Welcome to the Dinner Party Download.

This is your icebreaker.

All right, here's a joke.

What kind of cheese do you use to lure a bear out of a cave?

Kevin, Bear!

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 indie pop artist Greta Klein, aka Frankie Cosmos.

That'll help break the ice.

She just announced a summer tour, and later she'll spin us some songs to listen to while wearing pajamas.

We'll also speak with movie star Colin Farrell about his new movie The Lobster.

Plus, writer and activist Lindy West stands up for Kermit the Frog.

L.A. punk legend John Doe marks the spot with X.

And comedian Maria Bamford channels her mother and her mother's hairdresser to answer your etiquette questions.

It's three for the price of one.

Great.

But first, as with any dinner party, we start with small talk.

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

Egypt Air Flight 804, which vanished from radar.

The Labor Department says there are more than four million workers who will be newly eligible for overtime pay.

Diplomats are making another concerted push for peace in Syria.

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