January Archives

• When Stars collide

  Rico Gagliano

  January 31, 2010 11:50 AM

  Small Talk

  Trek meets Wars on a pack of schizophrenic trading cards. Read more...

• Episode 41: Film Director Robert Siegel, a Modern Caveman and the Trendology Trend

  January 29, 2010 2:39 PM

  Episodes

  

  "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. Read more...

• Yokoi's Green Scene

  Kris Holechek Peters

  January 29, 2010 1:16 PM

  Recipes , melon liquer , milk , pineapple juice , rum , sweet and sour mix

  On January 24th, 1972, on the island of Guam, Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi rose from the dead. In a manner of speaking. Hear Yokoi's astonishing story, then toast his memory with the drink that bears his name. Read more...

• Remembering Howard Zinn

  Rico Gagliano

  January 28, 2010 3:43 PM

  History , People

  Hear an extended, 12-minute cut of our interview last February with the late Historian/Author/Activist. Read more...

• The Hawkins Ordinance

  Kris Holechek Peters

  January 21, 2010 10:57 AM

  Recipes , bitters , honey syrup , lemon juice , scotch

  This week back in 1908 women in NYC were barred from smoking in public. Hear about how they won back their right to kill themselves, then celebrate your right to partake of this vice. Read more...

• The Hattie Bo Baddy

  Kris Holechek Peters

  January 15, 2010 1:10 PM

  Recipes , bitters , caraway , honey , lemon , whiskey

  This week back in 1932, an Arkansas housewife suddenly became the first elected female Senator in U.S. history...and that was the easy part. Read more...

• Episode 40: Midlake, Silent Hattie & the Sounds of Ambience

  January 15, 2010 1:09 PM

  Episodes

  

  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. Read more...

• "All"'s theme, considered

  Rico Gagliano

  January 14, 2010 8:34 AM

  People , Small Talk

  Below is a transcript of a voice-mail message left for me yesterday by Tim Walker, organizer and chief instigator of the world-famous Grilled Cheese Invitational. Try not to think about it during “All Things Considered” tonight; I dare you. -/RG... Read more...

• Cafe Perfect

  Brendan Francis Newnam

  January 13, 2010 12:08 PM

  Food

  I have an imaginary blog about Los Angeles called “Getting Warmer.” It’s made up of imaginary postings about new businesses in LA that sound great, but don’t quite succeed in terms of being any place I would like to go.... Read more...

• James Bond As Chocoholic Santa Claus

  Rico Gagliano

  January 6, 2010 10:17 AM

  Food , History

  Many thanks to Marketplace Whiteboard superstar Paddy Hirsch, who hepped us to this, the greatest TV ad series ever produced:... Read more...

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