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Stephen Malkmus Shares More

It's no secret that Brendan is a pretty big fan of Stephen Malkmus. The full extent of his geekdom is in evidence in this full version of his interview, where they talk about Lou Reed's thoughts on Pavement, the location of the town Box Elder, and whether Malkmus is the Matlock of Indie Rock.

The Preatures Live Session

Australian indie stars joined us in our Los Angeles studio to play a few songs just for us.

Going Long with Jonah Hill

Our conversation with actor Jonah Hill went a bit too long for the broadcast – but we saved you some of the best parts. He tells Rico about the ‘theme song’ he selected for his “Wolf of Wall Street” character and about his journey from “Superbad” to today.

Grammy Winning Guests: 2014

We’re always proud of all of our guests – but we get a special bit of excitement from seeing them pick up major awards. The 2014 Grammys handed out prizes to some of our favorite recent guests.   Nile Rodgers, featured on Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” on how he crafted his signature Seventies hit, “Le […]

Your DPD Thanksgiving Feast

We hope you're enjoying a fine Thanksgiving. Since one of the things we are all really thankful for around here is you, our listeners, we thought we would bring one small thing to your holiday celebrations: a collection of Thanksgiving moments from The Dinner Party Download. After all, it is the best dinner party of the year, and we want you to win.

Catching Up With Winners: Emmy Edition 2013

Did last night's Emmy awards leave you wanting to know more about the winners? We have interviews with the people behind some of television's hottest shows.

Parlor time with The Zombies

Rico sat in on a Daytrotter Session featuring '60s Britpop legends The Zombies playing an acoustic set in some guy's living room.... and returned with video evidence.

Bobby Flay Grills with POTUS

Bobby Flay dishes on the Grill Master in Chief's cooking prowess, including his presidential banana cream pie.