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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Head of TED Chris Anderson speaks with some of the world’s most interesting people to dig into the provocative and powerful ideas of our time.
On a remote mountain in Hawaii, there's a fake planet Mars. Six volunteers are secluded in an imitation Mars habitat where they will work as imitation astronauts for one very real year. The goal: to help NASA understand what life might be like on the red planet—and plan for the day when the dress rehearsals are over, and we blast off for real. Host Lynn Levy has been chronicling this experiment from the moment the crew set foot in their habitat, communicating with them through audio diaries ...
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Headlong: Missing Richard Simmons


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Headlong: Missing Richard Simmons
Topic / Pineapple Street Media / Dan Taberski
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On February 15, 2014, fitness guru Richard Simmons disappeared. He stopped teaching his regular exercise class at Slimmons, cut off his closest friends, and removed himself from the public eye after decades as one of the most accessible celebrities in the world. Nobody has heard from him - and no one knows why he left. Filmmaker Dan Taberski was a Slimmons regular and a friend of Richard’s. Missing Richard Simmons is Dan’s search for Richard - and the deeper he digs, the stranger it gets. Li ...
In this season of Unfictional, Stories of Transformation, and the ways in which the world — and all of us — have fundamentally changed since the pandemic began. One man watched his children suddenly turn into grown-ups, while another upended every part of his life. Someone else had to learn to live with hardship and found their true identity along the way, all while living in two worlds. Meanwhile, a subculture ascends, one reporter explores Olvera Street, and another finds an old notebook f ...
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Nice White Parents


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Nice White Parents
Serial Productions & The New York Times
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If you want to understand what’s wrong with our public schools, you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in shaping them: white parents. A five-part series from the makers of Serial and The New York Times. Hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt.
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K-100 RADIO: MUSIC | TALK | EVENTS


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K-100 RADIO: MUSIC | TALK | EVENTS
K-100 Radio
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K-100 Radio a music and talk radio broadcast based out of Atlanta, GA. We are a LIVE 24/7 broadcast, but we also use Blog Talk Radio to engage with our audience live on the air. Visit our main site at K100Radio.com to learn more and tune in. You can download our FREE mobile apps for Android and iPhone devices. We are also listed on Tunein Radio just search for us and follow the broadcast. Our talk segments and discussions include straight up no chaser conversations about Music, Social Issues ...
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Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything


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Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything
Benjamen Walker & Radiotopia
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Personally connecting the dots. All of them. Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm.
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That Disney Parks Podcast


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That Disney Parks Podcast
That Disney Parks Podcast
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That Disney Parks Podcast is a Disney podcast for kids and grown ups. The show is an irreverent look at all things Disney parks by a British team of people who really know their stuff about Disney Parks and Disney Movies. If you like Disney you’ll love That Disney Parks Podcast. Please check out our Patreon Page for exclusive shows and early released content https://www.patreon.com/thatpodcasts This is a That Production. We are the founding member of The After Dark Podcast Network
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Kwentuhan Sessions


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Kwentuhan Sessions
Chichi and Sansan
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We are a Filipino-Chinese couple living in the heart of Manila. We have been together for 20 years and decided to make this podcast to share our life experiences. Our podcast has no format and may discuss random things like relationships, recommended food in Binondo or about our philosophy in life. If you like our podcast, don’t forget to click the subscribe/follow button and give us a 5 star rating ^.^ Please visit our FB page @kwentuhansessionsph and ig page @kwentuhansession. You can also ...
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Travel with Rick Steves


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Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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A weekly one-hour conversation with guest experts and callers about travel, cultures, people, and the things we find around the world that give life its extra sparkle. Rick Steves is America's leading authority on travel to Europe and beyond. Host and writer of over a hundred public television travel shows and author of 30 best-selling guidebooks, Rick now brings his passion for exploring and understanding our world to public radio. Related travel information and message boards on www.rickst ...
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The Radio 3 Documentary


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The Radio 3 Documentary
BBC Radio 3
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Exploring different aspects of history, science, philosophy and the arts.
Earshot presents documentaries about people, places, stories and ideas, in all their diversity.
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Ear Hustle


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Ear Hustle
Ear Hustle & Radiotopia
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Ear Hustle brings you the daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration. The podcast is a partnership between Nigel Poor, a Bay Area visual artist, and Earlonne Woods, formerly incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and was co-founded with former San Quentin resident Antwan Williams. The Ear Hustle team works in the San Francisco Bay Area, both in San Quentin State Prison’s media lab and from offices on the outside, to pr ...
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The Joe Budden Podcast


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The Joe Budden Podcast
The Joe Budden Network
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Tune into Joe Budden and his friends. Follow along the crazy adventures of these very random friends.
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Good Mornings with Nicole and Prax


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Good Mornings with Nicole and Prax
Nicole and Prax
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Hi! We’re Nicole and Prax. Join our weekly conversations as we share inspiring lessons, stories and mindsets to help you free-up time and space to live a happier, healthier and more productive life 🌱 We try to to motivate, inspire and minsan maging funny 🤪 Connect with us! IG: http://instagram.com/nicoleandprax FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/goodmorningnicoleprax Get Productivity Tips on our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/nicoleandprax Join our community on FB Group: https://www.facebook. ...
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Documentary on One Podcast


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Documentary on One Podcast
RTÉ Documentary on One
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Multi award winning documentaries from Ireland telling real life stories. With over 1,800 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One Podcast has the largest archive of documentaries available in the world, dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. Winner of over 340 national and international awards. Producer of podcast series 'Tiger Roll, The People's Horse', 'GunPlot' and 'The Nobody Zone'. Immerse yourself in a world of sound, story and character. See acast.com/privacy ...
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The Only One In The Room


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The Only One In The Room
Only Room Productions
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Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully inter ...
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The Dream


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The Dream
Little Everywhere & Witness Docs
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In Season 2 we look at a world just as shady and mysterious as MLMs, but one whose promises are at times even more bombastic and unfathomable: WELLNESS. What is it? Who sells it? And will it bring you eternal happiness…and, perhaps, eternal life? Hear more great stories about complicated people from Witness Docs at witnesspodcasts.com.
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Terrible, Thanks For Asking


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Terrible, Thanks For Asking
American Public Media
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You know how when someone asks "How are you?" you just say "Fine,” even if you’re totally dying inside, so everyone can go about their day? “Terrible, Thanks For Asking” is the opposite of that. Nora McInerny asks real people to share their complicated and honest feelings about how they really are. It’s sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and often both. From American Public Media.