Episode 59: Spike Jonze, Potato Chips, and Grilled Cheese Dealers

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Society & Culture

4.5 • 822 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2010

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

This week: Director Spike Jonze channels Flava Flav… We dig up the salty story behind America’s favorite snack… and Brendan learns what it’s like to hustle grilled cheese on the mean streets of NYC.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Jackson Musker. I'm the intern for Dinner Party Download, and I'm actually here today to remind you that if you're a fan of the DPD, you can contribute at our website. Just go to www.com.
0:10.5	Your contribution could also theoretically make it possible for me to earn a living wage.
0:16.8	But just don't give too much because then Rico and Brendan are going to buy that robot they've been threatening to replace me with.
0:22.6	So give, but just not a lot.
0:24.6	Jackson, Jackson. What are you doing?
0:26.6	Nothing.
0:27.6	What are you doing?
0:28.6	Read the thing.
0:29.6	Hey everybody, just give whatever you want.
0:31.6	Here's your icebreaker.
0:32.6	This is a Henny Yanmoon joke.
0:34.6	A drunk was in front of a judge.
0:36.6	The judge says,
0:37.5	you've been brought here for drinking. And drunk says, okay, let's get started.
0:44.8	I'm Rico Galyano. I'm Brendan Francis Noonum, and from American Public Media, this is the
0:50.2	dinner party download, the show that equips you with everything you need to win this
0:54.2	weekend's dinner party.
0:55.1	Our icebreaker this week came from Jesse Pearson.
0:57.5	He is the editor-in-chief of Vice Magazine.
1:00.0	The Vice Empire.
1:01.2	Big time.
1:01.8	The opposite of virtue.
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