This week on "The Leftovers," never-before-heard audio from bestselling, award-winning humor writer David Sedaris, to celebrate his new book of essays, "The Land and Its People."

David tells me:

• What snacks he stops for on his daily 10+ mile walks
• About the incredible, homemade dessert his husband makes for his birthday
• The type of person he loves to share a meal with
• Where to find the best doughnut in New York City

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Bestselling author David Sedaris has been writing our favorite funny books for more than 30 years, and his newest book of essays is called "The Land and Its People."

David tells me:

• Why he never orders room service, even though he stays at hotels all the time
• How his childhood dinner table helped him become a better storyteller
• How many boxes of Jello he eats every day (!!)
• His husband can recreate any meal, even one of David's favorite childhood dishes, despite never having tried it himself!
• And more!

Then I chat with Sarah Masoni at the Food Innovation Center in Portland, Oregon, who The New York Times has called "The Million Dollar Palate." Sarah can pick out every single ingredient in a dish she tastes, and uses her skills to help some of the country's most popular brands formulate tasty products.

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This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from 4x Grammy-nominated artist Grace Potter!

Grace talks about:

• Her disdain for wet foods and her high tolerance for dry ones!
• Her favorite diner foods, as a touring musician who stops at a lot of them!
• What she prefers to eat instead of sweets!
• Her deep love for Gilligan's Island!
• And more!

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Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musician Grace Potter grew up in a tiny Vermont mountain town with hippie artist parents who encouraged her and her siblings to live highly creative lives!

Grace tells me about:

• The most ambitious cooking she's done on a tour bus
• The food that is currently banned from the tour bus!
• The meal that turned her chips & dip loving son into a restaurant appreciator at age seven
• The story behind her childhood kitchen table
• Her favorite road trip snack
• And lots more!

Then we meet a British chef who cooks intricate meals in hotel rooms using the tools it comes with: an iron, hair dryer and electric kettle!

Grace Potter's new album is called Trespasser.

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This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from award-winning singer-songwriter Lukas Nelson!

Lukas talks about:

• The unusual way he got over his fear of flying.
• His favorite restaurants in Maui and Austin, Texas -- the two places he splits his time.

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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lukas Nelson descends from country music royalty: his dad is Willie Nelson! Lukas' new record is called American Romance.

Lukas tells host Rachel Belle about:

• Growing up on a tour bus, crisscrossing the country with his family.
• His love for Americana diners, as someone who is on the road touring up to 250 days a year.
• How he likes his eggs cooked, and how challenging it can be to get them right.
• Regenerative farming in Austin, Texas and deer hunting on Maui.
• And so much more!

Then Rachel chats with America's most-published diner expert about how the buildings got their iconic architectural style, the oldest remaining diner in America and more.

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This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from award-winning singer-songwriter, and Lilith Fair founder, Sarah McLachlan!

Sarah talks about:

• Why she wouldn't put on another, modern day Lilith Fair
• Her favorite farmer's market
• Her favorite ice cream flavor, as someone with a hit song called "Ice Cream"
• And more!

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She created Lilith Fair! She's sold more than 40 million albums! She's a 90s music icon, but her new album “Better Broken” just won Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the JUNO Awards (Canada's version of the Grammy’s)!

Sarah McLachlan tells me:

• About the cookbook she wrote in the 90s, and what recipes she still makes today!
• The story behind her Writer's Block Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!
• Which food her daughters say she made way too much when they were kids!
• How many times a year she eats a Thanksgiving dinner!
• About the homemade "pig's breakfast" Green Goddess dressing she always keeps in her fridge!

Between its healthy green, herbaceous glow and its hippie dippie sounding name, Green Goddess dressing gives off big 1970s health food store vibes. But it was actually invented in 1923 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco! You'll learn the dressing's star-studded history & the controversy surrounding its name.

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