Episode 121: Cyndi Lauper, Thanksgiving’s New Black, and Punk Rock Etiquette

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American Public Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2011

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This Week: Cyndi Lauper reveals that her true colors are the blues… Comedian Jenny Slate hears voices and tells us her faves… a seasonal organic, free-range serving of New Yorker Mag’s Adam Gopnik… Henry Rollins punks your etiquette questions… and why Thanksgiving won’t let you eat cake.

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0:00.0	Welcome to The Dinner Party. This is your icebreaker.
0:04.0	Okay, here's a joke. Why don't lions play cards in the jungle?
0:08.0	Because there's too many cheetahs.
0:11.0	I'm Rico Galliano. I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party,
0:22.4	the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.
0:25.5	You just got a joke from Janet Weiss, drummer for the indie rock supergroup Wild Flag.
0:30.5	Supergroup.
0:31.1	So what does that mean?
0:31.8	Do they get changed in phone booths and...
0:33.9	Phone booths?
0:35.8	What are those?
0:36.7	Coming up, we'll learn some things you didn't know from Grammy winner Cindy Lauper.
0:40.4	She just released a new concert DVD.
0:42.2	Also, punk legend Henry Rollins tells us how to behave.
0:45.3	S.C.S. John Jeremiah Sullivan tells us about Axel Rose.
0:48.2	And the New Yorker's Adam Gopnik tells us the secret of life.
0:51.8	Spoiler alert, Snottnaps.
0:53.5	Actually, there's not much that isn't in this week's dinner party.
0:56.1	Except the news, and NPR is going to provide that right now.
1:00.1	Except for you, podcast, friends, you get the express train to small talk.
1:06.8	All week long, you've probably been hearing these culture stories.
1:10.1	Prosecution has to show that Dr. Murray actually killed Michael Jackson.
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