374: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ottessa Moshfegh, Beer Porridge
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2017
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about his latest work in “Moana,” and reveals how a cross country trip helped him perfect his freestyle rapping… “Nerdette” co-host Greta Johnsen proves why Virginia is NOT for lovers… Rapper Kevin Abstract gives us a dinner party soundtrack for time travelers… Writer Ottessa Moshfegh shares her favorite characters nostalgic for other […]
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dinner Party Download. This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:06.0 | Okay, what is the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? |
| 0:09.0 | What? |
| 0:10.0 | One is really heavy and one is a little lighter. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Rico Gagliano and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party Download, |
| 0:24.6 | one hour of culture, food, and humor to fuel your weekend conversations. |
| 0:28.1 | You just got a joke from Greta Johnson. |
| 0:30.1 | That'll break the ice. |
| 0:31.4 | She's host of the excellent podcast, Nerdette, and we'll hear more from her in just a minute. |
| 0:35.7 | Also, we wrap with Lynn Manuel Miranda, the guy who created Hamilton. |
| 0:39.7 | Oh, I've heard that's mildly popular. |
| 0:41.8 | Also coming up, Danish celebrity chef Klaus Meyer serves Brendan Beer for breakfast. |
| 0:46.9 | Hip-hop musician Kevin Abstract serves up songs for various scenarios that never happened. |
| 0:51.8 | And acclaimed author of Tessa Moshvag travels through time to bring us tales of time travelers. |
| 0:57.2 | But first, small talk. |
| 1:01.0 | All week long, you've been hearing these headlines. |
| 1:03.5 | Jeff Sessions was sworn in today as U.S. Attorney General. |
| 1:06.5 | First Lady Melania Trump is seeking $150 million in damages in a new lawsuit against the British tabloid Daily Mail. |
| 1:15.4 | Then Patriots win the Super Bowl. |
| 1:18.0 | Now for a story you might not have heard. |
| 1:19.8 | We are speaking with our friend Greta Johnson. |
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