Best John Mancuso Podcasts (2025)

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Daniel Lopatin (‘Marty Supreme’) aka Oneohtrix Point Never 1:10:26

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Electronic music pioneer Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) joins SCORE to discuss his explosive new score to A24’s MARTY SUPREME, directed by Josh Safdie, as well as his background as a godfather of the late-2000s “Vaporwave” music genre and his ongoing record producing with singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd).Daniel dives into his…

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Writer / Actor / Producer Joseph Mancuso | THE METHOD: HOW THE 20th CENTURY LEARNED TO ACT 2:00:54

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Joseph Mancuso is a Los Angeles based actor, writer, and editor. He spent 20 years in theater, performing on renowned NYC stages like The Cherry Lane and The Public, starring in Hanoch Levin’s American debut, Retzach. His TV and film credits include The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Shades of Blue, and Pee Wee’s Big Holiday. As a producer and editor, Jos…

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Trisha Yearwood’s Christmas Spirit 32:43

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The last time Trisha Yearwood was on the show was back in 2021, when she was here to discuss a cookbook called Trisha’s Kitchen, but this year has been all about music. In 2025, Trisha came out with not one but two new albums, a remarkable burst of energy and creativity. The Mirror, which she released over the summer, was her first album in six yea…

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Ep.8: “Winter Fire” with Andy and Barbara Muschietti and Bill Skarsgård, plus Matilda Lawler, Arian S. Cartaya, Amanda Christine, Clara Stack, and Blake James 1:13:17

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It’s the season finale, and this episode is full of incredible guests. Andy and Barbara Muschietti (Executive Producers) walk us through crafting an ending that’s cosmic, chaotic, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Then, the entire Losers Club (Arian S. Cartaya, Matilda Lawler, Amanda Christine, Clara Stack, and Blake James) joins the podcast to reflec…

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How Fred Minnick Went from the Battlefield to the Bourbon Trail 51:53

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Fred Minnick is one of the most knowledgeable people in America when it comes to whiskey. Born and raised in the small town of Jones, Oklahoma, he developed an early interest in shooting, fishing, and messing around in the great outdoors. Inspired by his grandfather’s military service, he enlisted in the National Guard while attending Oklahoma Stat…

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Ep.7: “The Black Spot” with Andy and Barbara Muschietti, Paul Austerberry, and Benjamin Wallfisch 1:03:14

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Andy and Barbara Muschietti (Executive Producers) return to guide Marc and Princess through the penultimate chapter of the season. They unpack the episode’s sweeping emotional turns, from Pennywise’s chilling origin story to the devastating fall of the Black Spot, and how these moments reshape the mythology of Derry.Then, production designer Paul A…

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Rebecca Gardner Is a Screaming Blast 49:26

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Rebecca Gardner, the founder of Houses and Parties, grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, which she remembers as vibrant, colorful, and filled with family trips across the border into Mexico – back when that was much easier to do. But she also traveled quite a bit to visit family in the Mississippi Delta, where she was inspired by her grandmother, know…

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Ep.6: “In the Name of the Father” with Stephen Rider and Luis Sequeira 53:18

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Stephen Rider (Hank Grogan) joins Marc and Princess to unpack Episode 6, exploring courage, loneliness, and the complicated love between fathers and children. Together, they trace Hank’s journey through Derry’s darkness and the quiet strength behind his performance. Then, Oscar-nominated costume designer Luis Sequeira (The Shape of Water, Nightmare…

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Encore: Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay Is Grateful 47:31

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In this week’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, chats with Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay, a singer who’s lent her voice to some of the most well known music of the last 60 years. She got her start as a session singer when just a teenager in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and her voice helped songs from Percy Sledge and Elvis P…

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Ep.5: “29 Neibolt Street” with Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, and Rudy Mancuso 1:05:05

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Taylour Paige (Charlotte Hanlon) joins Princess to unpack Episode Five, exploring Charlotte’s strength, grief, and the impossible choices she faces as Derry descends into chaos. Then, Marc sits down with Jovan Adepo (Leroy Hanlon) and Princess with Rudy Mancuso (Pauly Russo) to talk about brotherhood, bravery, and the sacrifices made in the tunnels…

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Fannie Flagg Always Has Something to Look Forward To 35:51

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Fannie Flagg grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, where she had close family ties to the Irondale Cafe, a restaurant that’s still serving fried chicken, creamed corn, and of course…fried green tomatoes. The beloved local spot was run by her aunt, Bess Fortenberry, and served as inspiration for her 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe…

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Ep.4: “The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet’s Function” with Chris Chalk and John Bear Mitchell 56:53

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Chris Chalk (Dick Hallorann) joins Marc and Princess to unpack Episode Four, diving deep into Hallorann’s evolution as a reluctant seer and what it was like to step into such an iconic role. Then, John Bear Mitchell (Historical Consultant) shares how the creative team built the world of Derry on authentic Indigenous history, weaving the land’s real…

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The Biscuits & Jam Holiday Special 43:00

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All year long Sid has been asking his guests about how they celebrate the holidays, and in this episode we’re sharing some of those answers for the first time. You’ll hear brand new clips from some of his favorite interviews, including TV host and cookbook author Katie Lee Biegel, the incredible husband and wife duo known as The War and Treaty, Hou…

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Ep. 3: “Now You See It” with Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, and Kimberly Guerrero 1:05:15

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Erika Council’s Rise to Biscuit Fame 45:22

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Erika Council, a chef, author, and the owner of Atlanta’s wildly popular Bomb Biscuit Company, stopped by the Southern Living offices to do this interview in person. She grew up in Durham, North Carolina, though she spent plenty of time down the road in Goldsboro, where her grandmother ran the church kitchen like a five-star restaurant, even as she…

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Ep.2: “The Thing in the Dark” with Andy and Barbara Muschietti and Vincent Proce 1:01:14

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Andy Muschietti (Executive Producer, Director) and Barbara Muschietti (Executive Producer) return to unpack Episode Two, from Charlotte Hanlon’s introduction, to the show’s evolving themes of fear, family, and belonging. And, of course, we break down those two unforgettable scare sequences, Juniper Hill, and Dick Hallorann’s importance to Derry. Th…

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Halloween Fun with Jennifer Lee | Stephen King’s ‘SALEM’S LOT 1:09:18

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We wrap up our annual Halloween podcasts with Jennifer Lee and King’s second book . . . and pledge to do a follow up on the film adaptations in December.By Michael Henry Harris

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How Jamey Johnson Went from the Marines to Music Row 40:48

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Jamey Johnson has called Nashville home for half his life, but he was raised in Montgomery, Alabama, in a family where pretty much everyone either played an instrument or sang. His grandfather was said to be a great singer, too, with a deep rumbling baritone, and Jamey learned his craft performing with his father’s band, the Down Home Boys. From th…

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Ep.1: “The Pilot” with Andy and Barbara Muschietti 53:08

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Hosts Marc Bernardin and Princess Weekes debrief Episode One: from Cold War dread and small-town rot, to why The Music Man is the perfect needle-drop for a town with secrets. Then, Executive Producers Andy & Barbara Muschietti, with Andy in the director’s chair for this episode, join us to discuss origin stories, how It: Welcome to Derry evolved fr…

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Halloween Fun with Matt and Stan | Damien: Omen 2 1:41:11

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Next week: ‘SALEM’S LOT by Stephen King with Jennifer Lee.By Michael Henry Harris

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John T. Edge Goes Searching for Home in a Powerful New Memoir 43:43

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f you’re a Southerner who’s interested in food, you probably know John T. Edge from his work as the founding director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, as the author of the Potlikker Papers, or as the host of True South, a TV show about Southern food and culture on the SEC Network. It’s hard to find someone who’s been more influential in shaping t…

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Introducing The Official IT: Welcome to Derry Podcast 1:47

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The Official IT: Welcome to Derry Podcast takes you deep into the sewers of Maine’s most sinister suburb and behind the scenes of HBO’s new series. Hosted by Marc Bernardin and Princess Weekes, each episode features conversations with the cast, crew, and creative visionaries who bring to life the history, horror, and lore at the center of Welcome t…

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Halloween Fun with Matt and Stan | SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES 1:27:53

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Tons of spoilers and laughter ahead. Next week: THE OMEN II.By Michael Henry Harris

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Josh Mancuso May Be the Funniest Guy In College Football 39:03

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Josh Mancuso has been rooting for the Tennessee Vols since he could walk, but he’s also an actor, filmmaker, and director who knows how to tell a story. In 2020, with few prospects in the film business, he made a video on Instagram about an imaginary middle school coach who was taking over to the top job at Tennessee, and it went viral. After that,…

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Halloween Fun with Matt and Stan | CHILDREN OF THE CORN 1:04:30

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Next week: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES And then: THE OMEN IIBy Michael Henry Harris

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Lainey Wilson, Southern Living Cover Star, Is Keeping Her People Close 31:56

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This week Sid talks to one of the biggest and brightest stars in country music – Lainey Wilson. Back in May, he drove up to Nashville and got to have this conversation in person at Lainey’s farmhouse outside of town. The occasion was a Southern Living cover shoot, and Lainey and Sid sat down on a pair of comfortable chairs in her speakeasy-style ba…

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Best Selling Author DAVID HESKA WANBLI WEIDEN | GOODFELLAS 1:43:53

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David’s Website David’s Instagram David on other podcasts: Go Between the Covers Between the Covers Youtube Scared Lit – Less Ramona Ausubel Larissa Fasthorse SAVE THE CAT Tommy Orange Craig Johnson David’s Other Writing on the Webpage David and Tommy Interview GOODFELLAS BILLY JACK TAMPOPO – food movie. RAMEN! The Owl Farm Gimme Shelter Tonight’s …

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Tiffany Derry Is the Best Thing on Food TV 44:01

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Marcus King’s Blue Ridge Dreams 38:01

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Marcus King grew up in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains in a working class family with deep roots in music. His grandfather played country and western music; his uncle played bass guitar in the church; and his father played country, rock and roll, blues, and even gospel. But Marcus had grander ambitions than others in his family. He felt that…

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Ivy Odom Just Wrote the Next Great Southern Cookbook 1:01:55

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Ivy Odom has in many ways become the face of Southern Living. In addition to creating videos about all things Southern on social media, Ivy is a writer, recipe developer, and television host. And now she’s also an author, with a brand new cookbook called My Southern Kitchen: From Suppers to Celebrations, Recipes for Every Occasion. The book is a co…

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Design Legend Charlotte Moss on the Southern Living Idea House 40:44

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Charlotte Moss was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia and went to college at VCU, where she was an English major. Her mother didn’t especially love to decorate, but Charlotte was inspired by her grandmother, who created a warm, welcoming home and made entertaining look easy. Charlotte had that gift too, but it never occurred to her that she coul…

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Encore: Riley Green Wishes Grandpas Never Died 39:13

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Riley Green got his start playing in bars and restaurants around his hometown of Jacksonville, Alabama—and lately he’s been performing in stadiums for tens of thousands. He grew up with a close relationship with his two grandfathers, who were influential in his early musical development and who fueled his passion for the outdoors. His song "I Wish …

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How KIRBY’s Modern Soul Honors Her Family History 45:41

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The soulful musician known as KIRBY was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but she grew up in the tight-knit community of Eudora, Mississippi, surrounded by cousins, church choirs, and plenty of talented relatives who knew how to cook. Her grandmother, Cora, could lead a song as easily as she could deliver a baby—something she did often as one of the firs…

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Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson 1:26:27

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Drummer, DJ, producer, Oscar-winning documentary director, composer and musical director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson joins SCORE from John Mayer’s private writing room at Henson Recording Studios! Ahmir discusses the absolutely bonkers music mashup from 50 years of Saturday Night Live, featured in his Emmy-nominated documentary LADIES & GENTLEMEN: 5…

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Hey Jesus, Ellen Skrmetti Is Calling 45:29

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Ellen Skrmetti was born and raised in Ripley, Mississippi, not far from Memphis, in a family that was devoted to the Southern Baptist church. For Ellen, a person of faith but also an aspiring comedian, this turned out to be great source material, as did all the characters in her small Southern town. During the pandemic, she started posting videos t…

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Texas Chef Tristen Epps Wants His Guests to Have an "Aha" Moment 40:19

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Chef Tristen Epps, who just won Season 22 of Bravo’s Top Chef, grew up the son of a single mom who was a JAG, a lawyer with the military. That meant he moved about 16 times before the end of high school—from Guam to the Philippines—and was exposed to a wide range of cuisines from a young age. His travel background, along with family roots in Trinid…

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Katie Lee Biegel’s Appalachian Roots 42:00

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Katie Lee Biegel grew up in Milton, West Virginia, descended from a long line of women who really knew how to cook. Her grandparents had a big vegetable garden and canned their own green beans and tomatoes. Her great grandmother won blue ribbons for her angel food cake, her great aunt was a fabulous cook, and all of them instilled in her a love for…

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John Murphy & David Fleming (Superman) 1:12:03

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Superstar composers John Murphy and David Fleming finally enter the same room (you read that correctly) after an unusual but groundbreaking experience co-composing the score for James Gunn’s SUPERMAN. How John’s electric guitar-focused approach (he writes themes on a zany guitar he named Ned Flanders) harnessed the majesty of John Williams’ iconic …

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Bryce Leatherwood's Tribute to His Grandfather 35:28

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Bryce Leatherwood is only 25 years old, but three years ago he won Season 22 of The Voice, and he just released a self-titled debut album that’s already gaining a lot of attention. Despite his age, Bryce’s new record sounds like it could have come out a long time ago, and that’s exactly what he was after. Many of the songs were inspired by the simp…

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Ashleigh Shanti Is Rewriting the Story of Appalachian Food 39:36

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In this episode Sid talks to Ashleigh Shanti, who recently won a James Beard Award for her beautiful and thought-provoking cookbook called Our South: Black Food Through My Lens. Ashleigh is the chef and owner of Good Hot Fish, a counter-service spot in Asheville, North Carolina inspired by the spirit of old-school Southern fish camps. Despite her c…

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Shuai Wang’s Journey from China to Charleston 38:45

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Chef Shuai Wang was the runner-up on the 22nd season of Bravo’s Top Chef and is the force behind two standout restaurants in Charleston, South Carolina—Jackrabbit Filly and King BBQ—where he brings together the flavors of his childhood in Beijing and the spirit of the South in some pretty unforgettable ways. He grew up just a short walk from Tianan…

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Dylan Scott Will Be Country Till He Dies 37:45

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Dylan Scott grew up in Bastrop, Louisiana, a small town in the northeast corner of the state, not far from the home of another Louisiana sensation - Lainey Wilson. His father, Scotty Robinson, also had a career in country music for a while, so clearly the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Scotty taught the young Dylan to play guitar and piano, a…

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Encore: Brian Baumgartner Is Probably Smoking Something 41:43

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Brian Baumgartner may be best known to many people, across at least a couple of generations, as Kevin from The Office, but there’s much more to the actor than his famous onscreen persona. Born and raised in Atlanta, Brian has a deep love for the South, a wicked sense of humor, an obsession with sports, and a successful podcast called Off the Beat. …

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Emily Ann Roberts Is One Part Yeehaw, One Part Meemaw 53:28

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Emily Ann Roberts grew up in Karns, Tennessee, just outside of Knoxville, with hardworking parents who had deep roots in both faith and music. She went to the church her great-grandfather founded more than a century ago— the same place where she sang in public for the very first time. Her dad introduced her to the rougher side of music, too, playin…

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Maggie Rose Should Not Be Underestimated 48:37

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Maggie Rose was born and raised in Potomac, Maryland, where she grew up eating blue crabs, attending Catholic school, and singing solos in front of her church’s congregation. A self-described black sheep of the family, she headed to Clemson University in South Carolina before leaving school early to move to Nashville for a career in music. But it w…

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Chef Duane Nutter Is Proof That Chefs Can Be Funny 39:07

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Duane Nutter spent his first seven years or so in Morgan City, Louisiana, but his mother later moved the family to Seattle in search of schools that could help with his dyslexia. Their new home exposed Duane to a world of international flavors, but his mother never lost her love for Southern food, even going so far as to ship in certain spices and …

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Finneas O’Connell (Disclaimer) 1:10:26

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Oscar and Grammy-winning songwriter and composer Finneas O’Connell breaks down his journey into film composing and working with Oscar winning director Alfonso Cuarón on the hit miniseries DISCLAIMER. Finneas dives into his work with Billie Eilish and how it led to meeting Cuarón, the frightening first steps and self doubt of getting started (VENGEA…

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Wyatt Flores’s Red Dirt Roots 42:43

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Wyatt Flores is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Stillwater, Oklahoma, who’s making a name for himself in the Red Dirt music scene, building on the musical legacy of his home state. He grew up on a ranch in a working-class family where he was surrounded by musicians, often hearing them play cowboy songs around a campfire. His father, a drummer,…

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Encore: Jessica B. Harris Believes in a Welcome Table 41:14

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Episode Description: Jessica B. Harris may have been born and raised in New York City, but she has Tennessee roots through her father and has spent much of her life split between homes in the Northeast and the South – specifically New Orleans. For more than fifty years, she has been a college professor, a writer, and a lecturer, and her many books …

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Maddie and Tae on Motherhood, Sisterhood, and Stadium Songs 39:12

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Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr, better known as Maddie & Tae, are really in the thick of it these days as they balance their ever-growing music careers with their ever-growing families. Both of them now have young kids, even as they find themselves touring, recording, and playing to bigger and bigger crowds. Their new album, Love and Light, not only t…