Mark Landis | I Like to Stay Busy | Ya Gotta Eat #9

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Mark Landis is one of the most unusual guests we’ve ever had at the table.Known as one of America’s most prolific art forgers, Landis spent years donating recreated works to museums across the country, never asking for money and often taking on elaborate personas along the way. His story was later captured in the documentary Art and Craft.In Episode 9 of Ya Gotta Eat, Robert St. John and Drew Wooton sit down with Mark at Tabella in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, one of Robert’s restaurants, to talk about art, identity, validation, and the strange path that made Landis a folk legend.This episode isn’t just about forgery. It’s about talent, loneliness, self-esteem, reinvention, and the need to be seen. Mark opens up about his process, his motivations, his love of classic films, and what life looks like now as he creates original work and commissions in Mississippi.Food brings people together. Stories keep us together.As always: if we eat there, go eat there. Tip big. Support the places we visit.Pull up a chair — Episode 9 starts now. Because… Ya Gotta Eat!New episodes drop every other Wednesday.Subscribe and join us at the table.FOLLOW USInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yagottaeatshowFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yagottaeatshowTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yagottaeatshowBusiness Inquiries: [email protected]▶️ Last Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86MXwy49rPU🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3vyLYdyS0Q4omwaNcqVCrI🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ya-gotta-eat/id1856003639❤️ iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ya-gotta-eat-315833688CHAPTERS#artandcraft #restaurant #podcast

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