About this episode
This episode offers an insightful appreciation of lunch, exploring its significance and potential absence in our lives.
Finally an insightful appreciation of lunch. From stories of TV writers obsession with the lunch break to a chilling warning of what could happen if all lunches "went away" and there was no noontime meal for anyone anywhere -- and how we must perhaps learn to navigate a world without lunch.
People in this episode
Host: Tom Saunders
Topics covered
- lunch
- TV writers
- meal culture
- food appreciation
- narratives about food
Keywords
- lunch
- TV writers
- meal
- food culture
- noontime meal
Mentioned in this episode
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