Remembering KCRW’s Matt Holzman and his favorite tacos in LA

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Apr. 17, 2020 Food & Drink

KCRW lost a dear colleague Matt Holzman this week. We revisit a segment from 2010, as Holzman realizes polite conversation should exclude talk of religion, money, sex, politics, and the culinary minefield of tacos.

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Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Joseph Stone, Laryl Garcia

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