A true ghost story podcast about the haunted houses, strange encounters, and the unseen things that have quietly, and sometimes not-so-quietly, shaped my life. I’m Rachel. A pragmatic, lifelong sceptic who, for reasons unknown, seems to have drawn the short straw when it comes to paranormal experiences. Made of Ghosts is a space for the stories I’ve hidden, the questions I’ve carried, and the moments that refused to fade. I’m telling them now for anyone who’s ever felt like something was the ...
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Jason Horton & Rebecca Leib discuss and explore some of the most mysterious and interesting events in history. Take a trip to haunted hotels, abandoned malls, deserted amusement parks, paranormal experiences, infamous true crimes, and weird historical and cultural events. This is Ghost Town. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Food & Wine has led the conversation around food, drinks, and hospitality in America and around the world since 1978. Tinfoil Swans continues that legacy with a new series of intimate, informative, surprising, and uplifting conversations with the biggest names in the culinary industry, sharing never-before-heard stories about the successes, struggles, and fork-in-the-road moments that made them who they are today. Each week, you'll hear from icons and innovators like Daniel Boulud, Guy Fieri ...
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A hunt goes awry in 1807. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A self-proclaimed time traveler takes hold of an online cult in 2020. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Samin Nosrat and the Very Nerdy Socks
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1:01:39Samin Nosrat has changed the way so many of us think about food, cooking, and connection. You may know her as the bestselling author of Salt Fat Acid Heat, her joyful Netflix series of the same name, or her wildly popular podcast Home Cooking. But in this conversation, she goes far beyond recipes. Samin opens up about growing up as a book-loving ou…
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The Liberace Near Death Experience (GT Mini)
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5:39A famed singer escapes a deadly fate in 1963. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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A grim plan is executed during World War 2. Calm History: https://podfollow.com/calm-history More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more …
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You know Regina King from her decades of extraordinary performances — from her teenage roles on the sitcom 227 and the movie Friday to Watchmen, The Leftovers, The Boondocks, If Beale Street Could Talk, and so many more. But a conversation at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen showed a different side of the Oscar-winning actress: the daughter, the si…
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One of the shortest-lived fast food chains came and went in the late 1960s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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An infamous stretch of road turns deadly in 1961. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Ayesha Curry and the 5 Night a Week Pineapple Fried Rice
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49:372025 Food & Wine Game Changer Ayesha Curry is such a surprise of a human being. On paper, it's natural to wonder how someone can be an actress, cookbook author, restaurateur, founder of a skincare line and lifestyle brand, winemaker, and co-creator of a foundation that helps kids get fed in a million different ways. But as soon as she starts talkin…
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Thirsty Dog Thirsty Cat Spring Water (GT Mini)
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6:58A pet product has a short shelf life in 1994. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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349: The Mysterious Murder of Rachel Siani
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16:29A 2000 New Jersey murder leads to more questions than answers. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Antoni Porowski and the Right Time to Leave a Party
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46:55"Queer Eye" and "No Taste Like Home" star Antoni Porowski joins Tinfoil Swans live at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen for a heartfelt and humorous conversation about identity, vulnerability, and finding meaning through food. He opens up about his path from actor and caterer to TV host and storyteller, the emotional layers of cooking, navigating fa…
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The battle for oldest hamburger goes back to the 1990s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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348: The Disappearance of Paula Jean Welden
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20:25A college student goes missing in 1940s Vermont. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Tristen Epps and the Scrambled Egg Revelation
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56:04Growing up in a military family, Tristen Epps moved around a lot. But no matter where he was living, Friday nights were sacred. He got to dress up, go to a restaurant, not order from a kids menu, and feel like he was getting to know the place he was living — for now. At home, when his mom taught him to scramble an egg, he was mesmerized by the alch…
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The last words of a cultural icon takes on a lore of its own in 1966. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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An Upper West Side cult takes shape in the 1970s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Growing up in Oklahoma, school was not Chris Shepherd's thing. Traditional classrooms just aren't the right fit for some brains — but it turned out that restaurants were. In junior college, he picked up a job as a dishwasher at a sushi restaurant and on the day the tempura guy didn't show up, his culinary journey began. The 2013 Food & Wine Best Ne…
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An iconic recovery is made in 1998. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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A 2016 murder inside a Texas church remains unsolved. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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When Killer Mike and El-P were 10 years old, they both knew they wanted to be emcees, but it took a few decades for them to meet, form Run The Jewels, and go to war against one another over salad. The legendary rap duo joined Tinfoil Swans for a laugh-out-loud (and also cry a little) conversation about childhood meals, musical awakenings, midlife r…
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An employee lived for and at his job in 2012. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The disappearance of an heiress in the bay area of California in the early 20th century remains a mystery. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…
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Wylie Dufresne and the Platonic Pizza Ideal
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46:222001 Food & Wine Best New Chef and Stretch Pizza impresario Wylie Dufresne joins Tinfoil Swans to talk about his job lording over the ice truck at the New York Renaissance Festival, how team sports inform his work ethic, what the heck molecular gastronomy actually is, and why the pursuit of the perfect pizza dough has him so fired up. Learn more ab…
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Welcome to Episode 4 of Made of Ghosts: “The Attic.” What happens when the quietest room in the house isn’t empty at all? In this chilling true story, I share my first experience exploring the attic of my childhood home — a boarded-out room hiding unsettling secrets, including a huge rusted hook, dartboard incidents, and the unmistakable sound of s…
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In the late 1800's, cats delivered the mail. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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A southern blood-thirsty cult makes itself known in the 1990s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Ana and Lydia Castro and the Tortilla Full of Beauty
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58:372022 Food & Wine Best New Chef Ana Castro and her sister and business partner Lydia Castro are powerhouse duo behind New Orleans' beloved Acamaya. They're not just redefining contemporary Mexican cuisine — they’re reshaping what it means to lead with vulnerability, resilience, and fierce sibling love. In this conversation they dive deep into their …
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A failed food makes it way in the 1960s...or does it? More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The devil goes on trial in 1981. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Encore: Guy Fieri and the Flying Mustard Jar
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43:36In our debut episode, Food & Wine's executive features editor Kat Kinsman spoke with the one and only chef Guy Fieri. He's become a household name as a restaurateur, cookbook author, host of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, Guy's Grocery Games, Tournament of Champions and more smash-hit shows — and in recent years, as a mega-philanthropist who has rai…
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A classic film gets reintroduced in 1982. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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342: The Disney Hall of Presidents Conspiracy
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17:30A presidential conspiracy unfolds in 2016. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Karen Akunowicz and the Compliment That Changed Her Life
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51:2225 years ago, James Beard Award-winning chef and Top Chef alum Karen Akunowicz received a compliment from a Food & Wine Best New Chef that changed her entire career path. On this episode, she opened up about her journey from musical theater kid and hardworking diner waitress to acclaimed restaurateur, the power of embracing her queer identity, the …
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A classical superstition goes back centuries. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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A Prime Minister goes missing in 1967. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Dr. Jessica B. Harris and the Hardcore Virginia Ham
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50:27Dr. Jessica B. Harris is a scholar of the African food diaspora, an award-winning and prolific writer, a gifted storyteller and speaker, a teacher, and an icon to many. But what gets lost sometimes is that she's a person, first and foremost — one whose bookishness as a kid made it hard for her to connect with other kids. One raised by two artists w…
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Ep1 Introduction — Why I Started Sharing My Ghost Stories
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5:33Welcome to Made of Ghosts — a podcast about haunted houses, strange experiences, and the memories that never quite fade. In this opening episode, I introduce myself and the stories that shaped me: a sceptic who’s lived with the unexplained for as long as I can remember. From eerie childhood encounters to long-silenced memories, this is where it beg…
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Ep2 And So It Begins — The Woman in the Dark
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22:10Two memories. Two stories. Both from early childhood. And both left a mark that’s never quite faded. In this opening episode of Made of Ghosts, I share the first paranormal experiences I can remember. One happened in my grandmother’s old house in Ireland—a place shaped by superstition, ritual, and silence. The other took place in a tall Victorian h…
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Ep3 Welcome to Shaftesbury Avenue - The House That Knew I Was Coming
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13:58In 1984, we moved to a red-brick semi in Chesterfield. It should have been a fresh start. Instead, it felt like the house was waiting for us. In this episode, I share the unsettling moment I stepped into our new home for the first time — and what I heard on the floor above that still gives me chills. The beginning of something bigger. Something I d…
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The Gisele Bundchen Witchcraft Conspiracy (GT Mini)
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5:23A supermodel casts a spell on the Internet. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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A strange prize is offered in 1997. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Matthew Lillard and the Glorious Dorito Salad
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42:18You have a favorite Matthew Lillard film or TV performance. It might be SLC Punk, the Scream franchise, Scooby Doo, Hackers, She's All That, Twin Peaks: The Return, or the new Stephen King and Mike Flanagan movie The Life of Chuck. He's been working in Hollywood for over 30 years, and has a reputation for being kind to fans. But connecting with peo…
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A Russian-based candy has a morose history going back decades. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The strange disappearance and death of an iconic musician in 1995 leaves more questions than answers. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy …
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Encore: Will Poulter, Dave Beran, and The Bear
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51:22Season 3 of the smash hit FX/Hulu show “The Bear” roared to life just days ago, but Will Poulter (the actor who plays fan-favorite Luca) and 2014 F&W Best New Chef Dave Beran had been prepping for weeks. Poulter — like his co-star Jeremy Allen White — staged with Beran at his Santa Monica restaurant Pasjoli to learn how to accurately portray a prof…
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A short-lived video rental service helps sink a national retail chain in 1999. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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A controversial life-sized doll takes shape in 1919. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Curtis Stone and the Clandestine Charcuterie Closet
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48:54The first food memory Curtis Stone has is getting in trouble for eating too much butter. Then again, the Australian chef and TV host has never been one for restraint. Once he realized he wasn't going to be a professional athlete, he went to work for Marco Pierre White — notoriously one of the most hard-driving chefs of all time, then hosted 140 epi…
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A fast food utensil gets banned in 1979. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Jason's Instagram Rebecca's Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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