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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Grocery Goblin’ wonders: ‘What’s in Evan Kleiman’s fridge?’

    Writer Vanessa Anderson’s project “The Grocery Goblin” explores food and consumer culture via the grocery store. Her latest Substack post wondered what was in Evan Kleiman’s fridge.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Elise Hu • Sep 11, 2025 • 1 min read

    Writer Vanessa Anderson’s project “The Grocery Goblin” explores food and consumer culture via the grocery store. Her latest Substack post wondered what was in Evan Kleiman’s fridge.

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    Prop 50 could tip the balance of power in Congress
    1. 0:00Political difference, violence, and the murder of Charlie Kirk
    2. 12:09Big money, big ads, and California’s fight for redistricting
    3. 21:07Weekend film reviews: ‘The Long Walk,’ ‘The History of Sound’
    4. 38:23‘Grocery Goblin’ wonders: ‘What’s in Evan Kleiman’s fridge?’You’re reading this
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      Elise Hu

      Host, Ted Talks Daily

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Angie Perrin

      Producer, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Vanessa Anderson

      writer, culinary anthropologist behind the “Grocery Goblin” on social media

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Prop 50 could tip the balance of power in Congress
    1. 0:00Political difference, violence, and the murder of Charlie Kirk
    2. 12:09Big money, big ads, and California’s fight for redistricting
    3. 21:07Weekend film reviews: ‘The Long Walk,’ ‘The History of Sound’
    4. 38:23‘Grocery Goblin’ wonders: ‘What’s in Evan Kleiman’s fridge?’You’re reading this
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