Episode 191: Laura Dern, Billy Bragg, and Bite-Sized Giants
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2013
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
This week: “Enlightened” actress Laura Dern on brains and Baio… Folk-rocker Billy Bragg wins hearts and minds in our etiquette segment… They Might Be Giants list tiny gems… We toast the first man(nequin!) in space… The story behind SXSW, as told by the festival’s co-founder… Indie musician Tracey Thorn finds her voice… Plus, build-your-own hotels, cocktails by the barrel-ful, Side of the Road music, and lots more.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the dinner party download. |
| 0:03.0 | This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:05.0 | This is probably the best joke I could come up with right now. |
| 0:08.0 | But, hey, have you heard about that fire over at the shoe factory this morning? |
| 0:12.0 | Ooh, it's real tragedy. 200 souls were lost. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. |
| 0:21.3 | I'm Rico Gagliano, and from 8 p.m. American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party Download, |
| 0:26.6 | the culture show that gives you everything you need to dazzle at this week's dinner parties. |
| 0:30.6 | You just got a joke from Nick Krill of the Spinto Band that'll help break the ice or bring a chill to the party. |
| 0:36.6 | Yeah, not a dazzling joke, but cute. |
| 0:39.2 | Their new albums called Cool Cacoon. |
| 0:41.3 | Later, Lara Dern of the HBO series Enlighten tells us about playing a polarizing character |
| 0:45.7 | and about David Lynch playing with brains. |
| 0:48.2 | It's fun. |
| 0:49.1 | It's scary. |
| 0:50.3 | And in a few minutes, they might be giants are here with a list of tunes for those who don't have much time on their hands. |
| 0:55.4 | 23 seconds long. Solid gold. |
| 0:57.8 | But first, as at any dinner party, we start with small talk. |
| 1:03.4 | All week long, you've been hearing these headlines. |
| 1:05.9 | President Obama's choice to lead the CIA, John Brennan, has been confirmed by the Senate. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died today. A day lead the CIA. John Brennan has been confirmed by the Senate. |
| 1:11.4 | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died today. A day for the history books, the stock market |
| 1:16.3 | closing at an all-time high. Now for something you might not have heard. We are speaking with |
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