Episode 178: Fred Armisen, Fishy Business, and Kinky Etiquette
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2012
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This week, “Portlandia’s” Fred Armisen cops to working blue… legendary satirist/musician/Governor-to-be Kinky Friedman serves up Texas-sized etiquette tips… rockstar classical organist Cameron Carpenter thinks outside the Bach box… We toast an infamous Alabama pest… Fish fraud!… And “Kumare” documentarian Vikram Gandhi teaches you how to become a guru. Plus, a ‘Fun.’ joke, Da Vinci Code: Rhode Island, and your letters… all the way from Kyrgyzstan.
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| 0:16.8 | Welcome to The Dinner Party. This is your icebreaker. I heard a great joke the other day. How is an electric guitar like a vacuum? |
| 0:25.6 | When you plug them in, they suck. |
| 0:28.6 | I'm Rico Gagliano. |
| 0:33.6 | I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party, |
| 0:39.3 | the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations. |
| 0:42.3 | You just got a joke from Andrew Dost, keyboardist, not the guitarist, you will note, for the band Fun. |
| 0:48.3 | That'll help break the ice. Fun was just nominated for six Grammy Awards. |
| 0:52.3 | None in the comedy category, though. |
| 0:54.5 | Probably not. |
| 0:55.2 | But speaking of comedy, later in the show, |
| 0:57.1 | we will speak with Saturday Night Live cast member Fred Armisen, |
| 1:00.1 | co-star and co-creator of the TV show, Portlandia. |
| 1:03.4 | Also coming up, legendary satirist Kinky Friedman |
| 1:06.1 | gives us a Texas-sized helping of etiquette advice, |
| 1:09.2 | and we learn the shocking truth about that fish you think you're eating. |
| 1:12.9 | But first, as at any dinner party, we start with Small Talk. |
| 1:18.6 | All week long, you've been hearing these news headlines? |
| 1:21.2 | Jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck has died. |
| 1:24.4 | The president and Boehner are digging in their heels as the fiscal cliff approaches. |
| 1:28.7 | Hallis officials confirm the Duchess of Cambridge is 12 weeks pregnant. |
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