Episode 220: Margaret Atwood, Gunn Culture, and Hulk Hogan: Hero
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2013
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
This week: literary giant Margaret Atwood is prepared for mega-bears… Tim Gunn returns, just in time to save listeners from the ‘comfort trap’… guitarist Steve Gunn (no relation) spins a mellow party playlist… The author behind the bestselling “Jack Reacher” series lists toughs he loves… ”China, Illinois” Animator Brad Neely wants Hulk Hogan to eat him… […]
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the dinner party download. |
| 0:04.0 | This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:06.0 | Okay, well, this is a somewhat clean one. |
| 0:09.0 | It doesn't have any bad words in it. |
| 0:11.0 | What does a Canadian girl answer when you ask her if she'd like to have some sex? |
| 0:17.0 | She says, only if you're having some yourself. |
| 0:25.6 | I'm Brendan Francis Noonam. Hi, I'm Rico Gagliano and from APM American Public Media, this is the Dinner Party Download, |
| 0:31.6 | the culture show that helps you win your weekend dinner parties. |
| 0:34.6 | You just got a joke from novelist and Canadian Margaret Atwood. |
| 0:37.8 | Yes, a racy joke about being polite. |
| 0:39.8 | That'll help break the ice. |
| 0:41.1 | We'll speak with her later about her new novel, Mad Adam. |
| 0:43.7 | Also, Emmy Award winner and America's favorite fashion friend, Tim Gunn, stops by to tell you |
| 0:48.4 | how to dress and behave. |
| 0:49.8 | And speaking of Gunn's, guitarist Steve Gunn is here to suggest tunes for your next dinner party. |
| 0:55.4 | Plus, we got thriller writer Lee Child listing his favorite tough guys. |
| 0:59.0 | And Brad Neely, creator of Adult Swims, China, Illinois, gets carried away by Hulk Hogan. |
| 1:04.4 | For real. |
| 1:04.9 | But first, as at any dinner party, we start with small talk. |
| 1:10.5 | All week long, you've been hearing these headlines. |
| 1:13.0 | A 21-hour talk-a-thon on the floor of the U.S. Senate. |
| 1:16.4 | I would not eat green eggs and ham. I do not like them. |
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