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Don't you love a great lunch and conversation with an interesting friend? You know, the kind that you talk about for years to come. Phil Rosenthal, creator, and host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," already knows how to find fascinating people, foods, and cultures. While he always likes eating lunch, he's even more enthusiastic about a lunch that includes a conversation with smart people who share their stories. From Straw Hut Media
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Jimmy Jam & Denny Tedesco on Music, Fathers & Sons & "Immediate Family"
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David & Phil joyfully welcome their friend Jimmy Jam and their new friend Denny Tedesco to "Naked Lunch" for a moving conversation about music, fathers and sons and so much more. Jimmy Jam shares an inspiring update about his ongoing reunion with his long estranged father, who is the subject of a great new book, "Deeper Blues: The Life, Songs & Sal…
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Phil and David take some time in the middle of this wild Presidential Election year to share some stories about their own political educations and their experiences working with assorted American Presidents and other politicians. One big highlight: Phil goes deep on his amazing experience directing a comedy film called "The Final Days" starring Pre…
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Phil and David are thrilled to welcome the brilliant and beloved actress, director, writer, and producer Bonnie Hunt to "Naked Lunch." Bonnie retraces her remarkable career, including how as a young nurse in Chicago, she ended up making her movie debut opposite Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man." Hear Bonnie's "Jerry Maguire" director Came…
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Lake Street Dive: Rachael Price & Bridget Kearney
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David & Phil joyfully welcome Rachael Price and Bridget Kearney of Lake Street Dive, the remarkable band celebrating 20 years of making inspiring music without borders. Phil, Rachael and Bridget discuss how the group came to collaborate with him on the beloved, Emmy-nominated theme song for Phil's Netflix show "Somebody Feed Phil." They discuss the…
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10cc's Graham Gouldman & Shelly Peiken: Tales of Two Great Songwriters
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David & Phil share stories with two amazing songwriters. Graham Gouldman wrote some of the greatest rock classics of The British Invasion as a teenager in The Sixties, before becoming a founding member of 10cc in The Seventies. Graham is currently leading 10cc on the Ultimate, Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour playing their first American dates in over t…
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Wives Revisited: Happy Anniversary & "Happy Days"
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Phil & David have recorded a new introduction to the "Lunch" they nakedly love the most -- their wives. This week marks David & Fran's 30th Anniversary -- something David now finally remembers thanks in part to an embarrassing episode in this wonderful episode. This episode of "Naked Lunch" also celebrates Monica Rosenthal's recent work in brillian…
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Stand Up Lunch 2 with Jeff Ross, Larry Wilmore, Chloe Fineman, Kevin Nealon, Jimmy Pardo, Wayne Federman & Elaine May
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Here's Part Two of some of Phil & David's favorite conversations yet with some of their funniest friends who just happen to be comedy icons from a few different generations. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.…
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This episode will put an "MMMBop" in your step and lots of brotherly love in your heart. Phil and David enjoy a long-distance Zoom "Lunch" with Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson who were home in Tusla, Oklahoma. David retraces the beginnings of his long relationship with the Brothers Hanson which led to the group's first national TV appearance ever. It'…
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Stand Up Lunch with Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Paul Reiser, Hannah Einbinder, Patton Oswalt & Judy Gold
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Laughter is the main course for many of Phil & David's favorite episodes. Here's Part One of some of their greatest conversations yet with some of their funniest friends who happen to be comedy icons from a few generations. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenth…
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Phil & David's Top 10 Albums with Andy Kindler Sittin' In
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"Naked Lunch" responds to Apple Music's 100 Best Albums with a little list of their own. Phil and David countdown many of their favorite albums ever -- joined by stand up comedian, actor and musician Andy Kindler. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.co…
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A Canine Call-In Episode with Maureen Van Zandt, Brad Paisley & Your Calls!
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"Naked Lunch" Goes To The Dogs as Phil and David are joined by Phil's beloved dog Murray -- star of The Daily Murray -- and David's adorable puppy Stevie for a special canine-themed call-in episode featuring special check-ins from two of our favorite past "Lunch" guests: Maureen Van Zandt calls in with her dog Miss Tiggy-Winkle to discuss the brill…
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Wendy Liebman & Jeffrey Sherman, Their Funny Life Together & Remembering The Sherman Brothers
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Recently, Phil and David invited two of their friends -- the beloved stand-up comedian Wendy Liebman and her brilliant producer, writer, director and now podcaster husband Jeffrey Sherman -- to "Naked Lunch." Just days prior, Jeffrey's uncle Richard M. Sherman -- half of the legendary Sherman Brothers songwriting team along with Jeff's late great f…
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Ted Danson . . . Recorded Live at the 2024 EMA Impact Summit
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Cheers! Do NOT Curb Your Enthusiasm today as Phil & David welcome Phil's legendary buddy Ted Danson for a funny and inspiring conversation recorded live on June 5th at the Environmental Media Association's 2024 Impact Summit at Pendry West Hollywood. They discuss "Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson & Woody Harrelson (Sometimes)," the b…
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Green Naked Lunch with Ed Begley, Jr., Wolfgang Puck, Jane Fonda, Wendie Malick & Graham Nash. Next Week: Ted Danson!
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Help Save The Planet and perhaps even our Podcast by enjoying this very sustainable entertaining and informative Green Naked Lunch. Next week, Phil & David will welcome the iconic actor and longtime environmentalist Ted Danson in a conversation recorded June 5th at the Environmental Media Association's Impact Summit. Hear lovingly recycled highligh…
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Phil and David welcome a comedian's comedian, the hilarious Andy Kindler to discuss his time with Phil playing the challenging part of "Andy" on "Everybody Loves Raymond," Andy's legendary "State of the Industry" addresses at the Montreal Comedy Festival, his "Thought Spiral" podcast with J. Elvis Weinstein, voicing the part Mort the Mortician on "…
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Phil and David welcome their longtime podcast friend Alison Rosen ("Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend") who they both got to know back when they were all on "The Adam Carolla Show." They discuss Alison's book, "Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me): Fifth Anniversary Edition," her substack, her career path before, after an…
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Michael McDonald & Paul Reiser - Book Out Now!
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Order "What a Fool Believes", out now! Phil and David are thrilled to welcome not one but a dynamic duo of iconic friends -- legendary singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Michael McDonald and comedian, actor, writer and author Paul Reiser who have co-written Michael's brilliant new book "What a Fool Believes: A Memoir" which is being re…
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Phil and David welcome the witty veteran comedy writer, producer, actor, nepo baby and now fellow podcaster Jay Kogen to "Lunch." Jay -- whose credits include "Simpsons," "Frasier," "Malcolm in the Middle" and, yes, "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- discusses his life, career and his own wonderful new podcast, "Don't Be Alone With Jay Kogen" -- which ha…
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Phil and David welcome David's longtime friend Curt Smith for Cold Pressed Juices from Kreation Organic and a free flowing conversation about life, music, The Eighties, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Alice Cooper, Arthur Janov, private school, family and fatherhood in this Mad World. For more on Tears for Fears, go to https://tearsforfears.com. And even thoug…
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Phil and David welcome the great stand-up comic, Emmy Award-winning TV writer and veteran podcaster Greg Fitzsimmons to "Lunch" for a freewheeling conversation about comedy, marriage, podcasts -- basically, life. With compelling stories about interviewing Brian Wilson, advertising "boner pills" and writing for Ellen DeGeneres, among many more topic…
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Peter Frampton, Rock Hall Inductee!
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Phil and David absolutely LOVE guitar god and rock legend Peter Frampton -- Do You Feel Like We Do? Celebrating his recent induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, David explains how he first came to meet Peter and then work with Frampton on 2014's acclaimed Grammy Salute to The Beatles for which Peter played guitar. Peter tells Phil and David …
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America, with Jimmy Jam & intro by John Stamos
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Phil & David Zoom on down that "Ventura Highway" on a "Horse With No Name" for a fascinating career-spanning conversation with Gerry Beckley & Dewey Bunnel of the beloved group America. Previous "Lunch" guest Jimmy Jam -- a lifelong America fan himself -- joins for the conversation, and John Stamos offers a loving episode introduction. For Record S…
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It's another Naked Call In extravaganza as Phil and David answer YOUR listener questions and give the deep, thought provoking kind of answers you're looking for! Or maybe it's a little less serious and they discuss things like Steely Dan, the laws of attraction and positive people's effects on the world, Phil's upcoming tour (with a very exciting s…
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To celebrate his brilliantly funny and profound one man show "Just For Us" coming to HBO this Saturday night at 10PM and then streaming on MAX after that, Phil and David are revisiting their wonderful "Lunch" with internationally touring comedian Alex Edelman whose acclaimed, brilliantly funny one man show, "Just For Us" opened off-Broadway in 2022…
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Phil and David welcome -- with varying degrees of warmth -- the single most requested guest in "Naked Lunch" history -- Richard Rosenthal, Executive Producer of "Somebody Feed Phil" and Phil's actually brilliant younger brother. Where's Richard? Finally, right here on "Naked Lunch," so that for once, Somebody Fed Richard! great sandwiches from http…
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They may call it "Puppy Love," but really this episode is actually the second coming of Phil and David's fantastic conversation with Donny Osmond from his Las Vegas showroom. Some of Donny's greatest fans ask Donny, Phil & David questions, plus great stories about food, travel, Donny's experience being the first star to perform on "The Masked Singe…
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Donny Osmond, Pt. 1. Carrie Underwood makes a Special 100th Episode Intro!
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Phil and David & the "Naked Lunch" podcast hit 100 episodes in winning style in Las Vegas with a special introduction by Carrie Underwood followed by a fantastic, funny & revealing conversation with the iconic Donny Osmond in front of a few hundred of his most loving fans in his Vegas showroom. Just as in his award-winning Vegas residency at https:…
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Shaun Cassidy, Da Doo Rerun, Episode 99.9!
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To whet your appetites for our big 100th episode of "Naked Lunch" with our special guest Donny Osmond -- recorded live in his Las Vegas showroom and being released next week -- we've decided to Da Doo Re-Run one of our favorite episodes yet -- an amazing conversation with the extraordinary Shaun Cassidy. Shaun's enjoyed an enduring success story as…
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Phil and David welcome one of their favorite comedians in the world to "Lunch" at Phil's house. This is a fun and funny discussion about Pete's career as a beloved stand-up comedian, writer, producer, actor, host and podcaster that takes a fascinating turn toward spirituality and so much more. Follow Pete at peteholmes.com and check out his podcast…
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Phil and David are joined by the wonderful Lily Rosenthal -- Phil's lifelong daughter and now his co-author for a brand new children's picture book called "Just Try It! (A Phil & Lil Book)" with illustrations by New York Times bestselling author Luke Flowers. It's a book about a food-loving bad encouraging his picky eater daughter to just try somet…
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Phil and David welcome writer, reporter, broadcaster and friend Chris Connelly to "Naked Lunch." They discuss Chris's long, impressive and varied career, his very crucial role in David's career, and Phil, David and Chris's shared experiences working together on a number of high profile TV telethons starting with 2001's "American: A Tribute To Heroe…
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Phil and David discuss The 66th Annual Grammy Awards, then take your excellent phone calls -- literally, from Melbourne, Florida to Melbourne, Australia -- about a wide range of topics. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.…
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Phil and David break bread with the gluten-free yet entirely delightful Matt Goldich while he was in Los Angeles for The Emmy Awards because Matt and the other writers for @latenightseth were nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Okay, they did not win that night, but this "Lunch" remains a very winning conversation about life, fo…
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Phil and David talk about the Grammy Awards, and how David first met Trevor Noah who hosts Music's Biggest Night for the fourth time on Sunday February 4th on CBS and Paramount Plus. Then they enjoy more memorable Grammy conversations with Jimmy Jam, Jimmy Kimmel, Susanna Hoffs and Steve Van Zandt, as well as great music talk with Jane Fonda, Allen…
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Writer, producer, director, comedian, actor Lew Schneider -- one of Phil's best friends and one of the original "Everybody Loves Raymond" writers -- joins Phil and David for a freewheeling conversation about food, comedy, television writers rooms, great music, terrible vacations, Rick Springfied, Don Rickles, good times and even terrible timeshares…
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Phil and David present a second set of some of their greatest musical hits with guests from Peter Frampton coming alive discussing his childhood pal, David Bowie to Steven Van Zandt giving insight into his relationship with his longtime buddy and sometimes Boss, Bruce Springsteen to Susanna Hoffs talking about her "Eternal Flame." All this plus gre…
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Phil and David present the first set of some of their greatest musical hits with guests from Sheryl Crow on singing with The Rolling Stones to Jimmy Jam growing up with Prince to T Bone Burnett on touring with Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Review to Keanu Reeves on his rock & roll childhood to Micky Dolenz on life with The Monkees to Henry Winkl…
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Nepo Baby Boom with Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Ed Begley Jr., Pam Adlon, Shaun Cassidy and Many More!
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There's been a LOT of talk about Nepo babies this past year, but very little of it as fun, entertaining and positive as the conversations Phil and David have had on "Naked Lunch" with some of the nicest people you will ever meet who just so happen to be legends who've made their good name in the family business -- namely, show business. To learn mo…
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Have Yourself a Merry Little "Naked Lunch" full of comfort and joy as Phil and David take your calls and discuss topics including food, music, Shaun Cassidy, Howard Stern and so much more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.…
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Phil and David are joined by internationally touring comedian Alex Edelman whose acclaimed, brilliantly funny one man show, "Just For Us" opened off-Broadway in 2022 before premiering on Broadway in 2023; it was named "New York Times" Critic’s Pick both times and has already won an Obie. Recently. While performing the wildly timely "Just For Us" be…
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Billy Bob Thornton with J.D. Andrew, AKA The Boxmasters, Part 2
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Phil and David continue their fascinating discussion with actor, writer, director and musician Billy Bob Thornton, an Academy Award-winner, and his Grammy-winning, longstanding musical partner in their beloved band The Boxmasters, J.D. Andrew, recorded on the beautiful Motion Picture & Television Fund campus in Woodland Hills, California -- https:/…
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Billy Bob Thornton with J.D. Andrew, AKA The Boxmasters, Part 1
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Phil and David are joined by actor, writer, director and musician Billy Bob Thornton, an Academy Award-winner, and his Grammy-winning, longstanding musical partner in their beloved band The Boxmasters, J.D. Andrew. for another special episode recorded on the beautiful Motion Picture & Television Fund campus in Woodland Hills, California -- https://…
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Phil and David enjoy a lively lunch with beloved actor and new best-selling author John Stamos (his new memoir "If You Had Told Me" is out now) at the beautiful Motion Picture & Television Fund campus in Woodland Hills, California -- https://mptf.com/. They discuss John's remarkable life in show business from "General Hospital" to "Full House" to "…
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Phil and David's dream conversation with the Oscar-winning actress, dedicated activist and best-selling author Jane Fonda continues and ice cream is served. Jane shares some of her important environmental concerns. Then the "Naked Lunch" talk turns to everything from "nepo babies" to the intersection of movies and politics and some of Jane's experi…
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Phil invites his legendary friend Jane Fonda -- the two-time Academy Award winning actress, dedicated activist and best-selling author -- to lunch for a conversation about art, family and life that's so amazing, we are dividing it into two parts just so that we can savor. Hear remarkable and sometimes surprising stories from one of Hollywood's most…
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Brad Paisley Checks In, You Call In, Phil & David Discuss The Sphere and Matthew Perry
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Back by popular demand, we're taking your calls! But first, Phil and David discuss experiencing the new Sphere in Las Vegas, seeing U2's concert and Darren Aronofsky's Sphere film, "Postcards From Earth" there. They then both remember Matthew Perry. Then we're talking to the people. Phil gets a very special call from a fan in Australia and later, a…
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Phil and David welcome David's longtime friend and vocalist extraordinaire and Country Music superstar Darius Rucker to the show, and after a few silly Hootie & The Blowfish jokes, they settle in for a fun and heartfelt discussion about Darius's new album, "Carolyn's Boy," dedicated to his mother who was his biggest fan, but who passed away before …
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Being Henry (Winkler): The Fonz...And Beyond
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In honor of our good friend Henry Winkler's new book, "Being Henry: The Fonz . . . And Beyond" we're re-airing his appearance on Naked Lunch to help celebrate! The book can be found here! It's a very happy day as "Naked Lunch" warmly welcomes a beloved Hollywood icon, an Emmy-winning legend, a surprisingly viral fisherman, and a recently anointed D…
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Steven Van Zandt and Maureen Van Zandt
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Phil and David were born to run this episode in which they're thrilled to be joined by Maureen and Steven Van Zandt. David expresses how Steven's brilliant work with Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band & Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul changed his life forever. Phil discusses food and touring the world w…
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Jake Cohen, A Very "Jew-ish" Conversation With the Author of "I Could Nosh"
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With the heartbreaking and horrific backdrop of the recent terrorist attacks on Israel, Phil & David have a heartfelt, warm and funny yet timely and emotional conversation about Judaism, food, identity and life with Jake Cohen, the "New York Times" bestselling cookbook author of "Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes From A Modern Mensch" and his latest deli…
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