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Andrew Zimmern is best known as the creator and host of the Bizarre Foods franchise on Travel Channel. New episodes of Bizarre Foods begin June 21 at 9 p.m. and his new show, Driven by Food, premieres in August. On today’s show, Andrew talks about the transformative power of travel (7:00), a life-changing trip to Madagascar (15:00), and the decision he made to be himself, rather than a character of himself, on Bizarre Foods (27:00). Plus, Andrew discusses his love of tussling with the network (35:00), a story behind the first episode of his new show, Driven by Food (47:00), and how show business is the perfect business for Andrew to grow spiritually and artistically (55:00).
Topics mentioned:
Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food
Bizarre Foods Delicious Destinations
Bizarre Foods America
AZ Canteen
Intuitive Content
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
30 for 30: This Is What They Want
30 for 30: The Billion Dollar Game
Breaking Borders
People mentioned:
Twitter: @BrianKoppelman
iTunes: itunes.com/themoment
Podcast Production by Jayson De Leon.
