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It's Been a Minute
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🗓️ 21 July 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
For New York Times writer and author, Erik Piepenburg, diners were and still are institutions for the LGBTQ+ community. In his book, Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights, and Last Call Disco Fries at America's Gay Restaurants, Erik goes on a culinary tour of America to uncover why they've become such unique spaces.
This is... Food for Thought. And for the next few weeks, we're looking at the way food and dining shape our communities and culture.
Today, Erik joins Brittany to dive into the golden age of gay restaurants and how diners have been unsung staples of gay placemaking.
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| 0:00.0 | It's rare to find a podcast that can actually change your life. |
| 0:03.8 | But when the show is called Life Kit, that's kind of the whole point. |
| 0:07.9 | I'm Mariel Segarra. |
| 0:09.1 | Three times a week on the Life Kit podcast, we guide you through a topic we could all use help with, |
| 0:13.6 | from personal development to healthy living to managing your dinero, |
| 0:17.0 | with takeaways so you can start living what you learn right away. |
| 0:21.2 | Escucha El Life Kit podcast from NPR. |
| 0:26.5 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:28.1 | I'm Brittany Luce and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, |
| 0:31.7 | a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. |
| 0:42.9 | Yeah. culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. So before we start the show, I want to address the elephant in the room. |
| 0:48.0 | You may have heard that Congress and the White House clawed back funding for NPR and PBS. |
| 0:53.7 | And since you're listening to this NPR podcast, |
| 0:57.4 | I bet you might have some questions about what that means. Well, the best person to answer those |
| 1:03.3 | questions is our CEO, Catherine Marr. And yesterday, she dropped a special message for all of you |
| 1:09.2 | in our feet. I highly encourage you to check that out. |
| 1:12.9 | And a personal note for me, I love exploring culture with all of you. And I hope this moment is a chance for all of us to get even more invested in being curious about the world we live in. |
| 1:25.3 | And with that, let's get into it. |
| 1:29.8 | When you think about places of community, gathering, or fellowship, what comes to mind? |
| 1:36.5 | Maybe a local rec center, church, or even a public park. |
| 1:40.3 | But what about diners? |
| 1:45.3 | Yes, you heard me right. |
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