http://podcasts.scpr.org/dinner_party_download en-us © 2009 Southern California Public Radio KPCC 89.3, Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio mail@kpcc.org No Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:15:19 -0800 KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio This week: Laura Veirs breathes deep... Jonathan Safran Foer pigs out... and we discover King Tut's last hut. This week: Laura Veirs breathes deep... Jonathan Safran Foer pigs out... and we discover King Tut's last hut. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20091106_dpd.mp3 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:48:00 -0800 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/11/06/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio This week: Pop savant Chuck Klosterman is sharp as a tiger's whiskers... we lend an ear to a rich tale of kidnapping... and Brendan celebrates Halloween by tasting the worst candy in the world. This week: Pop savant Chuck Klosterman is sharp as a tiger's whiskers... we lend an ear to a rich tale of kidnapping... and Brendan celebrates Halloween by tasting the worst candy in the world. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20091023_dpd.mp3 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/10/23/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20091009_dpd.mp3 Fri, 9 Oct 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/10/09/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio This Week: Brendan sizes up humorist Andy Borowitz...we unearth a corny communist plot...and Rico gets tips on tipping. This Week: Brendan sizes up humorist Andy Borowitz...we unearth a corny communist plot...and Rico gets tips on tipping. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090925_dpd.mp3 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/09/25/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio This week: Billy Bragg makes "Ode" new again... an English Major fails the cough test... and Brendan talks to a cholesterocidal maniac. This week: Billy Bragg makes "Ode" new again... an English Major fails the cough test... and Brendan talks to a cholesterocidal maniac. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090911_dpd.mp3 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/09/11/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090827_dpd.mp3 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/08/27/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio This week Brendan talks positively to British comedian Josie Long...we supposedly meet the King of Albania...and Rico finds out there are french fries in Peruvian food This week Brendan talks positively to British comedian Josie Long...we supposedly meet the King of Albania...and Rico finds out there are french fries in Peruvian food http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090814_dpd.mp3 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/08/14/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090731_dpd.mp3 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/07/31/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio This Week: Pop maestro Ed Harcourt gives us 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. This Week: Pop maestro Ed Harcourt gives us 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090717_dpd.mp3 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/07/17/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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 gourmet grillers' Coal Standard. 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 gourmet grillers' Coal Standard. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090703_dpd.mp3 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/07/03/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio What do Pregatinis have to do with Muhammad Ali? What do Pregatinis have to do with Muhammad Ali? http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090619_dpd.mp3 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/06/19/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Alain De Botton vs. Huey Lewis Alain De Botton vs. Huey Lewis http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090605_dpd.mp3 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/06/05/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090522_dpd.mp3 Fri, 22 May 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/05/22/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090508_dpd.mp3 Fri, 8 May 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/05/08/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Rocker Stew ponders art vs. reality... we take a historic bike trip into an *alternate* reality... and Brendan checks out an exclusive chef's boutique where the wares are just plain unreal. Rocker Stew ponders art vs. reality... we take a historic bike trip into an *alternate* reality... and Brendan checks out an exclusive chef's boutique where the wares are just plain unreal. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090424_dpd.mp3 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/04/24/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090410_dpd.mp3 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/04/10/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090327_dpd.mp3 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/03/27/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090313_dpd.mp3 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:48:00 -0700 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/03/13/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio "The Daily Show's" Larry Wilmore is pure magic... We learn why even grownups shouldn't play with guns... star mixologist Larry Thrasher mixes a drink fit for a vampire... "The Daily Show's" Larry Wilmore is pure magic... We learn why even grownups shouldn't play with guns... star mixologist Larry Thrasher mixes a drink fit for a vampire... http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090227_dpd.mp3 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:48:00 -0800 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/02/27/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://podcasts.scpr.org/dpd/20090213_dpd.mp3 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:48:00 -0800 17:27 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/dinner-party-download/2009/02/13/