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The Dinner Party Download

The Dinner Party Download is a fast and funny hour of culture, food and conversation: “public radio’s arts & leisure section.” Hosted by Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam and produced by American Public Media, the show airs weekly on more than 130 public radio stations across the U.S.

Recipes and Stories by The Dinner Party Download

  • Last Call to Porter

    The British love their beer -- but in 1814, they realized love has its limits.
  • The Eternal Optimist

    Don't worry Globetrotter fans, you're unlikely to ever have to endure another Generals victory. They've now lost over 13,000 times. Drink this cocktail down in 13,000 tiny swallows.
  • Roswell's Weapon

    Everyone likes corn -- even 'godless Communists.' Case in point: Nikita Khruschev.
  • Stormfury

    While waiting out the storm, enjoy this hurricane-inspired cocktail.
  • Hunt-and-Peck

    To get your creative juices flowing, mix up this cocktail as tapped-out by John Dye at Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge in Milwaukee, where the typewriter was invented.
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