Welcome to the Dinner Party Download. This is your icebreaker.

Okay, here's a little joke for you. So what's green and sings?

I don't know. Elvis Parsley.

I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum.

I'm Rico Gagliano. And from APM, American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party Download.

One hour of food, culture, and humor to fuel your weekend conversations.

You just got a joke from Daryl Bullock, author of a new book about the world's worst opera singer.

He'll tell us about it later.

Yes.

And we'll speak with comedian Jim Gaffigan about his cleverly titled TV show,

The Jim Gaffigan Show. Genius. Also coming up, author Emma Klein talks about the cult of her first

hit novel. Acclaimed Scottish composer Anna Meredith DJs your next dinner party slash obstacle

course. And we learn about the man after whom the Rubik's Cube is named. Hint, his name isn't

cube. But first, as at anyint, his name isn't cube.

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

All week long, you've been hearing these headlines. A federal appeals court has struck down part of Texas's voter ID law.

In Turkey, some 6,000 people are under arrest after a failed coup attempt.

State delegations cast their ballots for president of the Republican National Convention.

Now for a story you might not have heard.

We are speaking with Rebecca Greenfield.

She is a reporter for Bloomberg News and she is co-host of Game Plan, a new podcast about people's lives at work.

Rebecca, what story are you going to be talking about at parties this week?

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