Dinner Party Download
The company that brings you A Prairie Home Companion and Marketplace serves up The Dinner Party Download - a fast and funny "booster shot" of news and culture designed to help you dazzle friends and family at this weekend's dinner party. In every 10-minute episode ...
The company that brings you A Prairie Home Companion and Marketplace serves up The Dinner Party Download - a fast and funny "booster shot" of news and culture designed to help you dazzle friends and family at this weekend's dinner party. In every 10-minute episode you'll learn a joke... Get the week's major headlines... Bone up on some history... Drink in a cocktail recipe... Meet an artist of note... Savor an emerging food trend... And hear your new favorite song. Plus unconventional wisdom from hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam. This weekend, don't just attend your dinner party - win it. Bon appetit.
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Episode 261: Patricia Arquette, Weird Al, and Jenny Lewis
Pop-parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic on being weird (and Weird, and ...
Pop-parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic on being weird (and Weird, and "Weird") ... "Boyhood" star Patricia Arquette's stolen Santa Clauses ... How singer Jenny Lewis kicks people out ... A trademark-licensing dispute that lead to a big hit ... Visiting a ...
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Episode 260: Audra McDonald, Thomas Jefferson, and Haggis in the U.S.A.
She may perform fearlessly, but Broadway star Audra McDonald tells ...
She may perform fearlessly, but Broadway star Audra McDonald tells us which party decoration freaks her right out ... Thomas Jefferson (well, scholar and radio host Clay Jenkinson channeling Thomas Jefferson) expounds on patriotic decorum ... Get rea ...
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Episode 259: Rich Sommer, Jackie Collins, and Roger Ebert, Remembered
The life and legacy of critic Roger Ebert ... Secret ...
The life and legacy of critic Roger Ebert ... Secret liaisons with Jackie Collins ... Boozing and camping with "Mad Men" actor Rich Sommer ... Heavy metal rockers Zig Zags crash your party ... A spooky, supernatural adventure ... Crafting a symbol of ...
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Bonus: Steve Martin, in Conversation - From Scruggs to Jagger
A podcast-only bonus! We're sharing the extended cut of our ...
A podcast-only bonus! We're sharing the extended cut of our interview with Steve Martin, just in time for his 4th-of-July bluegrass shows at The Hollywood Bowl. Steve discusses his musical life, his early days as a performer, and the connection bet ...
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Episode 258: Jonah Hill, House of Cards, Luxury Toast
This week: Jonah Hill's search for the perfect coupling ...
This week: Jonah Hill's search for the perfect coupling ... Skip Lievsay explains how movies should sound ... Life imitates board games imitating life (but not The Game of Life) ... One mother's love-hate relationship with a thousand plastic blocks . ...
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Episode 257: Jenny Slate, John Waters, and First Aid Kit
This week: Filmmaker, writer, and 'Pope of Trash' John Waters ...
This week: Filmmaker, writer, and 'Pope of Trash' John Waters offers etiquette advice, naturally... Jenny Slate, star of the film "Obvious Child," says 'complicated' and 'comedy' can coexist... Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit bring board games and t ...
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Episode 256: Harry Dean Stanton, Patricia Lockwood, and Hamilton Leithauser
This week: Actor Harry Dean Stanton shows off his singing ...
This week: Actor Harry Dean Stanton shows off his singing ... Poet Patricia Lockwood revisits childhood ... Why Lyndon Johnson fascinates us, fifty years later ... Former frontman of The Walkman on his soulful solo debut ... Baseball excellence, natu ...
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Episode 255: Steve Coogan, Hugh Bonneville, B.J. Novak, and "Broad City" BFFs
This week: Oscar nominee Steve Coogan ("Philomena," this summer's upcoming ...
This week: Oscar nominee Steve Coogan ("Philomena," this summer's upcoming "The Trip to Italy" ) meditates on condiments and dramedies ... "The Monuments Men" star Hugh Bonneville - a.k.a. Lord Grantham on "Downton Abbey" - minds his manors ... Form ...
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Episode 254: James McAvoy, Jon Favreau, and Wearing Your Food
This week: Actor James McAvoy (of this week's new "X ...
This week: Actor James McAvoy (of this week's new "X Men" blockbuster, and the art-house drama "Filth") flies the Scottish flag... Writer-director Jon Favreau cooks up a new film... Emma Straub on why vacation with the ârents isnât all that bad.. ...
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Episode 253: Conor Oberst, Colson Whitehead, and Freakonomics
Musician Conor Oberst gives us a topography lesson ... A ...
Musician Conor Oberst gives us a topography lesson ... A new movie - and fail-safe flirting tips - from actor Griffin Dunne... 'Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner is your kryptonite .... Colson Whitehead becomes a gambling man ... Inventing the futuristic ...
