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  • Model & Top Chef's Carla Hall's Journey of Grit & Good Grits!

    Model & Top Chef's Carla Hall's Journey of Grit & Good Grits!
    Jan 19 2026
    Join Brad as he interviews celebrated chef Carla Hall, exploring her inspiring career journey from accounting to the culinary world. Carla shares her experiences modeling in Europe and ultimately becoming a beloved television personality on 'Top Chef,' the Food Network, and ABC’s 'The Chew.' In this captivating conversation, Carla recounts the intense five-year hustle behind launching her successful D.C. lunch delivery service, 'The Lunch Basket.' She details her challenges cooking out of a basement and driving a mail truck, experiences that fueled her determination and grit, leading her to culinary stardom. Don’t miss this insightful discussion that highlights Carla's resilience and passion for food. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! CHAPTERS: 0:00 - BRAD RANT 4:23 - BRAD ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS 7:36 - INTRODUCING…CHEF CARLA HALL Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 ora e 17 min
  • Late Night with the Lumpia Queen: Chef Abi Marquez on Nocturnal Creativity & Building Your Viral Formula

    Late Night with the Lumpia Queen: Chef Abi Marquez on Nocturnal Creativity & Building Your Viral Formula
    Jan 12 2026
    The Lumpia Queen herself joins Brad on the pod! Abi Marquez takes us into her world of cooking and content, rooted in her close-knit family's food-centric Filipino culture. Abby recounts the pivotal moment she turned a viral tuna pasta video into a full-time, professional business, revealing the strategic, formulaic approach she took to scaling her video content and team in just six months. Brad and Abi get candid on eating out alone. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 ora e 33 min
  • From WWE Legend Braun Strowman to Restaurant-Hopper: Adam Scherr’s Second Act!

    From WWE Legend Braun Strowman to Restaurant-Hopper: Adam Scherr’s Second Act!
    Jan 5 2026
    The incredible Braun Strowman a.k.a Adam Scherr sits down with Brad to talk about his pivot from serving as “The Monster Among Men” to joining chefs from all walks of life around the dinner table. Adam details his journey from amateur strongman competitions in North Carolina to owning the Universal Champion and Money in the Bank WWE titles. After an iconic run and some life-altering ailments, Adam has found new purpose in food and the folks around him. Chapters: 0:00 - BRAD RANT! 3:16 - BRAD ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS 5:29 - INTRODUCING ADAM SCHERR Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Check out USA Network and Braun Strowman team up as he swaps body slams for bite-sized adventures at some of America’s favorite local eateries. USA’s “Everything On The Menu with Braun Strowman” Fridays back-to-back episodes at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT following WWE Smackdown. Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Adam Scherr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamscherr99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 ora e 12 min
  • From Fine Dining to Viral Vids: Andy Cooks' Recipe for Reinvention

    From Fine Dining to Viral Vids: Andy Cooks' Recipe for Reinvention
    Dec 29 2025
    Brad sits down with Chef Andy Hearnden, otherwise known as Andy Cooks (Good Food, for Good People) to chat about Andy’s inspiring rise and reinvention. Chef Andy's life took a wild turn from the intense, "militant" kitchens of New Zealand and London, finding sobriety and then, thanks to a COVID layoff, moving in with his partner's parents and accidentally becoming a TikTok sensation with a million followers in six months. Brad and Andy talk ditching the rat race, overcoming addiction, and finding creative success by making the content you actually want to make. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - BRAD RANT! 4:55 - INTRODUCING: ANDY COOKS Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 ora e 1 min
  • The Office, Acapella, and Baking Without Fear: Angela Kinsey + Joshua Snyder

    The Office, Acapella, and Baking Without Fear: Angela Kinsey + Joshua Snyder
    Dec 22 2025
    The Office’s Angela Kinsey and One Tree Hill’s Joshua Snyder sit down with Brad to discuss their new cookbook, You Can Make This, and the complicated dynamic of working together in the kitchen (Josh brings the skill, Angela brings the 'heart and the mess'). Josh reveals his secret history as an acapella star and love of baking, and Angela gets into her atypical childhood growing up in Indonesia and owning her position as the Wildcat high school mascot before hitting the big time. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 ora e 13 min
  • From Garlic Bread Fails to Viral Cookbook Star: The Wishbone Kitchen Story with Meredith Hayden

    From Garlic Bread Fails to Viral Cookbook Star: The Wishbone Kitchen Story with Meredith Hayden
    Dec 15 2025
    Chef Meredith Hayden joins Brad to share how Wishbone Kitchen went from a tiny Instagram experiment to a full-blown digital food empire, complete with her New York Times Bestselling cookbook, The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Everyday Luxury and Elevated Entertaining. She talks about growing up in a food-centric family, the chaos and charm of private chef life in NYC and the Hamptons, going viral on TikTok, and building a career rooted in joy, community, and intuitive cooking. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 ora e 20 min
  • The Beloved Bachelor Bartender Wells Adams Shares His Journey to Food Network

    The Beloved Bachelor Bartender Wells Adams Shares His Journey to Food Network
    Dec 8 2025
    Brad sits down with Wells Adams as he shares his epic journey from Nashville radio jockey to an unexpected turn towards The Bachelorette, leading to his long-standing role as the "bartender/therapist" on Bachelor in Paradise. In addition to his reality TV career, Wells hosts the Food Network competition Sweet Empire: Winter Wars and manages a successful podcast network, including the forthcoming televised golf show The Vanity Index Podcast. Brad and Wells talk pizza spots. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 min
  • Building a Sweet Empire with The Cake Boss Buddy Valastro

    Building a Sweet Empire with The Cake Boss Buddy Valastro
    Dec 1 2025
    Buddy Valastro joins Lay It On to talk about life beyond his iconic run as TLC’s “The Cake Boss” and the evolution of Carlo’s Bakery into a modern food powerhouse. He dives into how his team scaled production to supply major retailers like Sam’s Club and Walmart, why automation is becoming essential in the baking world, and how completing the final surgery on his well-known hand injury has reshaped his outlook. Buddy opens up about growth, efficiency, and what’s next for the Valastro empire. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 ora e 3 min