Andrew Hawkins

And by the way, that human connection is the essence of my storytelling. And it is the thing that I hear back the most from fans about my TV work, right? I mean, very few people relatively taste my food, buy my products, you know, do the other things that I do, but in, in groups of millions of people, they see my weekly, uh, TV work that I put out now. And, you know,

And by the way, that human connection is the essence of my storytelling. And it is the thing that I hear back the most from fans about my TV work, right? I mean, very few people relatively taste my food, buy my products, you know, do the other things that I do, but in, in groups of millions of people, they see my weekly, uh, TV work that I put out now. And, you know,

A very large number of people collectively have seen the eight or nine TV shows that are up on the HBO Max. You make a lot of content.

A very large number of people collectively have seen the eight or nine TV shows that are up on the HBO Max. You make a lot of content.

It's your craft. Yes. And on television, that is what people when they say, oh, you're so respectful to other people or I like and go with you anywhere on that journey or I will watch any piece of content that you put out, whether it's talking through a recipe because of the story that I tell that goes along with it or whether it's a.

It's your craft. Yes. And on television, that is what people when they say, oh, you're so respectful to other people or I like and go with you anywhere on that journey or I will watch any piece of content that you put out, whether it's talking through a recipe because of the story that I tell that goes along with it or whether it's a.

six-hour docu-series on MSNBC like What's Eating America or even stuff that I produce, the Hope in the Water, the PBS series that we made, docu-series that came out last summer, is a great example of that. It is, I'm not in it,

six-hour docu-series on MSNBC like What's Eating America or even stuff that I produce, the Hope in the Water, the PBS series that we made, docu-series that came out last summer, is a great example of that. It is, I'm not in it,

But as the owner of the company that made the series, it is infused with our DNA because the people who I work with, who are my colleagues in that business, they are phenomenal carriers of the messages that we try to weave. And it is such an interesting thing to have that spat back at you by friends and fans alike, where inside I'm thinking to myself, okay, that was good.

But as the owner of the company that made the series, it is infused with our DNA because the people who I work with, who are my colleagues in that business, they are phenomenal carriers of the messages that we try to weave. And it is such an interesting thing to have that spat back at you by friends and fans alike, where inside I'm thinking to myself, okay, that was good.

I was able to connect that way with people. People don't, you know, we don't have it written out in a lower third or graphic that crawls across the bottom of the screen. But, you know, I've written about this and talked about this a lot. It's like, you know, food is good. Food with a story is better. Food with a story that you haven't heard about is better than that.

I was able to connect that way with people. People don't, you know, we don't have it written out in a lower third or graphic that crawls across the bottom of the screen. But, you know, I've written about this and talked about this a lot. It's like, you know, food is good. Food with a story is better. Food with a story that you haven't heard about is better than that.

But food with a story you haven't heard about that you can relate to is the best of all. And that was Bizarre Foods. It was Delicious Destinations. It was Zimmern List. Some of my other work that isn't necessarily

But food with a story you haven't heard about that you can relate to is the best of all. And that was Bizarre Foods. It was Delicious Destinations. It was Zimmern List. Some of my other work that isn't necessarily

always about food is you know we've stretched a little bit at our production company we do I mean the company itself produces a lot of different types of shows and not just in the food space but with the stuff that I do it's not always in the food space you're a mercenary merchant about understanding that you can tell I've learned this I can tell all the stories through sports you can tell all the stories through food 100% I do it through hardware

always about food is you know we've stretched a little bit at our production company we do I mean the company itself produces a lot of different types of shows and not just in the food space but with the stuff that I do it's not always in the food space you're a mercenary merchant about understanding that you can tell I've learned this I can tell all the stories through sports you can tell all the stories through food 100% I do it through hardware

And so could you. You either have that storytelling gene or you don't. You've just chosen the world of sports and competition. I mean, you know, without breaking down everything that you do, you know, what I love about sports because I'm a sports geek. It's how I discovered, you know, your show years and years and years ago.

And so could you. You either have that storytelling gene or you don't. You've just chosen the world of sports and competition. I mean, you know, without breaking down everything that you do, you know, what I love about sports because I'm a sports geek. It's how I discovered, you know, your show years and years and years ago.

And we talked about this a little bit or hinted at it both on and off air when I did your podcast. that other show with you a couple of weeks ago. Um, it, it is, I love sports because you can, you can get every itch scratch. You can tell every kind of story to it. The human drama in sport is great.

And we talked about this a little bit or hinted at it both on and off air when I did your podcast. that other show with you a couple of weeks ago. Um, it, it is, I love sports because you can, you can get every itch scratch. You can tell every kind of story to it. The human drama in sport is great.