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Episode 79: Ron Sexsmith

Ron Sexsmith is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He began releasing recordings of his own material in 1985 at age 21, and has since recorded fifteen albums.

Episode 78: Mark Blyth

Mark Blyth is a Scottish-American political scientist. He is currently the William R. Rhodes Professor of International Economics and Professor of International and Public Affairs at Brown University. He is the author of several books, including Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century,  Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, The Future of the Euro, and most recently, Angrynomics in 2020.

Episode 77: Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. He is the best-selling author of The Undoing Project, Liar's Poker, Flash Boys, Moneyball, The Blind Side, Home Game and The Big Short, among other books.

Episode 76: Laurie Woolever

Laurie Woolever is a writer and editor, and spent nearly a decade assisting Anthony Bourdain, with whom she coauthored the cookbook Appetites in 2016. Her most recent book is 'Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography' 

Episode 75: Jenny Valentish

Jenny Valentish is a journalist and author. Her latest books include 'Woman of Substances' and 'Everything Harder Than Everyone Else' 

Episode 74: Tim Hayward

Tim Hayward is a writer, broadcaster, restaurateur and unrepentant food geek. He writes a column and criticises restaurants for the Financial Times and his features have appeared in the FT, Guardian, Observer Food Monthly, Delicious, Olive, Waitrose Food Illustrated and Saveur, amongst others. 

Episode 73: Maria Bustillos

Maria Bustillos is the founding editor of Popula, an alternative news and culture magazine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper’s, and The Guardian.

Episode 72: Leon Gast

Leon Gast was an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary, When We Were Kings depicts the iconic heavyweight boxing match: The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.

This film would go on to win the 1996 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Independent Spirit Award. 

Episode 71: Tom Vitale

Tom Vitale is a producer and director, known for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 

Episode 70: Kevin Draper

Kevin Draper is a sports business reporter for The New York Times, covering the leagues, federations, owners, unions, stadiums and media companies behind the games.