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Welcome to The Dinner Party Download, a fast and funny hour of culture, food and conversation: “public radio’s arts & leisure section.” In every episode you’ll learn a joke; bone up on an odd bit of history and then wash it down with a themed cocktail recipe; meet artists of note; have your burning etiquette questions answered; savor an emerging food trend; and hear your new favorite song. Plus, unconventional wisdom from hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam.
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Life at work can be funny, challenging, ridiculous, and -- yes, even satisfying. Here at Safe For Work, we're all about helping you find balance and happiness in your career. After all, many of us spend more time with our co-workers and clients than with our friends and family. Hosts Liz Dolan and Rico Gagliano give advice on everything from how to avoid burnout on the job to how to fake an illness when you're calling in sick. We also talk to experts about those moments at the office that ca ...
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Famous scandals, true crime, celeb dramas, conspiracy theories, politics, amazing people throughout history... if it's an incredible story, hilarious hosts comedian Rosie Waterland and Jacob Stanley will tell you about it without bogging you down with any of the boring bits. You'll get just the gist of what you need to know - only get the juiciest, most entertaining details (you know, the ones that make you look very smart and interesting when you repeat them at a dinner party).
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Stand-up comedian Brian Simpson talks some bullshit about whatever he wants, with whomever he wants. Email the show at BSwithBrianSimpson@gmail.com and follow Brian at @BScomedian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lost Ladies of Lit

Amy Helmes & Kim Askew

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A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers.
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Bitcoin. Crypto. Blockchain. Familiar words, but what do they ACTUALLY mean? And why so much hype? What are the big-picture ramifications for the world? Is blockchain, the tech behind Bitcoin, really the most incredible innovation since the Internet? Become the cryptocurrency expert with this FREE AUDIOBOOK PODCAST! Learn the tech, the history, and the economic theory that underpins it all. Maxim Beatty is a trained economist & investor, in the crypto community since 2013, building, organisi ...
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Fibber McGee and Molly Show

Humphrey Camardella Productions

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Fibber McGee and Molly was a radio show that played a major role in determining the full form of what became classic, old-time radio. The series was a pinnacle of American popular culture from its 1935 premiere until its end in 1959. One of the longest-running comedies in the history of classic radio in the United States, Fibber McGee and Molly has stood the test of time in many ways, transcending the actual or alleged limitations of its medium, form and concurrent culture. Join us as we ret ...
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Who has time for lengthy history lessons? Not us! That's why we created Surface Knowledge, the podcast that delivers just enough info to impress your friends and family (or at least get you through those awkward social events). Join award-winning journalist and podcast presenter Max Kurton as he shares his vast (surface) knowledge on everything from the wildest hoaxes in history to the secret languages of flowers. With Surface Knowledge, you'll never be caught off guard at a dinner party aga ...
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Food intersects with our lives in more ways than we think. Food52's Burnt Toast podcast chases those stories to give listeners the perfect pieces of snackable dinner-party fodder—all inside of a commute's time.
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Finding balance in a chaotic world, 2 best friends wanted to bring a little laughter and fun... Join Betty B. (aka BB) and Betty V. (aka V) every Monday as they take you on a magical journey of knowledge and some of the most random conversations in between. Politically incorrect and totally badass (at least in their own minds). The Bettys are 2 self proclaimed experts in absolutely nothing! Whether you grew up in a well-rounded home with the full “American Dream”, a totally dysfunctional hom ...
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Long before an insatiable press laid siege to Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Diana, Meghan Markle and in-law to America’s “royal family,” Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Empress Elizabeth of Austria was the beautiful royal everyone wanted a piece of. Feeling like a prisoner in a gilded cage, “Sisi” …
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This week Brian discusses Trump getting shot, an email that he can't stop thinking about, as well as so much more. VOICEMAIL: Call 323-451-1980 to leave us a message. We'll listen to them all and play some of the good ones on the show. Follow Brian @BScomedian Find Brian's tour dates at briansimpsoncomedy.com Email the show at bswithbriansimpson@gm…
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Join Emily and Sammy P. for a look at key moment in vintage reality TV: a disastrous 2009 dinner party hosted by Yolanda Hadid and her grove of lemon trees. Taylor Armstrong, a recently bereaved widow, is beefing with Brandi. Adrienne Maloof and Lisa Vanderpump are tense as well. Yolanda is horrified at the women’s lack of class and Yolanda’s husba…
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Send us a Text Message. Pack your steamer trunks! We’re traveling to 19th-century Bavaria this week by way of Ann Schlee’s 1980 historical novel Rhine Journey, newly republished by McNally Editions. This Booker-Prize nominated travel tale features vivid period details, sultry psychological thrills and a protagonist on the brink of a personal revolu…
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This week Brian discusses people's obsession to worship celebrities and certain religious figures, new updates and thoughts on the YSL trial, as well as bringing in a very special guest. VOICEMAIL: Call 323-451-1980 to leave us a message. We'll listen to them all and play some of the good ones on the show. Follow Brian @BScomedian Find Brian's tour…
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Reflecting back on four years of literary “lost ladies,” Amy celebrates our 200th episode with a quirky list of yearbook superlatives to help jog your memory about some of our favorite titles, including the books “Most Likely to Make You Eat Your Vegetables,” “Most Likely to Up Your Selfie Game,” and …
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This week Brian discusses the presidential debate, gets an update from a fan in regards to a tricky situation, as well as so much more while also answering some of your emails. VOICEMAIL: Call 323-451-1980 to leave us a message. We'll listen to them all and play some of the good ones on the show. Follow Brian @BScomedian Find Brian's tour dates at …
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Emily and Sammy review America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. They break down the history of the organization, the contradicting qualities every cheerleader on the team must embody, and its antiquated yet mesmerizing audition process. They discuss the backlash and outrage sparked by the Netflix documentary series and the future of the …
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Send us a Text Message. An Australian author — and the 1979 film adaptation of her work — capture Kim and Amy’s fancy this week on the show. Published in 1901 and written when author Miles Franklin was only eighteen years old, My Brilliant Career became an instant classic of Australian literature and still delights readers with its feisty heroine, …
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The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we'll show you how our history affected them, t…
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This week Brian discusses a cannibalism BBQ, gives advice for stand up comedians and if you should pursue a workplace relationship, as well as so much more while also answering some of your emails. VOICEMAIL: Call 323-451-1980 to leave us a message. We'll listen to them all and play some of the good ones on the show. Follow Brian @BScomedian Find B…
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Things get weird on the show this week as Amy and Kim commune with some ladies of literature from beyond the veil… with a little bit of help from ChatGPT. Check out our “interview” with Restoration-era author and playwright Aphra Behn, then find out what happens when we play around with prompts for Vi…
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