The Dinner Party Download featuring Sam Taylor-Wood

Sam Taylor-Wood
John Lennon biopic director Sam Taylor-Wood.
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This week on the Dinner Party Download...

Icebreaker:
Taylor Orci, comic and contributor to Huffington Post, jokes about one or two things.

Small Talk:
Marketwatch's reporter John Letzing tells Rico & Brendan about San Francisco's war on the happy meal and the role of a McDietician.

A History Lesson With Booze:
The story of the man who filled the vacuum vacuum... followed by a cocktail recipe that doesn't suck.

Guest of Honor: Sam Taylor-Wood
Sam Taylor-Wood , one of the Young British Artists who took the art world by storm in the late '80s and early '90s, has directed her first commercial film: "Nowhere Boy." It's a John Lennon biopic focusing on the iconic rocker's troubled teen years. Taylor-Wood talks about the anxiety around fictionalizing a hero and reveals -- for the first time -- her secret tattoo.

Hear a longer version of the show -- including new music from Deerhunter -- at dinnerpartydownload.org.

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