Episode 227: Stephen Fry, Gail Simmons, and Daniel Boulud

The Dinner Party Download

American Public Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2013

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Brit wit Stephen Fry talks Shakespeare, takes on Turkey Day, and meets dead people… “Top Chef” judge Gail Simmons adjudicates your etiquette questions while growing the perfect sous chef… star chef Daniel Boulud sniffs out truffle treasure… “Medora” co-director Davy Rothbart declares victory for some beautiful losers… neuroscientist and skeptic Sam Harris cannot tell a […]

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0:00.0	Welcome to the dinner party download.
0:04.0	This is your icebreaker.
0:06.0	Okay, here's a joke.
0:07.0	Why do women wear makeup and perfume?
0:11.0	I don't know why.
0:13.0	Because they're ugly and they smell bad.
0:15.0	Duh.
0:16.0	I'm Rico Goliano.
0:21.2	I'm Brendan Francis Nune, and from APM American Public Media, this is the dinner party download, the culture show that helps you win this week's dinner parties.
0:29.9	You just got a very ironic joke from Tabi Gevinson, feminist, actor and editor of Rookie Magazine.
0:35.9	That'll help break the ice.
0:37.0	As long as people know you're being ironic. Yes, do you make
0:39.4	sure. Later, we will speak with
0:41.2	British Thespian, writer, and icon Stephen
0:43.4	Fry. He stars in a new Broadway
0:45.4	production of 12th Night, and also
0:47.5	on deck our conversation with
0:49.2	renowned chef, Daniel Bulloo.
0:51.1	Plus, author Sam Harris tells us the
0:53.3	truth about lying, and top chef judge Gail Simmons tucks into your etiquette questions.
0:57.7	But first, as at any dinner party, we start with small talk.
1:03.2	All week long, you've been hearing these headlines.
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