Hot Takes on a Plate - Pretend Food with Javier Leiva

Pretend Food with Javier Leiva

08/19/20 • 28 min

Javier Leiva knows an imposter when he sees one; as the host and creator of the popular true crime podcast Pretend, he interviews real people pretending to be someone else. Rob Petrone catches up with his old friend to apply his expertise to so-called fake foods, debating which things we eat are living a lie and if their “pretend” status automatically makes them bad.

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For more on Pretend Radio: http://pretendradio.org/

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