481. - Katie Parla

One-on-one pod today: Chris is home from Italy, and Jason is in L.A. We chat about Jia Tolentino’s microlooting scandal, our Secretary of War's jaw and the packet is in D.C., staging our new White House ballroom, false flags and Scientology speed runs, Drake’s injections and ab d ...  عرض المزيد

Jago Rackham is a chef from London. His wonderful debut book, To Entertain, is out now. We chat about Salone in Milano, the UK cigarette ban, acid reflux, Britain’s obsession with failure, deviated septa, being more brown rice and steamed veg than you’d think, emailing on the med ...  عرض المزيد

Italian food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world, but how did it first make its way out of Italy? In this edition of The Food Chain, Ruth Alexander uncovers stories of migration, food culture and legacy in the Italian diaspora. Academic Donna Gabaccia explains why mi ...  عرض المزيد

Katie talks about her favorite place in the world to travel, Italy. She’s been numerous times beginning in college when she studied abroad in Florence, to her most recent family vacation to Ischia and Nerano with Iris and Ryan this summer.

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Angela and Nick are joined by national treasure, Alex Jones. Alex Jones’ route to The One Show couch was far from linear. She began her career by getting fired, twice, but returned to work unphased, prompting the production company to suggest a screen test. Alex aced that and ...  عرض المزيد

Vanessa Williams is a singer, actress and author born in Upstate New York. In 1983, she made history as the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America, an achievement that was overshadowed by racism and a media storm. Despite the controversy, Vanessa went on to carve ...  عرض المزيد