He’s been our man for some time (well, one of them), so it only made sense that for our season finale, we would dream up an imaginary dinner party for Leonard Cohen. With a Montreal-and-Hydra inspired menu and some rags, feathers, and pinstripes (maybe a Famous Blue Raincoat, why not), we plan a soirée that you won’t want to miss. We have the honour and pleasure of sitting down for a glass of Chateau Latour and a hot banana pepper with Denise Donlon, a friend and colleague of the late Cohen’s. As a host, producer, and record executive, including in her role as former President of Sony Music Canada, the author of Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances) worked closely with Leonard over many years. If all goes well, and with Denise’s help, we’ll stay up talking all night, and the famously thoughtful Leonard will make us a plate of scrambled eggs in the morning...

Show notes:

Leonard Cohen playlist

Henry Ainley Wikipedia

I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen, by Sylvie Simmons (The biography Emma mentions repeatedly and quotes from)

The BBC Interview we mention

Leonard Cohen nicknames 

Former Vogue UK Editor in Chief Alexandra Shulman on Leonard Cohen: Suzanne was the Ideal of the Age 

Pinstripe suits (the Italian brand Monica mentions): Giuliva Heritage 

Htipiti (roasted red pepper + feta dip) recipe 

Cooking with Akis Petretzikis

Denise Donlon’s memoir,  Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances)

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love — documentary

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Thank you to our producers Joel Grove and Matt Bentley-Viney.

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