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Anthony Bourdain Was Open And Curious, Reflects 'Parts Unknown' Producer

Here & Now's Lisa Mullins talks with longtime executive producer Sandra Zweig about the 12th and final season of Bourdain's acclaimed CNN series, and her experience working with him.
Anthony Bourdain (right) with W. Kamau Bell in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya, while filming the first episode of the final season of CNN's "Parts Unknown." (Courtesy David Scott Holloway via CNN)

Chef-turned-TV star Anthony Bourdain used his CNN documentary series “Parts Unknown” to bring attention not only to food, but also to the social, political and economic challenges that people around the world face.

Bourdain’s death by suicide in June came as a shock to many. He died while on location in France, working on an episode for season 12 of the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning show.

‘s Lisa Mullins talks with longtime “Parts Unknown” executive producer , who says she can’t imagine there will be another show like

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