Episode 131: Stephen Merchant, Demon Children, and The War on Drugs

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American Public Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2012

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week: “The Office” co-creator Stephen Merchant spars with Brendan… fashion guru Simon Doonan advocates mullets… humorists Dave Barry & Alan Zweibel (attempt to) read their epic epilogue… The soundtrack of The War on Drugs… Artist Chris Burden’s slot-cars on steroids… And Rico digs into Frito Pie. Plus: silent senators, illin’ crosswords, and far-out jokes.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the dinner party. This is your icebreaker.
0:06.0	Okay, here's a joke. Why didn't the lifeguard save the hippie?
0:12.0	See, he was too far out, man.
0:19.0	I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. I'm Rico Gagliano.
0:21.6	I'm from APM American Public Media.
0:23.6	This is The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.
0:28.6	You just got a joke from Christopher Owens of the band Girls.
0:31.6	They're currently on tour.
0:32.6	That'll help break the ice.
0:33.6	Later we'll speak with Stephen Merchant, stand-up comic, and co-creator of the office.
0:38.5	The other co-creator hosts the Golden Globes this week.
0:41.6	That's right. That's the booby prize for not being invited on our show. You get to host those.
0:45.2	Sorry, Ricky Jervais.
0:46.3	Sorry.
0:46.7	Also coming up, humorous Dave Barry attempts to read from his new novel and a dinner party soundtrack from The War on Drugs.
0:53.9	They're a ban, not the endless government campaign.
0:57.0	No.
0:58.0	But first, reality.
0:59.0	And this is normally where you'd hear the hourly news, but you are part of our super special
1:03.0	podcast society, so you go straight to the next segment via magic.
1:08.0	I'm Rico Galeano. I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. via magic.
1:13.1	I'm Rico Goliano.
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