We spanned the web to arm you with a few interesting tidbits to help you win your next dinner party. Take a trip to a tiny beach with our icebreaker and find out about a trippy pre-Siri talking machine.

We spanned the web to arm you with a few interesting tidbits to help you win your next dinner party. Get a joke from the Artic Monkeys and learn how to behave the next time you go wine tasting.

So many Oscar-nominated films are two or three hours long. Our Notscar for Vine of the year goes to a clip of a shopping cart filled with hundreds of rubber, noise-making toy ducks. The video, entitled "Duck Army," was originally shot by a Norwegian named Kevin Synnes and he delivers a six-second NOTscar acceptance speech.

Welcome to your Daily Download. Consider it a small dose of DPD that you’ll get right here every day. Just like the show, we’ll offer up a little small talk, etiquette lesson and more to arm you for your upcoming dinner parties. So sit back (or if you’re reading this on your commute, hold on) and enjoy!

The writer and director offers a hilarious update on the fallout from his "Master of None" commentary, which he read on our show in December.

Catch up with a few of our insightful interviews featuring winner's from this year's ceremony.

The "Orange is the New Black" star talks about her role in the live production and why she was drawn to the good witch.

Tis the season! We've stuffed this episode with holiday chestnuts, music, and memories... from the likes of Daryl "DMC" McDaniels, Fran Lebowitz, Macklemore, Jamie Oliver, and more.