Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle

Melissa Etheridge: Catfish Tacos

18 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 re...

The Leftovers with John Cameron Mitchell

11 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 fi...

John Cameron Mitchell: Pan-Asian Omakase

04 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Leftovers with Hrishikesh Hirway

28 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Hrisihikesh Hirway, musician and prolific podcast host and producer!Hrisihi shares: His favo...

Hrishikesh Hirway: Pav Bhaji & Mom's Mango Pie

21 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Your ears are in for a treat -- this week they'll be graced by the velveteen voice of Hrishikesh Hirway! Hrishikesh is a prolific podcaster & he h...

The Leftovers with Eve Plumb

14 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Eve Plumb, the actor who played Jan Brady on The Brady Bunch!After spending most of her life...

Eve Plumb: Spaghetti with American Cheese

07 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Eve Plumb was 10 years old when she landed the role of Jan Brady, the middle daughter on The Brady Bunch, and now she's sharing what was going on behi...

The Leftovers with Dawn Richard

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Dawn Richard, singer; animator and Adult Swim creative consultant and owner of Papa Ted’s ...

Dawn Richard: New Orleans Crawfish Boil

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dawn Richard is a proud New Orleans native and a true Renaissance Woman: singer; animator and Adult Swim creative consultant and owner of Papa Ted’s...

The Leftovers with M. Ward

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from singer-songwriter and guitarist M. Ward.In this week’s lightning round, Ward talks about h...

M. Ward: Chile Rellenos

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Singer-songwriter and guitarist M. Ward is also half of She & Him (with volcalist Zooey Deschanel) and a member of the indie supergroup Monsters o...

The Leftovers with Karen Akunowicz

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Karen Akunowicz, James Beard Award winning chef, Top Chef contestant & chef/owner of Bos...

Chef Karen Akunowicz: A Maine Lobster Meal

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Chef Karen Akunowicz is a Northeast gal through and through. The James Beard Award winning Top Chef alum is chef-owner of Boston’s Bar Vulpe and Fox...

The Leftovers with Padma Lakshmi

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Padma Lakshmi, Emmy nominated TV host, executive producer, best-selling author and activist....

Padma Lakshmi: Thai Green Curry

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After leaving Top Chef after a 17-year run as Emmy-nominated host and executive producer, Padma Lakshmi vowed to never host another food competition s...

Jack Johnson: Sauteed Vegetables in 1997 (Re-Air)

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are re-airing one of my favorite episodes with singer-songwriter, surfer and filmmaker Jack Johnson! This interview was extra special, b...

The Leftovers with Yotam Ottolenghi

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Yotam Ottolenghi, chef and author of 9 bestselling cookbooks, co-owner of 12 restaurants and...

Yotam Ottolenghi: Spaghetti alle vongole

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you're an adventurous cook, chances are you’ve made on Ottolenghi recipe! The chef and newspaper columnist has written nine bestselling cookbooks...

The Leftovers with Lachi

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Lachi, award-winning recording artist, CEO of RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professiona...

Lachi: Arthur’s Eggs in a Corn Tortilla

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Lachi is an award-winning recording artist, CEO of RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities), host of the PBS series Renegad...

The Leftovers with Chuck Klosterman

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Chuck Klosterman, the pop culture obsessed best-selling author, critic and journalist. Chuc...

Chuck Klosterman: Thanksgiving Leftovers

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this fantasy world, where my guests can choose anything they want for their hypothetical last meal, there is something very charming and humble abo...

The Leftovers with Neko Case

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Neko Case, Grammy-nominated artist and author of the best-selling memoir, The Harder I Fight...

Neko Case: Popovers

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The only thing Grammy-nominated musician Neko Case craves more than crisp-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside popovers is Hungarian food from a 61-ye...

The Leftovers with Jonathan Russell

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Jonathan Russell, vocalist, guitarist and founding member of the band The Head and the Heart...

Jonathan Russell (The Head and the Heart): Seafood Boil

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Russell is one of the founding members (vocals, guitar) of The Head and the Heart, a band that organically formed at weekly open-mic nights a...

The Leftovers with Alice Waters

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Alice Waters, award winning chef, creator of the iconic 54-year-old restaurant Chez Panisse ...

Alice Waters: Frisée Salad + Pear Galette  

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alice Waters opened her iconic Berkeley, California restaurant Chez Panisse 54 years ago, introducing the concept of farm-to-table eating to Americans...

The Leftovers with Gaby Dalkin

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from chef and best-selling cookbook author Gaby Dalkin, who's known online and on social as What&...

"Seattle Eats" LIVE with Tan Vinh, Rachel Belle & J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, at Seattle’s Town Hall, Rachel Belle was a guest on a sold-out, live taping of Seattle Eats with host Tan Vinh, the award-wi...

Gaby Dalkin: Carne Asada Tacos

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Best known to her millions of followers as What’s Gaby Cooking, the Los Angeles-area chef is a best-selling cookbook author, creator of the Dalk...

Dorie Greenspan (re-air): Ice Cream, Lobster, Ice Cream

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prolific, five-time James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan is the queen of sweets, and she just released her 15th cookbook, Dorie&r...

Atsuko Okatsuka: Gluten-Free Spaghetti

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka’s last meal, and the reason why she sometimes carries cooked scallops in her bag, trace back to her unstable, unpredict...

The Leftovers with Rico Nasty

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from rapper Rico Nasty, who is on tour now with her latest album, Lethal! In a lightning round, R...

Rico Nasty: Five Guys Burger & Boardwalk Fries

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sweet and boisterous, rapper Rico Nasty professes her love for making music; cooking for the people she adores most; and her grandmas, all while promo...

The Leftovers with Tilly Ramsay

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Tilly Ramsay, host of the new Amazon Prime show, Dish It Out. She also happens to be the onl...

Tilly Ramsay: British Sunday Roast

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, food TV host Tilly Ramsay is the daughter of famed chef and TV host Gordan Ramsay, but she is working hard to pave her own way! Tilly recently gr...

The Leftovers with Matteo Bocelli

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Italian singer Matteo Bocelli!  In a lightning round with host Rachel Belle, Matteo, a ...

Matteo Bocelli: Carbonara

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like any card-carrying Italian worth his focaccia, singer Matteo Bocelli says he could eat pasta for breakfast, lunch and dinner! From his home in Tus...

The Leftovers with Pramila Jayapal

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, the U.S. Representative from Washington’s 7th congressi...

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal: Thali 

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this very special LIVE episode, recorded at The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival on May 31, 2025, host Rachel Belle sits down with Congresswoman Pramila ...

The Leftovers with Isaac Brock

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Isaac Brock — lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Portland, Oregon-based...

Isaac Brock: Top Ramen

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Modest Mouse’s lead singer, guitarist and songwriter has one of the longest, and most disjointed, last meals in Your Last Meal history, but each...

The Leftovers with Bridget Everett

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Bridget Everett, star of the HBO Max show Somebody Somewhere, singer, comedian and cabaret p...

Bridget Everett: Dinner at Pascal’s Manale 

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bridget Everett’s last meal takes us to New Orleans’ second oldest restaurant, where Creole and Italian cooking collide into a cuisine cal...

The Leftovers with Jeff Hiller

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from actor Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere), author of the new memoir Actress of a Certain Age: M...

Jeff Hiller: Chicken Fried Steak

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you fell in love with Jeff Hiller’s character Joel on Somebody, Somewhere (he was just nominated for his first Emmy for his perform...

The Leftovers with Regina Spektor

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor!  Regina grew up in the ...

Regina Spektor: Chicken Broth

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor grew up in Soviet Russia, so when she moved to the Bronx with her family in 1990, Ameri...

The Leftovers with Dave Barry

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Dave Barry, award-winning humorist, columnist and author.   Dave tells host Rachel Bell...

Dave Barry: Cheeseburger & French Fries  

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Barry wrote a nationally syndicated, Pulitzer Prize-winning column that appeared in 500 newspapers from 1983 to 2005 and has published dozens of ...

The Leftovers with Molly Yeh

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Molly Yeh, star of Girl Meets Farm on Food Network & bestselling cookbook author. Her la...

Molly Yeh: Salami Matzo Brei

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Yeh is the Emmy- and James Beard Award-nominated star of Girl Meets Farm on the Food Network; owner of Bernie’s, a bakery and cafe in East...

The Leftovers with Prabal Gurung

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Prabal Gurung, celebrated fashion designer and author of the new memoir Walk Like a Girl.&nb...

Prabal Gurung: Momos!

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prabal Gurung’s new memoir, Walk Like a Girl, tells his life story: how he went from being a bullied queer boy in Nepal who was always an outsid...

The Leftovers with W. Kamau Bell

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from W. Kamau Bell, Emmy- and Peabody-nominated TV host, comedian, filmmaker and best-selling aut...

W. Kamau Bell: Dim Sum

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kamau Bell has a long and impressive resume, including hosting seven seasons of the CNN docuseries United Shades of America, winning a Peabody Aw...

The Leftovers with Sharon Van Etten

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from musician and actor Sharon Van Etten, who is on the road touring her new album now!  An ...

Sharon Van Etten: Mashed Potatoes on Toast

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sharon Van Etten is on the road now touring her seventh album, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory. But as much as she loves writing and perf...

The Leftovers with Josh Groban

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Tony-, Emmy- and Grammy-nominated singer and actor Josh Groban.   Josh is getting ...

Josh Groban: Chocolate Covered Gummy Bears

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is Josh Groban’s best song about baked beans?  Two foods Josh Groban’s dad turned him onto as a child: pickled and smoked fish and ba...

The Leftovers with Danielle Chang

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Danielle Chang, host of Lucky Chow on PBS. And Rachel Belle takes a very special field trip ...

Danielle Chang: Hot Pot

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

PBS's "Lucky Chow" host, Danielle Chang, has been using food as a tool to promote diversity since her family immigrated from Taiwan to Texas when she ...

The Leftovers with Pink Martini

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from China Forbes and Timothy Nishimoto from Pink Martini! The Portland, Oregon-based band is tak...

Pink Martini: A 14-Course French Feast + Thanksgiving

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pink Martini is celebrating 30 years of global music, and for the band’s pearl anniversary, China Forbes and Timothy Nishimoto dish on oysters (...

Salt & Straw's Kim & Tyler Malek: Grandma's Cooking (Re-Air)

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From pear & blue cheese to bone marrow with bourbon smoked cherries, Salt & Straw has always been experimental, and eager to weave local produ...

The Leftovers with "The Pasta Queen" Nadia Caterina Munno

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Nadia Caterina Munno, known to her 10 million social-media followers as The Pasta Queen, whi...

"The Pasta Queen" Nadia Caterina Munno: Nonna's Lasagna

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nadia Catarina Munno is best known to her 10 million social-media followers as The Pasta Queen, a glamorous, dramatic Italian who crumples her face in...

The Leftovers with Kevin Morby

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from singer/songwriter Kevin Morby.   Kevin grew up in Kansas, and after 15 years of bu...

Kevin Morby: PB&J + Phở

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Singer/songwriter Kevin Morby is a peanut butter and jelly man. Like most kids who grew up in the U.S. before peanut-allergy-mania, he loves the class...

The Leftovers with Alton Brown

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from TV host, chef and author Alton Brown.  Alton famously loathes single-use gadgets, but t...

Alton Brown: His Wife's Witchy Soup

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alton Brown hosted Good Eats on the Food Network for 16 seasons, and says Julia Child, Mr. Wizard and Monty Python were his inspirations for the wacky...

The Leftovers with Paula Poundstone

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from comedian Paula Poundstone! If you listened to last week's episode of Your Last Meal, you kno...

Paula Poundstone: Ring Dings

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran comedian Paula Poundstone loves Ring Dings, her favorite little chocolate snack cakes only sold in a handful of East Coast states. She once to...

The Leftovers with Ani DiFranco

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Ani DiFranco, singer/songwriter, activist and feminist icon. Ani started her own record comp...

Ani DiFranco: Watermelon Feta Salad

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you listened to the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter in the ’90s, she wants you to know she’s still making music: Ani DiFranco just rel...

LIVE Q&A with Rachel Belle on her debut cookbook

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Rachel Belle celebrated the launch of Open Sesame at Book Larder, Seattle's only dedicated cookbook store. The event sold out, but you can listen...

The Leftovers with Jonathon Van Ness & Tan France

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Jonathan Van Ness and Tan France, two of the stars of the popular Netflix show Queer Ey...

Jonathan Van Ness & Tan France: Fast Food Feast & a British Roast

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Queer Eye Season 9 just dropped on Netflix, and Jonathan Van Ness (beauty expert), Tan France (fashion expert) and the rest of The Fab Five are back t...

The Leftovers with Al Roker

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Al Roker, longtime weather presenter and co-anchor of NBC’s Today. Al and his chef dau...

Al Roker: Steakhouse Dinner

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Longtime Today show weatherman and anchor, Al Roker, just released a cookbook of family recipes with his chef daughter called Al Roker’s Recipes to ...

The Leftovers with Chuck Palahniuk

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Portland, Oregon, novelist Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club and nearly 20 other books, ...

Chuck Palahniuk: Corn Pudding & Potato Pancakes

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Palahniuk is best known for his novel-turned-cult-classic-film Fight Club, but the prolific author has published a book nearly every year for t...

The Leftovers with Ken Burns

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Ken Burns, the prolific, award-winning filmmaker who has been making historical documentary ...

Ken Burns: Roasted Chicken from The Restaurant at Burdick's

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the past 50 years, Ken Burns has written, directed and produced historical films on a wide variety of topics, from country music and baseball to t...

How the 2024 Election was Shaped by Food

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Food can play a significant role in a presidential race as candidates attempt to show how relatable they are through the dishes they eat and the resta...

The Leftovers with Tim Heidecker

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Tim Heidecker, one half of the sketch comedy duo Tim & Eric, actor and musician.  Eric ...

Tim Heidecker: Aunt Mia's Christmas Dinner

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Heidecker, one half of the Tim & Eric comedy duo, is best known for sketch comedy and acting, but he’s also a musician – he just released ...

The Leftovers with Tali Edut

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from astrologer Tali Edut, one half of the Astro Twins. Tali and her twin sister are longtime as...

Tali Edut: Greek Salad from Cafe Mogador

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tali Edut and her twin sister Ophira are the Astro Twins: longtime astrologers for Elle magazine, matchmakers on the Amazon Prime show Cosmic Love an...

The Leftovers with John Early

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from comedian and actor John Early! John grew up eating Southern staples like pimento cheese sand...

John Early: Pasta all'Amatriciana

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up in Nashville with two ministers for parents, John Early’s (Search Party, John Early: Now More Than Ever) formative food memories are link...

Celebrating 200 Episodes of Your Last Meal!

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your Last Meal is celebrating 200 episodes (er, belatedly – this is technically episode 203!) with a replay of the podcast’s 100th episode – a v...

The Leftovers with Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling, authors of the new cookbook, A Confident Cook. These buddie...

Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling: Cheese Noodles & a Cheeseburger

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Emmy Award-winning journalist and talk show host, Tamron Hall, and James Beard Award and Emmy Award–winning culinary producer, Lish Steiling, b...

The Leftovers with Aly & AJ

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from musicians Aly and AJ, who landed their first record deal as teenagers in 2005, and are still...

Aly & AJ: Canadian Sushi & Texas Burritos

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Aly and AJ signed their first record deal when they were just 13 and 15 years old, and nearly 20 years later they’re still singing for their supper....

The Leftovers with Thomas Doherty

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from actor Thomas Doherty, who stars in Disney’s Descendants movies, the reboot of Gossip Girl ...

Thomas Doherty: Not Haggis

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scottish actor Thomas Doherty (Gossip Girl, Descendants, Dandelion) isn’t hungry in America. But the Brooklyn-based film and TV star says he’s fam...

What's for Dinner at Burning Man

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every Labor Day weekend since 1990, tens of thousands of people descend upon a Nevada desert to build an elaborate, eccentric, temporary town called B...