July Archives

  • Bugs' Birthday and The "Rabbit Ears"

    Kris Holechek Peters
    July 28, 2012 1:31 PM
    Recipes , apple pucker , carrot juice , lime juice , vodka

    This week back in 1940, Warner Bros. released the animated short A Wild Hare, officially introducing one of the biggest stars in movie history: Bugs Bunny. Learn how Bugs got his name and his catchphrase, then sip this wascally drink. Read more...

  • Episode 159: Zoe Kazan, Passion Pit and New Wave Fish Sandwiches

    July 27, 2012 12:57 PM
    Episodes
    Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures

    This week: Actor/writer Zoe Kazan makes a psychic connection... Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos provides the soundtrack for a party for two... Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson shares the gold medal's shocking secret... Author Charles Yu feels your pain... Brendan catches the fish sandwich wave... and we travel back in time with bestselling essayist Sloane Crosley. Plus: Snoop Lion, the birth of Bugs Bunny, and dudes! -- the Posts are back with etiquette tips. Read more...

  • Episode 158: Simon Amstell, Rodriguez, and Dyn-o-mite Tips

    July 19, 2012 4:46 PM
    Episodes
    Photo by Richard Grassie

    This week: British comedy wunderkind Simon Amstell sings America's praises...Musician and archivist Michael Feinstein adds to the Great American Songbook... Folk-rock legend Rodriguez rises from the dead... Jimmie "DY-NO-MITE" Walker blows up etiquette... and Rico samples ceviche from "the new Tuscany" (it's in Mexico). Plus: mammoth cheeses, shifting to manual transmission, and a globe-hopping soundtrack from The Antlers. Read more...

  • The Mammoth Cheese and "The Berkshire Localmotive,"

    Kris Holechek Peters
    July 19, 2012 1:17 PM
    Recipes , bitters , bourbon , brandy , maple syrup

    This week back in 1801, the Baptists of Cheshire, Mass. celebrated Thomas Jefferson's Presidency by making him a strange gift of congratulations - a 1,200 pound cheese. Hear about the grand fromage, then wash it down with this cheese-complementary custom cocktail. Read more...

  • Pop Goes Art and "Warhol's Bloody Mary,"

    Kris Holechek Peters
    July 17, 2012 1:04 PM
    Recipes , Tabasco , Worcestershire sauce , celery juice , gin , horseradish , lemon juice , lime juice , sucrose , tomato juice

    This week back in 1962, Andy Warhol unveiled his first images of Campbell's soup cans... not in NYC, but at a legendary LA gallery. Learn about the tasty (and relatively inexpensive) beginnings of pop art, then silkscreen this custom cocktail. Read more...

  • BONUS AUDIO: Author Chris Cleave reads from "GOLD"

    Jackson Musker
    July 13, 2012 12:24 PM
    Artists , Books

    This week, Chris Cleave talked about everything from sport addictions, to getting cut down to (book jacket) size, to Tanya Harding's latest exploits. Here's a bonus section that didn't make it into the radio piece, in which Chris reads from the opening chapter of his winning new novel "GOLD." Read more...

  • Episode 157: Marcus Samuelsson, Cheryl Strayed, and (Breaking) Bad Romances

    July 12, 2012 4:13 PM
    Episodes
    Photo by Kwaku Alston

    This week, star chef Marcus Samuelsson dishes on his tough-but-tender training... WILD author Cheryl Strayed (aka "Dear Sugar") offers free therapy... Anna Gunn of "Breaking Bad" lists her favorite fictional dysfunctionals... Author Chris Cleave spins gold from Olympic competition... We toast Warhol with a pop-art cocktail... and Woody Guthrie turns 100. Plus: vacationing with Hemingway, author Karen Thompson Walker's slow fiction, and new music from the Dirty Projectors. Read more...

  • Episode 156: Wim Wenders, Liszt Lists, and Live Long and Proper

    July 6, 2012 10:00 AM
    Episodes
    Photo by Matt Carr

    This week: An encore broadcast of one of our favorite shows! Director Wim Wenders speaks body language... Star Trek's George Takei takes etiquette to warp factor five...A list about Liszt, from world-renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet...Kathleen Turner's fiery new role...Third Wave Coffee... Existential humor... And finally, we learn how to play dead from a corpse - and then how to come back to life from Guided By Voices. Read more...

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