Mary Roach: Oysters
Mary Roach writes brilliant nonfiction books about science and the human body that are gripping, hilarious, and usually really gross.
Your Last Meal is a James Beard Award finalist for best podcast hosted by National Edward R. Murrow award-winning reporter Rachel Belle. Each episode, Rachel asks a celebrity (Greta Gerwig, Jewel, Margaret Cho, John Waters, etc) what they would choose to eat for their last meal.
Rachel Belle
Rachel Belle is the host of the Emmy-nominated video series “The Nosh,” host and creator of “Your Last Meal,” a James Beard Award finalist for Best Podcast, and a cookbook author. She is an editor-at-large at Cascade PBS. rachel.belle@cascadepbs.org
Jackson Galaxy: NYC Jewish Feast
Cat expert Jackson Galaxy (Animal Planet's My Cat From Hell) is basically the male version of Rachel. On this episode of YLM, these two feline-obsessed friends discuss Jackson's rise to animal-expertise, his roots as a Jewish New Yorker, and why cats are so different from dogs.
Fran Drescher, Pasta & Fresh Italian Vegetables
Fran Drescher (The Nanny) is an actor, cancer survivor, and LGBTQ activist.
Kevin Allison, Rare Steak and a Martini
Kevin Allison (Risk!, MTV's The State) is a freaking delight. Whether it's his infectious laughter, his willingness to be honest no matter the cost, or a shared love of eating Doritos with milk, Rachel may have found her new best friend. And we think you will too! Exclamation point!
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lobster
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a celebrity astrophysicist, Director of The Hayden Planetarium in NYC, host of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" and the "Star Talk" radio show, and the guy we love to blame for Pluto not being a planet anymore.