393: Jesmyn Ward, Matt Berninger, and Future Islands’ Pet-Friendly Playlist

The Dinner Party Download

American Public Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Author Jesmyn Ward admits to some guilty pleasures… The threesome behind Future Islands DJs the ultimate “grill and chill” playlist – pets allowed… Director Theo Anthony remembers what it’s like to have Werner Herzog as your teacher… The National’s Matt Berninger explains the perks of being a rock star *and* a dad… Librarian Annie Spence […]

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dinner Party Download. This is your icebreaker.
0:05.0	Okay, here's a joke. What did the melancholy librarian say when a book fell on her head?
0:11.0	I don't know what.
0:13.0	I've only got my shelf to blame.
0:19.0	I'm Rico Gagliano. I'm Brendan Francis Nuneman from APM American Public Media.
0:23.9	This is the Dinner Party Download, one hour of food, culture, and humor to fuel your weekend conversation.
0:29.3	You just got a joke from author and librarian Annie Spence.
0:32.6	That'll help break the ice.
0:33.6	Shh.
0:34.2	I'm sorry.
0:35.1	Later you'll hear her read from her new book about books.
0:37.8	Plus, we'll speak with another author, National Book Award winner, Jesman Ward, about her new novel, Sing Unburied Sing.
0:43.9	And coming up, a rock festival's worth of rock stars.
0:47.1	Matt Berninger of the National is here to answer your etiquette questions, and the band Future Islands, plan a party playlist for people and pets.
0:54.6	Perfect.
0:55.3	Plus, Rico tastes the food of Portugal.
0:57.3	Rats.
0:58.5	You ate rats in Portugal?
0:59.7	No, I'm just reminding you later.
1:01.4	We're going to talk to a documentarian about rats.
1:03.6	Oh, yeah.
1:03.9	But first, small talk.
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