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Nov 2023
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700: Eating Canadian - Live from Hot Doc...

American Public Media
About this episode

This week’s show was recorded live at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival in Toronto. Francis and his team of intrepid eaters tackle a tantalizing question: what makes Canada so delicious? Guests include Matty “The Flavor Lord” Matheson (Just a Dash); Greater Toronto Area food, drink and travel writer Suresh Doss; and New York Times food columnist and host of our Weeknight Kitchen podcast Melissa Clark, who impresses everyone with her quick thinking in a game of Stump the Cook.


Broadcast dates for this episode:


  • January 24, 2020 (originally aired)
  • January 29, 2021 (rebroadcast)
  • November 24, 2023 (rebroadcast)
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