Episode 162: Gary Oldman, Top Chef: Etiquette, and Instant History
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2012
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
This week: We revisit one of our favorite episodes, from December 2011…Gary Oldman reflects on his Oscar-nominated role as iconic spy George Smiley… Top Chef’s Gail Simmons spills some sweet and saucy etiquette tips… Artist/Musician Terry Allen uncovers 3 lost gems… We toast the instant replay (twice)… Brendan seeks gluten-free-free food… and author Lou Beach tells 6 stories with 420 characters. Plus, a crash course in video games, a joke from Brit-com phenom Stephen Merchant, and a tune from Chairlift.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the dinner party. This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:05.0 | The comedian called Dan Ann Topolski won the funniest joke of the Edinburgh comedy fringe with this joke. |
| 0:10.0 | Hedgehogs, why can't they just share the hedge? |
| 0:15.0 | Hi, I'm Rico Gagliano. I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party, |
| 0:25.9 | the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations. |
| 0:29.3 | You just got a joke from Stephen Merchant, comedian and co-creator of TV's The Office. |
| 0:34.4 | That'll help break the ice. |
| 0:35.7 | Later we'll speak with actor Gary Oldman, |
| 0:37.8 | aka Commissioner Gordon in the new Batman movie. |
| 0:40.5 | Gary talks about his Oscar-nominated performance in the movie Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy. |
| 0:45.3 | Also coming up, Top Chef's Gail Simmons is here with etiquette tips. |
| 0:49.2 | And if this all sounds kind of familiar, it's because this is an encore re-broadcast of a show we first aired in December. |
| 0:54.7 | We promise it's worth a second listen. |
| 0:57.0 | But now, cast your mind back to last winter when, as at any dinner party, we started with Small Talk. |
| 1:05.4 | All week long, you've been hearing these cultural headlines. |
| 1:08.6 | Madonna will perform during this year's Super Bowl halftime show. |
| 1:11.6 | Microsoft is revamping its Xbox live into a premium cable box. |
| 1:16.6 | Donald Trump has been chosen to host a GOP debate on December 27th in Iowa. |
| 1:20.6 | Now for something you might not have heard. |
| 1:22.6 | We are speaking with Sadie Stein. |
| 1:23.6 | She is deputy editor of the Paris Review, the latest issue of which came out this week. |
| 1:29.5 | Sadie, what story are you talking about this weekend? |
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