Episode 154: Benh Zeitlin, All-American Etiquette, and the Automat
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2012
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
This week: Filmmaker Benh Zeitlin (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) paints with an axe… Michael Ian Black and Meghan McCain swear they can answer your etiquette questions peacefully… Actress Alison Pill, of Aaron Sorkin’s new show “The Newsroom,” takes us behind-the-scenes… New Yorker receptionist Janet Groth reflects on (almost) being Mrs. John Berryman… Lunching at the ‘Automat’…Plus, doubled data, a summer fashion preview, and a soundtrack from playful pop band Micachu and the Shapes.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the dinner party. |
| 0:04.6 | This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:06.5 | Okay, here is my joke. |
| 0:08.2 | It's hilarious. |
| 0:09.5 | What do you call a cow with no legs? |
| 0:13.2 | What? |
| 0:14.3 | Ground beef. |
| 0:16.0 | No. |
| 0:16.4 | Ah, so good. |
| 0:22.6 | I'm Rico Galeano. |
| 0:24.6 | I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations. |
| 0:33.6 | You just got a groaner of a joke from actress Alison Pill. |
| 0:36.6 | That'll help break the ice. |
| 0:38.2 | She's in Woody Allen's new film, To Roam with Love, and we'll hear more from her later. |
| 0:42.1 | Also, we speak with Ben Zeitlin, director of the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild. |
| 0:46.5 | Plus, we hear from art pop band Miki Choo in the Shapes, and comedian Michael Ian Black and journalist Megan McCain are here with etiquette tips that will help you navigate presidential election season with your friendships intact. |
| 0:57.6 | But first, as at any dinner party, we start with small talk. |
| 1:03.5 | All week long, you've been hearing these headlines. |
| 1:05.8 | Secretary of Commerce John Bryson is resigning. |
| 1:08.6 | Alsted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is said to be in a coma and on life support. |
| 1:13.3 | Undocumented immigrants brought here as children no longer need to live in fear of being thrown out of the country. |
| 1:19.1 | Now for something you haven't heard, we turn to Rahan Harmanci, who was formerly with the Bay Citizen, is now with BuzzFeed. |
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