Dinner Party Download featuring '80s teen icon Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald during the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
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This week on the Dinner Party Download...

The Icebreaker:
Mercury Prize-nominated pop maestro Ed Harcourt tells a soulful duck joke.

Small Talk:
Patt Morrison, L.A. Times Columnist and host of her own talk show on Los Angeles station KPCC-FM, chats with Rico and Brendan about a scientific study that gauges America's mood... through Twitter.

A History Lesson With Booze: The story of the invention of Esperanto (the most-spoken "constructed" language on Earth)... followed by an appropriately border-crossing cocktail recipe.

The Guest of Honor: '80s teen-movie icon Molly Ringwald talks about her new book. And barks like a dog. Seriously.

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