Reyhan Harmanci, editor in chief of Atlas Obscura, fills us in on a study from the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery which found the purrfect music soothe cats during surgery. (Sorry.)
Playlist 297
All the music from episode 297
Playlist 296
All the music from episode 296
Johnny Yoo’s Favorite Dish in Hawaii
In our most recent episode, Rico interviewed Johnny Yoo, the executive chef over at Los Angeles restaurant A-Frame, who talked about the history behind Hawaiian cuisine. What didn't make the episode was Yoo's favorite dish in Hawaii. Find out what it is!
Note to America: Stop Labeling Aubrey Plaza!
Actor Aubrey Plaza rose to fame playing the highly un-motivated intern April on the comedy "Parks and Recreation." Now she's reveling in a dangerously driven new character in the Hal Hartley film "Ned Rifle," out this week. She tells Brendan about the logic behind "deadpan" humor... and about how much she hates that word. Got it, America?
Laura Marling Parties Like It’s 1969
Laura Marling, who just released her fifth album "Short Movie" on March 24, served up a soundtrack to a weird, wonderful dinner party.
The Swankiest Bus Ride in San Francisco
Anna Sale, host and managing editor of WNYC's Death, Sex & Money, tells us about a lavish bus ride that comes complete with reclaimed wood furnishings, Wi-Fi and cold-pressed juices.
Meghan Daum – ‘Pony Cough’
Essayist Meghan Daum, whose new anthology "Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids" is out on March 31, does a little horsing around with her icebreaker.
Hawaiian Cuisine: The Ultimate in Fusion Food
Rico digs into the history of Hawaiian cuisine, the ultimate in fusion food. Johnny Yoo, the executive chef of Roy Choi's L.A. restaurant A-Frame, is creating yet another phase in the multi-continental cuisine's evolution.
Scharpling & Wurster Help With Hoagie Etiquette
The comedy duo Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster are releasing a box set featuring 20 hours of their greatest on-air antics. Together they field etiquette questions from our listeners and take a call from a familiar Roy in Philly.