Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Panic is a new comedy podcast from Wondery that leans into our most absurd anxieties and

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

wherever you get your podcasts.

From ABC, this is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris.

My guest today is one of the best chefs on planet Earth and I say that was zero hyperbole.

He's been responsible for some of the best culinary experiences of my entire life. He's got

a restaurant empire that ranges from New York City to LA to Hong Kong to Boston. He's

written 10 cookbooks. He's also the host of the Chu on ABC and somehow in the midst of

all that he finds time to meditate. He is Mario Batalli, ladies and gentlemen. And we recorded

this podcast at one of his restaurants in downtown Manhattan, which I have always

referred to as auto, but it's actually Oto. Oto for the number eight because we are on

eight street. Oh, there you go. All right. We are ostensibly a meditation podcast. So

let me just start with that. Okay. When? Why? Where? How did you start meditating? I started

meditating six years ago after having a couple of dinners with Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld,

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