Phil & David feel inspired and downright happy to welcome to "Lunch" the inspiring and insightful Simon Sinek, the New York Times bestselling author of "Start With Why" and "The Infinite Game," Optimist influencer and host of his own "A Bit of Optimism" podcast. For more about Simon and his Optimism Company, go to https://simonsinek.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com

Phil & David are thrilled to welcome Don Was -- famed record producer, musician and Blue Note Records President -- for Jersey Mike's sandwiches and the first part of an epic conversation about Don's remarkable life in music and all that jazz. They start by paying tribute to the late great Brian Wilson, the subject of Don's brilliant 1995 documentary, "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times."  Coming in Part 2: Don talks about working with Bonnie Raitt, The B-52s, John Mayer, Was (Not Was) and much more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil & David catch one of their favorite "Lunch" guests Shaun Cassidy to discuss some exciting news -- Shaun's upcoming "The Road To Us," the longest tour of his professional career starting September 13th at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. For Shaun's tour dates and more information on his remarkable career in music and as a successful TV writer/producer, and a link to a Billboard Magazine story about his tour, please go here: https://www.shauncassidy.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com

Break out the Peanut Butter, Banana & Bacon Sandwiches as Phil and David welcome Peter Guralnick, the renowned author of two definitive Elvis Presley biographies and the brand new book "The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, And The Partnership That Rocked The World." Past "Naked Lunch" guest Billy Bob Thornton introduces this episode, then Phil and David use their Burning Love and Suspicious Minds to ask Peter lots of questions about Elvis and hear Peter's surprising take on Elvis's famously controversial manager, Colonel Tom Parker. That's All Right, but prepare to get All Shook Up. To buy Peter's new book, go here. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com

Phil and David welcome the brilliant singer-songwriter Regina Spektor from Russia with Love for a funny, warm, moving and inspiring “Naked Lunch” about Regina growing up in Russia, coming to America with her family, her remarkable life and career in music, including stories about Tom Petty, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeff Lynne and more. For more on Regina’s limited edition vinyl reissues of some of her classic albums and her current Midsummer Daydream Tour, go to https://reginaspektor.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com

The legendary writer ("Seinfeld") and director ("Borat") Larry Charles comes to "Naked Lunch" to discuss his brilliant career and his remarkable new book "Comedy Samurai: Forty Years of Blood, Guts, and Laughter," a rollicking journey through modern American Comedy. Hear great stories about Sacha Baron Cohen, Larry David, Bob Dylan and so many more. To order Larry's book, click here. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Somebody Feed Gavin! Phil & David happily welcome Gavin Rossdale, the famed frontman of the band Bush and host of his own tasty new conversational cooking show "Dinner With Gavin Rossdale." Gavin shares great stories about music, food, family and life. Bush's new album, "I Beat Loneliness" is out on Friday July 18th. For more on Bush's music and tour dates, go here: https://www.bushofficial.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Round Here at "Naked Lunch," Phil & David fall Accidentally In Love with Adam Duritz, the leader of Counting Crows, during a fun, fascinating and far-ranging conversation. They discuss food and fame, how Adam and David first met for a "Rolling Stone" cover story just as the band's career was taking off, the group's latest tasty album, "Butter Miracle: The Complete Sweets!," Amy Scott's new documentary about the band, "Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?" in which David appears, and so much more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Just in time for the 4th of July, please enjoy this bonus Box "Lunch" with Phil & David sharing a tasty #7 sandie from Jersey Mike's and diving hungrily into Bruce Springsteen's totally boss new Tracks 2: The Lost Albums box set. They're joined by David's longtime friend and Rolling Stone colleague Rob Sheffield, also an acclaimed author (Love Is A Mix Tape and the recent Heartbreak Is The National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music) who just reviewed Tracks 2 for Rolling Stone. Here's a short and sweet conversation about a long and amazing Bruce box set by three dudes all Born in the U.S.A. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Who's Zoomin' Who? To celebrate the exciting launch of Season Eight of Phil's beloved hit Netflix food and travel show Somebody Feed Phil, Phil and David Zoom with wonderful fans of the show from around the world. This season, Phil travels to Amsterdam, Basque Country of Spain, Boston, Tbilisi, Sydney & Adelaide, Las Vegas (with an appearance by Donny Osmond & David!), Manila and Guatemala. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.