August Archives

• Under the Desk

  Kris Holechek Peters

  August 25, 2011 2:10 PM

  Recipes , grenadine , lime juice , simple syrup , whiskey

  This week back in 1835, the fledgling newspaper The Sun started publishing a sensational series of stories about the discovery of life... on the moon. Hear about how New Yorkers bought outright lies about lunar unicorns and man-bats, then reach for this liquid tribute to reckless journalism. Read more...

• Episode 111: TV on the Radio, Moonicorns, and Sophisticake

  August 25, 2011 11:09 AM

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  This week: TV on the Radio explains why it's raining milk...The Sun talks craziness about the moon...And we treat ourselves to the cake to end all cakes. Plus, a joke from actress Claire Sloma and a fierce new track from Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Read more...

• Friends Don't Let Friends Go Mugless

  Rico Gagliano

  August 19, 2011 4:40 PM

  People , Small Talk

  Houston public radio station KUHF heeds Rico's plea for coffee containment. Read more...

• Episode 110: Miranda July, a Stolen Smile, and the Waterguns of Brixton

  August 18, 2011 3:56 PM

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  This week: Filmmaker and artist Miranda July reveals her secret identity...The Mona Lisa takes an Italian vacation...And Bobbies crack down on super-soakers. Plus, a joke from musician Forrest Day and a mesmerizing tune from Lana Del Rey. Read more...

• The Mona Lisa in Florence

  Kris Holechek Peters

  August 18, 2011 2:02 PM

  Recipes , alkermes , champagne , orange juice

  100 years ago this week, the most famous painting in the world turned up missing. Learn about brazen thief Vincenzo Peruggia, who claimed he did it all for his mother country... then celebrate art with this Italian take on the "Mona Lisa" cocktail -- pioneered by a bar right next to the Louvre called Le Fumoir. Read more...

• Episode 109: The Icebreaker Episode (2nd Ed.)

  August 12, 2011 8:00 AM

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  Back by popular demand, it's another all-star, all-icebreaker show: Almost every joke we've aired in the last year, collected in one convenient podcast. Patton Oswalt, Miranda July, Spike Jonze, Lemmy and many, many more regale you with miniature tales of animals in bars, drummers in hell and dumb dictators. It's a veritable feast of corn and cheese. Click here for the list of jokes and their tellers... Read more...

• Episode 108: Don Cheadle, Shredding History, and Speculoos

  August 4, 2011 4:53 PM

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  This week: Actor Don Cheadle ("The Guard") kisses and doesn't tell... Music history gets a blast to the eardrums... And Rico discovers the best waffle topping you've never heard of. Plus, an uncool joke from Emma Straub, and new old soul sounds from The Shakes. Read more...

• The Electric Lemonade (Variation)

  Kris Holechek Peters

  August 4, 2011 1:58 PM

  Recipes , elderflower liquor , ginger ale , lemonade , vodka

  This week in 1937, lap-steel guitarist George Beauchamp and partner Adolph Rickenbacker patented the modern electric guitar, laying the foundations for ear-splitting rock 'n' roll, youth revolutions, and holding up your lighter during a power ballad. Read more...

• Stuff from being on TV

  Rico Gagliano

  August 3, 2011 10:01 PM

  Food , People , Small Talk

  What Rico and Brendan learned from appearing on food shows. Read more...

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