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Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Widely available, episodes weekly
In this lofi podcast, the Modern Family star uses his contacts to bag freebie meals in New York and LA for a new guest each week. From trying kiwi croissants with his excitable co-star Julie Bowen (“That’s crack!” she exclaims in pleasure) to sampling green chutney pizza with Grey’s Anatomy actor Jesse Williams, Ferguson is an amiable, cheery conversationalist – even if it’s hard to shake the feeling that this is all a massive blag. Alexi Duggins
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