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The Louie Louie
This week back in 1965, the FBI wrapped up their 31-month investigation into whether the song "Louie Louie" violated federal obscenity laws. Read more...
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Episode 49: Wallace Shawn, FBI vs. Louie Louie, No Kidding
This week Wallace Shawn critiques power and Brendan...the FBI investigates Louie Louie...and RIco chats with a restarauteur who's not kidding around. Read more...
Parasites, Symbiotes, and Loosies
So on this week's show, I used the term "parasite-aurant" - to describe the relationship between Pal's upscale sandwich shop and the humble corner store in which it lives. Many listeners wrote in explaining that a better term would be "symbiot-aurant." Read more...
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. Read more...
Rob Me Ronnie
This month back in 2001, Ronnie Biggs, an unrepentant UK criminal who spent decades as a fugitive, returned to England for a pint of bitter, knowing full well he'd be arrested for his role in one of the most audacious robberies in UK history. Read more...
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The Dinner Party Download is a fast and funny ‘booster shot’ of news and culture designed to help you dazzle your friends and family at this weekend’s dinner party. Hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam set the table every Friday. Hear what our guests are saying about us inside... more
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