372: Brit Marling, Cristela Alonzo, Aravind Adiga
The Dinner Party Download
The Dinner Party Download ®
4.5 • 822 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2017
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
We talk life, (near-)death, and tree-climbing with “The OA” creator and star Brit Marling, then learn how she broke her nose making it… Comedian Cristela Alonzo gives us some “Lower Classy” advice… Booker Prize-winning novelist Aravind Adiga teaches us a thing or two about the sport of cricket… A medical breakthrough inspires a healthy tipple…And […]
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dinner Party Download. This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:05.1 | Here's a joke. Did you hear about the circus fire? |
| 0:08.0 | No. It was intense. |
| 0:14.2 | I'm Brendan Francis Nune. I'm Rico Gagliano, and from APM American Public Media, this is the Dinner Party Download, Culture, Food, and Humor to fuel your weekend conversations. |
| 0:23.7 | You just got a joke from actor Britt Marling that will help break the ice. |
| 0:27.4 | Later, we'll speak with her about near-death experiences, emotional anthropology, and Carl Reefs. |
| 0:32.1 | You know, the usual that you do. |
| 0:33.4 | Typical actor, Chit-Chat Chat. |
| 0:34.6 | Sure. Also, documentarian Clay Tweed tells us about Gleason, his new movie about a football star turned |
| 0:40.2 | ALS Survivor, and comedian Cristella Alonzo stops by to answer your etiquette questions and explain |
| 0:46.4 | why her mom feared Girl Scouts. |
| 0:48.4 | But first, small talk. |
| 0:52.6 | All week long, you've been hearing stories like this. |
| 0:55.0 | President Obama is defending his decision to shorten the prison term for Army leaker Chelsea Manning. |
| 1:01.0 | Wringling Brothers announces it will close after 146 years. |
| 1:05.1 | Trump arrived in Washington, D.C. today to kick off inaugural festivities. |
| 1:09.4 | Now for something you might not have heard. |
| 1:10.8 | We're joined by Danielle Henderson. |
| 1:12.2 | She is a writer for the upcoming Carrie Fuganaga show, Maniac. |
| 1:15.7 | Danielle, what's where you're going to be talking about this weekend? |
| 1:17.5 | I'm going to be talking about squirrels. |
| 1:20.3 | What else is new? |
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