Episode 36: Julian Casablancas, Thanksgiving Centerfolds, A Car is Born
Julian Casablancas/photo by Williams + Hirakawa
Small Talk: The Perfect Cow, Eggo Shortage, The Thin Green Line The staff from Marketplace tells you stories from this week’s news that your guests won’t have heard.
History Lesson with Booze: The Edsel and “The 2 Billion Dollar Pony” This week back in 1960, the last Edsel automobile rolled off Ford’s assembly line. Now, the folks at your dinner party may know the car was a failure. But they probably won’t know how big, and why. Michelle Philippe’s back from vacation to tell the tale.
Guest of Honor: Julian Casablancas Julian Casablancas started the century as the lead singer and main songwriter for The Strokes — whose classic debut album put underground guitar-rock back on the map. But on his first solo album “Phrazes For The Young” Casablancas favors complex beats and keyboards over six-strings. Julian talks with Rico about polyrhythms and Charlie Chaplin. And you can click above to stream “Phrazes” first single, “11th Dimension.”
Main Course: Thanksgiving Centerfolds Brendan talks to Eat Me Daily’s Paula Forbes about the swimsuit edition of food magazines — the Thanksgiving issue.
One For the Road: The XX, “Basic Space” Britain’s The XX make minimalist sensual slowcore. Best listened to AFTER the dinner party (if you know what we’re saying).
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