Welcome to the dinner party. This is your icebreaker.

What did the hot dog say to the hamburger as it passed him in the running race?

I don't know. What did you say?

I relished the fact that you've mustered the strength to catch up.

I'm Rico Galliano. I'm Brendan Francis Nune, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.

You just got a joke from Carolyn Polichek and Patrick Wimberley of the band ShareLift.

That'll help break the ice. Their new album comes out next week.

Later, comedy duo Tim and Eric,

tell us about their new movie, Tim and Eric's billion-dollar movie. Hint, it did not cost a billion

dollars to make. Half a billion tops. Also coming up, Chuck Klosterman talks football, songwriter

Lucinda Williams, is here with etiquette tips, and writer Shalom Auslander on famous last words.

Speaking of which, these are not ours, we'll be back right after this news.

Except you know what, this is a podcast. Let's skip the news.

I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. I'm Rico Gagliano. Welcome to the dinner party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations. Later, I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. I'm Rico Galliano. Welcome to The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend

conversations.

Later, author and essayist Chuck Closterman will tell us why the 0.01% of Americans who don't

care about football should care about football.

Yes, because we know most of those people probably listen to public radio.

Absolutely.

Also coming up, the ups and downs of roller coaster history.

But first, as at any dinner party, we start with small talk.

All week long, you may have heard these cultural headlines.

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