811: Does This Taste Funny with Stephen and Evie McGee Colbert and Taste in Music with Alex Bleeker and Luke Pyenson

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

Food, Arts

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, we sit down with Evie McGee Colbert to talk about her latest book, co-authored with her husband, Stephen Colbert. She tells us about the dynamics in her family’s kitchen, the joys and challenges of cooking together during the pandemic, Charleston food traditions, and we take a listener question from one special caller! Evie’s latest book with her husband, Stephen Colbert, is Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes our Family Loves. She leaves us with her recipe for Salt and Pepper Wings. Then, we hit the road with musicians Alex Bleeker and Luke Pyenson to talk about their latest book, a collection of essays and interviews with musicians about life and eating on the road. They talk about their most memorable meals while on tour and the deep connection between musicians and food. Alex and Luke are the authors of Taste in Music: Eating on Tour with Indie Musicians.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

September 27, 2024 (originally aired)
September 26, 2025 (rebroadcast)

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0:00.0	The Monopoly game at McDonald's is back.
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0:57.4	Hey, it's Francis.
1:00.5	After the terrible news of the end of the Colbert show,
1:04.0	we recalled an interview we had last year with Heavy Colbert,
1:06.8	Stephen's wife and writing partner for their cookbook,
1:08.1	does this taste funny?
1:09.1	Have a listen.
1:21.3	I'm Francis Lamb, and this is The Splendid Table from APM. along to every word, and knowing that in that moment, the only thing that thousands of people care about is your music.
1:46.0	Or maybe you've wondered what it would be like to walk out into a theater
1:49.0	and know that everyone in the room and, you know, millions of people watching at home on TV
1:53.5	are hanging on your every word as you charm them with your razor wit and insightful conversation.
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