Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle

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

  1. 4d ago

    Hannah Dasher: Eight-Layer Yellow Cake with Fudge Icing

    Hannah Dasher is a country music star and author of the new cookbook Stand By Your Pan, named after her super popular cooking videos enjoyed by her millions of TikTok and Instagram followers.  Hannah’s house in Nashville is a 1970s time capsule and her kitchen is an avocado green dream, stocked with nostalgic, vintage cookware, including the Tupperware so many of our moms bought at parties.  It's Tupperware's 80th birthday, and the iconic plastic bowls, not to mention the Tupperware parties, found their place in the American Zeitgeist thanks to a woman named Brownie Wise. Never heard of her? Most haven't. We’ll tell you how she rose to Oprah-level fame in the 1940s and was erased from the history books in a span of a couple years. Plus, the company's fascinating, post-war origin story.  Hannah and host Rachel Belle also talk about: The most bizarre food items Hannah has found wrapped in a napkin in her purse Why she included Naomi Judd's Possum Pie in her cookbook What foods she insists on making from scratch and which she doesn't mind getting from a box or a can. And so much more! Catch Hannah on tour! To celebrate the big anniversary, Tupperware re-released its Servalier bowls, the ones with the sunburst lids, in the classic 1970s colors, check em out!  Become a Cascade PBS member and support public media!    Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle.  Sign up for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  Follow along on Instagram.  Order Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

    Hannah Dasher: Eight-Layer Yellow Cake with Fudge Icing

  2. Jul 9

    The Leftovers with Jay Duplass

    This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from filmmaker, writer and actor Jay Duplass! Jay shares: Where he buys his favorite birthday cake -- he's been getting the exact same one since childhood! The two movies he's seen the most, that he can watch over and over again. The coolest movie theater in the world! Listen to the full episode of Your Last Meal with Jay Duplass here. Become a Cascade PBS member and support public media!    Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle.  Sign up for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  Follow along on Instagram.  Order Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

  3. Jul 2

    Jay Duplass: Mom's Lasagna

    Director, producer, writer and filmmaker Jay Duplass is from New Orleans, therefore he sprinkles Tony Chachere’s seasoning on everything, from lasagna to his "white guy huevos rancheros." Jay tells me: What foods he gave out to hungry hikers when he was a trail angel on the Pacific Crest Trail The best condiment packets to steal from gas stations The worst healthy, hippie food his parents served him growing up What he ate when he was a struggling filmmaker in Austin, Texas And I chat with Barry and Sandy Mann, who are perhaps the most famous PCT trail angels -- they've welcomed more than 8,000 thru-hikers into their home!  Become a Cascade PBS member and support public media!    Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle.  Sign up for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  Follow along on Instagram.  Order Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

    Jay Duplass: Mom's Lasagna

  4. Jun 25

    The Leftovers with Melissa Etheridge

    This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Oscar, Grammy and Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge! Melissa shares: What it was like writing her new album, "Rise," after the death of her son. Her favorite, indulgent dessert in L.A. How she ended up marrying her best friend and more! Listen to the full episode of Your Last Meal with Melissa Etheridge here. Become a Cascade PBS member and support public media!    Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle.  Sign up for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  Follow along on Instagram.  Order Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

    The Leftovers with Melissa Etheridge

  5. Jun 18

    Melissa Etheridge: Catfish Tacos

    Oscar, Grammy and Juno award-winning artist, Melissa Etheridge, started playing with an adult band when she was just 12 years old and this year she released her 17th album, "Rise." Melissa tells host Rachel Belle: Her favorite stoner snacks (And which celebrity she'd like to smoke pot with!) About her mom's "angry dinners" growing up in Kansas Her tradition of eating at women-owned restaurants when she's on the road with her wife, Linda How she met her best friends, the owners of Cathy's Kitchen in Ferguson, Missouri Then Cathy and Jerome Jenkins, owners of Cathy's Kitchen, join the show to tell us more about Melissa's last meal and the unconventional road they took to becoming restaurant owners.  Become a Cascade PBS member and support public media!    Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle.  Sign up for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter  Follow along on Instagram.  Order Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

    Melissa Etheridge: Catfish Tacos

  6. Jun 11

    The Leftovers with John Cameron Mitchell

    This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from John Cameron Mitchell,  writer, director and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch; the cult film is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! John shares: His favorite UK candies  His skincare routine -- he has amazing skin! and more! Listen to the full episode of Your Last Meal with John Cameron Mitchell here. Become a Cascade PBS member and support public media!    Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle.  Sign up for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  Follow along on Instagram.  Order Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

    The Leftovers with John Cameron Mitchell

  7. Jun 4

    John Cameron Mitchell: Pan-Asian Omakase

    It’s the 25th anniversary of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, one of host Rachel Belle’s Top 5 Favorite Films of All Time! Today we get to hear from the man who wrote, directed and starred in the film, and played Hedwig on Broadway, John Cameron Mitchell! You may also know John from his roles in Shrill and Girls.   John talks about his fraught relationship with food as a youth, digestive issues that completely vanished after he came out as gay and moved to New York City. He tells Rachel who the Hedwig character was based on, and which parts of the story come from his own life. He shares a bonkers story about a man who cooked and served...his own g******s at a dinner party. And he talks about what he ate to stay strong and energetic during his recent 12-week Broadway run, performing eight shows a week as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh Mary!   Then we learn a bit about the history of omakase, which was popularized in the U.S. by a Netflix documentary that came out in 2012.   To celebrate 25 years, John Cameron Mitchell is touring the country, June through November, doing Q&As after film screenings of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Tickets are going fast, buy yours here.

    John Cameron Mitchell: Pan-Asian Omakase

  8. May 28

    The Leftovers with Hrishikesh Hirway

    This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Hrisihikesh Hirway, musician and prolific podcast host and producer! Hrisihi shares: His favorite places to get delicious, vegan fast food The show he watches when he wants comfort & what he likes to eat while he watches it and more! Listen to the full episode of Your Last Meal with Hrisihikesh Hirway here. Become a Cascade PBS member and support public media!    Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle.  Sign up for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  Follow along on Instagram.  Order Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

    The Leftovers with Hrishikesh Hirway
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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 created Lady Gaga's meat dress to the ice cream scientists at Ben & Jerry's. 

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