The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
Welcome to The Dinner Party Download, a fast and funny hour of culture, food and conversation: “public radio’s arts & leisure section.” In every episode you’ll learn a joke; bone up on an odd bit of history and then wash it down with a themed cocktail recipe; meet artists of note; have your burning etiquette questions answered; savor an emerging food trend; and hear your new favorite song. Plus, unconventional wisdom from hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam.
Episodes
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May 7, 2010 • 23min
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.
Apr 23, 2010 • 20min
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.
Apr 9, 2010 • 21min
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.
Mar 26, 2010 • 20min
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.
Mar 12, 2010 • 15min
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.
Feb 26, 2010 • 18min
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.
Feb 12, 2010 • 17min
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.
Jan 29, 2010 • 18min
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.
Jan 15, 2010 • 20min
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.
Dec 30, 2009 • 22min
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.
