The Delicious Culture with Jon Francois

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with music artist & actor Patrick ‘Klokwize’ O’Sullivan! Jon and Patrick go back twenty years to their days as theatre classmates at Hall High School in West Hartford, CT. They discuss performing together in a theatre production of the Helen Keller biopic “The Miracle Worker”, Patrick returning to college at the age of 30 to study...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with therapist/performer/creativity & innovation coach & host of the “Sustaining Creativity Podcast”, Mari Reisberg!  Mari discusses the rollercoaster that was her BFA Acting experience at University of Hartford’s Hartt School: cold rehearsal spaces, performing an “anger & tears” monologue, writing a 30 page autobiography,...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with dyslexia researcher Russell Van Brocklen! Russell discusses why he always wears a fedora on podcasts, helps Jon understand dyslexia through the “Sarah likes/dislikes swimming” exercise, & explains how he used his dyslexia to help others. Also, Russell breaks down the pork chop/salad/french bread meal he gets from the grocery s...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with “Good Mood Revolution” author & podcaster Matt O’Neill!  Jon & Matt kick off the conversation with reality TV! They get into the 2010’s phenomenon of MTV’s “Jersey Shore”, Matt surfing with Mike from the Denver season of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind”, & Matt ALMOST became a Bravo celebrity with a “Million Dollar Listing Ch...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with journalist/DJ/podcaster/author of “Hip Hop Can Save America: Inspiration For The Nation From A Culture Of Innovation”.... Manny Faces!!  Manny discusses how his stage name was influenced by “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”, his background as a New York hip hop journalist, how he provides educational value to the genre thro...

Delishees, it's time for a slight alternative to our three delicious questions because Jon's wife Toni has returned to the pod! The couple discusses a Memorial Day weekend of breaking a bathroom cupboard, fence pounding, their dog Archer's noise phobia, a new lawnmower to replace the one Jon broke, & a surprise visit from their friend Joella. Toni also shames Jon for using ChatGPT...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with actor/content creator/software developer/theatre company board president/video game enthusiast Ian Walls!  Not only does Ian discuss attempting a Marlon Brando/Vito Corleone impersonation as the Fairy Godfather in his kindergarten production of “Twinderella” & the Nosferatu episode of “Spongebob Squarepants”....him and Jon sha...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with founder of Living Well Clinical Nutrition Dr. Aaron Chapa!  Jon and Aaron get into bone broth protein shakes, why it’s okay to eat shrimp for breakfast, cheat desserts he’s eaten recently like a peanut butter bomb & brown butter cake, Arizona cactuses, what smells funny when you eat asparagus and why, waygu steak, & how th...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with author, podcast host, speaker, and founder of Certain Growth Solutions Joey Chandler!  Jon & Joey discuss Joey sharing his name with Joey and Chandler from “Friends”, comparing “Friends” with “Seinfeld”, how Joey’s Certain Growth Solutions strategy can help you conquer your fears, his lifelong tradition of making crepes on Mot...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with neuroscience coach & tea shoppe foodie Dr. Robb Kelly! Dr. Kelly dives into curing Eddie Van Halen from addiction, his recovery from homeless alcoholism, being in love with fish and chips and explaining its origin story, the English tradition of afternoon tea, why caffeine doesn’t give you energy, fruitcake being loved more in...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with host of the “Disney Magic Podcast” on the Zack’s Enchanted Escapades Youtube channel, Zack Campbell! You may remember Jon’s recent appearance on Zack’s podcast to discuss the 1989-1999 Disney Renaissance movie era. If you’re watching on video, you’ll notice Zack has a fun shirt on that supports mental health awareness and greatly...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with US Marine Corps veteran, meditation & mindset teacher, & host of “The Chaos Alchemist” podcast Steve McHale!  FOOD: Jon & Steve bond over their love of chicken tikka masala and its many varieties. Whether it be spicy, mild, tomato, or mango flavored, it’s all delicious! They also don’t forget a classic Indian dish: but...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with host of the “Recap Kickback” podcast Chappell!  FOOD: Chappell discusses a delicious brisket he had at his favorite white people restaurant in Texas, why the “Gordon Ramsey” fanciness of a California barbecue doesn’t compare to a Texas barbecue, if an authentic barbecue should make you pass out, being a black man in a very white &...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with host of the “Unapologetically Overcoming” podcast Jess Marie!  FOOD: Jess discusses the espresso rub salmon, quinoa, sweet potato hash, & pork belly bites that she had a restaurant in Upstate New York. She was also there celebrating a friend’s birthday, so she had to top it off with a lemon flavored bundt cake.  Jon & Jess...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with relationship expert Jackie Dorman!  FOOD: They discuss Jackie’s smash burger with honey buttered focaccia bread, why people shouldn’t sleep on Austin TX cuisine, & why homemade popcorn is so much better than Orville Redenbacher’s POP CULTURE: Jackie recommends the Netflix series Age of Attraction and explains why men aren’t go...

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with writer/director/producer/podcaster Mark J. Parker!  For food, They discuss Doritos-flavored Smartfood popcorn, Girl Scout cookies (thin mint, adventurefuls, shortbread, samoas), Cheez It Snack Mix, & hating coconut  For pop culture, Jon and Mark get into the South by Southwest movie sensation “Slanted” as “ The Substance meets...

Delishees, we're feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with Jon’s college theater friend Olivia Thong! They discuss Capn Crunch Berries, fairy tale and sunset drive music, a K-Pop Demon Hunter/Heated Rivalry themed party, surviving car accidents, falling in love over sour gummies, and the classic New York vs. LA debate. ____________________________________________________________ Follow...

Delishees, we're feasting on food, pop culture, and the Oscar nominated Sinners with Jon’s sister Nathalie & her best friend Diane! Join us for a honey-peanut butter-banana covered English muffin, rasta pasta, Tyler Perry criticism, the most complicated Michael B. Jordan twin scene, Irish vampires, & more! ____________________________________________________________ Follow/like/subscri...

Delishees, we're feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with filmmaker Justin Smothers! Jon and Justin discuss drinking water for breakfast, croissants collecting dust, the brilliance of Donald Glover's Atlanta, working as a production assistant for Chadwick Boseman's 21 Bridges , & more. ____________________________________________________________ Follow/like/subscribe/share...

Delishees, Jon feasts on food, pop culture, & lifestyle with 10 year old performing sensation King Moore! We start off by hearing the hit original rap he performed on America's Got Talent : "Pen Game". Then, Jon and King discuss all-you-can-eat sushi, a shrimp-Playstation 5 challenge, a 24 karat gold steak from Dubai, Stranger Things, Wall-E, King shows off his Pokemon collection...

Delishees, Jon's wife Toni is back on the pod to feast on food, pop culture, and lifestyle! Join them for spicy pork dumplings, Mexican food, Carrie Mathison's seductive strategy on Homeland, the 4th of July season of The Pitt, the Netflix America's Next Top Model documentary, Bridgerton, a tribute to James Van Der Beek, and new developments in their personal lives! ___________________...

Delishees, we're feasting with country singer/songwriter Kaitlyn Croker! Jon and Kaitlyn discuss their mutual love of Indian food, the impact of Phantom Of The Opera , Kaitlyn's transition from Maryland to Nashville, the value of independent artistry, & we get to hear her single "Trouble I Chase". ____________________________________________________________ Follow/like/subscr...

Delishees, Jon Francois is feasting on Italian food, bread crusted chicken pea casserole, a half naked Bieber at the 2026 Grammy Awards, and Catherine O'Hara's iconic Home Alone & Schitt's Creek moments with special guest Mel from the Auntie Mel Mel Life Unfiltered podcast!!! ____________________________________________________________ Follow/like/subscribe/share, leave a review on Apple Podca...

Delishees, Jon Francois is feasting on the THIRTEEN Oscar nominated critical and audience favorite One Battle After Another with Los Angeles filmmaker & motion designer Ian Mattingly! We'll discuss Perfidia's iconic pregnant belly moment, the Christmas Adventurers, Colonel Lockjaw's certain demon, & more. ____________________________________________________________ Follow/like/subscribe/sh...

Delishees, what's happening in Minneapolis is nothing short of heartbreaking. Jon Francois is joined by friend and DJ Craig Mitchell to share their experiences with the city: a renaissance festival, live musical theater, romance-induced insomia, & a tour of Prince's home & studio that turns into a moving experience with the George Floyd memorial.  Follow/like/subscribe/share, leave a revie...