This person died in 2018, age 61. He never stopped marveling at the unlikeliness of his own success. Quote: “I should have died in my twenties. I became successful in my forties. I became my dad in my fifties. I feel like I’ve stolen a car, a really nice car, and I keep looking in the rearview mirror for flashing lights.” He emerged as a leading male voice in support of the Me Too movement. He was open about his past addictions to heroin and cocaine. He ate noodles in Hanoi with President Barack Obama, sucked on soft-boiled turtle eggs in Colombia, and savored handmade spring rolls in Cambodia on his way to an interview with the opposition government. Today’s dead celebrity is Anthony Bourdain.

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NYT Obituary for Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain eats noodles with President Obama in Hanoi (Parts Unknown)

Anthony Bourdain on West Virginia and empathy (Parts Unknown)

Anthony Bourdain on Palestine (Parts Unknown)

Anthony Bourdain’s original Kitchen Confidential essay – New Yorker

Bourdain on WTF with Marc Maron

Dead or Alive quiz game

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In reflecting on the life of Anthony Bourdain, this episode of Famous & Gravy examines how fame and mortality intersect as part of a celebrity obituary podcast and known for rethinking celebrity legacies, highlighting moral posture, iconic status, and career longevity. This episode invites contemplation about the emotional architecture of legacy. This show explores legacy podcast and contributes to smart pop culture podcast.

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