Episode 169: Anna Kendrick, Kevin Nealon, and the Perks of Being a Pittsburgher
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2012
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
This Week: Oscar-nominated actress Anna Kendrick sings of adorkability… “Weeds”/SNL alum Kevin Nealon blesses us with etiquette advice…”The Perks of Being a Wallflower” creator Stephen Chbosky talks of time and place… Okkervil River runs through a party soundtrack… here comes the (terrorist) bride… And the Primanti Sandwich goes national. Plus: We witness the birth of a clean machine, shine a light on art, and learn the history of comedy.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the dinner party. This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:05.0 | You know, my wife and I just had a baby, so I thought I'd throw in a baby joke. |
| 0:09.0 | Why was the baby ants so confused? |
| 0:12.0 | Because all his uncles were ants. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm Rico Gagliano, and from APM, American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations. |
| 0:28.7 | You just got a joke from Jake Shimabukuro, aka the Jimmy Hendrix of Yugolalei. |
| 0:33.2 | I like it. |
| 0:33.7 | That'll help break the ice. |
| 0:35.0 | He's on tour now in support of his new album, Great Yucalele. |
| 0:38.3 | Later, we'll speak with actress Anna Kendrick, starred the new movies Pitch Perfect and End of Watch. |
| 0:44.3 | And something tells me that her characters from those two films wouldn't hang out. |
| 0:48.3 | No, not unless, you know, she was in a cop-rock revival or something. |
| 0:52.3 | Also coming up, Steven Chabaski, writer and director of the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower, steps forward with a list. |
| 1:00.0 | Comedian Kevin Neeland blesses us with etiquette advice and indie band Ackerville River runs through a dinner party soundtrack. |
| 1:07.0 | But first, as at any dinner party, we start with Small Talk. |
| 1:13.1 | All week long, you've been hearing these headlines. |
| 1:15.6 | The first debate between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. |
| 1:20.4 | Turkey has continued to shell military targets in Syria for a second day in a row. |
| 1:25.7 | Seth MacFarlane will host this year's Oscars. |
| 1:28.3 | Now for something you might not have heard, we are joined by John Spong. |
| 1:31.4 | He is a senior editor at Texas Monthly. |
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