Episode 272: Mia Wasikowska, Nick Frost, and Interpol

The Dinner Party Download

American Public Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2014

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Actress Mia Wasikowska (“Alice in Wonderland”) makes “Tracks” across the Outback… British film star Nick Frost (“The Boxtrolls,” “Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz”) squares off against etiquette monsters and bachelor party killjoys… Inner-party music from Interpol… “New Yorker” writer John Lahr writes the book on playwright Tennessee Williams… One of history’s strangest bar bets… Susan […]

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dinner Party Download.
0:03.0	This is your icebreaker.
0:05.0	Well, this isn't exactly a joke, but it's a funny story that I love.
0:09.0	A true story.
0:10.0	Sergio Leone, the filmmaker, once said in an interview,
0:14.0	Michael Angelo looked at a block of marble and saw David.
0:20.0	I looked at Clint Eastwood and saw a block of marble and saw David. I looked at Clint Eastwood and saw a block of marble.
0:28.9	I'm Brendan Francis Noonam. I'm Rico Gagliano. And from APM, American Public Media, this is
0:34.5	the Dinner Party Download, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.
0:39.3	You just got a joke-like anecdote from writer Sigrid Nunes.
0:42.9	Sure.
0:43.3	That'll help break the ice. Sorry, Clint. We'll hear more from her later.
0:46.5	Plus, we'll speak with Mia Vashikovska, star of the new film Tracks.
0:50.4	Also coming up, comedy star Nick Frost gives etiquette tips for aliens.
0:54.3	The band Interpol suggests songs for a dinner party, and we talk Tennessee Williams.
0:58.7	But first, as at any dinner party, we start with small talk.
1:04.5	All week long, you've been hearing these headlines.
1:07.0	President Obama joins more than 120 leaders at a United Nations Climate Summit.
1:11.3	Attorney General Eric Holder will be stepping down.
1:14.0	India is celebrating a successful space mission into orbit around Mars.
1:18.3	Now for a story you might not have heard.
1:20.1	We are speaking with Anna Sail.
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