Welcome to the Dinner Party Download.

This is your icebreaker.

Alright, here's a joke.

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back?

I don't know.

A stick.

I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum.

I'm Rico Gagliano and from APM American Public Media.

This is The Dinner Party Download, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.

You just got a joke from Dan Pashman, host of the food show The Sportful, and author of the book, Eat More Better.

We'll speak with him later.

Also joining us is actor El Fanning.

You saw her in the blockbuster, Maleficent.

She stars in the new indie film, Low Down.

Also coming up, author Gary Steingart recalls his political reawakening.

The director of the Cannes winning film Force Majure talks about catastrophe, both natural and familial.

And we meet a man who puts bubbles in coffee.

But first, as at any dinner party, we start with Small Talk.

All week long, you've been hearing these headlines.

While we're flowing from Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's big islands.

The explosion of a commercial rocket that was supposed to bring supplies to the international space station.

The San Francisco Giants won the World Series and continued their even year magic.

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