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Lex Fridman PodcastSarma Melngailis: Bad Vegan, Fraud, Prison, and Sociopathy | Lex Fridman Podcast #288
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- Released
- May 23, 2022
- Duration
- 4h 15m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Sarma Melngailis is a chef and restauranteur who was the subject of the Netflix documentary Bad Vegan: Fame, Fraud, Fugitives. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS: Sarma's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarma Sarma's Instagram: https://instagram.com/sarmamelngailis Sarma's Website: https://sarmaraw.com Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (book): https://amzn.to/3G9pMvs Party of One (book): https://amzn.to/3NtcH2n Beautiful Ruins (book): https://amzn.to/38Cfgkc Darkness Visible (book): https://amzn.to/3tdxoYL Projections (book): https://amzn.to/38DrRDJ Confessions of a Sociopath (book): https://amzn.to/3sM39Ys On Love (book): https://amzn.to/3sS3Orj Dear Reader (book): https://amzn.to/39JPE4M PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:30 - Childhood 6:33 - Films 17:03 - Gifts 26:07 - Favorite food creations 32:18 - Leon: The Pitbull 44:26 - Bad Vegan 56:27 - Abusive relationship 1:01:10 - Remorse for employees 1:07:05 - Sociopathy 1:17:30 - How Sarma met Anthony Strangis 1:39:29 - Retrospection 1:52:11 - Johnny Depp and Amber Heard 2:00:04 - Is Anthony Strangis a sociopath? 2:04:11 - What Bad Vegan got wrong 2:21:26 - Darkest personal discovery 2:32:08 - Road trip from hell 2:39:23 - Wild stories 2:48:20 - Prison 2:58:00 - Ghislaine Maxwell 3:13:31 - Running restaurants 3:27:13 - Last meal 3:31:36 - Relationships 3:40:48 - Advice for young people 3:46:03 - Regrets 3:49:48 - Mortality 4:05:51 - Love SOCIAL:
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Sarma Melngailis and Lex Fridman, Sarma Melngailis: Bad Vegan, Fraud, Prison, and Sociopathy | Lex Fridman Podcast #288 explores Bad Vegan revisits love, fraud, coercion, and redemption on mic Lex Fridman speaks with Sarma Melngailis about her life before, during, and after the events depicted in Netflix’s 'Bad Vegan,' focusing on how she sees her own story versus the documentary’s narrative.
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