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Troy Johnson

Troy Johnson

Writer and food critic

Aug 5, 2026

30:16
Yeah.
30:16
I would watch all of these artists, and as soon as they got any kind of notoriety, they would leave For me, I'm sitting in this San Diego culture, which I love.
30:24
This is the city that raised me, you know? And yes, every single agent that I've ever had has said, "Are you dumb? Are you thick? Like, go to LA, go to New York.
30:33
You're a writer.
30:34
You're on TV.
30:35
I could get you an audition every single week." They had nothing but my welfare and the future of my family's welfare in mind.
30:42
And I, I, every single time, I was like, "No," because I watched so many creatives leave this city.

12 MINS LATER

42:33
[laughs]

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