Episode 349: Barney Frank, Anna Chlumsky, Hailu Mergia

The Dinner Party Download

American Public Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week, it’s a special edition of the DPD, taped in front of a D.C.-area crowd! Think of it as a political party: Former congressman Barney Frank pines for pragmatism and left-(handed) progress… Anna Chlumsky of HBO’s “VEEP” swears she can leave her character’s quirks on-set… Local keyboard legend Hailu Mergia, once a part of […]

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dinner Party Download.
0:04.0	This is your icebreaker.
0:06.0	Okay, I've got a joke.
0:08.0	What did Richard Nixon say to his wife when she complained about the meal he prepared for her?
0:14.0	I don't know. What?
0:16.0	I am not a cook.
0:17.0	I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. I'm Rico Gagliano. I'm from APM. America. cook.
0:22.5	I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum.
0:25.8	I'm Rico Gagliano. I'm from APM. American Public Media.
0:29.6	This is The Dinner Party Download, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.
0:30.8	You just got a joke from filmmaker Penny Lane that'll help break the ice.
0:34.9	Her new documentary Nuts comes out this month.
0:37.1	And we thought a political joke was appropriate
0:39.0	because most of this week's show
0:40.6	was taped live inside the Beltway.
0:43.0	That's right.
0:43.5	With the help of Washington, D.C. radio institution, W.A.M.U.,
0:46.8	we threw a party at the Fillmore in Silver Spring last week.
0:50.1	Joining us were former Congressman Barney Frank
0:52.2	and a clumsky from HBO's hit show Veep,
0:54.8	but we kicked off the show in typical style with Small Talk.
0:57.7	That's right, in which a media professional shares an under-the-radar news story,
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