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Josh Ozersky, the Disliked Food Writer Who Died in the Shower
from Stewed Reunion (with Mike Recine) · #74
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
2 minThey discuss food writer Josh Ozersky, disliked and 'oily' in personality, who died from a stroke and drowning in his shower, and how his obituary tweets were tepid.
- 52:42Josh Ozersky was a well-known food writer who died in his shower, possibly from a stroke.
- 52:55Ozersky had an oily, unlikable personality that came through in how people discussed him after his death.
- 53:17Tweets mourning Ozersky used euphemistic language like 'strong personality' that revealed nobody actually liked him.
- 53:37Solaris would aggressively tell restaurant owners their food would be good for their business while they stared at him.
- 54:02Solaris was a comic who hosted the meat show on Eater but was hard to watch.
- 54:13Tim remembers Solaris going to auditions and getting on people's nerves, like when he said you can't put ketchup on a burger.
- 54:25Solaris was in a white supremacist group and had fourteen words tattooed on his forearm.
- 54:55Tim's assessment: Solaris was probably autistic or something, and he's glad he's dead.
Josh OzerskyNick Solaris