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In Quarantine with Steve Bodow
Ben Smith Distrusts Facebook, TikTok, and Poppy Seeds
In Quarantine with Steve Bodow is a twice-weekly series of funny, insightful, and revealing 10-minute conversations between some of America’s least house-leaving artists and thinkers, and 14-time Emmy-winning former Daily Show executive producer Steve Bodow. Offering a quick hit of connection, In Quarantine is about how creative people are living, personally and professionally, in this very weird time.
Guests include Ben Sinclair (star/co-creator, HBO’s High Maintenance), A.J. Jacobs (editor at large, Esquire), Jessica Koslow (James Beard finalist chef, Sqirl Restaurant), and many others!
Episodes
Jessica Koslow Feeds the Folks Who Feed LA
Celebrated chef Jessica Koslow retooled her Silver Lake flagship Sqirl to serve free meals to unemployed restaurant workers. And she’s still looking for the perfect matzo brei.
Annie Polland Thinks Spitting Remains Bad
NYC-based historian Annie Polland hits the archives for lessons from the 1918 pandemic.
A.J. Jacobs Was a Germaphobe Before It Was Cool
Best-selling author A.J. Jacobs talks about the art of not shaking hands, Zoom lunch techniques, and the importance of pandemic thank-you notes.
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