Episode 68: Noomi Rapace, World War Welles, and Legitish Quidditch
The Dinner Party Download
American Public Media
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2010
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
This week: Swedish starlet Noomi Rapace removes her Dragon Tattoo… America’s fake World War… And Quidditch vies for legit-ish-macy. Plus a joke from Talking Head Chris Frantz, and music from The Smith Westerns.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Rico Gagliano. And I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. A simple reminder, you can donate |
| 0:05.2 | 10 bucks to the dinner party download by texting the word radio to 25383. Additional message and |
| 0:11.1 | data rates may apply. Insert clever remark that provides rationale for donating here. Laugh. Laugh. |
| 0:16.8 | Laugh. And now, here's your icebreaker. I have a joke about a drummer that I'd like to tell. |
| 0:23.6 | Drummer is part of a very successful rock group. They're doing better and better and better, |
| 0:28.5 | and they decide that they're going to hire their own private jet. And as often happens with |
| 0:34.0 | rock bands and jets, the plane crashes. And because they've all been so naughty, they go straight to hell. |
| 0:41.3 | The lead singer is being roasted on a pit over an open flame. |
| 0:45.3 | The lead guitarist is being slashed by little goblins, |
| 0:50.3 | and the drummer is lying on a satin-covered feather bed with a beautiful young lady. |
| 0:56.1 | The devil walks by, and the lead singer says, |
| 1:00.2 | hey, Satan, what's up with this? |
| 1:02.3 | I'm being roasted over an open flame. |
| 1:04.2 | The guitar player is being slashed by goblins, |
| 1:07.0 | and the drummer's on a satin-covered feather bed with a beautiful young lady, |
| 1:11.6 | and Satan says, how dare you question her punishment? |
| 1:20.6 | I'm Rico Galeano. I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum, and from American Public Media, |
| 1:25.6 | this is the Dinner party download, the show |
| 1:28.0 | that equips you to win your next dinner party. |
| 1:30.1 | Our icebreaker this week came from Chris France, drummer for the legendary talking heads |
| 1:34.5 | and the TomTom Club, who just wrapped up a tour. |
| 1:36.9 | Self-hating drummers, I love it. |
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