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The Last Best Thing

Arts & Culture Podcasts

Each show is a conversation centered around one question, "What is the last best thing you've eaten, watched, listened to, or read?". I ask this question because people love sharing whatever they’re enthusiastic about recently, and I love hearing about it.

Location:

United States

Description:

Each show is a conversation centered around one question, "What is the last best thing you've eaten, watched, listened to, or read?". I ask this question because people love sharing whatever they’re enthusiastic about recently, and I love hearing about it.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Andy - Gunpla/The Best Cup Of Coffee

1/31/2022
Andy - Gunpla/The Best Cup Of Coffee Andy joins me to talk about Gunpla, Fancy Legos, Zen activities, doing something with your hands AND then the conversation shifts to coffee and there's a LIIIIITTLE bit of coffee snob talk but it's all very fun. The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.

Duration:01:04:30

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Liz - I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

1/17/2022
Liz - I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom We Talk about Rachel Bloom's book but also about Elder Millennials writing books/making shows, The Nanny, Mental Health, "That Thing You Do" both the song and the movie, Inner children, Learning to listen, measuring our age by songs, and Sad Beige Babies...and so much more! Liz's women's wrestling podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-basics-guide-to-womens-wrestling/id1459036134 Liz's Montaña Brewjas podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/monta%C3%B1a-brewjas/id1586222550 The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.
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Roberto Jose Andrade Franco - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, The meaning of Mexican manhood, El Paso Geography, Tony Romo's Fumble, and YA

6/29/2020
Roberto Jose Andrade Franco joins me to talk about Benjamin Alire Saenz's "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" Roberto's Capirotada piece can be read here: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2020/april/for-me-capirotada-is-the-taste-of-dancing-and-singing-at-home/ and this piece by him in Texas Monthly is one of my favorite things I've ever read: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/you-can-never-leave-the-border-behind/ The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.
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Liz - Plus One, Rom Coms, Wedding Speeches, Non Hallmark Movie protagonists, Diners, Breakfasts, and Amy Erskine

5/25/2020
Liz joins me to talk about "Plus One"! This is Liz's podcast: The Basic's Guide to: Women's Wrestling The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.
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Joseph - The Clone Wars Finale, Somewhat of a deep Star Wars dive including Order 66, The Extended Universe "fixing" the movies, Ahsoka Tano, FiloniVerse, and a Death Star Documentary

5/18/2020
Joseph joins me to talk about the Clone Wars Finale and a whole lotta Star Wars! Joseph's podcasts: Takeunder Level Exchange The Basic's Guide to Women's Wrestling Viva Yagu The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.

Duration:00:41:58

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Eric - Autobiographical TV series, Growing up during Apartheid, Cinematic Musc/IG Live concerts, and Food that makes you nostaglic of Home

5/11/2020
Eric joins me to talk about Insecure, Born a Crime, James Blake, and his Home made Tex-Mex Burrito. Really fun! The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.
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Cesar - Money Heist/La Casa De Papel, Heist movies, The burden on viral TV shows, Spaniard Cuss Words, Middle School Contrarianism

5/4/2020
Cesar joins me to talk about a show I've been avoiding like the plague, and actually kinda convinces me to give it a second chance. The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.
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Kristin - In The Fields, Romance Novel Stigma, Purse Kindles, Reading Quickly, and The One Movie that's better than the Book

4/27/2020
Kristin joins me to talk about "In The Fields" by Willow Aster! Her podcast is named "Dizzy for Dizi" and you can find it here: https://podnews.net/podcast/1458446862/listen The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.

Duration:00:31:56

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Ashley - Little Women (2019), Vicious Sibling Interactions, Creative Vulnerability, The Rotten Side of Characters, and Saoirse Ronan

4/20/2020
Ashley joins me to talk about Little Women! Her podcast is named "Dizzy for Dizi" and you can find it here: https://podnews.net/podcast/1458446862/listen The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.

Duration:00:28:57

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Adrian - Half-Life: Alyx, VR John Wick, Puzzle Mechanics, Touching the Art, and Authorial Intent

4/16/2020
Adrian joins me to talk about Half-Life:Alyx and we go into all sorts of game/puzzle/VR related rabbit holes. Enjoy! The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.

Duration:00:38:18

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Esteban Grasman - Basketball and Other Things, Binging vs watching Week to Week, No space for instruments, Space for Creativity, and The largest Carl's Jr in the world

4/13/2020
Esteban joins me to talk about the last best everything he's enjoyed. We talk about Basketball and Other Things, Better Call Saul, Mac Miller's Tiny Desk Concert, and Charbroiled Cauliflower. The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.

Duration:01:22:08

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Raul - In Search of Greatness, Specialization, T-Ball teams for 3 year olds, Jordan without Pippen, and Creativity

4/10/2020
Another "Since middle school" special. Raul joins me to talk about "In Search of Greatness" The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.
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David - The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, Fictional Heroes, Nonfiction vs Fiction, Hollywood Man Crushes

4/6/2020
David and I have been friends since middle school, in this episode he joins me to talk about the last best book he's read. The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.
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Tommy - Soupless Ramen, Going out of your comfort zone, Restaurant Disciples, and sharing discoveries

2/22/2020
Tommy is software engineer for one of the most popular apps on the app store, who is into all sorts of cool nerdy things including social magic. In the episode he talks with me about the last best thing he’s eaten. We talk about going out of your comfort zone to eat new things, food places having disciples, and little things like how a place not having seats really creates a unique dining experience. The Last Best Thing is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps.

Duration:00:24:16

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Joseph - Knives Out, Going to Movie Theaters, What is a Baseball Movie? and Lightsaber Fights all day

1/18/2020
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