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Hey, it's Rachel. Just wanted to let you know that if you want to watch this episode with Podmalakshmi

or any of our past

episodes, you can do that on our brand new YouTube page. Find us at NPR Wildcard. And while you're there,

be sure to like and subscribe. It really helps the show. Of course, if you'd rather listen,

then we've got that episode for you right now. What have you found surprising about getting older?

How happy it makes me.

I was terrified of becoming 30, and then I was terrified of becoming 40.

And now I'm 55, and I have to tell you, I feel great.

I am the happiest I've ever been.

I wouldn't trade and go back to my 20s for all the

money in the world. I'm Rachel Martin and this is Wildcard. The show where cards control the

conversation. Each week, my guest answers questions about their life. Questions pulled from a deck of

cards. They're allowed to skip one

question and to flip one back on me. My guest this week is Padma Lakshmi. I think every immigrant

in this country, no matter where they're from, I think we're all trying to navigate that path,

that integration where we feel at home in our lives.

I absolutely loved watching Padma Lakshmi as a judge on Top Chef for so many years

because she was just so enthusiastic about eating new things.

There is an inherent curiosity about Padma.

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