May Archives
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Episode 98: Fleet Foxes, Pac-Man Pizza, and a Michelin Man
This week: Fleet Fox Robin Pecknold talks helplessness and hair...A ladies' Man enters the video game world...And three stars are borne - by master chef Paul Liebrandt. Plus, a joke from street artiste Shepard Fairey, and a dreamy tune by the Dirty Projectors. Read more...
Pac-Man
This week back in 1980, Japanese video game designer Toru Iwatani helped arcades go co-ed...by inventing a game for gals. Feast your ears upon the story of Pac-Man, then gobble up this eponymous custom cocktail. Read more...
Trumped
This week in 1981, outdoor adventurer Dan Goodwin did some climbing. Which sounds normal enough...except his target was the surface of the (then) tallest building in the world - Chicago's Sears Tower -- and he scaled it dressed as Spider-Man. Read more...
Episode 97: Anton Yelchin, Spider-Dan, and Lazycakes
This week: Actor Anton Yelchin can't let go of Legos... Spider-Dan climbs the walls... And Del the Funky Homosapien has a ball. Plus we revel in a new tune from L.A. band Alexander. Read more...
Your Dinner Party Disaster Here
We've all been there, and now it's time to spill: what's your worst dinner party experience? Set something on fire? Insult a stranger? Fail to hide your host's inedible food? Share your story with us, and we might include it on this site... or even on the show. Read more...
Episode 96: Billy Collins, Food Raves, and Wandering Waste
This week: Former poet laureate Billy Collins talks death and baseball... The lonely journey of the Gar-Barge... And Rico survives a San Fran food rave. Plus, new music from Black Lips, and jokes from a Vivian Girl. Read more...
Better No Litter
This week back in 2001, notorious British heist-meister Ronnie Biggs 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...
Episode 95: Demetri Martin, Robber in Rio, and Kissing Machines
This week: Comedian Demetri Martin fires up his brain machine... We go on the lam with the most punk-rock fugitive in history.... And Morgan Spurlock makes us cry. Plus, virtual kisses and a rockin' lullaby from Modern Mothers. 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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