The First

By Benjamin Long

A personal podcast detailing the first moments in our lives. In this debut series, host Benjamin Long talks about food, and the first time - or the first place - he ate something memorable.... more

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The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.

The First episodes:

July 23, 2023 S1 Ep 7: The First Thing I Ate in Italy
Pizza, pasta, prosciutto - the delights of Italy, but they wouldn't have been devoured without a Burger King Whopper that host Benjamin Long finally enjoyed to its fullest at the airport before his journey to Verona.
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9min
July 12, 2023 S1 Ep 6: The First Thing I Ate in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Host Benjamin Long takes us on board Cunard's Queen Mary 2, where he discovered a lasting food memory in a Beef Wellington on a transatlantic crossing between Southampton and New York.
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10min
July 02, 2023 S1 Ep 5: The First Thing I Ate After a Teenage Heartbreak
Everyone remembers their first teenage heartbreak, but what about the first thing you ate right after it happened? Host Benjamin Long takes us back to his angst-filled teenage years and details the healing properties of a British food staple - a bacon sandwich.
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10min
June 25, 2023 S1 Ep 4: The First Thing I Ate in Stickney
From the idyllic surroundings of the Mediterranean to a humble cottage in Stickney, host Benjamin Long brings us to his father's childhood home and one where he would spend countless hours with his Nana, eating the same thing over and over again.
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10min
June 21, 2023 S1 Ep 3: The First Thing I Ate in Cyprus
Host Benjamin Long takes us to Cyprus, where annual vacations to his grandfather revealed his first and favourite food memory on the Mediterranean island.
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9min
June 18, 2023 S1 Ep 2: The First Thing I Ate, Ever
Subbuteo, Weetabix and cork boards - host Benjamin Long talks us through his first ever food memory from over 30 years ago and how it still means the world to him, today.
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9min
June 16, 2023 S1 Ep 1: The First Thing I Ate in New York
In this debut episode, host Benjamin Long explores the first ever thing he ate on his New York City food journey - a pastrami sandwich.
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9min

FAQs about The First:

How many episodes does The First have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.