Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle

Melissa Etheridge: Catfish Tacos

Oscar, Grammy and Juno award-winning artist, Melissa Etheridge [https://melissaetheridge.com/events/], started playing with an adult band when she was just 12 years old and this year she released her 17th album, "Rise." Melissa tells host Rachel Belle: * Her favorite stoner snacks (And which celebrity she'd like to smoke pot with!) * About her mom's "angry dinners" growing up in Kansas * Her tradition of eating at women-owned restaurants when she's on the road with her wife, Linda * How she met her best friends, the owners of Cathy's Kitchen in Ferguson, Missouri Then Cathy and Jerome Jenkins, owners of Cathy's Kitchen, join the show to tell us more about Melissa's last meal and the unconventional road they took to becoming restaurant owners.  * Become a Cascade PBS member [https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133995/donate/1?ref=cascadepbs.org]and support public media!    * Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle. [https://video.cascadepbs.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/episodes?ref=cascadepbs.org]  * Sign up [https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133765/subscribe/1?ref=cascadepbs.org] for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter  * Follow along on Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en&ref=cascadepbs.org]  * Order [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/?ref=cascadepbs.org] Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

The Leftovers with John Cameron Mitchell

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from John Cameron Mitchell,  writer, director and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch; the cult film is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! John shares: * His favorite UK candies  * His skincare routine -- he has amazing skin! * and more! Listen to the full episode of Your Last Meal with John Cameron Mitchell here. [https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/06/john-cameron-mitchell-pan-asian-omakase/] * Become a Cascade PBS member [https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133995/donate/1?ref=cascadepbs.org]and support public media!    * Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle. [https://video.cascadepbs.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/episodes?ref=cascadepbs.org]  * Sign up [https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133765/subscribe/1?ref=cascadepbs.org] for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  * Follow along on Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en&ref=cascadepbs.org]  * Order [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/?ref=cascadepbs.org] Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

John Cameron Mitchell: Pan-Asian Omakase

It’s the 25th anniversary of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, one of host Rachel Belle’s Top 5 Favorite Films of All Time! Today we get to hear from the man who wrote, directed and starred in the film, and played Hedwig on Broadway, John Cameron Mitchell! You may also know John from his roles in Shrill and Girls.   John talks about his fraught relationship with food as a youth, digestive issues that completely vanished after he came out as gay and moved to New York City. He tells Rachel who the Hedwig character was based on, and which parts of the story come from his own life. He shares a bonkers story about a man who cooked and served...his own genitals at a dinner party. And he talks about what he ate to stay strong and energetic during his recent 12-week Broadway run, performing eight shows a week as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh Mary!   Then we learn a bit about the history of omakase, which was popularized in the U.S. by a Netflix documentary that came out in 2012.   To celebrate 25 years, John Cameron Mitchell is touring the country, June through November, doing Q&As after film screenings of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Tickets are going fast, buy yours here. [https://www.hedwig25.com/]

The Leftovers with Hrishikesh Hirway

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Hrisihikesh Hirway, musician and prolific podcast host and producer! Hrisihi shares: * His favorite places to get delicious, vegan fast food * The show he watches when he wants comfort & what he likes to eat while he watches it * and more! Listen to the full episode of Your Last Meal with Hrisihikesh Hirway here. [https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/05/hrishikesh-hirway-pav-bhaji-moms-mango-pie/] * Become a Cascade PBS member [https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133995/donate/1?ref=cascadepbs.org]and support public media!    * Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle. [https://video.cascadepbs.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/episodes?ref=cascadepbs.org]  * Sign up [https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133765/subscribe/1?ref=cascadepbs.org] for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  * Follow along on Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en&ref=cascadepbs.org]  * Order [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/?ref=cascadepbs.org] Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

Hrishikesh Hirway: Pav Bhaji & Mom's Mango Pie

Your ears are in for a treat -- this week they'll be graced by the velveteen voice of Hrishikesh Hirway! Hrishikesh is a prolific podcaster & he hosts and produces many, including my favorite food podcast of all time, Home Cooking [https://homecooking.show/], co-hosted by past Your Last Meal guest, Samin Nosrat [https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2019/03/samin-nosrat-the-entire-menu-at-el-molino-central/], and the excellent music podcast, Song Exploder [https://songexploder.net/], that was turned into a Netflix show. He's also a musician and his new album [https://hrishikesh.co/] is out now! Hrishikesh tells host Rachel Belle: *  How his lifelong cookie obsession began * About his mom's mango pie, which has been featured in the New York Times [https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019974-mango-pie] and turned into a Salt & Straw ice cream flavor * Why he started drinking coffee, for the first time, in his mid-40s Then we're joined by Jim Henson Company "puppet wrangler" Lara MacLean, who took it upon herself to start baking the cookies that Cookie Monster demolishes on Sesame Street, because she wasn't happy with the last iteration!  * Become a Cascade PBS member [https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133995/donate/1?ref=cascadepbs.org]and support public media!    * Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle. [https://video.cascadepbs.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/episodes?ref=cascadepbs.org]  * Sign up [https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133765/subscribe/1?ref=cascadepbs.org] for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  * Follow along on Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en&ref=cascadepbs.org]  * Order [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/?ref=cascadepbs.org] Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.