Episode 137: Geoff Dyer, Bug Juice, and Damn Good Advice

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American Public Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2012

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week: Celebrated UK writer Geoff Dyer takes us into the “Zona”… Top Chef’s Gail Simmons survives internship hell and gets her Angel wings… Damn Good Advice from legendary ad man George Lois… Bees you can drink… A big empire built on small change… Winning an election… And nomophobia on the rise. Plus: picture books for grownups, Islands with Hallways, and a Fun joke.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the dinner party. This is your icebreaker.
0:06.0	I heard a great joke the other day. What do you call a guy that hangs out with a band?
0:11.0	I don't know. What? A drummer.
0:14.0	I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum.
0:19.0	I'm Rico Gagliano.
0:20.9	I'm from APM American Public Media.
0:23.1	This is The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.
0:27.8	You just got a joke from Andrew Doss, from the band Fun, that'll help break the ice.
0:32.2	Their new album just came out.
0:33.8	Later we'll speak with award-winning author Jeff Dyer about, among other things, his new book Zona.
0:38.7	Which is a book about a movie, about a journey to a room.
0:42.6	That's right. We've got an interview about a book, about a movie, about a journey into a room.
0:46.8	To be precise.
0:47.7	Yes.
0:48.0	Also coming up, Top Chef Judge Gail Simmons, legendary ad man, George Lois, Brian Selznick, author of Hugo, and music from
0:55.5	the band Islands.
0:56.6	But first, reality.
0:59.6	Ah, but you're listening to a podcast, and so no news, only show.
1:08.2	I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum.
1:09.8	I'm Rico Gagliano.
1:11.3	Welcome to The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend
1:15.4	conversations.
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