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Last 20 Shows Episode 60: Alasdair MacLean, Flaming Cocktails, and Empty Stadiums
This week: The Clientele's Alasdair MacLean is a minotaur... London's burning... and the NFL tackles falling attendance. Plus: Moody humor, and a lost gem from the Neil who isn't Diamond.
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Episode 59: Spike Jonze, Potato Chips, and Grilled Cheese Dealers
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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Episode 58: Aamir Khan, Volcano Parties, and the Deaf-Teens
This week: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan puzzles over the Indian film industry... An explosive burst of red-hot history... And Farai Chideya explains why teens just won't listen.
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Episode 57: Gary Shteyngart, Guitars go Electric, and Killer Fries
This week: Celebrated novelist Gary Shteyngart doggedly pursues mental health... A history lesson you can crank to eleven... and Rico learns French Fries know no limits.
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Episode 56: Rainn Wilson, the King of Albania, and Eat Pay Leave
This week: "The Office" star Rainn Wilson goes from artsy to fartsy... Eat Pray Lovers asked to Eat Pay Leave... and the real fake King of Albania.
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Episode 55: Molly Ringwald, Esperanto, and Raven #2
This week: '80s teen icon Molly Ringwald barks like a dog (and talk about her new book)...William Shatner speaks the language of hope... And Brendan eats corn smut.
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Episode 54: Venus Williams, Wrong Turns, and Cloud Control
This week: Tennis superstar Venus Williams lives long and prospers...Texas criminals get literate...And a befuddled (or brilliant!) aviator takes a wrong way turn into the history books. Plus, rocker Cass McCombs on cloud control.
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Episode 53: Sebastian Junger, Evil Machines, WWII Food
This week: Sebastian Junger joins Afghanistan's band of brothers... a devilish Okie spawns the parking meter... and Rico gets a (tiny) taste of rationed food during WWII. Plus, a joke from author/satirist Gary ("Absurdistan") Shteyngart... and Cults to join.
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Episode 52: Blitzen Trapper, the Throne Stone from Scone, Eating Dirt
This week: Portland sextet Blitzen Trapper eyes us up...the throne stone from Scone...and Brendan meets an artist who bites the dust...literally. Plus Top Chef Ludo Lefebvre eats his own, and new Wavves.
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Episode 51: Simon Rich, Ali vs. U.S.A., Sweet and Sour Honeymoon
This week Simon Rich kills Hitler...Muhammad Ali vs. the U.S.A...and a sweet and sour honeymoon
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Episode 50: Paul Verhoeven, No Joy in Mudville, Food Critic on Food Stamps
This week Rico scares the Jesus out of Paul Verhoeven...three strikes your drunk...and Temp of the Month: Kai Rysdall
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Episode 49: Wallace Shawn, FBI vs. Louie Louie, No Kidding
This week Wallace Shawn critiques power and Brendan...the FBI investigates Louie Louie...and RIco chats with a restarauteur who's not kidding around.
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Episode 48: Marisa Silver, 'Rob Me Ronnie', Parasite-aurants
This Week: Celebrated author Marisa Silver exorcises her right to write... We go on the lam with Ronnie Biggs... and Brendan discovers a sandwich shop inside a bodega wrapped up in an enigma.
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Episode 47: Paul Dano, New Coke and BYOF
This week: Actor Paul Dano is achin' for bacon... the classic story of New Coke...and why BYOF will sadly not be the new BYOB.
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Episode 46: Das Racist, Ripple Rock & Alicia Silverstone
This Week: Victor Vasquez of rap savants Das Racist talks bop... Canada politely explodes... and Alicia Silverstone tries to veganize Brendan.
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Episode 45: Tig Notaro, Big Brass Bells & Pop Up Lunch
This Week: Comic Tig Notaro of "The Runaways" gets all southern-fancy... we admire Wall Street's big brass bells... and designer Ali Pulver shows Rico how to eat on the street.
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Episode 44 - The Icebreaker Show
A very special episode: almost every joke we've ever had on the show, collected in one convenient podcast. Black Francis, Tom Jones, Billy Bragg, Leslie Caron and many, many more regale you with miniature tales of guys in bars, lightbulb-changers, penguins and a mainstream cloud. Some are funny. Some are not. But there are lots of them.
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Episode 43: Holly Golightly, Peace, and Sustainable Dinner Parties
This Week: Garage-country songstress Holly Golightly finds happiness in Lawyer Dave's warm gun... a piece about peace... and Brendan sustains interest in sustainable dinner parties.
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Episode 42: Author Joshua Ferris, the Real Bonfire of the Vanities, and Snowcavores
Bestselling author Joshua Ferris talks the walk... Renassance Italy burns in vain... and Rico learns what locavores do when it snowcavores.
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Episode 41: Film Director Robert Siegel, a Modern Caveman and the Trendology Trend
"Big Fan" filmmaker Robert Siegel has a clipped conversation with Rico... we meet a modern caveman... and Brendan investigates the Food Trend trend. Plus a joke, or lack thereof, from *the* Leslie Caron.
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