The Dinner Party show

The Dinner Party

Summary: 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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Podcasts:

 Episode 153: Patti Smith, Bryan Cranston, and Drinkable Shrubs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:35

This week: Punk icon Patti Smith dreams of little black dresses... "Breaking Bad's" Bryan Cranston builds green houses, not meth labs... Zosia Mamet (Girls, Mad Men) picks other 'against-type' actors... we inhale the tale of the original "smoke-filled room"... and novelist Nathaniel Rich finds a rhino with all the answers. Plus: drinkable shrubs, a new track from Odd Future's Frank Ocean, and the fastest road in the USA.

 Episode 152: Stephen Merchant, Demon Children, and The War on Drugs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:35

This week: We revisit one of our favorite episodes..."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.

 Episode 151: Michael Apted, Buddy Guy, and Defordometrics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:59

This week: Director Michael Apted on "56 Up" -- the new installment of one of the greatest film series ever... Sportswriting legend Frank Deford tackles your etiquette questions... Guitar master Buddy Guy revisits his Louisiana roots... author Leigh Bardugo lists her favorite fictional worlds... A filmmaking duo plug in to the world of indie video games... and a sweet roll gets a savory twist on Manhattan's High Line. Plus: We fear the food world's revolutionary new robot, and spin a Bad Thing from Vermont rocker King Tuff.

 Episode 150: James Franco, Paul Theroux, and a Cowardly Display | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:59

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.

 Episode 149: Richard Linklater, Christopher Buckley, and Independent Spirits | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:03

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.

 Episode 148: Santigold, Manly Manners and a Pilgrim's Process | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:59

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.

 Episode 147: The All-Music Episode | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:33

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.

 Episode 146: Mike D, Taco USA, and Ballet Lessons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:34

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.

 Episode 145: Emily Blunt, Proper Partying, and SubliminalsexScience | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:34

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.

 Episode 144: Greta Gerwig, Questlove, and Liquid Matchsticks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:37

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.

 Spring Break...with Michelle Williams and GZA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:26

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.

 Episode 142: The Duplass Brothers, Val Kilmer-Twain, and the Oysteress | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:56

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.

 Episode 141: Rick Moody, Shower Muses, and Snail Eggs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:43

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.

 Episode 140: Ewan McGregor, Pretzel Dumplings, and Happy Endings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:32

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.

 Episode 139: Jon Hamm, Irish Latkes, and Bottled Etiquette | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:33

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."

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