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Nov 22, 2023 • 1h 26min

Ep 215: Paul Rudd

Actor Paul Rudd joins hosts Ed Gamble and James Acaster to discuss his love for sauces and preferences for cream cheese and bagels. They also delve into filming Avengers: Endgame, Ghostbusters, and the hilarious topic of Yorkshire pudding. The conversation includes food analogies, a sweet shop guessing game, and a discussion on cheesecake preferences. The episode concludes with gratitude to Paul Rudd and promotions for upcoming guests and projects.
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Nov 15, 2023 • 1h 5min

Ep 214: Steve-O

Professional Jackass Steve-O joins the hosts to talk about his new tattoo, his new dog, addiction, vomiting, and his spicy 'butthole destroyer' hot sauce. They also discuss their admiration for Jackass, their experiences with diarrhea in Kenya, their love for pickled onion monster munch, and Steve-O's hot sauce-related world records and struggle with sobriety.
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Nov 8, 2023 • 1h 28min

Ep 213: Harriet Kemsley

Harriet Kemsley, a superb stand-up comedian, talks about her comedic background and food choices. The hosts discuss their love for sparkling water and the consequences of drinking too much. They debate about needing a bag in the future and the topic of drinking with invisible braces. They share their opinions on starters, vegetarian options, and their unique perspective on eating scallops as a vegetarian. The conversation also covers scholars, salmon, and giving up meat. They discuss cows playing football, empathy for cows, and their experience with pizza. They express their preferences and opinions about battered foods, pastries, and delicious desserts. The chapter concludes with promotions for Harriet Kemsley's special, Ed's book, and an ad for Total Wine and More.
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Nov 1, 2023 • 1h

Ep 212: Garth Marenghi

Garth Marenghi, a Sunday Times best-selling horror writer, joins Ed Gamble and James Acaster in the Nightmare Restaurant. They discuss short stories and novellas, dream restaurants, the importance of water consumption, knowing who prepares food, and the character of Randy Mann. They also touch on horror genre adaptations and their preferred drinks and desserts.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 1h 9min

Ep 211: Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan, known for his roles in Alan Partridge and Dr. Strangelove, joins James and Ed. They discuss his new book 'Big Beacon', Alan Partridge's new project, transitioning food preferences, working class food, bitter beer, and food shout outs.
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Oct 18, 2023 • 1h 13min

Ep 210: Paapa Essiedu

Emmy and Bafta-award nominated actor Paapa Essiedu discusses his impressive body of work and the upcoming second series of the Lazarus Project. The hosts also share their food preferences and talk about glugging water and warm bread with condiments. They explore their dream menu, focusing on a taco al pastor from Mexico City, and debate whether plantains belong in savory dishes or desserts. They discuss chocolate preferences, the origins of Lloyd Grossman's sauce, funny encounters and mistaken identities, and their love for frozen cocktails.
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Oct 11, 2023 • 1h 2min

Ep 209: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Renowned space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock joins Ed Gamble and James Acaster to discuss their wishes if they had a genie, retiring to Mars, stargazing tips, flavored burps in outer space, their love for crusty bread, and the mysterious nature of dark matter. They also talk about their involvement in the development of the James Webb Space Telescope and the challenges of working with mirrors in a scientific setting.
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Oct 4, 2023 • 1h 16min

Ep 208: Izuka Hoyle

‘Boiling Point’ and ‘Big Boys’ star Izuka Hoyle discusses her Dream Restaurant and James has a message for Stephen Graham. Topics include preferences for oils, being typecasted, facing a comet, a 12-hour restaurant experience, random topics like the number 69 and Dolmy O puppets, intense fandom of 'Six', childhood lies, working on film sets, favorite types of red wine, and drinks and palate preferences.
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Sep 27, 2023 • 1h 5min

Ep 207: Nick Frost

Actor Nick Frost joins the hosts in the Dream Restaurant to talk about his love for food, his book 'A Slice of Fried Gold', and their experiences dining at Michelin star restaurants. They also discuss techniques for slow roasted pork and perfect roast potatoes, share cooking and food stories, imagine having cake at the front row of a show, and playfully discuss missing chocolates.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 18min

Ep 206: AJ Odudu

TV presenter, AJ Odudu, talks about missing flights, being easily manipulated, food preferences and dislikes, hosting reality TV, dream meals, home economics class, Nigerian cuisine, margarita salt rims, airport lounges, supermarket shopping, and funny drink names.

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