Episode 139: Jon Hamm, Irish Latkes, and Bottled Etiquette
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American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2012
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This week: Actor Jon Hamm takes us way beyond the Mad Men universe… Comic Michael Ian Black says you’re not doing it right… atheist author Alain de Botton teaches religion… writer Amelia Gray sees ghosts… Jon Glaser’s high concepts… the sobering history of “Axis Sally”… and Rico tastes a bit o’ the boxty. Plus, a new tune from Beach House, and a joke in the key of “corny.”
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the dinner party. This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:05.0 | Hey, here's a joke. Um, what is the favorite key on a keyboard of an astronaut? |
| 0:13.0 | I don't know. The space bar. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. |
| 0:22.2 | I'm Rico Gagliano. |
| 0:23.8 | And from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives |
| 0:28.5 | you an edge in your weekend conversations. |
| 0:31.0 | You just got a joke from Oliver Ackerman, from the band A Place to Bury Strangers. |
| 0:35.1 | Creepy. |
| 0:36.1 | Yes. |
| 0:37.1 | They just kicked off a U.S. tour. |
| 0:39.5 | Later, we'll speak with actor John Hamm, |
| 0:41.2 | starred the new movie Friends with Kids, |
| 0:43.9 | and of the new season of the TV show, Mad Men. |
| 0:44.2 | Of course. |
| 0:45.3 | Also, coming up, |
| 0:48.1 | comedian and author Michael Ian Black insults us while telling you how to behave. |
| 0:50.0 | We hear a new tune from the Baltimore duo, |
| 0:52.1 | Beech House House and British philosopher Elin de Botton explains religion for atheists. |
| 0:57.5 | But first, news for newsies. |
| 0:59.8 | And the news is, this is a podcast. Let's hear more of it. |
| 1:07.3 | I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. |
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