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Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle
YOUR LAST MEAL is a James Beard Award finalist for best podcast hosted by National Edward R. Murrow award-winning reporter, cookbook author and Cascade PBS TV host Rachel Belle.
Each episode Rachel asks a celebrity (Greta Gerwig, Jonathon Van Ness, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Margaret Cho, Alton Brown, Isaac Mizrahi, Ani DiFranco, Iron & Wine, etc) what they would choose to eat for their last meal. Then she uncovers the history, science and culture of these dishes with everyone from the designer who…
Episodes
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleJ. Ryan Stradal: Shakshuka at Barbary Fig
The New York Times bestselling novelist J. Ryan Stradel tells host Rachel Belle it was “totally weird to be a teenage foodie in the 1990s.” He couldn’t wait to…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Leftovers with G. Love
This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from G. Love, frontman for G. Love & Special Sauce! The band is celebrating 30 years since releasing their…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleG. Love: Confit de Canard
It has been 30 years (!) since G. Love & Special Sauce put out their first album, and in that time G. Love has written a whole lotta food and drink lyrics. He…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Leftovers with Geraldine DeRuiter
This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Geraldine DeRuiter, author of the new book If You Can't Take the Heat & James Beard Award winning…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleGeraldine DeRuiter: Her Husband's Carbonara
In her latest book, If You Can’t Take the Heat, Geraldine DeRuiter uses food, humor and her own (often ridiculous!) life to explore the topic of feminism…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Leftovers with Dan Pashman
This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful podcast, inventor of the cascatelli pasta shape, and author of the…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleDan Pashman & his new book "Anything's Pastable"
Award winning The Sporkful podcast host, Dan Pashman, invented a new pasta shape in 2021. Cascatelli was released with great fanfare -- Time magazine declared…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Leftovers with Kathleen Hanna & Food Not Bombs
This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Kathleen Hanna, frontwoman for the groundbreaking feminist punk bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre and…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleKathleen Hanna: A Giant Buffalo Chicken Eggroll
The legendary riot grrrl and punk rock singer for Bikini Kill and Le Tigre has a reputation for crying over a delicious meal. As far as we know, she's shed…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Leftovers with Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Today on The Leftovers, a speed round with Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Modern Family star and Tony Award winning Broadway actor. Jesse reveals his bougiest, most…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleJesse Tyler Ferguson: Green Chile Enchiladas
The Modern Family star grew up in New Mexico (the Chile Capital of the World!) where the native green chiles find their way into everything from burgers to mac…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Leftovers with Tom Papa
If waiting two whole weeks for a new episode of Your Last Meal is way too long, we’ve got something to tide you over. On the weeks we’re not releasing a…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleTom Papa: A Steak Dinner
Tom Papa is a bread nerd. The comedian, author and podcast host is quick to point out that he got obsessed with baking sourdough bread long before the pandemic…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleBest of Julia Sweeney: Nanaimo Bars
By the end of this episode, you'll feel like the charming, hilarious and down-to-earth Julia Sweeney is your best friend! Julia and host Rachel Belle discuss…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Leftovers: My new TV show, The Nosh with Rachel Belle
Tune in to The Nosh with Rachel Belle on April 5 at 8:50pm PST on Cascade PBS, channel 9 in WA and BC, or catch it anytime from anywhere online at…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleBest of: 'Love Is Blind' host Vanessa Lachey
Vanessa Lachey’s first book, Life from Scratch: Family Traditions That Start with You is rooted in a deep and vulnerable place. Vanessa’s mom left when she was…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Leftovers with Gavin Rossdale
If waiting two whole weeks for a new episode of Your Last Meal to drop is way too long, I’ve got something to tide you over. On the weeks we’re not releasing a…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleGavin Rossdale: An English Breakfast
Gavin Rossdale, frontman for the grunge band Bush (anyone else have his photo on your wall in 1994??), loves to whip up big meals for friends and family in his…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleRichard Sherman & Kam Chancellor: Chicken & BBQ
What do Super Bowl champions do after they retire from football? If you’re Seahawks legends Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor, you open a restaurant! Host…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleAmanda Knox: Sushi & Italian food
Seattle’s Amanda Knox spent four years in an Italian prison for a murder she didn’t commit, while studying abroad in Perugia. Amanda joined host Rachel Belle…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleMoshe Kasher: Gordo's Bean & Cheese Burrito
As a kid, Moshe Kasher (Subculture Vulture, The Endless Honeymoon Podcast, Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy From Oakland Who Became a Drug…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleAudie Cornish: Anything her husband cooks
Welcome to Your Last Meal’s most romantic episode! Audie Cornish (CNN reporter and host of CNN’s The Assignment podcast) says her last meal is less about what…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleDavid Cross: Poutine
Comedian and actor David Cross is best known for his roles as Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development and Mr Show, and he has a new podcast and comedy special out…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleRachel Belle on Desert Island Dishes
Across the pond, in a country far, far away (um, England), Your Last Meal has a podcast cousin! On each episode of Desert Island Dishes, chef and host Margie…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleReggie Watts: Roast Chicken
Reggie Watts is the best kind of weirdo: a comedian, musician and beat-boxer who spent eight years as the house bandleader for The Late Late Show with James…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleA Thanksgiving Potluck!
Welcome to the very first Your Last Meal Thanksgiving! We’re having a big Friendsgiving audio potluck, inviting past guests to contribute a dish to the holiday…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleOn Set with 'Lessons In Chemistry" Food Consultant Courtney McBroom
Lessons in Chemistry, an Apple TV+ show based on the bestselling book of the same name, is set in the early 1950s and centers around a young woman named…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleAndrew Rea (Babish): An Italian-American Feast
Andrew Rea is best known for his super-popular YouTube channel, Babish Culinary Universe, where 10 million subscribers tune in to watch him host cooking shows…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleSarah Cooper: Mom's Liver, Johnny Cakes & Callaloo
Comedian and writer Sarah Cooper rose to fame in the most modern of ways: through TikTok! Her viral videos, lip-syncing Donald Trump’s speeches during the…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleComedian Zarna Garg: Masala Chai
Zarna Garg immigrated to the United States from India alone, at 16, without a penny to her name. Fast-forward to 2018: She’s a stay-at-home mom with three kids…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleRon & Don: Cherry Pie & A Tasting Menu
Ron Upshaw and Don O’Neill are longtime radio partners who spent decades moving around the country together, hosting all kinds of big-market radio shows. And…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleIron & Wine's Sam Beam: Stack of Tomato Sandwiches
If you've ever had a tomato sandwich, then you know this is the best time of the year! In honor of *tomato season* (and host Rachel Belle being on vacation) we…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleHeather McMahan: Steak House Side Dishes
After years of living in New York City and Los Angeles, the pandemic brought comedian Heather McMahan back to her hometown of Atlanta, where she’s living in…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BellePati Jinich: Milanesa de Pollo and Mashed Potatoes
Mexico City native Pati Jinich made an unusual career change: from a political analyst at a Washington, D.C. think tank to a cooking teacher and, eventually…
Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig: Funfetti Cake
I interviewed Greta Gerwig back in 2017, when her film Lady Bird came out, and in honor of Barbie-mania, I am re-airing an edited version of my interview with…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BellePeppermint: Rock Lobster!
Peppermint was the first out, trans contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race, the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway and she stars in the new…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleBear Grylls: Red Meat, Butter & Cocktails
Bear Grylls is a survivalist, adventurist & host of soooo mannny TV shows, including the wildly popular Man VS Wild, Born Survivor and the new season of…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleTegan and Sara: McDonald's + Tuna Sashimi
Canadian twin sisters and band mates, Tegan and Sara, have been touring the world, playing music together, since they graduated from high school in 1998. In…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleMarc Summers LIVE! : Thin Crust Pizza & Junior's Cheesecake
You may know Marc Summers as the host of Nickelodeon's Double Dare and Food Network's Unwrapped, but you may not know that he got his start as a magician and…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleBill Nye: French Baguette
It's Bill Nye the Science Guy! Nye has spent decades using his special brand of high energy humor to educate folks about science, so obviously he can get real…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BellePod Swap: FOOD with Mark Bittman + David Sedaris
It's a pod swap! This week I'm bringing you an episode of Food with Mark Bittman and Mark is sharing an episode of Your Last Meal with his listeners. Mark…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleTaylor Dayne: A Big Brunch
Taylor Dayne blasted onto the pop/dance scene in 1987 with her first big single, “Tell It To My Heart,” and over the last 35 years she's released seventeen Top…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleRachel Bloom: New York Pizza + Pasta + Three Desserts
Business doesn’t always mix with pleasure, but for comedic actor and writer Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Reboot), Olive Garden left a big, saucy mark on…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleMargaret Cho: Spam Musubi
Margaret Cho has been a standup comedian for four decades (since she was 14 years old!) but she also LOVES to cook and collects specialty cookware and gadgets…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleSalt & Straw Founders Kim & Tyler Malek: Swedish Pancakes & Dumplings in Sauerkraut
Cousins Kim and Tyler Malek opened Salt & Straw Ice Cream over a decade ago in Portland, Oregon, and from the very start they were scooping up unusual flavor…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleTucker Shaw: Pantry Pasta
Every home cook worth their can of anchovies can throw together a dish based on the bits and bobs knocking around their cupboards and crisper, and for writer…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleSloane Crosley: Favorite Adult Foods + Favorite Childhood Foods
A New York Times best-selling author of several humorous essay collections and novels, including her latest, Cult Classic, it’s no wonder Sloane Crosley’s last…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleToad the Wet Sprocket’s Glen Phillips: Kitchari
Glen Phillips recently released his first solo album in 6 years; a collection of love songs to counter his last album, written following a divorce. Glen and…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleCheech Marin: Chicken Marbella
It's Cheech & Chong's 50th anniversary! The epic comedy duo is best known for their cinematic pot smoking antics, but Cheech's palate is far more sophisticated…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleDuff Goldman: Mom’s Passover Dinner
Duff is famous for baking and building thousands of big, bonkers cakes, like the giant R2-D2 robot cake he baked for Star Wars director George Lucas and a…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleTop Chef Canada's Eden Grinshpan: New York Pizza
My first exposure to Eden Grinshpan was a photo on Instagram: she was extremely pregnant and her bare, bulging belly was wall-papered with huge slices of…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleYuna: Tom Yum
Yuna is an internationally acclaimed R&B pop star, born and raised in Malaysia. But after a decade of living in LA, and missing her mother’s homemade nasi…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleThe Menu's Aimee Carrero: Truffle Pasta + Chocolate Chip Cookie
Surprise! It's a Thanksgiving treat: a bonus episode featuring actor Aimee Carrero, who stars in the new culinary thriller (yes, I invented a new film genre…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleHalf Baked Harvest's Tieghan Gerard: Dad's Pasta Bake
If you're one of Tieghan Gerard's 6.6 million social media followers, or you've drooled over the come-hither food photos in one of her Half Baked Harvest…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleZosia Mamet: Bolognese + Chocolate Cake
We absolutely adore actor Zosia Mamet in Girls and The Flight Attendant and now she's dipped her toe into our favorite world: food! She just released her first…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleJewel: Bear Lard Biscuits
Jewel has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and this year she released Freewheelin' Woman, her first album in seven years! But fame and fortune is a…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleBest-Of Phil Rosenthal: Hot Dogs
Phil Rosenthal is the creator, co-producer and writer of Everybody Loves Raymond (yo, that show got 69 Emmy nominations!) but now his passion is introducing…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleJack Johnson: Sauteed Vegetables in 1997
Jack Johnson just released his 8th studio album, Meet The Moonlight, but after twenty years of touring the world, his values remain the same. A lifelong…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleLIVE show! Ian Moore & Jon Heder: Bun Thit Nuong Cha Gio & Korean Short Ribs
A couple weeks ago, Rachel Belle hosted a LIVE Your Last Meal show at THING, an arts + music festival in historic Port Townsend, Washington. Her first guest is…
Your Last Meal with Rachel BelleRick Astley: Raw Prawns & Crisp White Wine
At 21 years old, a baby faced and baritone Brit named Rick Astley released his first single, and "Never Gonna Give You Up" was an instant #1 hit in 25…