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Naked Lunch

Don’t you love a great lunch and conversation with an interesting friend? You know, the kind that you talk about for years to come. Phil Rosenthal, creator, and host of Netflix’s “Somebody Feed Phil,” already knows how to find fascinating people, foods, and cultures. While he always likes eating lunch, he’s even more enthusiastic about a lunch that includes a conversation with smart people who share their stories.From Straw Hut Media

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"American Born Chinese": Inside Phil and David's Favorite New TV Series with Melvin Mar, Gene Luen Yang, Kelvin Yu & Destin Daniel Cretton Jun 29, 2023

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Melvin Mar ("Fresh Off The Boat," "Speechless," "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle") -- Phil and David's brilliant producer friend -- takes us inside the thrilling and inspiring creative success story of the critically acclaimed Disney+ series "American Born Chinese" along with a few of his key collaborators -- executive producer Gene Luen Yang who wrote the classic Eisner Award-winning graphic novel on which the show is based, executive producer and series creator Kelvin Yu ("Bob's Burgers"), and executive producer and director Destin Daniel Cretton ("Just Mercy," "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"). We encourage everyone to check out "American Born Chinese" -- with its amazing cast which includes TWO recent Oscar-winners and previous "Naked Lunch" guests, Michelle Yeoh and Key Huy Quan -- on Disney+ -- and currently you can also discover this great new series on Hulu, Roku and YouTube.

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Wayne Federman Jun 22, 2023

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Phil & David explore both lunch from The Cheesecake Factory and "The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle" with their friend Wayne Federman who literally wrote the book of that title, first published in 2021. A gifted writer, comedian, actor and musician, and adjunct professor at USC, Wayne won a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award in 2023 as a producer of the HBO documentary, "George Carlin's American Dream." If you enjoy comedy talk, food talk and friends endlessly teasing friends, this is your episode. Also, find out how Wayne Federman got cast on "The X-Files" as . . . Wayne Federman. To order Wayne's book, click here. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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Spike Feresten Jun 15, 2023

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Phil & David enjoy a lively TV Lunch with famed TV writer, TV host and film screenwriter Spike Feresten. But even though Spike is the comic genius who wrote the classic "The Soup Nazi" episode of "Seinfeld," there was No Soup For Spike here, but rather a delicious cheesesteak from https://www.southphillyexperience.com. Spike, Phil & David discuss Spike's fascinating career including great stories about writing for David Letterman, "Saturday Night Live," "Seinfeld," and his time hosting "Talkshow with Spike Feresten" on Fox. Jerry Seinfeld fans, DON'T miss Spike serving up a few tasty morsels about "Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story," an upcoming collaboration. Follow Spike's popular podcast, "Spike's Car Radio" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spikes-car-radio/id1247694648. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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Allen Hughes Jun 01, 2023

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Phil and David have Apollonia's Pizza and a delicious conversation with director, producer, writer Allen Hughes who first made his name as one of The Hughes Brothers who brought the world films like 1993's "Menace II Society" and 1995's "Dead Presidents." David got to know and love Allen when he served as a Creative Consultant on Allen's brilliant 2017 documentary series "The Defiant Ones" about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. They reunite to catch up and discuss Allen's brilliant new FX smash documentary series "Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur." And David reveals a painful memory of the time that he passed on a chance to work for Steve Jobs at Apple. Follow @Hughes2Society on Twitter and look forward to his new documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger and upcoming biopic about Snoop Dogg. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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Two WGA Writers Sitting Around Talking May 25, 2023

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With the Writers Guild of America on strike, Phil and David -- who've both been on the picket lines -- discuss how they each eventually became TV writers and longtime members of the WGA. Phil traces his journey from starting out as a "failed actor" in New York, while David talks about starting out as a journalist and editor at "Rolling Stone" magazine. To learn more about the WGA, go to https://www.wga.org/.To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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The Milk Carton Kids May 17, 2023

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Phil and David are joined for a fascinating and funny lunch with the wonderful and witty folk duo known as The Milk Carton Kids -- namely, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan -- whose stunning harmonies and dry wits make them not only great recording artists, but wildly entertaining live performers. The Milk Carton Kids share how they first found their gorgeous sound, how they came by their awesome comedy chops, and even sing two songs live for "Naked Lunch," -- "When You're Gone" from their outstanding new album out this week entitled "I Can Only See The Moon" and "Snake Eyes" from their 2013 album, "The Ash & Clay." And stick around to the very end of this episode, because Kenneth and Joey also brilliantly reimagine Brad Paisley's theme song for "Naked Lunch." To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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An All-Star "Lunch" For Foodies: One Year To Chew On! May 11, 2023

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To celebrate the first year of "Naked Lunch," hear Phil and David look back and chew things over with legendary chefs including Roy Choi, Nancy Silverton and Wolfgang Puck and a overflowing buffet of celebrity foodies including Valerie Bertinelli, Kevin Bacon, Allison Janney, and Patton Oswalt, and many, many more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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Graham Nash May 03, 2023

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Phil and David have a very, very fine conversation with the legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash about his strong new solo album called simply, "Now," his long history with The Hollies, his illustrious yet emotionally complex relationship life making music with Crosby, Still & Nash -- and sometimes Young. Along the way, Nash answers fan questions from Adam Levine, Mark Oliver Everett of Eels and The Milk Carton Kids. Hear great stories involving Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, The Everly Brothers, the "No Nukes" Concerts and so much more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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Phoning It In: Phil and David Answer Your Calls! Apr 27, 2023

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To celebrate a million downloads and the first year of the "Naked Lunch" podcast, Phil & David answer some of your phone calls, as well as a few questions sent by social media. Let us know if you would like more chances to phone it in with Phil and David. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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Ray Romano, Reheated. See "Somewhere In Queens"! Apr 22, 2023

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To celebrate the release this week of Ray Romano's acclaimed new movie 'Somewhere In Queens" -- which Ray directed, co-wrote and co-stars in -- we are reheating this early "Lunch" in which Phil -- who famously created "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- reunites with Ray and Brad Garrett for a wild ride of a funny conversation over delicious sandwiches. Ray discusses his new movie, while Brad Garrett discusses some of his recent projects -- and just about everything else you can imagine. And some things you cannot imagine. The group also shares hysterical stories about their collective hero, Mr. Warmth himself, Don Rickles. All this and more on this episode of Naked Lunch. To learn more about building community through food and Somebody Feed the People, visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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