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The Dinner Party Download
The Dinner Party Download 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 Download one of the Top 40 Reasons To Live In The USA.
Last Update: 2013-05-10
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1. Episode 200: Noah Baumbach, David Alan G...This week: Filmmaker Noah Baumbach on the new New York ... David Alan Grier answers (most of) your etiquette questions ... Autism pioneer Temple Grandin diagnoses Mr. Spock ... Travel writer Matt Gross goes to the edge ... Love and Rockets co-creator Gilbert Hernandez on 60s comics that were super, sans superheroes ... Why guilt is good (for groceries) ... and we toast folk-hero Colonel Blood with a tipple from London. Plus: the caveman lexicon, and a song from Savages. 5/10/2013 2. Our Bicentennial All-Icebreaker EpisodeTo celebrate the release of our 200th podcast, here's our bicentennial All-Icebreaker show. Dozens of jokes culled from the last two years' worth of DPDs, as told by such luminaries as James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Alison Pill, the band Fun., and many more. Some are funny, most are not. But there are definitely a lot of them. 5/10/2013 3. Episode 199: Michael Shannon, Paul Thero...This week: Actor Michael Shannon (The Iceman) revisits his Wobegon days ... Hugh Dancy of TV's Hannibal lists a few good baddies ... Acclaimed travel writer Paul Theroux on a place he won't be heading back to ... The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead grins and bares it ... San Fran rocker Mikal Cronin serves up soundtrack ... Biscuits on the rise ... And the Posts deal with Brendan's kickstarter requests ... Plus, a cocktail inspired by garbage, forgotten fallout shelters, and broken banjos. 5/3/2013 4. Episode 198: Colin Firth, Bobby Flay, an...This week: Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth explores masks and the mind ... We grill star chef Bobby Flay on etiquette ... Food writer Michael Pollan says we are because we cook ... Molly Ringwald sets a new standard for musical standards ... Jane Fonda's headbands and home videos inspire a health-crazed cocktail ... And Mike Wolfe of American Pickers strikes it rich -- as a 4-year-old. Plus, Rachel Kushner's hot new novel, part-time chickens, and a cowpoke joke. 4/26/2013 5. Episode 197: Jamie Foxx, Macklemore, and...Behold one of our favorite episodes ... in which Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx plays Django and table tennis ... JEOPARDY! champ Ken Jennings answers our etiquette questions (minus the buzzer) ... Thrift Shop rap stars Macklemore and Ryan Lewis spin a playful party playlist ... The Splendid Table's Lynne Rosetto Kasper is haunted by the ghost of Christmas-party past ... The Hobbit FX mastermind Joe Letteri traces Gollum's family tree back to Sherlock Holmes ... And speaking of which, Rico learns to think lik... 4/19/2013 6. Episode 196: Julia Stiles, Paul Anka, an...This week: Actress Julia Stiles bashes brunch ... Music legend Paul Anka answers your questions, his way ... Jazz pianist Ben Sidran heps us to hepcats ... Why the Summer of '68 changed baseball (and America) forever ... The creators of a diabolical new Adult Swim comedy locate some hells on earth ... The invention of the matchsticks inspires an incendiary cocktail ... And nose-to-tail cooking gets literal. Plus, girlfriend coats, anti-jokes, and soju-juice boxes. 4/12/2013 7. Episode 195: Eva Mendes, Julia Sweeney, ...This week: Actress Eva Mendes decodes her new film - and hieroglyphics ... Writer and SNL vet Julia Sweeney answers your etiquette questions from the fetal position ... New Orleans indie rockers Generationals spin a sweet-and-sour soundtrack ... Science writer Mary Roach (Stiff, the new Gulp) takes us on a field trip down the alimentary canal ... Twitter queen Kelly Oxford tiptoes into David Copperfield's private lair ... And Wrigley's Gum inspires a cocktail that WON'T lose its flavor. Plus, salt min... 4/5/2013 8. Episode 194: Taiye Selasi, Andy Cohen, a...This week: TV personality Andy Cohen -- the man who launched 1,000 Real Housewives -- tells us how to behave ... Rising literary star Taiye Selasi on making novels and dresses ... British prog-rock phenoms Alt-J throw a party in the woods ... Satirist Sam Lipsyte on the joys of fatherhood ... We tiptoe into Room 237, a film about The Shining's fanatical following ... And Rico tastes the secret of panuchos. Plus, a drink born from cold fusion, new music from Mikal Cronin, and a monstrosity of a joke. 3/29/2013 9. Episode 193: Harmony Korine, Chris O'Dow...This week: Filmmaker Harmony Korine on Cassevetes and mime contests ... Chris O'Dowd, star of Bridesmaids and now The Sapphires, on sudden successes ... Marisa Silver develops an iconic photo into a novel ... Noodling around with Ramen and Ravioli ... The history of the Stanley Cup inspires a drink (with no ice!) ... The Posts address door jams and outer-underwear ... Your Spring fashion preview, featuring trendy Hamburglars ... Plus, a new tune from Vampire Weekend, KFC's poetry campaign, and a nuclea... 3/22/2013 10. Episode 192: Anna Kendrick, Kevin Nealon...This Week: While we soak in what's next at South-by-Southwest, enjoy this classic episode -- one of our favorites. Actress Anna Kendrick (making the rounds at SXSW with the new movie Drinking Buddies) sings of adorkability ... SNL alum Kevin Nealon blesses us with etiquette advice ... The Perks of Being a Wallflower creator Stephen Chbosky talks of time and place ... Okkervil River runs through a party soundtrack ... Here comes the (terrorist) bride ... And the Primanti Sandwich goes national. Plus: We ... 3/15/2013 Page 1 of 10  100 Episodes
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