The Dinner Party
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Podcastbeskrivning
The Dinner Party is a smart and funny public radio show about everything excellent in culture, from the company that brings you A Prairie Home Companion and Marketplace. Think NPR meets Vanity Fair. In each episode, hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam talk with some of the world's most interesting celebrities, and along the way equip you with bad jokes, fresh drink recipes, hot food finds, odd news stories... and etiquette tips from the likes of Henry Rollins and Dick Cavett. It's all you need to get an edge in your weekend conversations. Past guests include Michelle Williams, Judd Apatow, Kid Cudi and Sir Richard Branson. Wallpaper magazine calls The Dinner Party one of the Top 40 Reasons To Live In The USA.
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Episode 150: James Franco, Paul Theroux, and a Cowardly Display | This week: Actor/polymath James Franco rebels against beds... Preeminent travel writer Paul Theroux offers etiquette advice to globetrotters (and public radio hosts)... Nashville raconteur Todd Snider tells of his brush with NASCAR fame... The NY Public Library remembers Noel Coward... and Hollywood's top auctioneer remembers memorabilia. Plus: We learn the history of blue jeans, hear a new Twin shadow tune, and listen to some (Guinness) rock records. | 24/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 149: Richard Linklater, Christopher Buckley, and Independent Spirits | This week: Acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater takes us behind "the Pine Curtain"... Satirist Christopher Buckley on international (etiquette) relations... Actor Rich Sommer goes Mad about board games... Brooklyn band Violens cues up a dinner party soundtrack... Brendan sips indie spirits... We toast Spider-Dan's [sic] epic climb... Three hysterical histories... Plus, sexy literary hoaxes, humor from troubadour Todd Snider, and a listener letter - from a dolphin. | 17/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 148: Santigold, Manly Manners and a Pilgrim's Process | This week: musician Santigold pines for a day job...Time's gonzo humorist Joel Stein offers some manly etiquette tips...Three ancient art treasures we HAVEN'T found...Rico visits crawfish country...Shakespearean theater worth fighting for...Writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus walks us through pilgrimages...Plus, humor from Violens, Sendak remembered, and the canine brain. | 10/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 147: The All-Music Episode | This week: It's our first ever All-Music Episode! Willie Nelson gets lost in the haze of memory...Patton Oswalt on public radio's music problem...The Shins' James Mercer tells a Cold War secret...America's #1 hit writer Lamont Dozier on a miss...And we get back - to the Beatles final rooftop concert. Plus, sound and silliness from Billy Bragg, Wanda Jackson, and Cass McCombs. | 4/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 146: Mike D, Taco USA, and Ballet Lessons | This week: The Beastie Boys' Mike D injects life (and caffeine) into museum-going... Lizz Winstead, comedienne and co-creator of the Daily Show, exposes herself... Gene Ween plays Rod McKuen... The descendants of Emily Post on cupcake etiquette... Ballet Lessons from a dancer-director... And a little piece of Heaven, courtesy of The Walkmen. Plus, genius delinquents, Eiffel Towers of booze, and a joke about burning ambition. | 26/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 145: Emily Blunt, Proper Partying, and SubliminalsexScience | This week: Actress Emily Blunt explains dolphin break-ups... Rocker Andrew W.K. teaches us how to party properly... New Coke gets remixed... We graze at the Grilled Cheese Invitational... Bestselling science writer Leonard Mladinow decodes subliminal messages... A never-ending note from Jenny Lawson, a.k.a. "The Bloggess"... And Of Montreal's schizophrenic party soundtrack. Plus, TV for dogs, the art of vinyl, and a folk-joke from duo Mike and Ruthy. | 19/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 144: Greta Gerwig, Questlove, and Liquid Matchsticks | This week: "Actor of her generation" Greta Gerwig on naturalism vs. quirk... The Roots' ?uestlove on food... Author Carl Hiaasen gives us a reality check... Kathy Griffin, queen of misbehavior, offers etiquette advice... The forgotten Astaire... We learn a striking history, with cocktail to match... and the Imagination Movers give entertaining tips on keeping kids entertained. Plus, a Spurlockian joke, a soprano drought, and your new favorite song from the Alabama Shakes. | 12/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Spring Break...with Michelle Williams and GZA | This week, a walk down memory lane! (Ahem - a rerun.) Yes, for our Spring Break, we're re-airing one of our favorite episodes from 2011. Front and center is the impossibly charming Michelle Williams, whose portrayal of Marilyn Monroe later earned her a Globes win and an Oscar nomination. Plus: a science lesson from Wu-Tang's GZA, juicy gossip about Fidel Castro, and Rico literally inhales America's best vodka. Tune in next week for an all-new, all-excellent show featuring Questlove, Greta Gerwig, and Carl Hiaasen. | 5/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 142: The Duplass Brothers, Val Kilmer-Twain, and the Oysteress | This week: Filmmaking brothers Mark and Jay Duplass, who nap in trailers... Val Kilmer resurrects Mark Twain... Grandmaster of flash (fiction), Etgar Keret... Oysters take over the mainland... Poker stud Chris Moneymaker on turning friends into debtors... Guillotin's "enlightened" machine... Plus, the sounds of Howlin Rain, a pizza panic-button, and a seeing-eye joke. | 30/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 141: Rick Moody, Shower Muses, and Snail Eggs | This week: Author Rick Moody dives into his gene pool... Jonah Lehrer showers us with inspiration... Escargot Eggs... Comedian Moshe Kasher's train-wreck mem'ries... And etiquette tips from world-class concierge Michael Fazio. Plus, a little night music from jazz star Esperanza Spalding, a super joke from Of Montreal, and vibrating tattoos. | 23/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 140: Ewan McGregor, Pretzel Dumplings, and Happy Endings | This week: Actor Ewan McGregor, in three dimensions... "Happy Endings" star Casey Wilson's (semi) happy endings... Youth Lagoon's dinner party soundtrack... A 'psychic' reading from Heidi Julavits... The best sushi chef in the world... Pretzel dumplings... How "Uranus" got its name... And next-gen Posts teach us about table fairies. Plus: drinkable pancakes, Irish jokes, a w-h-i-z-k-i-d, and much more. | 15/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 139: Jon Hamm, Irish Latkes, and Bottled Etiquette | This week: Actor Jon Hamm takes us way beyond the Mad Men universe... Comic Michael Ian Black says you're not doing it right... atheist author Alain de Botton teaches religion... writer Amelia Gray sees ghosts... Jon Glaser's high concepts... the sobering history of "Axis Sally"... and Rico tastes a bit o' the boxty. Plus, a new tune from Beach House, and a joke in the key of "corny." | 9/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 138: Stephin Merritt, Vengeance Eating, and Alka-hol | This week: Stephin Merritt's attraction to love... Actress Amy Brenneman adjudicates listener etiquette... A vengeful lunch with Joel Stein... an Alkaholic drink... Neil deGrasse Tyson defends space... Bill Plympton's favorite animation... and a 3-song prescription from Dr. Dog. Plus: Aggie yells, a Dinner Party Timeout, and a cross-word joke from singer Cate le Bon. | 2/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 137: Geoff Dyer, Bug Juice, and Damn Good Advice | This week: Celebrated UK writer Geoff Dyer takes us into the "Zona"... Top Chef's Gail Simmons survives internship hell and gets her Angel wings... Damn Good Advice from legendary ad man George Lois... Bees you can drink... A big empire built on small change... Winning an election... And nomophobia on the rise. Plus: picture books for grownups, Islands with Hallways, and a Fun joke. | 24/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 136: Michel Hazanavicius, New Fruit, and Undead Presidents | This week: "The Artist" director Michel Hazanavicius breaks the silence... Brendan witnesses the arrival of a fruit sensation... Titanic sound achievements, selected by a 7-time Oscar-winning sound designer... Sharon Van Etten's moody party soundtrack... the real "Bonfire of the Vanities"... and Comedian Sarah Colonna breaks up with eHarmony. Plus, travel trends, a reality-check for gamers, and a joke from Miranda July. | 17/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 135: The Shins, Lovable Fools, and Boardwalk Empires | This week: The Shins' James Mercer blows the lid off a government cover-up... author Krys Lee's inspired immigrant tales... An Oscar-nominated Undefeated team... Emily Post's offspring get aggressive-aggressive... a tourist's guide to a city you can't visit... and Victorian puddings on the rise (plus a recipe). Plus: The weirdest bands of the year, a kiddie joke from Youth Lagoon, and a prescription for dull dinner parties from Dr. Dog. | 10/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 134: Anjelica Huston, Doomsday Planes, and Things about Chicken Wings | This week: Actress Anjelica Huston reveals her secret good-luck charm ... Writer-provocateur Caitlin Flanagan blends etiquette, therapy, and cake... "The Artist's" James Cromwell talks quiet... Chickens with four wings... Greeks invade Britain... We toast the end of the world... A poem from imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo... Plus, nurture-over-nature, and a Major find from the Asteroids Galaxy Tour. | 3/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 133: Chairlift, Megadeth on Etiquette, and the Food Olympics | This week: Musical duo Chairlift offers us a martini (and some music)...Megadeth politely shreds our etiquette questions...Author-du-jour Ben Marcus says words CAN break your bones...Antonio Banderas plays kitty and creepy...A soldier lost and found - 28 years later...Plus, the latest in men's fashion, epic Sundance flops, and a joke from crime writer Robert Crais. | 27/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 132: Tim and Eric, Bone Luging, and Lucinda Williams | This week: Sketch duo Tim & Eric tell us the secret to comedy... Lucinda Williams on etiquette and (non) barbecuing... Chuck Klosterman tackles football... Shalom Auslander's words about last words... CNN's Kat Kinsman talks about not talking about "bone luging"... And the science of "disgusting." Plus, a running joke, your letters, and new Shins. | 20/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 131: Stephen Merchant, Demon Children, and The War on Drugs | This week: "The Office" co-creator Stephen Merchant spars with Brendan... fashion guru Simon Doonan advocates mullets... humorists Dave Barry & Alan Zweibel (attempt to) read their epic epilogue... The soundtrack of The War on Drugs... Artist Chris Burden's slot-cars on steroids... And Rico digs into Frito Pie. Plus: silent senators, illin' crosswords, and far-out jokes. | 13/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 130: Wim Wenders, Liszt Lists, and Live Long and Proper | This week: Director Wim Wenders speaks body language... Star Trek's George Takei takes etiquette to warp factor five... A list about Liszt, from world-renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet... Kathleen Turner's fiery new role... Third Wave Coffee... Existential humor... And finally, we learn how to play dead from a corpse - and then how to come back to life from Guided By Voices. | 6/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 129: The List Show | This week: We celebrate the year's end with an all-list show. Film critic A.O. Scott explains the art (and anxiety) behind list-making... The Colbert Report's Opus Moreschi curates the year in comedy... sleeper hit films... Lists with identity crises... And the Onion lists the year's top news stories that never happened. Plus, a glimpse of the future feat. jetpacks, platefuls of bark, and your favorite artists of *next* year (like Jhene Aiko and the XX). | 30/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 128: The Best of 2011 | This week: We celebrate the best of 2011 Hear Guest of Honor interviews with Spike Lee, Carrie Brownstein, and Randy Newman... groove to disco godfather Nile Rodgers' tale of the birth of "Le Freak"... feast on a heart-stopping sandwich and a 100-year-old egg... toast Sweden's turn to the right... ponder a bigger Small Talk... then set your New Year's playlists with Song Of The Year picks from listeners like you. | 23/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 127: Patton Oswalt, Dinner for Breakfast, & Pre-Holiday Post Etiquette | This week: Patton Oswalt rocks our public radio world... A travel list from essayist Sloane Crosley... A shot-less heist inspires a shot-full cocktail... The "Rules of Regifting," according to etiquette royalty... Author Jay Kirk tells the tale of Barnum versus Britannia... a dinner party soundtrack from Kathryn Calder of the band The New Pornographers... and Rico gets a brief history of breakfast. | 16/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 126: Gary Oldman, Top Chef: Etiquette, and Instant History | This week: Actor Gary Oldman turns our world upside-down... Top Chef's Gail Simmons spills some sweet and saucy etiquette tips... Artist/Musician Terry Allen uncovers 3 lost gems... We toast the instant replay (twice)... and author Lou Beach tells 6 stories with 420 characters. Plus, a crash course in video games, a joke from Brit-com phenom Stephen Merchant, and a tune from Chairlift. | 9/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 125: Michelle Williams, Inspired Vodka, and GZA the Genius | This week: Actress Michelle Williams channels Marilyn... GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan proves his Genius... New Yorker critic Alex Ross shares the best of his "Best Of"... child star Barry Livingston picks his favorite characters... Gossip and Etiquette collide... Rico inhales some world-class vodka... and 7 ways to read a sandwich. | 2/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 124: David Cronenberg, Miranda July's PennySavior, and Real Estate in Paris | This week: David Cronenberg plays with our minds...We toast the phonograph with a drink that sounds like it...PennySaver 101 from Miranda July...Odd Future goes Pop...We're thankful for Elaine Stritch...Sarcasm in the Smithsonian?...And we check in on Real Estate in Paris. | 23/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 123: John Jeremiah Sullivan, Dick Cavett-iquette, and Wild Flag | This week: Essayist John Jeremiah Sullivan takes a hard left turn...Talk show giant Dick Cavett spits out etiquette tips... We learn the meaning of "peplum"... Mega-producer Nile Rodgers gets revenge on Studio 54... The Edsel flops right into a cocktail glass... And Caldecott Award-winner Brian Selznick (Hugo) shares unforgettable picture books - for adults. Plus a playlist from indierock supergroup Wild Flag. | 18/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 122: Sir Richard Branson, Jonathan Lethem, and Masters of Etiquette | This week, Sir Richard Branson drops the 'sir' for us... writer Jonathan Lethem squeezes Gertrude Stein, Jack Kerouac, and Drew Barrymore into a hot tub.... why we wanted our MTV... the (non-Portland) trailblazer of b-ball backboard-breaking... "Extreme Makeover: Urban Food Store Edition"... and iconic singer-songwriter Judy Collins muses on being a muse. | 8/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 121: Cyndi Lauper, Thanksgiving's New Black, and Punk Rock Etiquette | This Week: Cyndi Lauper reveals that her true colors are the blues... Comedian Jenny Slate hears voices and tells us her faves... a seasonal organic, free-range serving of New Yorker Mag's Adam Gopnik... Henry Rollins punks your etiquette questions... and why Thanksgiving won't let you eat cake. | 2/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 120: Chuck Klosterman, Diabolical Hawkes, and Zagats in the Zeitgeist | This Week: Author Chuck Klosterman tosses aside salad... Rap diva Big Freedia on booty etiquette... And the Zagats guide Brendan through the history of the Zagat guide. Plus, the Beatles' rooftop concert in first-person, John Hawkes on playing a monster, and a soundtrack from a Little Dragon. | 28/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 119: Antonio Banderas, Old-School Candy, and Music from a Non-belieber | This Week: The Dinner Party Download fattens up to become *The Dinner Party* - a cool hour of culture. Actor Antonio Banderas talks about learning to talk... jazz phenom Esperanza Spalding cues up her party soundtrack... and Rico tastes Turkish Delight. Plus, killer beer, documentaries for the doc-averse...and etiquette from Jackie Collins. | 21/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 118: Little Dragon and Big Small Talk | This week: As we ready for next week's hour-long show premiere, we serve up two more courses from the DPD test kitchen. You'll hear suggestions for your dinner party soundtrack from Swedish band Little Dragon. Plus, author Alexander Maksik flies into a moth-joke trap. | 14/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 117: Etiquette with Jackie Collins & more from the DPD Test Kitchen | This week: 28-time bestselling novelist Jackie Collins drops by to give Etiquette lessons... and to dish about Michael Caine's birthday bash. Plus, more experimentation from the DPD test kitchen, a call for your calls, and a track from phenom Luke Rathborne. | 7/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 116: Jeanne Darst, Gary Hustwit, and the DPD Hotline | This week, we continue to prepare for the hour-long version of the show by serving up some new courses. You'll "overhear" a story from author Jeanne Darst, take a Chattering Class on urban design with filmmaker Gary Hustwit, and learn the number of our new dinner-party hotline. (Drunk dialing allowed.) Let us know what you think! Plus, a traumatizing joke from debut novelist Justin Torres, and a new tune from the Stepkids. | 30/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 115: What if the DPD was an hour-long show? | Welcome to *The Dinner Party* - a culture show that gives you everything you need to win this weekend's dinner party.. On the menu: Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan quacks us up, comedian Demetri Martin takes us on a dietary journey, and we pose our burning etiquette questions to Broadway sensation Elaine Stritch. Plus, an interview with breakout actress Greta Gerwig, poetry from Billy Collins, and lots more. | 21/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 114: Steve James, Must-See Docs, and Jens Lekman | This week: Steve James, director of "Hoop Dreams" and "The Interrupters," interrupts our regularly scheduled programming to list some docs you'll love, even if you're doc-avoidant. Plus, Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman gets up in his own grill. Much more to come as we prep for a longer, tastier DPD... stay tuned. | 14/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 113: Gus Van Sant, Government Lunches, and Glutenny | This week: Filmmaker Gus Van Sant gives us the silent treatment... America says Uncle... And Brendan gets the lowdown on gluten from Erin "Babycakes" McKenna. Plus, Soleil Moon Frye (a.k.a. Punky Brewster) kids around, and Feist offers up a bluesy new tune. | 8/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 112: Terry Allen, Swedish Rights, and Sissy Bounce | This week: Musician/Artist Terry Allen re-mystifies love... Sweden gets on the right track... And tennis superstar Novak Djokovic eggs himself on. Plus, a joke from a bitter Kiwi and a bouncin' track from Big Freedia. | 1/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 111: TV on the Radio, Moonicorns, and Sophisticake | This week: TV on the Radio explains why it's raining milk...The Sun talks craziness about the moon...And we treat ourselves to the cake to end all cakes. Plus, a joke from actress Claire Sloma and a fierce new track from Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. | 25/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 110: Miranda July, a Stolen Smile, and the Waterguns of Brixton | This week: Filmmaker and artist Miranda July reveals her secret identity...The Mona Lisa takes an Italian vacation...And Bobbies crack down on super-soakers. Plus, a joke from musician Forrest Day and a mesmerizing tune from Lana Del Rey. | 18/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 109: The Icebreaker Episode (2nd Ed.) | Back by popular demand, it's another all-star, all-icebreaker show: Almost every joke we've aired in the last year, collected in one convenient podcast. Patton Oswalt, Miranda July, Spike Jonze, Lemmy and many, many more regale you with miniature tales of animals in bars, drummers in hell and dumb dictators. It's a veritable feast of corn and cheese. Click here for the list of jokes and their tellers... | 12/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 108: Don Cheadle, Shredding History, and Speculoos | This week: Actor Don Cheadle ("The Guard") kisses and doesn't tell... Music history gets a blast to the eardrums... And Rico discovers the best waffle topping you've never heard of. Plus, an uncool joke from Emma Straub, and new old soul sounds from The Shakes. | 4/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 107: Brit Marling & Mike Cahill, Toothless Tickets, and the Confederate Cleopatra | This week: The filmmaking duo behind "Another Earth" keep it real... L.A. tells the truth about traffic tickets... and a Confederate spy in the house of love. Plus Miranda July sings for laughs, and Cut Off Your Hands. That's a band, not an order. | 25/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 106: Errol Morris, Mammoth Cheese, and 4000 Years Of Food | This week: Documentary auteur Errol Morris reluctantly joins the party... A half-ton cheese rolls up to the White House... and we dig into millenia's worth of food with culture critic Lewis Lapham. Plus, a joke from author Ransom Riggs, and a new tune from The War on Drugs. | 20/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 105: Shabazz Palaces, Disco Bashes, and Cola Wars 2.0 | This week: Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler gives us something to chew on...A disco bash breaks a ton of records...And Dr. Pepper sues Dr. Pepper. Plus, a touchy joke from The Low Anthem and a groovy song from Real Estate. | 15/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 104: Shepard Fairey, Menu Mania, and Sliced Bread | This week: Street art superstar Shepard Fairey tags our table... An uncut history of sliced bread... And stacks of historic menus finally get their (web) close-up. Plus, a joke from celt-folk phenom Julie Feeney and a scorching tune from Ty Segall. | 8/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 103: Bonnie Jo Campbell, 2nd Class Babies, and Getting Outta Dodge | This week: Author Bonnie Jo Campbell goes zonkeys...The rowdies get out of Dodge...And Ashton Kutcher's twitter account solves traffic crises. Plus, a joke from celebrated author Matthew Gallaway, and a new track from the Unknown Mortal Orchestra. | 1/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 102: John C. Reilly, Lady Umpires, and the 'Buch | This week: Actor John C. Reilly fights the meanies... A housewife breaks through baseball's grass ceiling... And Brendan fact-checks "magical" drink kombucha. Plus, a duck-duck joke from Pulitzer-winner Jennifer Egan and a new tune from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. [sic] | 24/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 101: Richard Ayoade, Translantic Transfusion, and Jagger Elks | This week: "Submarine" filmmaker Richard Ayoade starts his own cult... The blood of a sheep breeds some hair of the dog... and Swedes lose the faith -- but only on the inside. Plus, an "Aggie" joke from Texan director Richard Linklater, and a song from the band Cults - in keeping with the theme. | 16/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 100: Randy Newman, DPD History, and the 100-Year-Old Egg | This week: It's our 100th episode! To celebrate, Brendan talks to one of his dream guests, music icon Randy Newman... Rico excavates a 100-Year-Old Egg... And we delve into our own history (with booze). Also, listeners share their own dream dinner party guests. Plus, we make a long overdue call to the Sea and Cake, and spin a historic cover song from Dr. Dog. | 10/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 99: Michael Sheen, a Tax Streak, and Summer Sandwitches | This week: Actor Michael Sheen speaks in tongues... Lady Godiva streaks into Tea Partiers' hearts... And a sweet pill erases bitter memories. Plus, a dark joke from director Tim Burton and a bright tune from The Sandwitches. | 3/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 98: Fleet Foxes, Pac-Man Pizza, and a Michelin Man | This week: Fleet Fox Robin Pecknold talks helplessness and hair...A ladies' Man enters the video game world...And three stars are borne - by master chef Paul Liebrandt. Plus, a joke from street artiste Shepard Fairey, and a dreamy tune by the Dirty Projectors. | 26/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 97: Anton Yelchin, Spider-Dan, and Lazycakes | This week: Actor Anton Yelchin can't let go of Legos... Spider-Dan climbs the walls... And Del the Funky Homosapien has a ball. Plus we revel in a new tune from L.A. band Alexander. | 20/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 96: Billy Collins, Food Raves, and Wandering Waste | This week: Former poet laureate Billy Collins talks death and baseball... The lonely journey of the Gar-Barge... And Rico survives a San Fran food rave. Plus, new music from Black Lips, and jokes from a Vivian Girl. | 12/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 95: Demetri Martin, Robber in Rio, and Kissing Machines | This week: Comedian Demetri Martin fires up his brain machine... We go on the lam with the most punk-rock fugitive in history.... And Morgan Spurlock makes us cry. Plus, virtual kisses and a rockin' lullaby from Modern Mothers. | 5/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 94: Dinner Party Etiquette with Elaine Stritch | This week: A special DPD, as Broadway legend Elaine Stritch answers listeners' etiquette questions in a most "ladylike" way. She's dated Brando, dissed Sinatra, and conquered the Great White Way... but can she handle the social graces of a dinner party? | 26/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 93: An East-Over Feast | This week, feast upon our favorite food segments from podcasts past: Rico attacks a WWII-era sandwich... Brendan warily bites into a sushirrito... and we learn about twice-"baked" goods. Don't call them leftovers; they're *East-Overs.* Plus! Feast your ears on a waiter joke, and scarf down a food tune from Brendan himself. | 22/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 92: Vera Farmiga, Going Dutch, and the Birth of Spam | This week: Actress Vera Farmiga has a productive year... We learn who to blame for online SPAM... And Rico goes Dutch... Plus, a joke from author T.C. Boyle and a new tune from ace songsmith Cass McCombs. | 14/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 91: Greta Gerwig, Ping Pong Politics, and the Sleep Elite | This week: Actress Greta Gerwig finds the right dress for the big time... Two ping pong players thaw the Cold War... And the "sleep elite" put shuteye to rest. Plus a joke from Texas musician/artist Terry Allen and "The Morning" from The Weeknd [sic]. | 7/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 90: Bellflower, Guillotin's Machine, and the Cheesesteak Challenger | This week: "Bellflower" filmmakers Evan Glodell and Tyler Dawson set the film-fest circuit ablaze... A Philly sandwich takes on the cheesesteak... And the tale of a most enlightened killing machine. Plus unholy laughter from bestselling author Tea Obreht and a new tune from Vetiver. | 31/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 89: Neil Strauss, Cold (Con)fusion, and Rabbit Rex | This week: Author/Interviewer Neil Strauss inhales rock-n-roll... Science gives cold fusion the cold shoulder... And *Radiolab*'s Jad Abumrad unearths a giant rabbit. Plus music from Bright Eyes, and a joke from top tailor Vahram Mateosian. | 24/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 88: Willie Nelson, Frontier Justice, and Tex-Next Cuisine | This week: From SXSW comes our all-Texas show. Music legend Willie Nelson talks Crazy... Judge Roy Bean serves justice on the rocks... And Rico explores tex-next cuisine. Plus laffs and music from two SXSW buzz bands: a thilly joke from Toro y Moi and and a tasty tune from Yuck. | 17/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 87: Cary Fukunaga, Historic Headaches, and a Painless Brunch | This week: "Jane Eyre" director Cary Fukunaga horses around... The history of a not-so-bitter pill... and we toss back a painkiller brunch. Plus, a joke from jewelry designer Annie Costello Brown and a truth-telling tune from Dutch indie-modster M-JO. | 10/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 86: Gabrielle Hamilton, The Peacemaker, and Smokeavores | This week: Celebrated author and chef Gabrielle Hamilton reveals a sweet secret... the Peacemaker breaks the peace... and a hipster crop lights up Brooklyn. Plus, rise and shine with a new tune from Manchester, UK's Star Slinger. | 4/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 85: Carrie Brownstein, Murdered Moose, and God's Sporks | This week: "Portlandia" star/creator Carrie Brownstein satirizes her own... Broadway's major fail... and Rico sticks a fork in history. Plus a joke (in English) from The Love Language... and TUnEYarDs gives us the bizness. | 25/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 84: Karen Russell, Paar vs. NB(W)C and Stuck-up Employees | This week: Author Karen Russell muses about amusement parks... Jack Paar vs. NB(W)C... And Wal-Mart employees get gun-fired. Plus: Nashville-based singer/songwriter Tristen delivers a joke, and a trip to San Pedro via Mogwai. | 17/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 83: Chris Burden, Small Weddings, and Sushi Burritos | This week: Artist Chris Burden revokes your driver's license... We look back on the biggest little wedding of the 19th century... And the "Sushirrito" is born. Plus, PJ Harvey's new tune kills, and Weird Al Yankovic makes a rare foray into comedy. | 11/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 82: John Lithgow, Undying Birds, and Lost H-Bombs | This week: Actor John Lithgow gives Brendan a killer look.. .An H-Bomb goes MIA... And we visit a city whose birds never sleep. Plus, a dulcet tune from Fleet Foxes and a wooden joke from Motorhead frontman Lemmy. | 4/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 81: Dan Bejar, Big In Japan, and Double Ducks | This week: Indie rocker/wordsmith Dan Bejar finds himself caught in a (quiet) storm... An athlete goes far - and very wide - to get big in Japan... and we roast awful restaurant websites. Plus, rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson quacks us up, and a new tune from Ducktails. | 28/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 80: Spike Lee, Liquid Smoke, and Prodigious Peppers | This week: Director Spike Lee instigates debate (and dates)... We go back a long way, baby... And a Franken-pepper is born. Plus, a childish joke from comedian Patton Oswalt and a loverly tune from Allo Darlin'. | 21/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 79: Paul Giamatti, Political Animals, and Moby Drinks | This week: Golden-globe nominated actor Paul Giamatti tells a tall tale... Whale secretions wash up in cocktails... And we toast the cartoonist who gave birth to a couple of political animals. Plus, a joke from troubadour Henry Wolfe and a tune from The Radio Dept. | 14/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 78: Tennis, Epic Losers, and Happy Birthday | This week: Indie-pop duo Tennis live la vida luddite... A London conference aims for new, boring heights... We unveil the story behind sports' biggest losers... Plus a joke from director Spike Jonze and a new Happy Birthday song. | 7/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 77: The Best of 2010 | This week: Our favorite stuff from the last 12 months - starring Das Racist, Rainn Wilson, Molly Ringwald, Sebastian Junger, mutant barnyard animals, drunken traders, adult kamikazes and a goat named Lincoln. Plus music from Ariel Pink & Sage Francis... and an easter egg omelet. | 31/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 76: Sofia Coppola, Air-ial Assaults, and Superflops | This week: Writer-director Sofia Coppola reveals she was heir to *another* Hollywood legend... A killer smog chokes London... And Broadway's Spiderman breaks several legs. Plus: a dear joke from Badly Drawn Boy, and a holiday tune from Bishop Allen. | 23/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 75: Christian Lander, See No Weevil, and Stealth Miso | This week: Satirist Christian Lander talks about Stuff White People Like... a town goes nuts after a boll weevil blight... and Brendan looks into the future of food, but can't see the stealth miso. Plus, a joke from Los Lobos and a tune from Toro y Moi. | 17/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 74: Kid Cudi, Starstruck, and Reindeer a la Palin | This week: Rap iconoclast Kid Cudi comes in for a check-up... An Alabama woman gets star-struck... And Sarah Palin slays a reindeer. Plus, a joke/hallucination from Bob Odenkirk, and a classic track from Thin Lizzy. | 10/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 73: Diplo, Tofu U, and Pong Pong | This week: Global DJ and music mogul Diplo takes a call... The besotted birth of the video game industry... and Rico gets schooled at America's most vegan-friendly campus. Plus "medicinal" vodka and a new tune from Cloud Nothings. | 3/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 72: A Three-Course Thanksgiving | This week, a Thanksgiving meal for your ears, in three courses: Brendan braves the mean streets of NYC to score contraband grilled cheese... Rico daintily dips his tongue into the hottest of hot sauces... and we launch a unilateral war against the cupcake. | 25/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 71: Sally Hawkins, Fossil Follies, and Chinese Thanksgiving | This week: UK movie star Sally Hawkins crows about her new film... we unearth the missing drink... and Brendan has an early Thanksgiving in Chinatown. Plus, a joke from Procol Harum's Gary Brooker, and a new track from A-D-D D.J. Girl Talk. | 19/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 70: Huey Lewis, Le Situation, and The Birth of Football | This week: Pop 'n' soul star Huey Lewis gets dressed... Canada takes out our TV trash... We learn the greatest name in football... Plus Kai Ryssdal kids around and Sonny and the Sunsets supply a tune. | 12/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 69: Chris Morris, Black Bart, and Getting Your Goat | This week: Brit actor/director/provocateur Chris Morris terrorizes US movie screens... Black Bart's last verse... and urban farmers get their goats. Plus, Curative new music from Crystal Castles, and an-"other" joke. | 5/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 68: Noomi Rapace, World War Welles, and Legitish Quidditch | This week: Swedish starlet Noomi Rapace removes her Dragon Tattoo... America's fake World War... And Quidditch vies for legit-ish-macy. Plus a joke from Talking Head Chris Frantz, and music from The Smith Westerns. | 29/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 67: Judd Apatow, Beer Tsunamis, and Conflict Cuisine | This week: Comedy juggernaut Judd Apatow courts disaster... London's suds flood... and Rico experiences the sweet taste of Conflict. Plus, a joke from author du jour Dinaw Mengestu and new music from Kiwi band Secret Knives. | 22/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 66: Paul F. Tompkins, Uncivil Wars, and Tennis Marathons | This week: Comedian Paul F. Tompkins is no longer driven...A congressional beatdown for the ages...And the cult draining Seagram's...Plus, new music from the band Tennis. | 15/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 65: Robert Reich, Killer Talkies, and Illegal Eats | This Week: Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich gets exposed... the death of silent movies... and Rico is presented with a menu of crimes. Plus Small Black... Guam's rain of rodents... and a so-so So So Glo joke. | 8/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 64: Sam Taylor-Wood, Unhappy Happy Meals, Inventions that Suck | This week: Artist-turned-filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood reveals a secret... San Francisco takes the happy out of meals... And we learn about an invention that really sucked. Plus: new music from Deerhunter. | 1/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 63: Davis Guggenheim, Driving then Drinking, The Situation 2.0 | This week: Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis ("An Inconvenient Truth") Guggenheim schools us on his latest movie... We take a trip down memory superhighway... Apple's got a Situation... and a meta joke. | 24/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 62: Dave Eggers, Longshot Journalism, and pseudo-Millionaires | This week: Author/artist/publisher Dave Eggers tells us something he CAN'T do... A British Major fails the cough test... and a long-shot Longshot. Plus a joke from Tony Millionaire and music from Belle & Sebastian. | 17/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 61: Panda Bear, Bare Naked Faces, and Baked Goods | This week: Noah Lennox (a.k.a. Panda Bear) gives us a sporting shot... Peter the Great wages war on the hirsute... And Rico meets the baker behind some medical munchies. | 10/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 60: Alasdair MacLean, Flaming Cocktails, and Empty Stadiums | This week: The Clientele's Alasdair MacLean is a minotaur... London's burning... and the NFL tackles falling attendance. Plus: Moody humor, and a lost gem from the Neil who isn't Diamond. | 3/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 59: Spike Jonze, Potato Chips, and Grilled Cheese Dealers | This week: Director Spike Jonze channels Flava Flav... We dig up the salty story behind America's favorite snack... and Brendan learns what it's like to hustle grilled cheese on the mean streets of NYC. | 27/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 58: Aamir Khan, Volcano Parties, and the Deaf-Teens | This week: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan puzzles over the Indian film industry... An explosive burst of red-hot history... And Farai Chideya explains why teens just won't listen. | 20/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 57: Gary Shteyngart, Guitars go Electric, and Killer Fries | This week: Celebrated novelist Gary Shteyngart doggedly pursues mental health... A history lesson you can crank to eleven... and Rico learns French Fries know no limits. | 13/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 56: Rainn Wilson, the King of Albania, and Eat Pay Leave | This week: "The Office" star Rainn Wilson goes from artsy to fartsy... Eat Pray Lovers asked to Eat Pay Leave... and the real fake King of Albania. | 6/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 55: Molly Ringwald, Esperanto, and Raven #2 | This week: '80s teen icon Molly Ringwald barks like a dog (and talk about her new book)...William Shatner speaks the language of hope... And Brendan eats corn smut. | 30/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 54: Venus Williams, Wrong Turns, and Cloud Control | This week: Tennis superstar Venus Williams lives long and prospers...Texas criminals get literate...And a befuddled (or brilliant!) aviator takes a wrong way turn into the history books. Plus, rocker Cass McCombs on cloud control. | 23/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 53: Sebastian Junger, Evil Machines, WWII Food | This week: Sebastian Junger joins Afghanistan's band of brothers... a devilish Okie spawns the parking meter... and Rico gets a (tiny) taste of rationed food during WWII. Plus, a joke from author/satirist Gary ("Absurdistan") Shteyngart... and Cults to join. | 16/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 52: Blitzen Trapper, the Throne Stone from Scone, Eating Dirt | This week: Portland sextet Blitzen Trapper eyes us up...the throne stone from Scone...and Brendan meets an artist who bites the dust...literally. Plus Top Chef Ludo Lefebvre eats his own, and new Wavves. | 2/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 51: Simon Rich, Ali vs. U.S.A., Sweet and Sour Honeymoon | This week Simon Rich kills Hitler...Muhammad Ali vs. the U.S.A...and a sweet and sour honeymoon | 18/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 50: Paul Verhoeven, No Joy in Mudville, Food Critic on Food Stamps | This week Rico scares the Jesus out of Paul Verhoeven...three strikes you're drunk...and Temp of the Month: Kai Rysdall | 4/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 49: Wallace Shawn, FBI vs. Louie Louie, No Kidding | This week Wallace Shawn critiques power and Brendan...the FBI investigates Louie Louie...and RIco chats with a restarauteur who's not kidding around. | 21/5/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 48: Marisa Silver, 'Rob Me Ronnie', Parasite-aurants | This Week: Celebrated author Marisa Silver exorcises her right to write... We go on the lam with Ronnie Biggs... and Brendan discovers a sandwich shop inside a bodega wrapped up in an enigma. | 7/5/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 47: Paul Dano, New Coke and BYOF | This week: Actor Paul Dano is achin' for bacon... the classic story of New Coke...and why BYOF will sadly not be the new BYOB. | 23/4/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 46: Das Racist, Ripple Rock & Alicia Silverstone | This Week: Victor Vasquez of rap savants Das Racist talks bop... Canada politely explodes... and Alicia Silverstone tries to veganize Brendan. | 9/4/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 45: Tig Notaro, Big Brass Bells & Pop Up Lunch | This Week: Comic Tig Notaro gets all southern-fancy... we admire Wall Street's big brass bells... and designer Ali Pulver shows Rico how to eat on the street. | 26/3/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 44 - The Icebreaker Show | A very special episode: almost every joke we've ever had on the show, collected in one convenient podcast. Black Francis, Tom Jones, Billy Bragg, Leslie Caron and many, many more regale you with miniature tales of guys in bars, lightbulb-changers, penguins and a mainstream cloud. Some are funny. Some are not. But there are lots of them. | 12/3/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 43: Holly Golightly, Peace, and Sustainable Dinner Parties | This Week: Garage-country songsters Holly Golightly & Lawyer Dave pack heat... a piece about peace... and Brendan sustains interest in sustainable dinner parties. | 26/2/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 42: Author Joshua Ferris, the Real Bonfire of the Vanities, and Snowcavores | Bestselling author Joshua Ferris talks the walk... Renassance Italy burns in vain... and Rico learns what locavores do when it snowcavores. | 12/2/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 41: Film Director Robert Siegel, a Modern Caveman and the Trendology Trend | "Big Fan" filmmaker Robert Siegel has a clipped conversation with Rico... we meet a modern caveman... and Brendan investigates the Food Trend trend. Plus a joke, or lack thereof, from *the* Leslie Caron. | 29/1/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 40: Midlake, Silent Hattie & the Sounds of Ambience | This week: Rock band Midlake gets medieval on Brendan... America's 1st female senator is silently defiant... and Rico learns why, in restaurants, silence is not an option. | 15/1/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 39: The Best of 2009 | This Week: What do Lamont Dozier, Dr. Albert Hoffman, Swine Flu business suits, Girls and deep-fried butter have in common? They all appeared on the Dinner Party Download this year, and they're all in our annual Best Of episode. Plus Jonathan Coulton breaks the ice... and download Rico's favorite tune of the year from rocker Benjy Ferree. | 30/12/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 38: Terry Gilliam, Japanese Heists and Cupcakes for Grownups | This Week: Filmmaker Terry Gilliam holds the devil at bay... We learn about Japan's most infamous heist... and Brendan meets a cupcake he actually likes. PLUS the Pixies' Black Francis breaks the ice... and download a song from rock orchestra Citay. | 18/12/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 37: George Saunders, New Look Turkey Sandwich, Getting Hit On By A Star | This Week: Writer George Saunders pitches a tent... an Alabama housewife gets hit on by a star... and a famed deli just can't quit cold turkey. | 4/12/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 36: Julian Casablancas, Thanksgiving Centerfolds, A Car is Born | This Week: Julian Casablancas strokes the new 90210...Brendan checks out the swimsuit issue of food mags... and we learn about the Motor City's lemon legend. | 20/11/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 35: Laura Veirs, Jonathan Safran Foer and King Tut | This week: Musician Laura Veirs breathes deep... author Jonathan Safran Foer pigs out... and we discover King Tut's last hut. | 6/11/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 34: Klosterman, Kidnapping and Killer Kandy | This week: pop savant Chuck Klosterman is sharp as a tiger's whiskers... we lend an ear to the tale of a billionaire kidnapping... and Brendan celebrates Halloween by tasting the worst candy in the world. | 23/10/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 33: Yo La Tengo, Koreanguistics, Killer Greens | This week: Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan pulls out his organ... We get a hangul on Korean literate-ture... and "Food, Inc" director Robert Kenner gives Rico an industrial food complex. | 9/10/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 32: Andy Borowitz, Cornography, Tipping Tips | This week: Brendan sizes up humorist Andy Borowitz...we unearth a corny communist plot...and Rico gets tips on tipping. | 25/9/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 31: Billy Bragg, Short-Lived Millonaires and Deep-Fried Butter | This week: Billy Bragg makes "Ode" new again... an English Major fails the cough test... and Brendan talks to a cholesterocidal maniac. | 11/9/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 30: Gary Hustwit, Krakatoa and Foraging | This week: Filmmaker Gary Hustwit has designs on Honeybaked ham... Krakatoa bursts without pride... and Brendan breaks the two-second rule with a professional forager. | 27/8/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 29: Josie Long, the King of Albania, Saltado | This week: British comedian Josie Long speaks positively...we supposedly meet the King of Albania...and Rico eats Peruvian and asks "Why fries with that?" | 14/8/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 28: Rich Fulcher, Jesse Owens and BrendanBot 3000 | This week: Rich Fulcher, of the cult TV hit "The Mighty Boosh," raises the decibel level of UK comedy... We race back in time with Jesse Owens... and Brendan samples a drink fit for Olympians. Also: Rico tries and fails to replace Brendan with technology. | 31/7/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 27: Ed Harcourt, Douglas Corrigan and Nonstaurants | This week: pop maestro Ed Harcourt tells Rico his recipes for lamb and schizophrenia... We learn about the aviator who took a wrong turn into the history books... and Brendan says "oui" to nonstaurants. | 17/7/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 26: Mishna Wolff, Bloody Mary, and Gourmet Coal | This week: Humorist Mishna Wolff talks about living in black and white... We sip a bloody mary that's clearly insane... And Rico learns about the gourmet coal standard. | 3/7/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 25: Anvil's Lips Kudlow, Ali Dodges, and Bowie | This week: 80's metal band Anvil forges ahead... Muhammed Ali KO's the U.S. Army... and Brendan has designs on David Bowie. [photo: Anvil ] | 19/6/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 24: Alain De Botton, Mudville, and Parkside Dining | This week: bestselling author Alain De Botton gets worked over... joy is found in Mudville... and Rico digs the new wave of on-site restaurant gardens. | 5/6/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 23: Datarock, Congressional Beatdown, and BBQ LP | This week: Norway's Datarock toot their own horn... we're knocked out by a drink served beaten, not stirred... and Brendan eats BBQ with a side of vinyl. | 22/5/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 22: Wells Tower, Tree Drinking, Food Mags | This week: Pushcart Prize-winning author Wells Tower gets auto erotic... we learn how to drink trees... and Rico finds out that starting a food magazine is child's play. | 8/5/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 21: Stew, Psychedelic Cycling, Culinary Crasher | This week: Tony Award-winning rocker Stew ponders art vs. reality... we take a historic bike trip into an *alternate* reality... and Brendan sneaks into the most exclusive culinary shop in the world. | 24/4/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 20: Ondi Timoner, Salt March, Say Cheese! | This week: Sundance-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner lives in public radio... We taste the salt that shook the world... and Brendan goes hunting for Easter eggs and finds Grilled Cheese. | 10/4/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 19: Girls, Brando Lore, Meaty Cupcakes | This week: Rico chats up Girls at SXSW... Marlon Brando gets an offer he can refuse... and Brendan is forced to rethink his jihad against cupcakes (Hint: it involves meatloaf). | 27/3/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 18: Benjy Ferree, Planet X, Joel the Knife | This week: rocker Benjy Ferree's ode to Peter Pan... We discover the planet that dares not speak its name... and Rico sharpens his conversation skills with Brooklyn's new king of cutlery. | 13/3/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 17: Larry Wilmore, The Peacemaker, Noodle What? | This week: "The Daily Show's" Larry Wilmore is pure magic... We learn why even grownups shouldn't play with guns... star mixologist Todd Thrasher mixes a drink fit for a vampire... and Rico pounds down a serious noodle with a funny name. | 27/2/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 16: Howard Zinn, Censors, Piggin' Out | This week: Historian/Activist Howard Zinn recalls a different kind of flower power... We learn what happens when TV censors can't take a joke... and Brendan pigs out on lard pigs. | 13/2/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 15: Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Drink Clone, Donut Training | This week: award winning author Sarah Shun-lien Bynum uses her children to live out her own teen fantasies...We replicate a cocktail recipe... And Rico celebrates athletes by stuffing his face with dough and butter. | 30/1/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 14: Lamont Dozier, Cryonic Cocktail, Korean Tacos | This week: legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier gives candy to children... We chill out with a cryonic cocktail... And Brendan discovers the three most beautiful words in the English language: Korean, BBQ, Tacos. | 16/1/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 13: Best of 2008 | This week: what do Lolita, duck testicles, Chevys, cows, Robert Wagner and booze have in common? This show in 2008, that's what. We take a look back at the first 12 episodes of the podcast that shocked a nation... and toss in a few new facts for the first dinner parties of 2009. | 2/1/09 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 12: David Fincher, Tom Jones, Mozzarella | This week: Director David Fincher isn't afraid of the dark... We unite our nation with an All-American cocktail... Brendan is granted an audience with the king of mozzarella... plus a joke from THE Tom Jones. | 19/12/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 11: David Heatley, Killer Fog, PB&J | This week: Cartoonist David Heatley literally tells all... we inhale a glassful of London's killer fog... and star pastry chef Adrian Vasquez makes a peanut butter sandwich that'll make your brain hurt. | 5/12/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 10: Of Montreal, Edison, Bird-munching | This week: Kevin Barnes of the band Of Montreal defines "sexualien"... Thomas Edison lights up a martini glass... and Rico gets permission to eat endangered birds. | 21/11/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 9: Iran, Football Names, White House Garden | This week: we seek direct engagement with Aaron Aites of the band Iran... We learn the greatest name in football... Pittsburgh gets drunk on black gold... and Obama supporters dream of home-grown on the White House lawn. | 14/11/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 8: Robert Wagner, War of the Worlds, Anti-cupcake | This week: Hollywood icon Robert Wagner feels at home on the range... How to mix a cocktail from hell... Orson Welles declares "War" on the radio... and Brendan declares war on cupcakes. | 31/10/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 7: Irvine Welsh, D.C. Homes, Sushi Guide | This week: superstar author Irvine Welsh talks about his sexual prowess... We learn the history of the only home in Washington, D.C. that hasn't lost its value... And the Monterey Bay Aquarium ruins dinner. | 17/10/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 6: MC Frontalot, The Internets, Fall Food | This week: "nerdcore" rapper MC Frontalot rhymes the unrhymeable... take a trip down Memory Superhighway... and Brendan gets fat on the tastes of Autumn. | 3/10/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 5: Sarah Lyall, Duck Fries, Military Drinks | This week: NYTimes reporter/author Sarah Lyall asks a stupid question... we learn the offal truth about "duck fries"... and the French army invades our cocktail glass. | 19/9/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 4: Ezra Feinberg, London's Burning, Coffelympics | This week: a sober chat with Ezra Feinberg about his psych-rock band Citay... We remember the Great Fire of London with a conflagrant cocktail... and a champion barista drinks deep the mad flava of competitive coffee-making. | 5/9/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 3: David Carr, Lolita, Wine Snobs | This week: author/columnist David Carr discusses ping-pong as a contact sport... Lolita turns 50, but she's still too young... and how to defraud wine snobs. | 22/8/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 2: Girl Talk, Ein Berliner, Patriotic Fruit | This Week: the artist known as Girl Talk tells us about his explosive high school band... A short history of Jesse Owens... How to mix a "Berliner Olympic" cocktail... An introduction to the All-American fruit most Americans have never tasted. [Photo: Girl Talk performs live at the Virgin Festival, August 2007. Credit: Joe Cereghino] | 8/8/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Episode 1: The Watson Twins, Dillinger, Hot Sauce | This week: indie-folk duo The Watson Twins shares their secret fantasy...A short history of John Dillinger... How to mix an Old-Fashioned cocktail... Taste a hot sauce 8 times more potent than pepper spray. | 25/7/08 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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