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David Simon on The Wire, Raw Oysters, and Richard Pryor
David Simon on The Wire, Raw Oysters, and Richard Pryor
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jan 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this week's Special Sauce, I talk to David Simon—one of the smartest, funniest, and most thoughtful serious eaters I have ever broken bread with—about how his years as a beat reporter made their way into his television work. He shares how homicide detectives use a McDonald's order to get info out of suspects. And he reveals his secret to losing weight: "I got out of New Orleans," he says, "where batter is a food group."
Released:
Jan 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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