#288 – Sarma Melngailis: Bad Vegan
from Lex Fridman Podcast
by Lex Fridman
Published: Mon May 23 2022
Show Notes
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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()– Introduction
()– Childhood
()– Films
()– Gifts
()– Favorite food creations
()– Leon: The Pitbull
()– Bad Vegan
()– Abusive relationship
()– Remorse for employees
()– Sociopathy
()– How Sarma met Anthony Strangis
()– Retrospection
()– Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
()– Is Anthony Strangis a sociopath?
()– What Bad Vegan got wrong
()– Darkest personal discovery
()– Road trip from hell
()– Wild stories
()– Prison
()– Ghislaine Maxwell
()– Running restaurants
()– Last meal
()– Relationships
()– Advice for young people
()– Regrets
()– Mortality
()– Love