:17

For Valentine's Day I dug up this classic interview with Mr. Chocolate, Jacques Torres. He gives us a succinct master class in making bean to bar chocolate, from growing the cacao beans to making milk, dark, and white chocolate creations to sell in his shops and online.By Ed Levine

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Diversity & Inclusion: Wokeness Run Amok or Simply Good Business?: Sally Helgesen on Plant Yourself 54:15

3M ago54:15

54:15

DEI - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - has been under attack for a while, but the issue came to a head over the recent public kerfuffle regarding the resignations of the presidents of Penn and Harvard Universities. Both women, one Black - they were portrayed on social and right-wing media as tokens, unqualified, and examples of affirmative action…

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0071 - The Stars of Die Fledermaus, Continued! 18:32

3M ago18:32

18:32

Avery Boettcher, Schyler Vargas, and Chloe Sundet had some more funny stories to share! One Weekend ONLY February 17-18, 2024 Thorne Hall, Occidental CollegeBy Pacific Opera Project

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Crystal Wilkinson On Kitchen Ghosts 30:15

3M ago30:15

30:15

This week on Special Sauce I talk with former Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson, author of the culinary memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks.By Ed Levine

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0070 - A toast to the stars of Die Fledermaus! 20:35

3M ago20:35

20:35

Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses the upcoming production of Die Fledermaus with cast members Avery Boettcher, Schyler Vargas, and Chloe Sundet. One Weekend ONLY February 17-18, 2024 Thorne Hall, Occidental CollegeBy Pacific Opera Project

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Burlap and Barrel 31:21

3M ago31:21

31:21

This week on Special Sauce we talk to the good guy spice whisperers Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar, who are the founders of the socially conscious spice company Burlap & Barrel. They are on a mission to to build new international spice supply chains that are equitable, transparent, and traceable.By Ed Levine

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How to Make Healthy Vegan Bread: Ed and Natasha Tatton on PYP 577 1:03:10

3M ago1:03:10

1:03:10

Ed and Natasha Tatton are co-owners of a vegan bread bakery called BReD in Whistler, British Columbia. They're also co-authors of BReD: Sourdough Loaves, Small Breads, and Other Plant-Based Baking, a cookbook that capitalized on the pandemic sourdough craze and actually got me measuring and mixing my own starter. It's weird that I never thought abo…

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Toni Tipton Martin 2: African American Cocktails and More 23:14

3M ago23:14

23:14

This week on Special Sauce we delve deeper into Toni Tipton Martin's seminal research into African-American cooking and cocktails.By Ed Levine

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The Sneak Attack that Makes Cravings Irresistible - and How to Resist Anyway: Glenn Livingston, PhD on PYP 576 1:12:30

3M ago1:12:30

1:12:30

Glenn Livingston, PhD, joins Howie to talk about his new book, Defeat Your Cravings, and shares insights gleaned from coaching thousands of clients on overcoming food addiction and developing a healthy relationship with food. His previous book emphasized the importance of fixing one's thinking about food and intervening in behavioral automation loo…

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Toni Tipton Martin: African-American Cookbooks 26:20

4M ago26:20

26:20

This week on Special Sauce we talk African American Cookbooks with Cook's Country editor in chief, food historian, and writer Toni Tipton Martin.By Ed Levine

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Why Rational People Believe Irrational Things: Dan Ariely on PYP 575 1:01:09

4M ago1:01:09

1:01:09

Here's this week's guest introducing himself, and sharing a bit of what happened to him over the past couple of years. "My name is Dan Ariely. I'm a social scientist... I work on behavioral change. And when COVID started, I became very popular. "I got lots of questions from lots of governments... Should we do fines? What about distant education? Wo…

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Harlem Seafood Soul's Tami Treadwell Redux, Part 2 27:13

4M ago27:13

27:13

This week on Special Sauce we hear part 2 of one of our favorite interviews of 2022 with the inimitable Tami Treadwell, the charismatic founder of Harlem Seafood Soul.By Ed Levine

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Can Economic Theory Help You Have a Good Life? Matthew Nagler on PYP 574 1:25:42

4M ago1:25:42

1:25:42

Matt Nagler is a professor of Economics at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He’s also one of my oldest friends - and since he was the first person in our friend group to get Intellivision (look it up), we spent a lot of time at his house playing tank battles and other advanced video games. We’ve been talking for a few months …