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Our guest Flynn McGarry is a chef whose career started at the tender age of 11 in Los Angeles. Heralded as the "Justin Bieber of food" McGarry's pop-up dinners in his parents' house regularly sold out and garnered tons of press. Now 19, McGarry has opened Gem, his first restaurant in New York City, and he’s the subject of Chef Flynn, a documentary chronicling his unique upbringing, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year. During our chat, we peel back the layers to discuss all the big topics: dating, leftovers, being younger than your employees, and the cocaine side of the industry. We end with a blockbuster music quiz that focuses on the year 1998. Show page: http://publicannouncement.org/episode/very-advanced-flynn-mcgarry/

This week we are joined by writer, OG “fuccmom,” and bonafide Twitter legend Naomi Fry. Naomi walks us through her younger years in Israel, her time as James Franco's professor, and her short stint as a fact checker at US Weekly. We also touch on her no holds barred campaign to get John Mayer to follow her on Twitter, and her exciting new position at The New Yorker. This is the origin story you have been waiting for, an in-depth look at one of the internet's most nuanced and fascinating characters. Show page: http://publicannouncement.org/episode/the-naomi-fry-origin-story/

Editing a podcast like Public Announcement is a big responsibility and opportunity. Chris and James—and really, the entire global listenership—are asking for your help.

James and Chris trace their diverse and sometimes confusing musical roots before speaking with author Lizzy Goodman. Goodman's new book, Meet Me in The Bathroom, chronicles the famed pre-internet rock boom of the early-2000s in New York City. Lizzy recounts the six-year writing process, gives her take on The Strokes vs. Ryan Adams, and reveals the most underrated band from a very over-hyped era. Show page: http://publicannouncement.org/episode/a-compulsively-listenable-audio-history-with-lizzy-goodman

Designer Duane King joins us to celebrate the 1972 Sagan/Drake mission to create the oldest artifact of humankind: The Pioneer Plaque. We learn how Duane brought the plaque back to earth, via crowdfunding platform of choice, Kickstarter. Show page: http://publicannouncement.org/episode/going-space-king-duane/

This week we are very happy to present the keynote panel from the 2017 Food Book Fair, recorded live from Liberty Hall at the Ace Hotel New York. The discussion was moderated by Frank Bruni and featured panelists Mario Batali, Samin Nosrat, Myisha Priest, and Ken Friedman. They explored what it means to be engaged in the business, pleasure and politics of food today. This episode also features another pod-collab with our man in the field, Jason Stewart, aka Them Jeans. Jason interviewed authors, chefs, and a few innocent bystanders from the always poppin lobby of the Ace Hotel. Catch the long-form version of Jason's interviews on the latest episode of The Stew. Show Page: http://publicannouncement.org/episode/food-book-fair-2017/

This week we try something new. Instead of our usual luxury podcast, we deliver something more raw and authentic. We sat down with friend Jason Stewart aka Them Jeans for a meeting of minds at the Ace Hotel in New York City. The first half of our discussion (Side A) can be heard on this week's episode of Jason's show, Tall Tales. You are about to listen to Side B now. All three of us are loose, relaxed, and sans edit. Take a peek behind the curtain. Show page: http://publicannouncement.org/episode/side-b-tall-tales-pod-collab/