Okay, you ready to start this show?

Your host of the evening is really funny, dude.

I forgot his last name, but I've seen him before.

He's really funny.

I'll give it up for Mike.

Yay!

Coming to you live on tape from my 9-year-old son's bedroom,

in rapidly gentrifying Culver City adjacent California,

boasting a partially obstructed view of the world-famous Hollywood sign.

This is The Tully Show.

I am your host, Mike Tully, joining me today.

A writer whose work has been seen in the Atlantic and the Paris Review

and the author of The Secret History of Food.

Strange, but true stories about the origins of everything we eat.

Hello, and welcome Matt Siegel.

Hello, thank you so much for having me.

Thank you for joining me.

According to your biography, Matt, you write.

You have a dog named Waffles.

And you consult with brands in the food and beverage industries.

What in the hell, pretel does that mean?

Yeah, that's an older bio.

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