Episode 268: Daniel Radcliffe, Benjamin Booker, and ‘The Narcissist Next Door’
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2014
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Actor Daniel Radcliffe’s favorite language … NOLA rocker Benjamin Booker’s wild party … The era when your granddad’s music was super-rebellious … Emily Post-approved place-settings for palaces (and regular restaurants) … Novelist Edan Lepucki’s arty darkness in the California sun … Hula hooping to outer space … Cronuts, ramen burgers, donnolis, and the future of fusion […]
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dinner Party Download. This is your icebreaker. |
| 0:06.0 | Okay, so here's a joke. What do the snail say while riding on a turtle's bag? |
| 0:11.0 | Wee! |
| 0:14.0 | I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. I'm Rico Gagliano, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party Download, |
| 0:25.5 | the culture show that gives you an edge in your party conversations. |
| 0:28.7 | You just got a joke from musician Benjamin Booker. |
| 0:30.9 | That'll help break the ice. |
| 0:32.1 | Yes. |
| 0:32.6 | He's got a new album out, and we'll hear more from him later. |
| 0:35.4 | Plus, we speak with another overly talented young person, |
| 0:38.4 | actor Daniel Radcliffe. He stars in the new movie What If, Sands Wond. Also coming up, |
| 0:44.1 | Eden LaPucky, author of California, that's the book, not the state, shares a list. Writer |
| 0:49.3 | Jeffrey Kluger introduces us to The Narcissist Next Door and a stunt food roundup featuring ramen fries, rice burgers, and denoules. |
| 0:57.5 | They're donut canoles. We ate them so you don't have to. |
| 1:00.2 | Tough gig. But first, as at any dinner party, we start with small talks. |
| 1:06.5 | All week long, you've heard these headlines. |
| 1:08.4 | President Obama says Russia is responsible for the escalating crisis in Ukraine. |
| 1:13.9 | Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have tied the knot. |
| 1:17.5 | With the Emmy Awards last night, it was all good for Breaking Bad. |
| 1:20.8 | Now for a story you might not have heard. |
| 1:22.6 | We are speaking with Richard Lawson. |
| 1:24.1 | He is a columnist for Vanity Fair magazine. |
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