Richard's Famous Food Podcast

Jun 13 2024 25 ep. 18 mins 425
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“A stream of consciousness that explodes with clouds of color and aural wit... with sticky aural cues that buy real estate in the back of your brain." — Vulture

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Introducing "Dodger Blue Dream"

Jun 13 2024 24 mins  
The first episode of "Dodger Blue Dream," a new documentary podcast Richard is making, chronicling the 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers baseball season, from start to finish. If you like what you hear, please search for "Dodger Blue Dream" wherever you listen to podcasts, and subscribe, and follow along.

#21: Ketchup Packet Mystery

Aug 03 2022 23 mins  
How two tiny ketchup packets explain the universe. Richard's Famous Food Podcast is made by Richard Parks III. This episode was edited by Caitlin Esch. Artwork by James Braithwaite. Theme song by Bobby Halvorson. Original music in this episode by Jonathan Snipes. The epic closing monologue is based on Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot." Thanks to everybody who participated in this epis

#20: The Last Mojo

Jan 19 2021 31 mins  
A beloved cultural artifact has disappeared. The only way to find it, of course, is through podcasting. So Richard embarks on a journey to uncover the whereabouts of a long-lost pizzeria commercial from the 1990s known as “The Last Mojo.” +++ Richard’s Famous Food Podcast is made by Richard Parks III. Voices in the episode, in order of appearance: Fernando Lopez, Oscar

#19: Corporate Reshuffle

Sep 02 2020 9 mins  
A new CEO takes over. Richard is replaced as host. Richard’s Famous Food Podcast is made by Richard Parks III. Most all of the music in this episode was composed and performed by Jonathan Snipes, with bizarre and unauthorized augmentations from Richard. Our theme song is by Bobby Halvorson. The Fresh Air theme song “Fresh Air” is by Joel Forrester. The beat is from Kendri

#18: American Michelada

Aug 05 2020 12 mins  
It's hot, the world is nuts — but inside RFFP, we're mixing up a refreshing, delicious, ice-cold beer cocktail from Mexico: the michelada. So leave the dog days of summer behind, and join us on a journey in search of the definition of the American Michelada — from its origins in Mexico, to its present as an emerging player in American big beer, to its possible future — throug

#17: Duck Hunt

Jul 22 2020 3 mins  
A super-short “small plate” boutique hand-crafted free-associative duck-themed episode specially designed to amouse your bouche, featuring Wolfgang Puck, Johnny Carson, and Richard's mom. Richard's Famous Food Podcast is made by Richard Parks III. Our logo is by James Braithwaite. Our theme song is by Bobby Halvorson. Music in this episode includes the underscore to the Nintend

#16: The Case Of The Cucumber Song

Jul 10 2020 26 mins  
The first installment of "Peeklay Private Eye"! In an effort to subsidize his highly-produced passion-project food podcast, former newsman and podcast personality Peeklay Brinestein accepts work-for-hire cases from the public. (Expenses paid, of course.) His first case? Investigating the meaning of an old British tune about a cucumber called "A Little Bit Of Cucumber," performed ov

#15: Welcome To Richard's Famous LA Food Podcast

Jul 01 2020 30 mins  
Richard takes his friend and fellow podcaster David Weinberg (from RFFP episode 6 “Natural Wineberg”) on a Hollywood food tour for breakfast, lunch, and dinner — with Chef Wolfgang Puck riding shotgun. This episode is a crossover with David Weinberg's KCRW podcast Welcome To LA. It was edited by Nick White. Richard’s Famous Food Podcast is made by Richard Parks III. Our

#14: Truffles For The Trufelman

Mar 21 2020 22 mins  
Richard discovers that Avery Trufelman has never had a truffle, and sets out to fix that, in the high-stakes/low-stakes gastrocomedy poodcast event of the decade! Richard's Famous Food Podcast is made by Richard Parks III. Avery Trufelman is the creator and host of Articles of Interest and a producer at 99% Invisible. Our theme song is by Bobby Halvorson. Our logo is by James Brait

#13: Everything Is Peeklay

Feb 17 2020 20 mins  
An interview with a podcast. Richard’s Famous Food Podcast is made by Richard Parks III. Interview by Ian Chillag, creator and host of Everything Is Alive. Gloria, the podcast agent, was played by Joanna Kay. Our theme song is by Bobby Halvorson. Our logo is by James Braithwaite. Additional music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions, Richard, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. “Lacri