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193. Food Waste & Stock Tips with Chef Kory DiPucchio!

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talks to special guest Chef Kory DiPucchio (@chefkorydipucchio) from Compass Group Canada about their International Stop Food Waste Day initiative, great uses for scraps and leftovers, and some key ways to invest in your stocks- soup stocks, I mean. The only financial advice given in this episode is related to groceries! 

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108. The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

We continue Witchtober with a dark debut novel full of blood and magic. We’re talking about curses, plagues, and fever dream world building, with a significant detour into… cottagecore?

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EP132 – BFF: Black-Ops Fighting Force

While Angus is getting fitted for his new chair, Sal meets up with a friend from his past life. Will this mysterious figure be able to lure Sal back into the exciting life of black ops missions?

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Disney Book Club – Prince of Song & Sea Book by Linsey Miller (2022)

The Disney Dummies are back for our second edition of Disney Book Club, which you may remember we covered the novel sequel to Pixar’s Brave called Bravely (2022) on a previous episode. Well this time we are going back to the world of mermaids and sea witches as we sail the pages of The Little Mermaid universe. Speaking of, have you ever watched The Little Mermaid and wondered “Hm, I wonder what Prince Eric was thinking through that movie and what his whole deal and backstory is?” Well look no further as this week we answer just that by discussing one of the three Disney Prince Novels, with Linsey Miller’s Prince of Song & Sea (2022). 

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192. Capital Grille, Steakhouse Dinners & Sides ft. Aslam Choudhury!

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talks to guest & patron Aslam Choudhury about his love for the Capital Grille restaurant franchise, steakhouse dinners, the Bengali concept of ‘jotno’, and the difference between classic steakhouse cuts! Plus, the return of the Random Meal Generator!

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107. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

This week we’re kicking off a witch themed October with a thick fantasy tome! We’re talking about elemental magic, fantasy pacing, the fun of seeing a fantasy universe based in Asia, and necromancy as a good thing!

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191 – Top 5 Dips

Take a dip into deliciousness!

After a legendary episode ranking Top 5 Cheeses together, the gang is back for another food sample filled episode where we talk about the food you can’t wait to scoop – dips! Dips are a culinary delight that has captured the hearts of foodies everywhere by providing us a flavour explosion of countless variety that often enhances the vessel you choose to dip with. One of the greatest things about them is how they are made to be shared which makes it perfect for our episode today! So join Tuong La and Dip-shits Hayley Kellett, Spencer Dunn, and Simone Dorie as they dunk themselves into another sensory episode for their mouths and your ears as they rank Top 5 Dips!

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191. There’s No Such Thing As Bad Food!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about what we mean when we say “There’s no such thing as bad food” and how our relationships with food have changed since we started the show!

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106. Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

This week, we review Ben Philippe’s second book, Charming as a Verb! We’re talking about the pressure of university admissions, the subtlety of writing strong family dynamics, and how fun it is to see your hometown written in a book!

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EP131 – Achairican Psycho

Sal has a surprise planned for Angus and there is no way one could misinterpret his signals. A special guest arrives to help Angus pursue greater forms of comfort.

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