Forked Up: A Thug Kitchen Podcast

Filmmaker David Gelb (JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, Netflix's CHEF'S TABLE) joins Matt and Michelle this week to discuss his impetus towards creating food documentaries and his favorite junk food. Also, our hosts bring you into the world of the raindrop cake.

Internationally celebrated yoga teacher and author Kathryn Budig (AIM TRUE, YogaGlo.com) joins Matt and Michelle this week to share celebrity crushes, tackle overhyped foods and ketosis diets as well as yoga thirst posts. Check out Kathryn's podcast ESPNW's FREE COOKIES on Apple Podcasts. Also, to start the show, Matt and Michelle take a look at school lunch shaming, Drake the Vegetarian and break room lunch tossers!

Model, vlogger and host of NBA 2KTV, Rachel DeMita, joins the podcast this week to talk about her vegan lifestyle that is filled with oatmeal disasters and overall just feeling better. Plus, Rachel and Michelle share cat stories and everyone picks their favorite baby animal. Also, Matt and Michelle give you the lowdown on high fructose cows, pickle juice slushees and introduce Fast Food For Thought where YOU THE LISTENER get to participate!

Entrepreneur, lifestyle expert and cooking enthusiast Laila Ali stops by the podcast to share her culinary influences for cookbook FOOD FOR LIFE: DELICIOUS & HEALTHY COMFORT FOOD FROM MY TABLE TO YOURS! Learn about Laila's affinity for sweet potatoes, fine tuning your body through cooking and having confidence in the kitchen. Also, Matt and Michelle discuss the big kerfuffle ongoing between cauliflower and BIG RICE!

TV personality and IRON CHEF AMERICA alumni Chef Jet Tila joins the show this week to talk about the perils of TV cooking, his Kung Fu approach in the kitchen, culinary projects with his wife and the journey of writing his book, 101 ASIAN DISHES YOU NEED TO COOK BEFORE YOU DIE. Also, Matt and Michelle cover the campaign to end homelessness in LA, Costco's doomsday preparation kit and the cowboy mafia.

Artist, fashion designer and urban gardening advocate Ron Finley aka "The Gangsta Gardner" joins the show this week to discuss the lack of healthy food options in underserved communities, the international impact of his guerrilla gardening philosophy and why Mother Nature is super-gangsta. Matt and Michelle also delve deeper into the existence of "food deserts" in the United States and why you should be informed.

Celebrity interviewer extraordinaire Carrie Keagan (VH1, UP CLOSE WITH CARRIE KEAGAN) stops by this week to dish about trying to eat vegan everywhere, gross shopping mishaps and getting celebrities to swear. Matt and Michelle also discuss the proposed "harvest boxes" and how it will effect food stamps and the SNAP Program.

Join Matt and Michelle as they discuss the recent Peter Rabbit kerfuffle involving blueberry slingshots as well as Matt's culinary adventures in London and NYC. Later, chef Daniel Holzman from The Meatball Shop stops by to discuss empowerment through cooking, his Project Foodie app and great garlic bread experiences.

Michelle and Matt take a minute to look at the severe drought and water rationing in South Africa and how water consumption is perceived worldwide. Then, later on, comedian and podcaster Jackie Johnson joins the podcast to talk about the success of her Natch Beaut blog, skin care and leading a vegan lifestyle.

On the inaugural episode of Forked Up, Michelle and Matt discuss the Presidential Diet, which consists little of anything "diet" and will leave you confused. Later in the show, Nick Guillory from Buzzfeed stops by to talk about creating TASTY videos, Southern cooking and his perfect meal for Mariah Carey.