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Episode 158: Simon Amstell, Rodriguez, and Dyn-o-mite Tips Jul 19, 2012

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This week: British comedy wunderkind Simon Amstell sings America’s praises…Musician and archivist Michael Feinstein adds to the Great American Songbook… Folk-rock legend Rodriguez rises from the dead… Jimmie “DY-NO-MITE” Walker blows up etiquette… and Rico samples ceviche from “the new Tuscany” (it’s in Mexico). Plus: mammoth cheeses, shifting to manual transmission, and a globe-hopping soundtrack from The Antlers.

Episode 157: Marcus Samuelsson, Cheryl Strayed, and (Breaking) Bad Romances Jul 12, 2012

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This week, star chef Marcus Samuelsson dishes on his tough-but-tender training… WILD author Cheryl Strayed (aka “Dear Sugar”) offers free therapy… Anna Gunn of “Breaking Bad” lists her favorite fictional dysfunctionals… Author Chris Cleave spins gold from Olympic competition… We toast Warhol with a pop-art cocktail… and Woody Guthrie turns 100. Plus: vacationing with Hemingway, author Karen Thompson Walker’s slow fiction, and new music from the Dirty Projectors.

Episode 156: Wim Wenders, Liszt Lists, and Live Long and Proper Jul 06, 2012

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This week: An encore broadcast of one of our favorite shows! Director Wim Wenders speaks body language… Star Trek’s George Takei takes etiquette to warp factor five…A list about Liszt, from world-renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet…Kathleen Turner’s fiery new role…Third Wave Coffee… Existential humor… And finally, we learn how to play dead from a corpse – and then how to come back to life from Guided By Voices.

Episode 155: The All-Movie Episode Jun 28, 2012

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This week, it’s our first ever ALL-MOVIE EPISODE – a blockbuster hour of our favorite film-centric interviews, starring John C. Reilly, Miranda July, Terry Gilliam and more: Val Kilmer plays Mark Twain playing an etiquette expert… Jackie Collins invites us to a Hollywood party… author Jonathan Lethem casts Drew Barrymore in his surreal fiction… One of cinema’s greatest sound designers lists some of cinema’s greatest sounds… and Michel Hazanavicius, Oscar-winning director of “The Artist,” *doesn’t* enjoy the silence. Plus: rockers Howlin’ Rain suggest the most unlikely dinner party soundtrack ever, and Molly Ringwald barks like a dog.

Episode 154: Benh Zeitlin, All-American Etiquette, and the Automat Jun 21, 2012

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This week: Filmmaker Benh Zeitlin (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) paints with an axe… Michael Ian Black and Meghan McCain swear they can answer your etiquette questions peacefully… Actress Alison Pill, of Aaron Sorkin’s new show “The Newsroom,” takes us behind-the-scenes… New Yorker receptionist Janet Groth reflects on (almost) being Mrs. John Berryman… Lunching at the ‘Automat’…Plus, doubled data, a summer fashion preview, and a soundtrack from playful pop band Micachu and the Shapes.

Episode 153: Patti Smith, Bryan Cranston, and Drinkable Shrubs Jun 14, 2012

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This week: Punk icon Patti Smith dreams of little black dresses… “Breaking Bad’s” Bryan Cranston builds green houses, not meth labs… Zosia Mamet (Girls, Mad Men) picks other ‘against-type’ actors… we inhale the tale of the original “smoke-filled room”… and novelist Nathaniel Rich finds a rhino with all the answers. Plus: drinkable shrubs, a new track from Odd Future’s Frank Ocean, and the fastest road in the USA.

Episode 152: Stephen Merchant, Demon Children, and The War on Drugs Jun 08, 2012

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This week: We revisit one of our favorite episodes…”The Office” co-creator Stephen Merchant spars with Brendan… fashion guru Simon Doonan advocates mullets… humorists Dave Barry & Alan Zweibel (attempt to) read their epic epilogue… The soundtrack of The War on Drugs… Artist Chris Burden’s slot-cars on steroids… And Rico digs into Frito Pie. Plus: silent senators, illin’ crosswords, and far-out jokes.

Episode 151: Michael Apted, Buddy Guy, and Defordometrics May 31, 2012

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This week: Director Michael Apted on “56 Up” — the new installment of one of the greatest film series ever… Sportswriting legend Frank Deford tackles your etiquette questions… Guitar master Buddy Guy revisits his Louisiana roots… author Leigh Bardugo lists her favorite fictional worlds… A filmmaking duo plug in to the world of indie video games… and a sweet roll gets a savory twist on Manhattan’s High Line. Plus: We fear the food world’s revolutionary new robot, and spin a Bad Thing from Vermont rocker King Tuff.

Episode 150: James Franco, Paul Theroux, and a Cowardly Display May 24, 2012

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This week: Actor/polymath James Franco rebels against beds… Preeminent travel writer Paul Theroux offers etiquette advice to globetrotters (and public radio hosts)… Nashville raconteur Todd Snider tells of his brush with NASCAR fame… The NY Public Library remembers Noel Coward… and Hollywood’s top auctioneer remembers memorabilia. Plus: We learn the history of blue jeans, hear a new Twin shadow tune, and listen to some (Guinness) rock records.

Episode 149: Richard Linklater, Christopher Buckley, and Independent Spirits May 17, 2012

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This week: Acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater takes us behind “the Pine Curtain”… Satirist Christopher Buckley on international (etiquette) relations… Actor Rich Sommer goes Mad about board games… Brooklyn band Violens cues up a dinner party soundtrack… Brendan sips indie spirits… We toast Spider-Dan’s [sic] epic climb… Three hysterical histories… Plus, sexy literary hoaxes, humor from troubadour Todd Snider, and a listener letter – from a dolphin.

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