Best Sam And Abe Podcasts (2024)

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Podcast 204: Susan Crabtree Secret Service Investigation Exclusives

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In this episode of Breaking Battlegrounds, hosts Sam Stone and guest host Sean Noble are joined by Susan Crabtree, political correspondent for RealClearPolitics, who returns to provide an update on her investigation into the Secret Service. Then, Dr. Jessica Spencer, Director of Advocacy for the Florida Vote No on Amendment 3 Campaign, explains why…

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Reishi Bonsai with Sam Shoemaker 1:08:07

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Today we sit down with the highly creative Sam Shoemaker to chat about Reishi Bonsai, mycelial boats, cultivating stinkhorns and so many other interesting projects he's up to. Get curious, tune in and shroom in. Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. Our next winner will be selected on August 21, 2024 and contacted via email. www.mushroomrevival.co…

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38: Depop & Delli Founder Simon Beckerman & Sam Wong on Selling A £1.25 Billion Company, What Food Can Learn From Fashion & How Delli Will Take Over Your Weekly Shop! 35:56

6h ago35:56

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Today we're bringing you something slightly different as we sit down with Depop & Delli founder Simon Beckerman & one of their 'makers' Lil Wong Bakes to discuss their ambitious plans to take over the weekly shop, reinvent the online food scene and what they've learnt from the trends in the fashion world and brought to the food industry. We also fi…

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Adam Higginbotham: Challenger 49:47

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My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Adam Higginbotham, whose new book Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space describes the 1986 space shuttle disaster that took the lives of seven astronauts and, arguably, inflicted America's greatest psychic scar since the assassination of JFK. He tells me about the extraord…

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Podcast 203: Exclusive Sit-Down with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt

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In this episode of Breaking Battlegrounds, host Chuck Warren sits down with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt before he takes the stage at Erick Erickson’s 2024 Gathering, an event that unites conservatives from across the nation to discuss the future of America. In this exclusive interview, Governor Stitt dives into the challenges and opportunities fa…

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Podcast 202: Jason Willick on Harris’ Record and Fact Checking CNN’s “Fact-Check” with Ashley Hayek

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This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, host Sam Stone and guest host Sean Noble tackle critical issues with Washington Post columnist Jason Willick. They’ll explore Chuck Schumer’s legislation that could trigger a constitutional crisis and examine Kamala Harris’ record. Later, America First Works Executive Director Ashley Hayek will fact-check CNN’s …

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37: John Williams MBE - Escoffier's Protégé On; The Importance Of Keeping Classic French Cooking Alive, The Problems With Modern Day Chefs & How He Turned The Ritz's Fortunes Around! 1:00:20

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Is there a more respected Chef in this country than John Williams? The answer is no. He's the only British Chef in history to receive both an MBE and to be conferred with a CMA (the equivalent of an MBE) by the French Government for his services to food, and away from the Kitchen championed young people getting into cooking through his presidency a…

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How Plant Fungicides are Affecting Humans with Marin T Brewer 58:54

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When we spray fungicides on plants, these fungi are adapting and becoming resistant to anti-fungals when they go and infect humans later down the line. We sit down with Marin T Brewer to talk about these developing super microorganisms and our race to come up with a solution to save humanity. Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. Our next winner w…

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36: Mise En Place - Coal Office's Dan Pelles - Going From Jean-George's Protégé In New York To Running The Best Middle Eastern Restaurant In London! 47:05

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What a joy it is to be joined by the incredibly charming and stupendously talented Dan Pelles, Head Chef of the best restaurant I've been to in all year in 'The Coal Office' in Kings Cross. Having honed his skills working for years under the guidance of the iconic Jean-Georges in his multiple Michelin Starred restaurants in New York, Dan then was h…

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Nathan Thrall: A Day In The Life of Abed Salama 35:19

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My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Nathan Thrall, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book A Day In The Life of Abed Salama – which uses the story of a terrible bus crash in the West Bank to describe in ground-up detail the day-to-day lives of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. Speaking to me from Jerusalem, Nathan tells me wh…

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35: Sally Abé - The Dark Side Of High End Cuisine - Panic Attacks, Abuse & Emergency Operations! 49:48

8d ago49:48

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Today we're delighted to be joined by Sally Abé who is a Michelin Starred Head Chef and recently released her tell all memoir about the hardships of growing up as a female chef at the high end of the restaurant industry. From several emergency hospital visits to being abused by her colleagues to suffering from severe panic attacks, today Sally lays…

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Podcast 201: Congressman Juan Ciscomani on the Trump Assassination Task Force and His Bipartisan Affordable Housing Bill

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In this episode of Breaking Battlegrounds, we kick it off with Congressman Juan Ciscomani of Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, who gives us the latest developments regarding the Trump assassination task force, the most recent job reports released, and his bipartisan affordable housing bill in Congress. Following this, Joe Bishop-Henchman from t…

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34: Meera Sodha - Best Selling Cookbook Author On How Her Breakdown Ruined Her Love For Food & How She Eventually Fought Back! 51:19

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We're honoured to be joined by one of the best selling cookbook writers and chefs of the last 10 years in Meera Sodha, to hear about her incredibly emotional burnout and breakdown, which ended up killing her love for food and life for a number of years. We also find out how she managed to finally escape from the darkness and fall back in love with …

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Marine Fungi with Massimo Pernice 38:36

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Dive into the deep ocean to explore ecosystems of fungi with Massimo Pernice. Learn how fungi can adapt to extreme environments with ease, how they can breathe underwater, scavenge for food, reproduce, and mush more. Marine mycology is an under-appreciated and under-researched treasure trove of new discoveries and opportunities that lay beneath us.…

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David Baddiel: My Family 41:15

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My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is the writer and comedian David Baddiel, talking about his new book My Family: the Memoir. He talks about childhood trauma, what made him a comedian, and how describing in minute detail his mother’s decades long affair with a slightly crooked golfing memorabilia salesman is an act not of betrayal but of lo…

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33: Spiteri Brothers - Soho's Hidden Secrets, Fishing Customers Out Of The Canal & Creating London's Most Sought After Floating Restaurant! 53:16

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You're in for an absolute treat today as we're joined by arguably the coolest and most talented brothers since the Gallagher's ruled the roost in the 90s. Brothers Fin and Lorcan (Time Out Chef Of The Year 2023) Spiteri are no strangers to London’s food and drink industry, being the sons of renowned restaurateur Jon Spiteri (St John's, French House…

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Podcast 200: Congresswoman Nancy Mace on Women’s Rights and Elizabeth Nolan Brown on Kamala Harris’s Troubling Record

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This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, we’re bringing you a powerhouse lineup of guests. First, we welcome Congresswoman Nancy Mace from South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, who will discuss current hot-button issues like women’s rights, the global IT outage, and the recent resignation of US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Next, Eli…

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Cooking Mushrooms with Alan Bergo 53:52

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Alan Bergo, the chef better known as forager chef leads us on a gastronomic journey of the senses into the mushroom world. We talk about local foraged and farmed food, tips and tricks on how to cook mushrooms, notable varieties people should try before they die, and lots more. Tune in, shroom in and get your taste buds ready. Sign up for our podcas…

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Neil Jordan: Amnesiac 43:06

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My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the writer and film director Neil Jordan, who joins me to discuss his new book Amnesiac: A Memoir. He talks, among other things, about writing for the page and the screen, the uses of myth, putting words into the mouths of historical figures, seeing ghosts in aeroplanes, being ripped off by Harvey Weinst…

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32: Denai Moore - Award Winning Musician & Chef Discusses; Her New Patty Shop 'Flaky', Working With Plan B & Whether Veganism Is Dying?? 42:56

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Today we sit down with award wining musician turned chef and cookbook writer Denai Moore to discuss her incredible journey from growing up in Spanish Town in Jamaica to becoming one of the most famous faces in the vegan global food scene! Denai's also released 3 critically acclaimed albums and worked with everyone from Plan B to SBTRKT, but is nowa…

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Podcast 199: Vice President JD Vance and What Went Wrong with Trump’s Secret Service

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Join Chuck and Sam for a deep dive into this week’s pivotal topics: Trump’s attempted assassination and his VP pick. First up, Ryan James Girdusky, author, podcast host, and political consultant known for his incisive commentary on national populism, discusses the true nature of JD Vance on a personal level. Following Ryan, Susan Crabtree, politica…

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31: Cookbook Special - Kitty Coles - Ghostwriting Best Selling Cookbooks - The Negative Impact Of Free Content On Cookbook Sales & The Secret To The Greatest Ever Roast! 41:41

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We're honoured to be joined today for a special by the wonderful Kitty Coles, a name you may not have heard before, but I can guarantee you would have enjoyed her work. She has either; created, styled or written the best selling cookbooks over the last 10 years and today joins us to celebrate her incredible career and work. From growing up in her f…

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Roger McGough: Collected Poems 1959-2024 34:59

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My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Roger McGough, whose new The Collected Poems: 1959-2024 anthologises a poetic career 65 years long and counting. Roger tells me about revisiting his old work and making it new, why he's 'not being serious' about the future of Poetry Please, and how he narrowly missed being on the Pyramid Stage at Glaston…

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Podcast 198: Congressman Schweikert on Economic Opportunity and Dr. Everett Piper Discusses Biden’s Moral Projections

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This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, we have an action-packed lineup. We start with Congressman David Schweikert, representing Arizona’s 1st Congressional district and renowned for his pivotal roles in economic policy and healthcare innovation. As Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee, Congressman …

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30: Tom Aikens - Learning Secrets From Koffmann & Robuchon - Sleeping 3 Hours A Night In Pursuit Of Michelin Glory & The Poisonous Nature Of Working In Professional Kitchens! 46:27

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We're honoured to be joined today by the youngest ever British 2 Michelin starred chef in the trail blazer Tom Aikens, to discuss his incredible career which has taken him from working for arguably the 2 greatest chefs of all time in Pierre Koffmann & Joël Robuchon to running some of the finest restaurants to ever grace the London dining scene. For…

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How to Improve Your Sex Life With Psychedelics with Tommaso Barba 50:53

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Today we sit down with Tommaso Barba to chat about how we can improve our sex lives with mushrooms and psychedelics. Did you know making love and doing a psychedelic ceremony are wildly all too similar, from set and setting, integration/aftercare, to altered states of high emotions and breakthroughs. Tommaso studied the sex lives of those who take …

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Michael Nott: Thom Gunn's Cool Queer Life 29:02

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My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is Michael Nott, author of the new biography Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life. He tells me about the poet's early trauma, his transatlantic identity, his unconventional family and his compartmentalised life, part teaching and writing, part sex, drugs and rock and roll.…

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29: Jordon King - The Secrets Of Parisian Restaurants - Portugal's Hidden Foodie Treasures & Is Pasta Carbonara In fact American? 55:45

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Today we're joined by the incredibly charming and wonderfully knowledgable Jordon Ezra King, to hear about his journey from being a trainee tailor on Saville Rowe (working for everyone from Stephen Fry to some of the most renowned gangsters in the country) to becoming a chef and working at some of London & Paris's top restaurants. Jordon is current…

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Podcast 197: European Politics, Democrats’ Post-Debate Panic, and Mexico Drug Cartels with Henry Olsen, Jeff Mason, and Abe Hamadeh

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Join Chuck and Sam today as they first welcome political analyst Henry Olsen, who weighs in on the recent U.K. and French elections and their implications for America. Then, White House Correspondent for Reuters, Jeff Mason, discusses the Democrats’ post-debate panic and the process to potentially replace Biden. Finally, Abe Hamadeh, former U.S. Ar…

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28: Mise En Place - Bar Levan Founder - Mark Gurney on; Parisian Wine Bars, Messy Nights On Mezcal & Punishing 'No Shows'! 32:43

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Today we find ourselves less than a minutes walk from Peckham station taking refuge in Bar Levan, a Parisian inspired wine bar that serves up an incredible hattrick of delights in; amazing natural wines, gorgeous french food and freshly spun vinyl tunes. We sit down with co-owner and DJ Mark Gurney over a couple of glasses of wine and sample some o…

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Kathleen Jamie: Cairn 24:01

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In her new book Cairn, the Scots poet Kathleen Jamie sets a capstone of sorts on her trilogy of short prose collections Findings, Surfacing and Sightlines. She joins Sam on this week’s Book Club podcast to talk about why she hesitates to call herself a nature writer, how prose found her late in life, and why whale-watching isn’t what it used to be.…

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27: Ben Tish - Why I Walked Out on 'Bully' Marcus Wareing - Eating Raw Bacon With My Grandma & Why I'll Never Return To My Critically Acclaimed Restaurant 'Norma'! 45:50

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Today we're joined by a proper legend of the industry in multi-award winning chef and cookbook writer Ben Tish, who takes us through his remarkable career which started off in Skegness working with Jason Atherton in an unappreciated fine dining restaurant and has ended up 25 years later with him being one of the most respected chefs in the country.…

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Podcast 196: A Reflection on America’s Past and Present with Ken LaCorte, Martin Di Caro, and Jon Riches

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Join Chuck and Sam for our Independence Day episode, where we reflect on America’s foundational history and the sacrifices of our founders. We begin with award-winning broadcaster Ken LaCorte, host of ‘Elephants in Rooms’, as he analyzes the Presidential debate and its implications for today’s America. Later, Martin Di Caro, host of ‘History As It …

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Double-stranded RNA Mind Controls Rust Fungi with Rebecca Degnan 1:03:49

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Right out of a science fiction movie - what if there was a magic spray that could control living organisms to do your bidding? Well, that spray exists, and researchers like Rebecca Degnan are using it for good. Rebecca, from the University of Queensland, is taking a double-stranded RNA spray to control rust fungi that are infecting plants to cure o…

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Åsne Seierstad: The Afghans 47:58

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My guest for this week's Book Club is the journalist and author Åsne Seierstad. She tells me about her new book The Afghans: Three Lives Through War, Love and Revolt; how and why she constructed a novelistic narrative about real-life people and events, and what her encounters with human rights activist Jamila, Taliban commander Bashir and thwarted …

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Podcast 195: Congressman Curtis Making Utah Great and Jon Levine’s 2024 Election Predictions

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Tune in to Breaking Battlegrounds this week where we are first joined by Congressman John Curtis, representing Utah’s 3rd Congressional District and a candidate for U.S. Senate. He discusses critical national security issues concerning China and the border, along with President Biden’s high-speed internet plan and Utah’s upcoming primary election. …

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26: Joe Laker - Bullying, Lying & Stealing - The Brutal Reality Of Working In Michelin Star Kitchens! 50:33

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We're joined today by not only one of London's hottest chefs, but also one of the most outspoken men we've ever had the pleasure of sitting down with in Joe Laker. He is the genius mind behind the much lauded 'Counter 71' in Shoreditch and has cut his teeth at some of the finest Michelin Star establishments in Europe from The Black Swan in Yorkshir…

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Mushroom Art with Irene Antonez 1:00:17

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Irene Antonez is an artist and musician based in Prague, who specializes in bio art and botanical/mycological illustration, particularly focusing on fungi and microorganisms. Irene's work is heavily influenced by her microscopic research of fungi, mushroom hunting, ethnomycology, ethnobotany, antique scientific illustration books, and her family's …

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25: Mise En Place - Chick 'N Sours Founder David Wolanski - 'The Food Industry Is Now Driven On Hype, You Don't Have To Make Good Food Anymore'! 29:44

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We're honoured to be joined by co-founder of the multi-award winning restaurant Chick 'N Sours, that's a favourite to everyone from Usher to Pierre Koffman to Mike Skinner and beyond. We hear about his incredible journey from working for Marco Pierre White to starting his sandwich shop in Soho to meeting his now partner Ex DJ now Chef Carl Clarke a…

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Mark Bostridge: In Pursuit of Love 41:14

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My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Mark Bostridge. In his new book In Pursuit of Love: The Search for Victor Hugo’s Daughter, Mark describes his quest to uncover the traces of Adele Hugo and the doomed love affair which cost her her sanity. He tells me how Adele’s story chimed in poignant ways with his own life and what it taught him abou…

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Season 2 Episode 9: Jennifer Shaffer, Director of the Organic Land Care Program at the Northeast Organic Farming Association 47:16

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In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Shaffer, Director of the Organic Land Care Program at the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA). Jennifer discusses how NOFA's mission of sustainable farming extends to their Organic Land Care Program, which aims to bring organic farming principles to landscapes. This program is designed for landsca…

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Sophie Wyburd - Reveals Her Favourite New Cookbook Recipes - The Magic of Working At Quo Vadis & Why She Left MOB! 1:02:56

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We’re kicking off Season 2 with a new partner in Delli & the incredible Sophie Wyburd to match. Never have we had a guest bring so many incredible stories & also such infectious laughter to the pod! She takes us through her incredible culinary career: from studying at Leith’s Cooking School to working under Jeremy Lee at Quo Vadis to how she headed…

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Podcast 194: Blake Masters on the Negative Impact of Biden’s Policies and Brad Wilcox Discusses Fatherhood Influence

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This week on our Father’s Day special, we delve into the heart of family and fatherhood. To start, we have Blake Masters, a friend of the show and candidate for Congressional District 8 in Arizona. Blake shares his insights on the pressing concerns of voters in his district, his plans for the military and the […]…

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