This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor!

Regina grew up in the Soviet Union, moving to the United States when she was 10, and many of her eating experiences are colored by her young life in Russia — including the desserts she likes! Regina tells host Rachel Belle which foods she’d choose over a birthday cake, why she woke up at 3 a.m. to house a container of chopped liver (when she was a vegetarian!) and her thoughts on karaoke.

Listen to Regina Spektor's full Your Last Meal episode from last week!

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Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor grew up in Soviet Russia, so when she moved to the Bronx with her family in 1990, American food was a bit of a culture shock. Cereal! Oranges! Chocolate pudding cups! It was all brand-new! Regina shares a handful of her family’s immigration eating stories.

When in doubt, order the soup! That’s what Regina does. She tells host Rachel Belle about her (nearly) lifelong love of soup, what caused her to rebel against it in high school and why the simplest of broths would be her last meal.

Cookbook author Caroline Wright never set out to have a career in soup, but a terminal cancer diagnosis resulted in a soup club, two vegan soup cookbooks and the title of Seattle Soup Lady. She tells Rachel her story.

• Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle! Season 2 out now!
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• Follow along on Instagram!
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This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Dave Barry, award-winning humorist, columnist and author.

Dave tells host Rachel Belle about the all-author band he’s been in for 30 years (that includes Stephen King!), what food he finds the funniest and why he hates lightning rounds (the entire episode is a lightning round!)

Listen to Dave’s Your Last Meal episode from last week!

• Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle! Season 2 out now!
• Sign up for Rachel’s new (free!) Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings!
• Follow along on Instagram!
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