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Oct 2021
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S12, Ep6 How to Fail: Stanley Tucci

Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment
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Today, I welcome the inimitable Stanley Tucci. His talents are legion: he's an Academy Award nominated actor whose credits include everything from The Devil Wears Prada to The Hunger Games and Julie & Julia. He's also a notable foodie, and the presenter of the Emmy-award-winning Searching for Italy and a beautiful memoir, Taste: My Life Through Food, which i ... Show More
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