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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 hostRachel 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 created Lady Gaga's meat dress to the ice cream scientists at Ben & Jerry's.

Film Interviews Science Tv & Film History Music Food Comedy Music Interviews Comedy Interviews Arts
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
28 minutes
Episodes
260
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Graham Elliot, Scrapple

Graham Elliot, Scrapple

Chef Graham Elliot has a knack for creating delicious, wacky, highly Instagrammable dishes that are as effervescent as his big, bubbly personality. His lobster corn dogs are adored by Eminem, Rihanna…

00:28:00  |   Thu 21 Nov 2019
Bonus Episode: The Snack! feat. Hari Kondabolu

Bonus Episode: The Snack! feat. Hari Kondabolu

Welcome to The Snack!

It's not a full episode, just a quick & tasty bite where host Rachel Belle asks the previous week's guest a handful of lightning round style questions. 

Rachel Belle and new epi…

00:06:02  |   Thu 24 Oct 2019
Hari Kondabolu, Idli and His Mom's Peanut Chutney

Hari Kondabolu, Idli and His Mom's Peanut Chutney

Standup comedian Hari Kondabolu is known for his smart, political humor. But when it comes to what the self proclaimed "killjoy who does comedy" craves, this dude has a serious sweet tooth. According…

00:30:08  |   Thu 10 Oct 2019
Iron & Wine's Sam Beam: A Stack of Tomato Sandwiches, Boiled Peanuts & White Burgundy

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam: A Stack of Tomato Sandwiches, Boiled Peanuts & White Burgundy

Iron & Wine sounds like a band but, in fact, there is just one man behind the music: a soft spoken, North Carolina singer songwriter named Sam Beam. Sam is the ideal conversation partner: he laughs g…

00:28:17  |   Thu 26 Sep 2019
John Oates, Rib Eye Steak & Ice Cream

John Oates, Rib Eye Steak & Ice Cream

John Oates is the mustachioed half of Hall & Oates, the best selling musical duo in history. Maneater! I Can't Go For That! Rich Girl! These dudes were hit making machines.

So host Rachel Belle starte…

00:30:37  |   Thu 12 Sep 2019
Duff McKagan: Family Meal at Black Angus Steakhouse (circa 1984)

Duff McKagan: Family Meal at Black Angus Steakhouse (circa 1984)

Guns N' Roses bassist, Duff McKagan, is the dictionary definition of rock & roll: he's got the skull tattoo, the tight black jeans & a dramatic, alcohol-related near death experience under his belt. …

00:32:23  |   Thu 29 Aug 2019
Bonus Episode! Introducing: The Snack! Ep 1: Lynn Shelton

Bonus Episode! Introducing: The Snack! Ep 1: Lynn Shelton

Welcome to The Snack!

It's not a full episode, just a quick & tasty bite where host Rachel Belle asks the previous week's guest a handful of lightning round style questions. 

See omnystudio.com/listen…

00:04:22  |   Fri 23 Aug 2019
Lynn Shelton, Baguette with Butter & Italian Gelato (the Dairy Free/Gluten Free episode)

Lynn Shelton, Baguette with Butter & Italian Gelato (the Dairy Free/Gluten Free episode)

Indie filmmaker darling, Lynn Shelton, has a brand spankin' new movie out, Sword of Trust starring Marc Maron. But to pay the bills, she's worked as a freelance director on television shows like Mad …

00:33:52  |   Thu 15 Aug 2019
Cathy Guisewite, Dairy Queen chocolate-dipped vanilla cone

Cathy Guisewite, Dairy Queen chocolate-dipped vanilla cone

Ack! Cathy Guisewite wrote and drew the Cathy comic strip, syndicated in newspapers across the US from 1976 to 2010. She got her start in a very unorthodox way, having never drawn a comic strip in he…

00:25:25  |   Thu 01 Aug 2019
Kyle MacLachlan: Dinner at Peter Luger Steakhouse

Kyle MacLachlan: Dinner at Peter Luger Steakhouse

In the nearly three years we've been producing Your Last Meal, one thing has become abundantly clear: there are a LOT of vegan celebrities. But Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Sex & the City, Portlandia…

00:31:47  |   Thu 18 Jul 2019
Bonus Episode! The sneaky plan that doubled the number of Thai restaurants in America

Bonus Episode! The sneaky plan that doubled the number of Thai restaurants in America

In our last episode with actor Lauren Weedman, she wanted to know why there are so many Thai restaurants in Seattle. And we left her (and you) hanging!

But now we have answers. In this bonus episode,…

00:08:12  |   Thu 11 Jul 2019
Lauren Weedman, Pad Thai

Lauren Weedman, Pad Thai

Lauren Weedman wants to love food again. The comedic actor, a former The Daily Show Correspondent and current The Moth host, with roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm and HBO's Looking, has a complicated re…

00:38:36  |   Wed 03 Jul 2019
Moby, A Single, Organic Orange

Moby, A Single, Organic Orange

Musician and producer Moby is also a major philanthropist: he donates all the proceeds from his Los Angeles restaurant Little Pine to animal rights organizations, as well as all the money he makes fr…

00:26:54  |   Thu 06 Jun 2019
William Shatner, Sushi and Mexican Food

William Shatner, Sushi and Mexican Food

Prolific actor William Shatner has strong opinions about avocado toast, considers himself a sushi connoisseur and loves beautifully made Mexican food. 

So host Rachel Belle took a trip to Sushinola, o…

00:28:51  |   Fri 24 May 2019
Mary Sohn, Ice Cream with Hot Fudge & McDonald's French Fries

Mary Sohn, Ice Cream with Hot Fudge & McDonald's French Fries

Actor and improviser Mary Sohn currently stars in the NBC comedy A.P. Bio, but when she's not in front of a camera she can be found happily dipping food into other food. Chips into dips! Crispy bacon…

00:24:47  |   Thu 09 May 2019
Rainn Wilson, A Vegetarian Israeli Spread

Rainn Wilson, A Vegetarian Israeli Spread

Actor Rainn Wilson is best known for playing Dwight Schrute on the American version of The Office. But when he's not acting, he's trying to make the world a better place. Rainn and his wife run a non…

00:24:06  |   Thu 25 Apr 2019
Isaac Mizrahi, Spaghetti with Homemade Sauce & Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Isaac Mizrahi, Spaghetti with Homemade Sauce & Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Acclaimed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi has it all: humor, heart and hot takes on the culinary world. He knows what he likes (beefsteak tomatoes from his Long Island summer garden) and what he doesn…

00:29:26  |   Mon 15 Apr 2019
Steven Page, Jewish Holiday Feast... and Soup!

Steven Page, Jewish Holiday Feast... and Soup!

Steven Page is best known as the lead singer, guitar player and songwriter for the band Barenaked Ladies, but he's been going at it as a solo musician for the last decade.
 
Michelin stars and fine w…
00:39:19  |   Thu 21 Mar 2019
Samin Nosrat: The Entire Menu at El Molino Central

Samin Nosrat: The Entire Menu at El Molino Central

Samin Nosrat is the James Beard Award winning, New York Times bestselling author of the book "Salt Fat Acid Heat" and the charming host of the Netflix series by the same name. Samin laughs easily, is…

00:38:40  |   Fri 01 Mar 2019
Phil Rosenthal, Hot Dogs

Phil Rosenthal, Hot Dogs

Phil Rosenthal is the creator and co-producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond" (yo, that show got 69 Emmy nominations!) but now his passion is introducing Americans to fantastic foreign food destinations…

00:28:00  |   Fri 15 Feb 2019
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